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Oil tests light up Kent and surrounding Texas counties
Kent tests show oil indications at 6,614 feet in the E. E. Wallace No. 1 wildcat near Clairmont. Corrigan and Crump No. 1 J. P. Nystel in Terry County advances to 4,200 feet while awaiting San Andres tests. Several other wells in Yoakum Cochran Lamb and Gaines counties report depths, testing, or production activity as oil exploration continues.
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Txyetroleum
Kent
Terry
Yoakum
South Plains
Euch
Kent Test
Sohio Petroleum Company No
E. E
Bert) Wallace
Kent County
Wildcat
Clairmont
H&tc
Corrigan and Crump
J. P. Nystel
Terry County
San Andres
Vermian
Yates
Texas Company
Callahan
John H. Gibson
Yoakum County
Landon Field
Cochran County
Yoakum Test
High King, Warren
Dye
Stewart
Ownby
Alexander
Hunt Oil Company
Graham
Plains
Texas Gulf Producing Company No. 1 Slaughter
Cat
Potter County School Land Survey
Slaughter
Skelly Oil Company No. 1 Slaughter
Texas Gulf Discovery
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Campbell
Hockley County
A. M. Thompson
Anton
Lamb County
Magnolia Petroleum Company No. 1
Levelland
Honolulu Oil Corporation No. 24
Frazier
Slaughter Field
Humble No
Arnold
George P. Livermore, Inc
Honolulu No
Krause-Humble
Floyd County
Humble
Byrd
Livermore No
Bird
Dickens County
H&gn
Matador
North Dickens
Fiononia No
Garza Field
Garza County
Herman and
George R. Brown
Comanche Corporation No. 2 Post Estate
D&se Survey
Union Oil Company of
California
K. Aycock
Red Rock
Barnsdall Oil Company
Williams
West Lynn County
Cherty
Midle Permian
Continental Oil Company
Lynn
Dawson
Poel
Dawson County
Magnolia Petroleum Company No
W. T. Webb
Block M
Welch
Gaines County
Amerada Petroleum Corporation No
A Jones