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Wildcat Activity in Pecos and Howard Counties Draws Oil Attention
Oilfield reports note a 7,000-foot wildcat No. Neville planned 11 miles southwest of McCamey Pecos County by H L Brown Jr Midland. Gaines County producers No 16 H&J-265 Seminole field tested 8 154 8 185 feet yielding 22 barrels of 31.2 gravity oil and 51 barrels water in 24 hours, with 9 500 gallons acid, while No 2J A Sparks in Riley Northfield west Gaines County produced 22 barrels of 32.2 gravity oil and 15 000 gallon gelled water and 40 000 pounds sand assisted by acid and fracturing. Howard County No 1 Appleton 8 000-foot project planned 212 miles west of Vincent with Linehan Stoltenberg Midland, and No 1 Cities Reed in Howard Glasscock field is a 4 000-foot project near the pay zone. Reeves County Superior Oil Co completed No 1 Schwalbe Unit as a Fusselman gas producer seven miles NW of Pecos with 223 496 MMcf/d potential. Martin County John L Cox completed No 1 Jones 20 miles SW of Lamesa with 76 barrels of 40 gravity oil and 0 water in 24 hours, fracturing 50 000 gallons fluid and 100 000 pounds sand.