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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1962
Page
5
Lea County New Mexico reports two wildcat wells with Cabot Corp testing at 10 100 feet using rotary tools in the Wolfcamp. The deeper well lies seven miles north of Mammal mar in the western county area.
Gaged at Scurry County eight miles southeast of Andrews a new wildcat well No. 1 in University Lands area reported a 2000 foot stepout. The well reached 10,300 feet with a 24 hour flow of 200 barrels and 5.0 percent gas oil ratio. Crews continue work as gas and water flow, a fire on another well, and further testing follow.
Dense ledger style notes list multiple drill sites and anomalies in West Texas and New Mexico including Delaware Try In and Mahaffey Federal areas. It mentions No 1 Mobil State venture near Midland and Permian gas/oil tests with depths, flow pressures, and locations across counties, sections, and townships.
Local oil field notes show multiple wells in the Panhandle area with operators including Piller of Lubbock and Keith holdings. Reports describe depths around 7 400 feet with initial production estimates and casing details, plus planned further drilling and field developments in Moore County and surrounding blocks.
UPI reports a weekly decline in U.S oil production with Oklahoma and Kansas accounting for most of the drop. The Oil and Gas Journal survey for the week ending Sept 1 shows average daily output at 7,264,925 barrels, down 4.92 barrels from the prior week.
Marvin Watson, a state Democratic executive committee member from Daingerfield, was appointed Wednesday as chairman of fund raising dinners in Florida as the state party moves toward the upcoming convention.
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