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Oil drilling activity expands across Texas Plains region
The report details multiple oil exploration efforts led by firms such as Tex-Hamon Dean, Midland’s Garza Swenson, Ector Phillips, and Continental Oil. Projects span Cochran, Garza, Scurry, Ector, Martin, Stonewall, and Lea counties with depths from 2,500 to 9,100 feet, using fracture treatments and gas tests, and placing drill sites at numerous field locations.
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Tex-Hamon
Dean
Mathis
Lamesa
Danaon
T&p
Texas Plains Oil Corp
Levelland
San Andres
Cochran County
Whiteface
B. F. Spence
Labor
League 63
Midland County School Land Survey
Garza
S. M. Swenson
Post
Swenson
Scurry
Pearson-Sibert Oil Co. of
Texas
Burney
Sharon Ridge
Scurry County
Ira
H&tc Survey
American Trading and Production Corp
Round Mountain
Carlsbad
Catclaw Draw
Morrow
ECTOR
Phillips Petroleum Co
TXL
Ector County
Goldsmith
T&p Survey
Martin
John L. Cox
Midland
Martin County
Gemmb&a
G&mmb&a
Wildcat
Stonewall — A
Gilley Estate
Stonewall County
W. B. Trammell
Houston
H&tc
LEA
Continental Oil Co
Bell Lake
Bone Spring
Lea County
Jal
Buckeye
Pearce Oil Corp
Sutton — Hng Oil Co
Holman Ranch
Sonora
Cawthorn
Jocsd&rgng Survey