Ward County oil tests yield gas and oil shows in wildcat
Paul Page of Midland and associates report drillstem testing from No. 1 Mobil Hayziett in Ward County. Gas and oil shows surfaced within seven minutes during a two hour test at 8,549 to 86,606 feet, yielding 1,375 feet of all recovery with flow pressures of 140 and 415 pounds. Final shut in pressure was 3,765 pounds. The venture awaits orders after Devonian oil shows. Tom Brown Drilling Co. remains contracted to 10,800 feet. Location details place the test near Grandfalls. Gulf Oil plans a Pennsylvanian discovery test at No. 541 Hutchings Stock Association, drilled to 8,500 feet near Monahans.
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Grandfalls
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Gulf Oil Corporation
Hutchings Stock Association
Monahans
North Ward-Estes
Texas crime down while jobs improve and colleges debated
Capital State highlights note Texas crime rates through the first quarter of 1962 fall 6.7 percent in large cities, with U S trends up 1 percent. Texas unemployment sits at 4.3 percent in April with average weekly wages rising to 96 10, and 3 629 400 in the labor force. Dr Ralph Green urges limiting new four year colleges as U H joins UT. water supplies dip to 76 percent capacity as May rains lag. Livestock rules loosened for brucellosis with market movement allowed between approved markets, sparking concern from San Antonio Fort Worth and Houston stockyards leaders.
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Texas Animal Health Commission
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Fort Worth
Houston
James D. Sartwelle
Port City
Sartwelle
G. C Hagelstein
Union
Officer Roberts Assigned To Whiteman AFB Missouri
Second Lieutenant David F. Roberts of Monahans Texas is reassigned to Whiteman AFB Missouri after completing the Air Force Institute of Technology base civil engineer course. He earned a civil engineering degree from Texas A&M and is married to Jean A. Hachtel of Franklin Monahans.
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Monahans
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Eric
A&m College of Texas
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Franklin
Monahans Man Attends Texas Guard Officer Training
John B. Jordan Jr. of 311 South Dwight represented Monahans among 90 Texas National Guard officer candidates at summer training in Austin. The two week program covered field and classroom work with 21 days of weekend drills at Camp Mabry over the next 11 months. Jordan is a Monahans High School and North Texas State University graduate and works for Perry R. Bass Oil Company.
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Monahans High School
North Texas State University
Perry R. Bass Oil Company
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Ge Firm Lettuce
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