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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1961
Page
4
A petroleum report notes Devonian discoveries completed in Lea County. The operator recovered 38 feet of 47.5 gravity distillate in the same zone, with a test depth noted as five miles north.
Reports describe San Andres confirmation tests in Gaines and Borden counties Texas and LeA County New Mexico with multiple wells showing oil flow and varying pressures. The text notes a 5700 foot project, Pennsylvanian oil indications, and ancillary hazards from miniature toys, kerosene and carbide fuels in India.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference locations and completions with scattered numbers and names. The fragment mentions MITCHELL and Raton direction toward an unspecified route or project with incomplete details and unclear timing or actions.
Texas authorities hold a woman in connection with a slaying as reports place the case near Crockett where oil operator Shell Oil Co. plans to drill a wildcat well No 1 Nee Caneae en selman.
Report covers oil and gas prospects in Crockett, Pecos, Winkler and Lea counties with discoveries and tests. mixed with a fatal stabbing in Pecos County where a husband killed by knife after a domestic dispute. police and district attorney involved.
A 1320 foot wildcat test near Silverton and Palo Duro area is described as a Briscoe County venture by Texaco Seaboard Inc with Midland No 1 Cornelia Brown and other wells. It notes production attempts, perforations, and water and oil indications amid scattered dry holes.
Chinese authorities dispatch military planes to combat vast locust swarms sweeping inland provinces. Officials report air efforts aim to curb crop damage as insects threaten fields and food supplies.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions machinery and possible measurements with names unclear. It hints at a local routine or incident involving wells and crates but lacks coherent facts or dates. Further readable details are needed to form a reliable summary.
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