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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1962
Page
4
The report details multiple wells in Howard and Scurry Counties, Texas, including No. 1 and No. 2 sites at Abo and Mound Lake fields with dates and locations. It notes free oil recoveries, gas findings, and ongoing drilling at Sharon Ridge and Wolfcamp prospects with depths, locations, and equipment details.
API official Frank Ikard told the Texas Mid- Continent Oil & Gas Association that 1963 will be filled with congressional hearings on fuel policy and federal controls on natural gas wellhead prices. He warned of renewed attacks on depletion allowances and possible gasoline tax hikes, stressing vigilance to protect industry interests.
Sun Spots West Eddy completes No. 2 Pure-State as pumping Queen Discovery with 35.22 barrels per day of 34 degree gravity oil from perforation at 3,924 to 3,931 feet after fracturing 42,000 gallons. No. 1 Texaco Federal is set to a 3,900-foot depth with rotary tools. Re-entry at EDDY No. 1 Weaver, Federal, 6,737-foot, to deepen to 9,500 feet testing the Pennsylvanian.
Oil operators report multiple wildcat tests in Crane Pecos Reagan and Ector counties with tests to depths from 5 200 to 11 140 feet. Notable prospects include William son Petroleum Co at 9 000 feet in Crane County Ellenburger test, Markham Drilling Co Pecos County 8 700 foot Roxy Neal, Kern County Land Co Reagan County C H Sugg, Union Texas Falken Unit in Ector County, and Winkler Ashman Hilliard Sealy Smith wildcat in Winkler County with gas shows.
A detailed ledger of oil well locations and completions across West Texas. Entries include operator names such as Dorland Grogan Texaco Gulf and Pan American plus fields near Andrews Crane Crane County Midland Pecos Reeves Scurry and others. Each item lists survey lines Secs Blk and surface/formation data with depths and production notes.
J Clyde Tomlinson of Longview was re elected president of the Texas Mid Continent Oil and Gas Association at its Dallas closing session. Officers re elected included Executive VP Charles E Simons and General Counsel W H Abington with other vice presidents and board additions listed. The 1963 annual meeting is planned for Houston September 23 to 25.
Runnels Concho Wildcats will be drilled to test Hark ey and Goen zones in northern Concho County near Paint Rock, on a 640 acre lease 4 miles northeast of Sunray DX No.1 Meixner. In North Runnels County Texas Gas Producing Co plans No.4 Vancil Serratt sand test, twin No.1 Vancil near Palo Pinto in North Ballinger field, at 2,550 feet with rotary tools, near Hatchell.
A digest of multiple oil and gas well listings across the North and Central Basin areas. Names include Crosby Conoco No. 1 Cypert, Garzan Fair No. 1 Dastice, Andrews Pas American No. 1 AU Falken, Pan Americas No. 197-AK Midland, Union Texas No. 1-3c T Fasken, Dawson Rodea No. 1 Adcock, Standard No. 1 O'Brien. Entries describe drilling status, formations, depths, mud and water content, and short recovery figures.
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