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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1956

Page

8

Three Explorers Slated In Sea Vickers Prosp in Lea County NM

In Lea County New Mexico three oil tests are planned by Sea Vickers Petroleum Corp of Corpus Christi near Monument miles southwest of there. Vickers No 1.6 State targets 14 000 feet in Devonian interval while No 1-F State and No 1-AA State tests are also planned. Atlantic Refco proposes a Seven Rivers No 1-AA State test. Jake L Hannon No LE State reports water and mud with Devonian top at 12 170 feet. Humble No 2 South Four Lakes Unit casing planned after logs to 12 924 feet as San Ray swabs Cisco perforations after mud acid treatment.

Vickers Petroleum Co Corpus Monument Christi Lea County Humble South Four Lakes Vickers Venture Tatum South Four Lakes Seven Rivers Atlantic Refg. Co New Mexico Jake L. Hannon No. LE Humble No. 2 Sunray Cisco Eddy Fi Paso Natural Gas Co Welch Atoka Roosevelt Magnolia Jacobs - Federal

Deep Ellenburger Oil Find at Fisher County Wildcat No 1 Hazel Collins

In Fisher County Texas The Texas Company logged an Ellenburger oil discovery at its No 1 Hazel Collins wildcat. The tool was open one hour with gas to surface in 57 minutes and final recovery reached 180 feet of oil and 150 feet of oil and gas cut mud. Bottomhole pressure registered 6926 psi. Completion attempt targets total depth of 6926 feet with location 660 feet from north and 1987 feet from east lines of Section 15, two and a half miles SW of Claytonville Canyon Reef field.

Ellenburger The Texas Company Fisher County Hazal T&p Survey Claytonville Canyon Reef Nolan — Ray Smith Drig. Co Dallas Fry Land Hylton Nolan County Maude Prosser He&tc Fry

Penn Reef Oil Reported In Dawson County Well Test

An oil well in west central Dawson County shows a Penn Reef strike at Seaboard Oil Corp No 1 A J R Weaver. The drillstem test from 9 064 to 9 97 feet produced gas quickly then declined with 6 541 feet of pipeline oil recovered and 175 feet of oil and gas mud. Bottomhole pressure ranged 180 to 1790 pounds with a 3600 pound 30 minute shut in.

Cores Show Fluorescence No Oil Bleed at Wimberley Test

Stanolind Oil and Gas reports No. 1 Wimberley in Gaines County shows 23 feet of tight dolomite and 19 feet of lime with good fluorescence but no oil bleed on a drillstem test at 11 035 to 11 067 feet. Previous test recovered 600 feet of free oil from 11 016 to 11 034 feet. Additional activity includes No. 1-G ODC and No. 1-B Taylor near Seagraves-Strawnfield, with cementing at 11 380 feet and 200 sacks. Two wildcats planned in Gaines County with tests of 12 750 and 5 300 feet.

Stanolind Oil and Gas Co Lubbock Strawn Gaines County No. 1 Wimberley Seagraves-Strawnfield Great Western Drig. Co Midland Francis S. Cranberry Seminole Big Six Drig. Co. of Houston Katherine E. .Mayo Louth PSL

Ex Boy Scout To Go Back To South Pole

Dr Paul A Siple former Boy Scout leads a nine civilian eight Navy team to establish a South Pole outpost for the International Geophysical Year 1957 1958. The first post since 1911 12 will study weather the upper atmosphere and other data at Little America V Vincennes Bay and the Weddell Sea coast along with three other US outposts.

New York Paul A. Siple South Pole Pole Robert F. Scott Britain Roald Amundsen Norway Siple Polar Station U.S Albert Crary Carl Eklund Finn Ronne Eklund Vincennes Bay Rome Weddell Sea Russia

Devonian Outpost Finals In Andrews

The Texas Company finaled its No 1 BN State as an outpost in the Black Devonian field of northeastern Andrews County. Production from perforations between 12,616 and 12,630 feet yielded 81.59 barrels of oil in 24 hours with a gravity of 434 degrees and a gas oil ratio of 503 to one.

The Texas Company Andrews County Pay Inter University Lands Survey Andrews Shell No. 11 University ABR University McFarland - Wolfcamp Iron Beal Et al No L. H. Armer No Totus Oil Co Andrewson Drillstem

Famous Story Continued On The Wallis Simpson Tale

The account recalls Wallis Simpson as an independent vivacious American and recounts her presentation at the court of King George V and Queen Mary. The Duke and Duchess offer differing versions highlighting Wallis as elusive and a striking presence in early royal circles.

Wallis Warfield Simpson Simpson George V Wallis Arthur

Heart Has Its Reasons Duchess of Windsor Memoir Review

London Times reviews The Heart Has Its Reasons the Duchess of Windsor memoir tracing Wallis Warfield Simpson from Baltimore childhood to present day. Also notes a separate piece on mountain flowers and reports Mexico City manhole cover thefts causing deaths and vehicle damage.

London Times London Heard VIII Wallis Warfield Son Duchess of Wind Baltimore Times Mexico City Miguel Molinar

Funeral services for Mrs. Nettie Pressley

Funeral services for Mrs. Nettie Pressley 77 who died Thursday at 406 4th St will be held at 2 20 p m today at Spesrsety Funeral Chapel Spresstey of Denver is a survivor with a son Charles Sanders and two sisters The Rev Cal Clement and the Rev Troy Jarvin will officiate Burial will be in Lub-series Fair Cemetery in Lubbock with Grace Presbyterian Church Denmark listed among participants

Nettiebock Troy W. A. ‘Terrell Ave N. Jarvin Grace Presbyterian Church, Denmark

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