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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1962

Page

2

Gaines Scurry Strike Gauges Oil Test Near Patricia

In Scurry County and Midland area operations, wells on Gaines No. 123 and Thompson No. 1-25- J B Chilton offsets report early oil tests. The gaines well flowed 442.75 barrels of 40 gravity oil in 24 hours from 12,302 to 12,287 feet with no treatment noted. Canyon production begins in Southeast Fuller field with No. 368-1 P L Fuller flowing 167 barrels of 41.2 gravity oil daily at 6,919 feet, 5 7/8 inch casing, 7,181 foot hole, gas oil ratio 400 to 1.

Ae Oe Clair Oil & Gas Co Midland Gaines Soakesperard No A. D. Thompson Patricia Peri J. B. Chilton Gray County ‘School Land Survey Thompson Canyon Strike Scurry Texaco, Inc Canyon Fuller (Strawn Scurry County EDDY N. M Humble Oil & Refining Co. Midland Fee McGruder Cedar Hills

Dry Holes and Wildcat References Across Midland Region

A fragmented report lists locations and codes such as Terry-Liedthe 68 Ltd Midland No 1 Cotten and wildcat activity. It notes positions like 4 miles SW of Wellman, LEA New Mexico Searay DX of Co MM land and references to GY FNAaWLs Sec 824s-e and 71 mm W-SW of Jal in the southwest part of the center, 74 miles NE of Double X Delaware Od.

Terry—Liedthe Delaware

Locations And Completions In West Texas Oil Fields

Readable segments describe multiple oil wells and completions across West Texas counties. Entries list field names, owner operators, survey sections, tract numbers, depths, production figures, water injectors, and associated geological notes for sites such as Crane, Andrews, Ector, Winkler, Ward, and Garza.

Devonian strike likely for Socony Mobil in western Vacuum field

Tests on the Bridges wildcat in the Vacuum prospect near Lovington show a Devonian potential with perforations yielding 8 barrels of oil and 18 barrels over 8 hours, oil gravity 49.1 degrees, 12,070-foot test of 106 feet. Operator continues evaluation as other zones show possible Yeso and Wolfcamp shows.

Socony Mobil Oil Co San An Explorer Yeso Wolfcamp Lovlington

Wildcat oil activity spreads across West Texas regions

George Hammonds of Dallas will drill the No. 2 Trees wildcat in west Pecos County five miles east of Cayanosa, with rotary rigs planned at 1 980 feet from the east and 1 800 feet from Section 54, Block 8, H&TN survey. Schleich­er-Skelly Oil Co. seeks to reenter and plug back to 4 450 feet at the No. 1 M. H. Rogers in Schleicher County. Gulf Oil Co. converts No. 1 Lena Bell in Crane County to a wildcat, while Texaco Midland completes No. 20 W. E. Cowden in Ector County after acidizing, yielding 24 barrels of oil and 75 percent water.

Lee Tap Sur Cowden Clere Cowden-Oliver Fnaels Wodesea Ise Stator Balter Gay Fnl FWL Goldemith Garza Gior Kam G. Dunn H L. Gordon Blk & B&gn Sur Hag Gur Sam G. Dean L Gordon Blk Baagn Sur Sem G. Dunn Snyder Strawn Skelly HO Parrish Hatc Sur Stovder Nmi Ward —Ehterey Wickett Yates Owpe Kay Kimbie B University Wnty Las Sur Omit Swawickett Sm-Ec Ward Humble F State University McKaight Waddel, Et al Perry R. Bass L. OD H&atc Sur Wir Weil Sand Whils Bekaigsty Cult W.N. Waddell North Goldsmith Texaco T&p S&s Ipp Lea N. M Les County Midwest Oil Corp Midland Louisiana Caprock Lane Wolfcamp Eddy County Carlsbad LEA— Cities Service Petroleum Co AD State Onewell Mescalero San Andres Lea County N.M Charles R. Read Roswell Delaware Marathon Federal Wildcat George Hammonds Dallas Pecos County Cayanosa H&tn Survey Schleicher — Skelly Oil Co Crane Crane County Gulf Oil Co Lena Bell Gc&sf Jackson Pool ECTOR Texaco, Inc W. E. Cowden Ector County T&p Survey Odessa

Runnels Wildcats Target 5100-Foot Wildcat in Stonewall County

W. M. A. P. Fuller of Fort Worth plans a 5100 foot wildcat at No. 2 Lee Smith in central Stonewall County on the west edge of Guest Canyon field near Section 126. The well, 933 feet from the north and 467 feet from the east lines, offsets production to the north and west. Nearby tests: No. 1 W. T. Colburn near Winters and No. 1-A H. Coleman near Mil es, with depths ranging to about 4900 feet. A Russian fishing boat reportedly sinks north of Japan after the captain fell seasick.

W. M. & A. P. Fuller Fort Worth Lee Smith Stonewall County Guest Canyon H&tc Survey W. Petroleum Co Abilene W. T. Colburn J. Hensley Survey Winters Mitchell North Winters Explorer Wildcat Caraway and Reichert San Angelo H. Coleman County Miles

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