Oil finds mark Gulf and Terri County drilling in 1961
Crude oil discoveries and drilling tests across West Texas and Pecos County are reported. Gulf Oil tests at No. 14 Doris Bryant in northwest Ector County yield 1,630 feet of 34.3 gravity oil with strong pressures. Shell Oil opens in Black Waddell pay zone near Kermit Texas. Winkler Goldstone No 1 Hogg Skelly reports gas and oil shows with ongoing drilling. PECOS Southern Mineral and Pan American Corp report core shows in Wolfcamp formation. Brown & Bassett outpost reports Ellenburger gas flow and nearby offsets planned for Trion County Dove Creek field. Locations include Mona has, Strawn area, Fort Stockton region, and various Public School Land survey references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Oil Co
Midland
Public School Land Survey
TXL
Ector County
Monahan
Goldsmith
Gulf Oil Corp
Doris Bryant
Monahans
Edwards Ranch
Winkler—Goldstone Oil Corp
Hogg Skelly
Winkler County Wildcat
Pecos
Southern Mineral Corp
Seneral Crude Oil Co
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Midand
Jasper Csl
North Apkut
Wolfcamp
Jas
Fort Stockton
Pecos County
Terri Terrell County
Brown & Bassett l
Mitchell
Ellenburger
Strawn
Sheffield
Tw&ng Survey
Red Cross aids hurricane relief and gains county well update
Carla Aid Fund reaches twelve thousand five hundred seventeen dollars as Red Cross reports two million dollars spent on hurricane relief. Lubbock firms plus Texas officials plan continued donations by mail to aid disaster areas along the Texas coast. A separate oil wildcat near Hockley shows limited results with a 1080 foot salt water find and no show at depth 16 063 120 feet, while other tests near Smyer yield dolomite sections and tight intervals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry Brothers
Lubbockine Stoss
Gaines County
Thurs
San Andres
Red Cross
Ave. J
Lubbock
St. Louis
Texas
Mining and Property Notations At Various Texas Locales
A garbled OCR listing dozens of land parcels, sections, and mineral rights across multiple Texas counties and towns. It mentions swearing records, sections, and ownerships tied to firms and individuals such as Dawson Santiago, Cranes CalMon, and others, with scattered bearings toward wells, patents, and tracts around Midland, Sealy, Guthrie, and Pecos.
Fragmentary Basin Oil Field Report Packed With Jargon
OCR text describes a basin area drilling scene with references to central basin region names such as LUBBOCK and TERRY Mobil and Amerada wells. It mentions swabbing, perforations, oil quantities, water measurements, and various Sec numbers, with scattered place names and company hints, in a dense oil exploration context. The fragmentary nature yields limited coherent facts beyond a snapshot of operations and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dbl
LIA Baryon
Taal
Lubbock
Luton
Texas
Burrick
Bik CK
Gc&sp Sur
Fig
Terry—Mobil
Pusey
Bik K. Psl
Sur
Cad
Tyrime
Chere Central Basin
Lowee Henson
Wolcott
Sun Nota
Mentllie
Wallaer
Sowa Gut
Eng
Neo Sundae
Stanie Frauen
Aya
Lea Wildcat Flows Oil Near Caprock New Mexico
Humble Oil and Refining Co of Midland tests its No. 1 wildcat in Lea County New Mexico 12 miles south Caprock area. Gauge shows Pennsylvanian perforations 10 050 060 feet produced 18 barrels of oil with 18 percent water through a 20/14 inch choke. Location notes place the well near Section 16 12s 22e about one mile east of Caprock Queen field and northwest of Cross Devonian pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckham
San Andres
Litton and Norton Drilling Co
Purnell & Coleman
Murnell
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Midland
New Mexico State
Lea County
N.M
Wildcat
Caprock
Stanton Oil to Drill Eight Wells in Penwell Field
Joe L. Stanton of Stanton Oil Co announces eight new wells from Gibraltar Oil Corp in Penwell Field Ector County Texas. The San Andres producing wells were purchased with Mallard Petro-Team of Midland at an undisclosed price with financing from Continental Minnis National Bank and Trust Co of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Joe L. Stanton
Stanton Oi Co. Ltd
Gibraltar Oil Corp
Dallas
San Andres
Penwell Field
Ector County
Texas
Stanton Oil
Mallard Petro- Team, Inc
Midland
Finanewing Thresh
Conetinental Minnis National Bank and Trust Co
Chicago
Fragmented Locations and Completions Listing Names
A fragmented OCR list shows locations and completions across multiple properties and firms. It mentions Andrews, Claremont, Glorieta, Houston refining and oil interests, and various parcel descriptions, owners, and section references with scattered numbers and codes.
Soviet spaceman Yuri Gagarin to visit New Delhi
Soviet spaceman Yuri Gagarin will visit New Delhi as a state guest from October 10 for four days, Foreign Office officials announced. Maj. Gherman Titov, listed as spaceman No. 2, has also been invited and may visit later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Yuri Gagarin
Foreign Office
Maj
Gherman Titov
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Avalanche-Journal
Crane
Winkler
Shell Oil
Waddell Pay
West Ector County
SRION
Woodward-Robertson_of
San Angelo
Winterbotham
Trion County
Dove Creek
J. C. Brandes Survey
Guinn
Carla
Hockley
Local Firm
Spots Gaines Wildcat
RED
Jakarta
Indonesia
Khrushchev
And
M. Thompson
Upper Clear
Smyer
Clear Fork
Aheath
Wandinail
UE Wiecunirs
Garza
Mid-Continent
Osland
Aed Hain
Poston
Enty
Aly mi
TNL
Olt Corp
Jackson & Dackron
Paria
Sealy
Ran Jie Wiv
Elkilete Sar Crane
CalMon OU Co
A. Boenauer
Ee Heynolds
Covanosa
John W
Lea Wildcat
Penn Oil
F.d.1.c
Brunswick Tires
Best Tire
Frontier
NORGE
Motorola
Powell & Childers
Tire Company
Andrews
North Straws
Enenborner
Pure Ol Co
Paneer
Humble
Hegn Sur
Justicebure
Humnag Co
Bik
Justeeburg
Sistah
Claremont
Wasson Glorieta
Humble Git & Refining Ga
Wooten
FNL
Faye
Gibson
Denver City
Ol & Refining Con
H. Wooten
J. Gibson Sur
Denver
Chis
LRP
Ken A
Rfuhaney
Fars
Clawater
D. Gibson Sue
M Plaine
Sunray Suicastment
On Co
Mattie Powell
Neel Bk
Gime Haert
Harris Aueeay
Texacoine No Tes
Totens
Jerts
Baegem
Shell OM Co
Ene
Moore
RSE
Bray ET
Brohaney
Calventer
Gray
Myrie Greathnuse Bronen
Skelly Owl Co
Kendrick JH
Guhsin Sur
Levelland Hwy
Dan
Om Oa
Sas
Easruan
Harvey Korman
A Mid Continent Films, Inc. Production
Hank Henry
Jaex
Ted Paramore Jr
Bob Heidrich
Dinead
W. Merle Connell
Tokyo
Japan
Gower
Call
Dhone Draughon
Business College
Idalou Highway
Pawl porRis
Eeu GS Young
Mame van Doren
Gary Cooper
Charlton Heston
Hemingway
Irene
Natal
Jeff Chandler
Dorothy Malone
Armiste
Ave
Advision
Reading
Erskine & North College
Walt Disney
Hla
Golden
Horseshoe
College Ave
Maureen Chara
Brian Keith
Hayley Mills
Maureen O'Hara
Troy Donahue
Claudette Colbert
Kori Malden
Andy Griffith
Felicia Farr
Frank Sinatra
Eleanor Parker
Keenan Wynn
Carolyn Jones
Pneu Rist
Karl Malden
Dean Jagger
Second Feature
Onion Head
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