Scurry Wildcat Drills West Dawson County Oil Claim
West Dawson County in Scurry area sees a wildcat project from J. L. Jones Drilling Co. 8,418 feet drilled with top pay at 8,262 feet and 44 inch casing. A Pan American unit near Spraberry and Ellenburger pools reports test results and potential gas oil flows with several offsets planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan American Petroleum Corp
A. Hunt
West
Scurry
Dawson County
Lamesa
Ellenburger Wild
Snyder
Glasscock County
Hoske/Revilo
Arah
Ellenburger
Eiland
Permian Basin Petroleum Pioneers Day Invitations Sent
More than 1,300 in the Permian Basin received Invitations mailed Saturday for Permian Basin Petroleum Pioneers Day to be held in Midland. The event, jointly sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and oil pioneers, honors early basin workers and will feature E D Brockett of Gulf Oil as speaker. An open house at the Petroleum Club will precede the celebration with a reception and buffet for men and Pioneer Widows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Permian Basin
Remaik
Roy A. Minear
Chainman
Chamber’ ‘of Commerce
Midland Oil Pioneers
Minear
Brockett
E. D. Brockett
Pittsburgh
Gulf Oil Corp
Petroleum Club
John W. House
Permian Basin Petroleum
Face The World With a Clear Face Lotion Slogan
An old advertisement promises Baker's Beauty Lotion clears pimples and blemishes. It claims satisfaction or money back, urging readers to try the product for a smoother complexion and better skin appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Hockley Wildcat Yields Abo Drill Gas Oil Shows
In north central Hockley County Ohio Oil Co. reports No 1 David Parsons Acct 1-A drilling below 6915 ft in dolomite after gas and light oil shows from an Abo drillstem test. Test from 6858 ft lasted four hours with 870 ft gas and 30 ft light oil cut mud, flow pressures 0 to 3 psi. Leases lie 16 miles southeast of Littelfield on an 8.5 acre lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn
Andrews
Inez Field
Pan American
AK Midland Farms
Fort
Hockley County
Ohio Oil Co
David Parsons
Abo
Wichita-Albany
League 695
State Capitol Lands Survey
Littefield
West Anton
Purnell & Coleman
Basin Drilling Logs Reveal Extensive Transfers and Tests
Fragmented OCR shows multiple basins with named crews and units like CENTRAL BASIN, SOUTH BASIN ARES, and PECOS T. s. Smelting No. 1. It notes drilling, purifying steps, and measurements such as 1460 bertorated and 30 percent, along with references to Williams, Sunray Now, and Delaware formations. The passage mentions pumping, cleaning, and testing operations across several named fields and company tags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonth
Newt Hatin
Nagnaur
Dita
Unian
AO Bic OK
Ghai Nur
Drip
Mobil No. 1
Pusey
Ita
PSL Sur
Sissi
AEA
Dennis
Bik
Pertacat Vennesteatian
T. S
Wiliams
Carleton
Ellen Suter
Sunny
Glennime
Delaware
Wilsons
Reze
Yalew Federal
Morrow
Federal
Il Roose
RRC Keeps Oil Allowable At Eight Days
Texas Railroad Commission maintains an eight day oil pattern setting October allowance at 2,683,214 barrels per day a drop of 48,490. Ramsey joins commission. Purchasers mostly seek eight day pattern with Sun Oil asking nine days for 3,000 bpd. Hurricane Carla influenced recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Rooker Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
Commission
Texas
Ben Ramsey
Ramsey
Olin Culberson
Sun Oil Co
John Crutchfield
Corpus Christi
U.S. Bureau of Mines
French Troops Begin Cleanup in Bizerte
In Tunis, French troops started removing barbed wire from city streets as negotiators agreed to pull back to air and naval bases near Bizerte. The withdrawal follows July fighting after Tunisians blocked the base, with Bourguiba proposing a staged exit tied to a Berlin conference timeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunis
Bizerte
Habib Bourguiba
Garza Gulf of Corn Dry Holes and Midland Area Notes
Fragmented OCR survey text mentions Dry Holes Garza Gulf of Corn near Midland with references to locations like Barwell Hermieigh and Hermieigh area. includes bearings, sections, and parcel notes such as Subd and Estate. unclear coordinates and multiple place names indicate property survey shorthand. Requires cleaner copy for precise itemization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garza
Gulf OF Corn
Midland
Barwell
Enty
Crane wildcatter actions spark oil drilling notes
In Crane County notes a Pure Oil Co. No. 1343 site and a No. 1 M. R. Medera well near Mentone in Lovington County are described as re entry and test operations. Bright & Schiff of Dallas plan a 6200 foot Sand Hills wildcat near Monahans while several other rigs and discharges are noted along sections in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scheicher
Bright & Schiff
Dallas
Moore
West Schleicher County
Eldora
Luling Oil to Drill 4000-Foot Wildcat in Concho County
Luling Oil and Gas Co. of San Antonio plans to drill the No 2 Muad Houston, a 4000 foot wildcat in north Concho County two miles southeast of Paint Rock and 1690 feet east of Lulings No 1 Houston. The well location is 330 feet from the north line and 319 feet from the west line of survey No 288 of Peter Boe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin—Continental Oil Co
Odessa
Ackerly (Dean
Martin County
B. C. Snell
Ackerly
T&p Survey
Tesas National Petroleum Co
Mid-land
Harry
Billington
Stanton
Spots
Andrews
Andrews County
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Midland
Midland Farms
Inez
Fusselman Oa
Pan Am
AK Midland Farms
Loving — Blair
Sae Crane Domunty
South Basin
Anton di Corp
Crane County
R. F.1
Rynolds
Windsor
Fort Worth
Bright & Schitt
CE M. B. McKnight
San Andres
Monahans
Gc&sf
Sand Hills
University
Ellenburger
Public School Landset Survey
Imperial
Luling Oil and Gas Co
San Antonio
Houston
Concho County
Paint Rock
Luling
Ion
Peter Boe
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Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Wildcat
West Dawson
American State Way
American State Bank
F.D.I.C
Hockley
Armistead Vision
Reading Center
Ave
Lubbock’s
Laco Auto Leasing, Inc
Home Owned — Home Operated
RRC
Schleicher
Loving
Spotted Crane
Ing
Babee Foundation
Jationen
Wollesmo
Pennstvanian
Ower
Eigitis Hemie
Dar
George 1
Danson
Ackerty
Wens
Gantingo Ortf
Abell
Gar Co
Staion
Dorr
Bes
Sofig
Tinayiaines Peat
wAvolteamn
Ganke
Wollcamp
Pure Oil Co
Paneer
Iypay
Perts
Grav
Ia Tone
Graan
S Sun Ol Co
FWL. Bee
Gaines Robertson
King
Warren
Ye Me
Philips
Frewl BeBe
AOL Psl
Sur
Gray
Howard
Howard Glasscock
Basin Oil
Reed Si
Wansur
Bray
Trac
Howard-Glasscock—Basin Oil Co
Lake &W
Reed
Tracy
Fi Martin—Mahee
Texaco Inc
Mabe Foundation
Tye
Roaring Springs
C. Ders
H&ic Survey
Amazon River
Jayne
Monterey
Wamsutta
Rads
Penney’s
Aly
Athritic
Spears
Spears Chiropractic Hospital
Denver
Colorado
34Th ST
Penneys
Daymode
Downtown
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