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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1961
Page
3
Fragmentary text references a wildcat oil prospect and nearby survey notes. Mentions miles Christy and Strawn celli pressrt, with scattered, unclear details about location, section and block identifiers. No coherent event or outcome can be established from the readable fragments.
In north central Schleicher and Tom Green counties, surveys detail a petroleum venture with No 1-C well in McMillan area and a Pan American offset near Strawn. Reported flows reach 584 000 cubic feet per day with gas and water production and a daily oil output noted at 39 barrels per day.
Midland Tex authorities report TIPRO defends free gas proration while opposing underage drilling on strait tracts. The article quotes officials asserting differences with President Kennedy's natural gas plans and notes input from Bruce C. Netechart, a Washington geologist and economist, on industry policy.
A fragmented report details a business agreement involving Pan Am and Tidewater with said parties in Lubbock. It mentions potential education payments and local allocations, naming Robertson and Seth as figures, with Midland cited as a related office and references to natural gas liquids and regulated daily outputs.
The Abo well was drilled to 9,135 to 9,153 feet with the tool open two hours. Recovery included 2,700 feet of jaw in the drillpipe and 19 feet of oil and mud. Flow pressures were zero and initial mud weights were 1,125 pounds. Exploration lies three miles south of F west Lavington.
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