New West Texas Oil Fields Named by Railroad Commission
The Oil and Gas Division of the Railroad Commission of Texas lists 10 new oil fields across nine West Texas counties. Discovery wells include Texaco Inc No 1 J A Thomas Unit in the Emperor area with 54.34 barrels daily. Andrews County John L Cox No 1 27 University 275 barrels daily. Shell No 1 Brown in Wichita-Alba ny field with 178 barrels daily. Yoakum County Shell No 7 Earnest Ownby with 155 barrels daily. and others in Pecos, Hockley, Dawson, Culberson, Crosby counties and East Wardell with multiple oil grades and gas-oil ratios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil and Gas Division
Railroad Commission of Texas
West Texas
Texaco, Inc
J. A. Thomas
Thomas
Emperor
Lower Clear Fork
Clear Fork
Andrews
Andrews County
John L. Cox
Midland No. 127 University
University Lands Survey
Shell Oil Company No
Brown
Wichita-Alba
New Yoakum
Yoakum County
Brown & Thorp Company No
Atlantic Fee
McCandless
Pecos County
Girvin
H&gn Survey
Chaves County Wildcat Drilling Tests Queen Field
M G Peters Drilling Co prepares a 900 foot wildcat at No 1 Allen and Wagner Cannon in east central Chaves County six miles northeast of Roswell to test the Queen section. A Devonian test at No 1 Zealan C Craig in Northeast Lea County produced 25 oil barrels per hour with 105 barrels recovered from the drip pipe in 1 hour 55 minutes, only minor gas shows and no water.
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M. G. Peters Drilling Co
Roswell
Allen & Wagner
Chaves County
Brownfield
Max Pray
Chicago
Oklahoma City
Zealan
Midwest Farmout
Tatum
Gladiola
H. S. Mosss
Devonian Bay
Pray
New York teen awarded weekly inheritance allowance
Gamble Benedict Porumbeanu, 19, receives $150 a week from a future inheritance plus up to 5,000 dollars yearly for medical and educational costs. Surrogate Difalco granted the amount after Gamble ran away with Romanian-born Andre Porumbeanu. A hearing was set for August 16 and a guardian was named to determine financial needs. Gamble plans to access a fortune of about 450,000 dollars from her mother’s estate once she turns 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gamble Benedict Porumbeanu
Samuel Difalco
Katherine Geddes Benedict
Gamble
Difalco
Samuel Markewich
Andre Porumbeanu
Judge Spares Slayer in Costa Mesa Robbery Case
In Santa Ana California Judge Robert Gardner rejects the death penalty for Robert Elton Edwards 19 who confessed to killing Nancy Haas 29 during a home robbery. The judge cites Edwards mental ethical and social illness and prescribes life without parole with possible future parole unlikely. Edwards a former Modesto Junior College student pleaded guilty to first degree murder.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Superior Court
Robert Gardner
Robert Elton Edwards
Nancy Haas
Costa Mesa
Edwards
Modesto
Plan To Give 'DC' Residents Vote Is Okayed
Washington AP reports Senate approval of a constitutional amendment to grant District of Columbia residents the right to vote for president and vice president. It passed by voice vote with a two thirds ruling, moves to the states for ratification within seven years requiring three fourths of states. The final form limits DC electoral votes to the least populous state’s three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
District of Columbia
Eisenhower
House
New Find In Lea County Test Reveals Six Pay Zones
Ohio Oil Co. No. 1 Lea Unit in west Lea County New Mexico tested Devonian from 14 275 to 14 468 feet for two hours yielding 240 feet of gas and 2 000 feet of oil and gas cut water blanket with 510 feet of gas cut drilling mud. Six pay zones indicated including Delaware sand and Bone Spring layers.
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Midland
Ohio Oil Co
Lea Unit
Federal
West Lea County
New Mexico
Monument
Pearl Pool
Wildcat
Delaware
Bone Spring
Oil politics push for rationing to stabilize markets
New Mexico official A L Porter Jr argues oil should stay in the ground until needed as a glut risks waste and hurts production. Oklahoma and Texas officials warn federal control looms if market demand proration isn’t adopted, noting burdens on state economies and stalled exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Porter Jr
The
New Mexico
Oil Conservation Commission
Porter
Ray C. Jones
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Oklahoma
Texas
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Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Sen
Hockley
R. H. Fulton & Co
Williams
Clavene
North
Hockley County
Jabor
League 33
Baylor County School Land Survey
West Waddell
Condor Petroleum Company
Cummins
Ector County
McKee
Ellenburger
T&p Survey
Dawson Field
Amerada Petroleum Corporation No
A. F. Miles
Lamesa, West
Dawson County
Lamesa
Mississip
T&p
George L. Vlassis
Monahans No
Honolulu
Culberson County
Block 45
Orla
Crosby County
William Ridley
Wheeler Estate
Fort Worth
Clark Wood
Slaton
El&rr Survey
Chaves
Grayburg
Graburg
Eddy County
Artesia
Wayne J. Spears
Hanson Federal
Bucecea
Ludus
Romania
Judge Saves
Slayer’s Life
Lea County
Cook
E.daca
Cook's
E&d
Kentile
Miracle
Cook's Paints
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