Penn Outpost Staked South Lea Wildcat Drilling Plans
In Lea County New Mexico two wildcat tests were staked: Wichita Falls to drill the No 1 Federal as a 5 200 foot Delaware wildcat and Ray Smith to drill the No 114 State as a 4 500 foot Yates wildcat. Other activity includes Abo and Pennsylvanian perforations and testing by Skelly Oil Tidewater and Apache Oil with outpost and extension wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County
N.M
Roy H. Smith
Wichita Falls
Delaware
Ray Smith
Dallas
Yates
Discoveries Hit in Southwest Ector and Nearby Texas Fields
Discovery seen in Fusselman at Fusselman No. 30 Connell East Metz project in Ector County shows possible oil from a three hour drill stem test at 7,734 to 7,749 feet with 2,640 barrels oil and 210 feet salt water recovered and 1,015 psi bottomhole pressure. Nearby Penn Find Ward No. 544 Hutchins Stock Assn in Ward County yields 16 barrels oil per day from Pennsylvanian strata. Sterling area Monsanto plans 7,700 foot test in northwest Sterling County. Ector project No. 1 Moss wildcat in Odessa area drilled to 12,467 feet with Ellenburger attempts and final plugback. Pecos County Humble No. 1 Paul B Hinyard swabbed 70 barrels oil after testing 6,852 feet with zone tests and further perforations planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea
N.M
Lea County
Texas Gas Producing Co
Arnold H. Brunner & Co
Conroe
Federal McCormick
East Allison
N. M
Skelly Oil Company No
Drinkard
Venture
Abo
Saunders
Lea, N.M
Apache Oil Co
State
Northwest
Caprock
Ector County
McGrath & Smith
Midland
Connell
East Metz
Ellenburger
Fusselman
Fusselmann
Yarbrough & Allen Field
Penwell
Penn Find
Gemmb&a
Monahans
HSA (Penn
North Ward Estates
Sterling
Monsanto Chemical Co
Sterling City
Sterling County
W&nw
Ector
Blair and Price
Mid
T&p Survey
Odessa
Moss
Swabs
Pecos
Pecos County
Humble Oil and Refining
Harrell
Wolfcamp) Field
Britain Leads World in Merchant Shipbuilding in Q3 1962
Britain topped global shipbuilding in the third quarter of 1962, with 191 ships totaling 1,379,307 tons under construction. Japan followed with 109 ships and 1,271,669 tons, while West Germany ranked third with 160 ships and 1,034,537 tons. No data were available for the Soviet Union, Communist China, or East Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Lloyd's Register of Shipping
Japan
West Germany
Soviet Union
China
East Germany
Garza Wildcats Drill Northwest Garza County No. 1 Sam Ellis
Highland Oil Co. and wildcat operators report seven inch casing set to 3,875 feet in a 4,200-foot hole at the No. 1 Sam Ellis, located 11 miles northwest of Post. No shows during drilling. Nearby, a Floyd County wildcat, Dr. Clayton A. Griffith No. 1 W J Griffith, moves to deeper depth of 2,000 feet with gas and oil shows in Yates Sand from 600 to 650 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea
N. M
East Lea County
Tidewater Oil Co
Arkansas Junction
Queen Sand
Garza County
Highland Oil Co
Houston
Sam Ellis
Wildcats
Post
Highland
San Andres
Jasper Hays Survey
Sims Field
Sims Pool
Floyd
Floyd County
Lockney
Clayton A. Griffith
W. J. Griffith
Wildcat
Yates
Gc&sf
Basin Area Oil Drilling Updates Reported Progress and Setbacks
Oil operators across the North and Central Basins outline drilling progress. Wells like Garza Fair No. 1 and Terry Union Texas No. 1 show rigs and DST plans, while others such as Yoakum Larto No. 1 Mahoney recover oil and prep pump installs. Southeast New Mexico reports multiple drills with casing and cement operations continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Basin Area
Garza—Fair
Justice
Rik
C&mar Sur
Yoakum—Larto
Mahoney
Gibson Sur
McFarland
Walker
New Mexico
Eddy
Lowe
Humble
Cedar Hills
Humble No
BR State
Deep Fusseyman wildcat and Midland No. 1 J. W. Anderson test
Reports detail multiple Texas oil tests in counties including Martin Gaines Howard Andrews and Midland. Wells drill for Wolfcamp and Pennsylvanian plays with notable depths up to 12 500 feet and 9 700 feet, plus flowing open hole wells in Ellenburger and Inez fields with initial production noted.
Gulf Oil Reports Nine Month Net Income At 236.26 Million
Gulf Oil Corp says nine month net income reached 236.26 million, down from 248.93 million a year earlier. It did not provide third quarter figures but noted high world volume and improved US gasoline prices boosted income in late August and September 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Gulf Oil Corp
Gulf
United States
Exiles Plan Dallas Recruiting Station for U S Army
Cuban exiles announce a Dallas recruiting station to enlist refugees from the Castro regime in the United States Army. Spokesman Rodolfo Godinez urges all male exiles aged 18 to 45 to join, noting he enlisted in Miami two weeks ago and once commanded a battalion in the Bay of Pigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
UPI
United States Army
Rodolfo Godinez
Democratic Revolutionary Council
Godinez
Miami
Fla
Cuba
Also Mentioned on This Page
Penn
South Lea
Discovery
Southwest Ector
Merchant Shipbuilding
Garza Wildcat
Central Basin Area
Andrews
Union
Texas
Faskes
B&mmb&a
Lime
Ashman & Hilliard
Green
PSL
Dawson—Roden & McGuire
Adcock
CCSN
RGNG
O'Brien
Lab
Lgc
Kent Csl
Gaines
Sinclair
Thompson
Gary Csl
Iime
Ashman & Uilliard
Wimhberry
Bik. G
CCSD
Intex
Savage
PSL Sur
Falken
Jones
Ccsd&rgng Sur
Hole
Howard—Tidewater
Lockhart
T&p
Martin
Pan American
Wolcott. Lab
Hartley Csi. Sur
Dunn
LaVaca Nav. Co. Sur
Kerr Motor CO
Howard Counties
Andreavs County
Martin County
Kern County Land Co
Kingsfield
Patricia
Wolcott
Breedlove
Ward County School Land Survey
West
Gaines County
Dan Auld
Kerrville
John F
John F. Camp
J. W. Anderson
Wichita-Albany
North Riley
Seminole
Howard
Tenneco Corp
Paul Adams
Howard County
Big Spring
Tenneco
Graham
Ackerly
N, T&p Survey
Mama Gésikea Canzad
Bentivenal Andrews
Pan American Petroleum Corp., Midland
AK Midland Farms
Andrews County
Inez Field
Atoka
Ralph Lowe
No. 141
University, McFarland
University Lands Survey
Exiles
Wayne Muse
Ave
de Luxe
Firestone
States
Canada
Voice of
ABC Television
Firestone Doctors
Woo Closete
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