Ventures Seek Wildcat Drilling Across West Texas
In the Brock Avilanche Journal dated May 25 1960 reports Reeves County Culberson Ward and Tom Green County prospects. Wildcat drills by Tucker Drilling Co Inc San Angelo General Crude Oil Co Patois Corp and others target Ellenburger and Delaware formations. Drills planned near San Angelo Orla Pine Spring Ward County and Ward County sites with depths around 3000 to 5300 feet and expected testing of oil prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Green
Reeves County Wareas
Tom
Green County
Tucker Drilling Co., Inc
San Angelo and General Crude Oil Co
C. E
Mayes
San Angelo
Try
T&p
D&t Dry Culberson — Locahy Mobile Oil Co., Inc
State-Barrett
North ‘Central
Culberson County
Wildcat
Pine Spring
Delaware Exploration Ward — Leidtke ’60 Ltd
Midland
Ohio University
Delaware
seFyute
North Ward County
University Ds
Howard Draw Wildcats In Northwest County Drill Test
Howard Draw Wildcats in northwest Martin County nine miles southwest of Patricia test a 13 500 foot wildcat No 1 D F D Breed Jove to probe Ellenburger. Closest production about 1 ½ miles southeast on Breedlove Devonian field. Re entries and Mississippian show in Dawson and Gaines counties with oil and gas shows and drillstem tests ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin County
Patricia
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Midland
Ellenburger
Labor
League
Briscoe County School Land Survey
Dawson — Ard Drilling Co
J. W. Dubose
West
Dawson County
Wildcat
Lamesa
Taylor County School Land Survey
Mungerville
Penn
Husky Oil Corp
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
Fusselman
El&rr Survey
Gaines
Jake L. Hamnon
R. C. Pattie
Gaines County
Terry County School Land Survey
Union State
Lea County
Wolfcamp
Malayamar
Anderson Ranch
Continental Oil Corp
North Hobbs
East Lea Project
Hobb
Monument
Gulf Oil Corp
Austin Cook
East Lea County
Lovington
Garrett Field
Pure Oil Co
North Lea County
Milneland
Wichita-Albany
Denver City
Clear Fork
J. H. Gibson
Plains
Ownby Field
Fulton
San Andres
Yoakum County
John H. Gibson
Strike Seen At South Yoakum Wildcat Prospect
Texaco Inc. No. 17 B Annie Miller reports a proposed 11 300 foot south Yoakum County wildcat in the Wasson area. The shallow well is developed with details indicating activity near Wichita Albany?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita-Albany
South Yoakum Wildcat
Texaco, Inc
Annie Miller
Yoakum County
Ishallow Wasson
Wildcat Drilling Activity Flows Across Lea County New Mexico
Multiple operators in Lea County New Mexico pursue re entry wildcats and deepening tests in Devonian and San Andres zones. Amerada Petroleum and J M Huber report re entries near Knowles Hobbs and Caprock while Sinclair runs casing at a central Lea project. Continental Oil and Pure Oil conduct logs and outpost tests as Gulf Oil, Pan American and other firms report oil shows and watered tests across the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair Oil and Gas Corp
Lea County
State
Lea
Hobbs
Carthay Land Co
Los Angeles
Iwith Travis Canon
Lubbock
San Andres
Central Lea County
Lovington
Gue
Oil and gas wells in Texas and Oklahoma activity described
The report lists multiple dry holes and wildcat drilling efforts by Andrews Kirklin Ormand, Romack Drilling, Hurlbut interests, and others across counties including Andrews, Wheeler, and Motley. Locations reference No. 1 University, Masterson Ranch, Guthrie area, Fort Stockton, Brownfield, Lubbock, Old Glory, and Motley County with depths from about 2 770 to over 10 600 feet and various lease and section descriptions.
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Andrews—Kirklin & Ormand Brothers Drilling Co
Odessa
University
Wildcat
Andrewson
Enty
Emi
Shatler Lake
Aci Ienl
Elk
Leigur
King—Ard Tail
Coes
Abilene
B. Masterson
Masterson Ranch
Guthrie On
Cnty
A. R. M. Thompson
Lea
Federal
Discovery
Pecos
L. Ne
Romack ‘Drilling Co
Midland
Mendel
T&p
Runnels
Karl
Jack
B. Herring
Etnattes
H&g
Norton
Stonewall
Swenson
Bbb&c
Old Glory
Roosevelt
Ohio
OM Co
J. Kelier
Sec
C&mrr
Brownfield
Lubbock
S. F
El&rr Survey
Concho and Karcher No
E. E. Alexander
Wildcat Try
Z. T. Brooks Survey
Lubbock City
Motley — McKinney
E. E. Moss
Motley County
T. N. Gravlee
Roaring Springs
Stonewall Gets Pair Of Wildcats
F&R Well Service Co filed two wildcat ventures in Stonewall County Northwest of Swenson and a separate No 1 Minnie Frances Hoch Penn venture in Bandera area. Projects test Tannehill, Ellenburger and Pennsylvanian formations with multiple reentries and depths around 2 400 to 4 800 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Ellenburger
Carlile (Canyon
Mullen Ranch
Penn Venture
Runnels
Wayne Petroleum Co
Abilene
Minnie Frances Hoch
Winters
Bandera
Tucker Drilling Co
Career guidance for Class of 1960 graduates
Advice from Bob Garner of Garners Employment Service on choosing a first job and building a lasting career. Emphasizes planning, proper placement, and avoiding “any old job” to ensure long term satisfaction and reliability in office work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Garner
Garner
Great Plains Life
Flint Avenue
Dallas County Census Counts Near One Million
The Census Bureau reports Dallas population at 672,117 and Dallas County at 944,513 with metropolitan area total expected to top 1,075,000 when counts from Collin Denton and Ellis counties are added. Ben Cruz of the Dallas Chamber forecasts the standard metropolitan area reaching about 1,075,000. The 1950 census had Dallas at 434,462 and Dallas County at 614,799.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Dallas County
Census Bureau
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Houston
San Antonio
Ben Cruz
Plenty Mentionable On Unmentionables
New York report finds a typical working woman spends about 150 dollars yearly on lingerie. A lingerie maker surveyed hundreds of women along Madison Avenue and learned the average owner has four girdles six bras ten panties and twelve slips. Sleepwear averages show six nightgowns three pajamas two robes and one bed jacket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Madison Avenue
Bandera wildcat to be deepened near Ellenburger test
Angelo filed to re enter and deepen a 5100 foot Bandera County wildcat 5 miles northwest of Bandera. The No 1 W A Evans well, originally drilled by G L Rowsey and abandoned in 1958, sits near Section 93. Plans by Tucker aim to deepen to 7000 feet to test Ellenburger. A correction adjusts Fisher County No 1 A R Martin to 2173 feet from section 8 boundaries, not Section 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
M.R. Voltz
Midland
Howard County
Voltz
Buchanan
Ellenburgers
Pan American Pet. Corp
Fusselman, Pennsylvanian Reef
Satan East Howard
T&p Survey
Coahoma
Fisher
D. H. Bolin
Wichita Falls
A. R. Martin
Fisher County
Roby
el Paso County
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Brock
Wildcats
Amerada
North Knowles
East Lea
J. M. Huber Corp
Glorieta
Terry
Terry County
Santiago Oil and Gas Co
Amelia L. Givan
Leeper
Ifield
F&r Well Service Co
Aspertmont
Stonewall County
H&tc
F&r
Sohio Oil Co
Bluitt
Ren Terling
Purnell & Coleman
Rufus W. Foster
H&tc Sur
Sterling City
Ray Smith
W. A. Harral
Sur
Fort Stockton
Glasscock
Buck Wilson
Norwood Ol Co
T&aPeur
Garden City
MAICO
Holland Hearing Center
1914 Ave
Q Labhock
Pat
Motorola
34Th Street Hardware
U. S. Post Office No
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