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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1963
Page
2
Marathon reports a North Sea section well drilling 560 feet from the west lines near section 25-17S-34E with a southeast offset to the triple discovery well. The field contains a third Devonian producer and the third Wolfcamp well in the area.
Fragmentary notes indicate a Devonian pay section will be repotentiated and located about 660 feet from the south area. The readable text suggests exploration or mining context but lacks full details.
In Lea County New Mexico Joseph I ONeill Jr of Midland plans the No 1 J A Glenn a 9800 foot Rough C wildcat southeast of Jenkins This offsets Jenkins San Andres and Amerada No 1 Anderson with the drillsite 1980 feet from section lines The venture lies near a Pennsylvanian field and a recent deep vacuum field pay area Marathon Oil potents Wolfcamp offset project reports 275 79 barrels of 39 5 gravity oil from 9848 915 feet with a 1153 1 gas oil ratio.
In the Basin report wells in the NORTH BASIN, CENTRAL BASIN, EASTERN BASIN BORDER, SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, LEA and SOUTH BASIN areas show various DST attempts. Operations include Ellenburger and Mississippian tests, coring, casing, and shut ins with mud recoveries and occasional no shows. Specific wells include Wallace, Lamsden, University, Monsant o Terry, Ward, Wade, and many others with statuses varying from drilling deeper to preparing to test and squeeze intervals.
The article notes six new wildcat exploration sites in the South Basin area of the Permian. Two are in Upton County with one Ellenburger well 18 miles northeast of Rankin at 12 000 feet and another in Section 9 Block CCD&RGNG. Gulf Oil Corp also spuds a Devonian venture near McCamey with a 7000 foot target 84% miles north northwest.
Scurry County reports two wildcat prospects with No. 146 B. G. Hill and No. 1 Fasken mapped in Sutton and Ector counties. Drilling targets include Ellenburger and San Andres plays with depths from 3,200 to 13,500 feet. Other sites flag Ocho Juan, Diaz and nearby fields, detailing locations, lines and exploration plans by Gulf Oil, Humble and Texas Pacific.
Gov. Matthew Welsh of Indiana was named chair of an eight member IOCC study panel to perform an efficiency review of the oil industry. The group met at IOCC headquarters in Oklahoma City and will next convene in New Orleans on June 1 to discuss an outline that may include conservation history and practices.
Oil and Gas Journal notes strong first quarter results for 25 large oil firms with profits up 15.2 percent to 923.05 million and daily production and refinery activity rising. Eight firms record earnings including Texaco Gulf Oil Socony Mobil Phillips Continental Union Kerr-McGee.
Four defendants in misdemeanor cases pled guilty before Judge Pat Moore. Albert Erwin Jr. received three days in jail, a $100 fine, and court costs for driving while intoxicated. Woodrow Davis got three days, a $125 fine, and costs in a similar case. Clarence Heard Jr. and Miguel Zamarripas were fined $150 and $100 respectively for carrying a prohibited weapon, with costs. Bonds were set for several other defendants in related charges.
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