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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1960

Page

2

Oil drilling activity eyes new wildcat wells in New Mexico and Roswell area

Oil companies including Chaves Eddy 'Cats, Shallow Ventures and Shugart Offsets chart multiple new wildcat or offset wells across Chaves and Eddy counties. No. 1 Queensland test near Roswell aims 800 feet deep, while 2,400 foot test at No. 1 McGrady targets Grayburg San at northeast Eddy. Valencia County plans a 5,000 foot Pueblo of Acoma well south of Grants.

Steinberger Drilling Co Roswell Wildcat Superior State Queensand Chaves County Lusk Penrose Brown Queen EDDY Len Mayer Grayburg Eddy County Artesia High Lonesome Seven Rivers Featherstone‘Federal Valencia San Juan Basin New Mexico Valencia County Sun Oil Co Dallas Pueblo Acoma Grants

Oil Wells and Tests Across Central Plains and Lubbock

Reports show Yoakum County and Plains area wells testing San Andres and Clear Fork formations with acid treatments and high oil yields. Motley County plans a 4500 foot Permo Pennsylvanian test near Roaring Springs while Lubbock swabbed 56 barrels after a 5000 gallon acid treatment near the Graham Holes.

Barcentrate claims weight loss under pocket testimonials

A fragmented classified style notice cites Vernon Fields of Paris Texas and Mrs Bob Crenshaw of Dallas Texas claiming weight loss on Barcentrate. It promotes the product with a money back guarantee and availability from Texas druggists.

Vernon Fields Box Paris Texas Bob Crenshaw Marbury Dallas

Oil Firms Announce Multiple West Texas Wildcat Drilling Plans

J C Barnes Midland reports No. 1 Conrad wildcat to reach 7 800 feet through lower Canyon in northeast Howard County near Vincent on a 650 acre lease. Harper Huffman Midland plan No 1 A Hiawatha Stoker 9 000 foot Ellenburger test west of Rafter Cross field. Champlin to drill No 2 A Frank Miller 9 000 foot Ellenburger near Gail. Texaco Cobb Andrews reports Strawn multi pay project flowing oil after acid treatment. Liedtke Midland spots outpost for Felmont ODC near Gaines County.

J. C. Barnes Midland Conrad Howard County Vincent la Vaca Navigation Co Gartner Borden North Borden County Rafter Cross Ellenburger Romac Strawn Harper and Huffman Hiawatha T-5 Discovery Andrews Texaco Ind Cobb Andrews North Gaines Felmac Yates Gaines County Felmont-Odc Block Hven

Strawn Find Indicates Oil at Strawn Reef in Nolan County

General American Oil Co. of Texas reports 7 inch casing set to 6016 feet total depth at its Strawn reef discovery in Central Nolan County No. 3 Hanks after a three hour drillstem test. Free oil flowed 3432 feet with 402 feet of very heavy oil and gas cut mud. water-free. Test pressures ranged 140 to 480 pounds with final shut in at 2000 pounds. The wildcat lies near Lake Trammell area, 6 miles south of Sweetwater, and 1,391 feet from south and 1,324 feet from east lines of Section 80, Block 22, T&P survey.

Sun Oil Co James D Pharr San Andres Yoakum County Plains J. H. Gibson Ownby Socony-Mobil Oil Co., Inc Cummings & Glassford Clear Fork Ownby Pool General American Oil Co Texas Strawn Reef Nolan County Hanks Strawn Lake Trammell Sweetwater T&p Survey Concho Concho County Eola Fisher, Stoker and Tucker Drilling Co A. H. Dennis H&tc Survey

Oil prospect notes list multiple dry holes and wildcats

A string of oil drillings listed by companies such as Sun Oil Co Dallas Maxwell Oil Co Dixilyn Drilling Co Hamilton Brothers and Forster Drilling Co details various No 1 and No 3 wells with depths and locations across Texas Oklahoma and surrounding areas including Clairemont Pastura and Wheeler. The report notes several dry holes and a re-entry in a Wheeler Devonian pool with specific section township range and survey references.

Sun Oil Co Dallas E. E. Wallace Northeast Polar Strawn Clairemont Wallace Disc Lone Proud H&gn Kandane & Sons Wichita Falls L J. Dixon Iwildcat Enty Bbb&c Sur UPTON Maxwell Oil Co Dixilyn Drilling Co Jack Herbert Etsbargng Sur Glasscock Hamilton Brothers, Inc Clyde C. Reynolds Discovery Outpost Fna&wla T&p. Sur Winkler Winkler Fee Wheeler T&p Sur Terry — Marlowe Ol Amtexas Ot Corp Forster Drilling Co Arch McColl Treadway Wildcat Bik

Science Shrinks Piles With Non-Surgical Treatment

New healing substance Bio-Dyne enables shrinking hemorrhoids while relieving itch and pain without surgery. Reports show rapid relief and sustained improvement across decades of cases, including long-standing conditions. Prepared as Preparation H suppositories or ointment, with guaranteed satisfaction.

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