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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1955
Page
8
Tulsa Daily reviews the week ending December 24 showing crude oil and condensate output at 419 350 850 barrels for the year and 2 271 626 886 barrels a year ago. Oklahoma rose to 595 000 barrels and Louisiana to 771 000, while Arkansas fell 450 barrels to 74 300.
The Internal Revenue Service mailed 60 million income tax forms and instructions. Officials said every taxpayer should have their form by January 4 and return by April 15.
Aldridge and Stroud spudded to 90 feet in redbeds at their 2 300 foot wildcat in Eddy County New Mexico as No 1 State with location 660 feet north and west. George H Williams filed to drill No 2 Goodalle Federal in Eddy County as a northeast offset to his No 1 discovery. Humble Oil and Refining Co No 1 AM State flowed oil and gas from 9700 750 feet with a three hour test yielding 57 barrels oil 28 barrels salt water 703 000 cubic feet per day. The project is in Section 11 10S 33E.
Odessa Natural Gas plant three miles northwest of Odessa increased capacity by five million cubic feet daily after a 500 horsepower compressor unit was installed. The Texas Railroad Commission lifted the 17 day production pattern for Foster and South Cowden fields in Ector County during January to use the extra capacity and reduce gas flare.
Miami Operating Company No 1 A P H Havins Coke County project six miles south of Robert Lee shows gas and distillate production from the Strawn lime. A two hour drillstem test at 6143 to 656 feet produced gas in two minutes at 1 500 000 cubic feet daily with 90 feet of distillate recovered. Flowing pressure 295 pounds, 15 minute closure 2525 pounds, location Section 7 Caldwell County School Land Survey.
Amended Location Manor Graham has filed to amend the location of his No 1 S C Stoke a 4500 foot wildcat eight miles northwest of Post. The well will be drilled 330 feet from the north and west lines of the northeast quarter of Section 1303, Block 1, EL&RR Survey.
General Crude Oil Company spudded its No 1 Bettie Waddell wildcat in Fisher County. The 6300 foot test began Tuesday after reaching 250 feet while setting 95 inch casing at 191 feet and placing 250 sacks of cement. Located four miles northeast of Roby on a 256 acre lease in Subdivision 16 Bastrop County School Land Tract 313.
Dean sand discovery in Borden County has been recompleted after a Canyon reef lime find near the Stripling Spraberry field. The well in Section 18, Block 33 pumped 100.77 barrels daily from perforations at depths around 8,215 to 8,233 feet and 8,240 to 8,252 feet following fracturing with 15 000 gallons.
In Scurry County the Revilo Glorieta field gains its second producer. The well is Pierce and Davis and John I Healy No 1 C E Eastman. Finaled for daily pumping potential of 84.6 barrels of oil plus 10 percent water with gas oil ratio about 1. Production through perforations at 2,694 to 2,764 feet with cement at 2,764. Top of pay at 2,694 feet on derrick slope elevation 2,582 feet.
Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company reports a Upton County drill project 314 miles west of King Mountain Ellenburger field yielded gas with shows of oil on a drillstem test from 7 966 to 8 090 feet. The three hour test surfaced gas in 37 minutes and recovered 450 feet of gas-cut mud plus 37 feet of oil-bearing mud. A Wolfcamp test from 7 603 to 7 700 feet showed gas with minor oil and mud. Drilling continued below 8 482 feet in shale in Section 98 G W Patterson Survey.
Scouting Andrews Cascade and numerous operators report drill depths from 3,895 to 13,047 feet across fields including Humble Texaco Shell Gulf and Stanford. Notes cover swab tests, open drillstem tests yielding gas, oil flows and water content, cementing waiting and preparation for fractures.
In the Goldsmith area near Ector County Gulf Oil No 772 Goldsmith continues testing after flowing oil. A plugback operation produced 30 barrels in five hours from 7,725 to 7,950 feet with acidizing and a Yinchi choke. Gulf No 774 Goldsmith et al drills at 10,779 feet with drillstem tests yielding oil and gas in Silurian lime, showing a rainbow of oil and salt water.
Providence Rhode Island Russell G Harrington commissioner of internal revenue says new income tax forms are in the mails at a testimonial dinner he called the forms more understandable than recent years The most simplified form would be four lines How much money did you make last year How much did you spend How much do you have left Mail it to the internal Revenue service
R. R. McLean and J. D. Thomp completed a test well five miles northeast of Robert Lee in Coke County. The No. 1 H. C. Allen wildcat was plugged and abandoned at a depth of 6 930 feet.
Markets San Antonio reports cattle mostly steady with some ranges for utility cows at 11.50 to 12.00 and stockers 12.00 to 15.00 while hogs show nominal steady and sheep lambs around 17.25 for top pelts. Fort Worth notes cattle at 11 to 20 dollars, steers 16 to 20, fat cows 10 to 11.50, hogs 12.25 to 12.50, and lambs 16.5 to 18 for good slaughter grades.
F. Kirk Johnson No. 1 Rutherford in Stonewall County completed as a pumping producer from an unidentified lime. After pay section acidized through perforations from 5 205 to 10 feet, the swell pumped 51.22 barrels of oil in 24 hours with 500 gallons neat. Oil gravity 34.7 degrees and gas oil ratio 300.
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