Southeast Kent Draws Searcher Field Wildcat Developments
Cal Mon Oil Co plans a 4,200 foot wildcat No. 1 Robert Frost, 13 miles SW of Jayton in Southeast Kent County, positioned 660 feet from north and 1,100 feet from east lines of Section 391, Block 2 H&TC. 32 miles NW of Rough Draw Noodle Creek pool. Cottle Robinson Bros Oil Producers schedules a 6,000 foot No. 1 Jack Tippen, 10 miles SE of Paducah in Southeast Cattle County, 167 feet from north and east lines of MEP& survey. Pan American Petroleum Corp will drill No. 22-B-1 Tom Cobb, a 5,100 ft well in Yellow House San Andres field, 12 miles NW of Levelland in NW Hockley County, located 660 feet from south and east lines of Labor League 718, State Capitol Lands survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal-Mon Oil Co
Midland
Robert Frost
Jayton
Kent County
Rough Draw
Wildcat
Robinson Bros. Oil
Borger, Live
Jack Tippen
Paducah
Cattle County
Hockley
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Tom Cobb
Yellow House
San Andres
Levelland
Hockley County
Labor League
State Capitol
University Lands Survey
Adro Andrews
Socony Mobil Oil Co., Inc
No. 20
Cowden
Kermit
Andrews County
Ellenburger
New Oil Martin
F. D. Breedlove
Patricia
Marlinounty
Brisco Csl Survey
December Allowable Increases for Texas Oil
The Texas Railroad Commission raised December allowable oil to 2,856,214 barrels daily, about 28 percent of production, yielding an estimated 2,536,413 bpd after underproduction. Delayed action on an adviser committee’s rule recompilation drew objections from independents and the Texas Farm Bureau. Independent producers hailed 1963 as a strong year, with 2.7 percent higher output than 1962. nominations counted at 2,514,02 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
UPI
The
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
Commission
Texas Farm Bureau
Anywi
Stanley C. Woods
Texas Landowners and Independent Oil and Gas Producers Association
Lester Clark
Breckenridge
Bureau of Mines
Schleicher Seeks New Prospector Near Fort McKavelt
Fort Worth area prospecting reports a 5 000 foot Ellenburger wildcat No 1 D C O Wilson eight miles southwest of Fort McKavett in east Schleicher County. The hole sits 467 feet from north and west lines of Section 5 Block B John H Gibson survey and 234 miles northeast of a Ellenburger failure. Meanwhile Sutton Delta Drilling Co and Pauley Petroleum report a Canyon gas discovery at No 1 Shurley five miles south of Sonora in Sutton County with potential 4 000 000 cubic feet per day and depth 6 718 feet with 4 1 2 inch casings. The well is 1 630 feet from north and 1 600 feet from west lines of Section 98 Block C HEWT survey, about 2 1/2 miles east of the No 1 Sawr Canyon gas distillate discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Brannon, Jr
Fort Worth
C. O. Wilson
Fort McKavelt
Schleicher County
John H. Gibson
Tillery
Gas Discovery
Sutton — Delta Drilling Co
Pauley Petroleum, Inc
Shurley
Wildcat
Sonora
Sutton County
He&wt
Tahoka Man elected president of photographers group
C Edmund Finney of Tahoka was chosen president of the South Plains Professional Photographers Assn at a Lub bock dinner. W R Crockett of Lubbock was elected vice president and Tessie F Dickeson was re elected secretary treasurer. About 23 members attended at the Ming Tree with plans for a January meeting and an early spring portrait exhibit featuring an Easter theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Edmund Finney
Tahoka
South Plains Professional Photographers Assn
Lubbock
Finney
Charles Wilson
W. R. Crockett
Tessie F. Dickeson
Ming Tree
Dickesor
Tows Wildcat Staked In Lea Standard Oil Lease
Lea County notes report a 10,000-foot Ellen burger wildcat No. 1 Myrtle Payton located eight miles east of Mon ument, with activity described near Section 3-20s-33e. Carper-McAles ter State test shows oil and gas at No AD Carper-McAles ter State, 13 miles south of Caprock, with initial flow and pressure details recorded. The prospect is positioned near several fields in north Lea County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decovers
LEA — Carper Drilling Co., Inc
No. AD Carper-McAlester State
Caprock
North
Lea County
Scurry Wildcat Drilling and Oil Finds Reported in Texas Area
Forrest Oil and several companies announce drilling activity across Scurry and Andrews counties, with wildcat No 12 University offset to Hap pool near Patricia, No 20 Cowden in Andrews County producing swab results, and Pan American Pet roleum reporting new oil at 20 F D Breedlove seven miles southwest of Patricia.
Prospector Set In Stonewall Leads to Deep Wells
Lee Lauder of Wichita Falls plans a 3 500 foot Swastica wildcat well six miles south of Old Glory in southeast Stonewall County. The No 1 Swenson Land and Cattle Co location lies 2 327 feet from the north line and 1 647 feet from the west line for Section 144 BBB&C survey one mile south of Flatop 145 Swastica field. A separate 6 500 foot Step Out to the Cavan Strawn field 10 miles south of Aspermont by Highland Oil Co Houston will dig into Ellenburger. No 1 W F Martin well sits 660 feet from north and west lines of Section 4 Block U T&P survey. It is a half mile step out to the Davjan field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Scurry County
Forrest Oil Corp
Midland II
Coyde
Lee Lauder
Wichita Falls
Swenson Land &Cattle Co
Old Glory
Stonewall’ S
Bbb&c
Flatop 145
Cavan (Strawn
Aspermont
Highland Oil Co
Houston
Ellenburger
Martin
Block U
T&p
Davjan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kent
Schleicher
Tahoka Man
Lea
Standard Oil of Texas
Myrtle Payton
Monument
East Lea County
Elsenburger
Terryfield
Four Lakes
Scurry Wildcat
Pennsylvania
Texas Crude Oil Co
No. 12 University
Gaines County
Stonewall
Harkskin
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