Midland Venture Completed At High Flowing Rate
Forest Oil Corporation and Cities Production Corporation report No. 1-C-4 Dora Roberts in Midland County as a prolific new oil discovery from the Ellenburger. The well produced at about 1 1/2 thousand barrels per day of 49–gravity oil, with gas and water, flowing through a 1 inch choke and an open hole section. The Dora Roberts lease area totals roughly 19 000 acres, with the discovery on the Ellenburger trend and tied to nearby company operations and field infrastructure.
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Forest Oil Corporation
Cities Production Corporation
Dora Roberts
Ellenbureer
Ector
Midland County
Tonepresite
Ellenburger
Eblenburger
Dora Reberts
Forest and Cities Service
Peek Penn
T&p
Noo
Edlentiureerais
Toe el
Tendurser
Wildcat Finaled In Ward County Mystery
Fragmented OCR describes a Ward County incident involving a university or company oil production metric. Details mention depth readings, pressures at 300 to 640 pounds, and a location described as feet from the south line of a township section. Names and exact places are unclear due to garbled text.
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Refinies
Neis Universe
Sirise
Delaware Sana
Paote An
Maere CoeuEn Wampany
University of Ten
Ahs
Vescov
Cosme
YS Blcenie
Nolan Canyon Sand Well Finaled In Nolan
A damaged OCR fragment references a Nolan area event titled Canyon Sand Well Finaled In Nolan. It mentions persons and technical terms unclear due to garbled text but centers on a finalization related to a sand well in Nolan County.
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Canyon
Nolan
Unsigned fragment in southern Boreen district reports unclear events
The readable text is fragmentary and confidence is low. It mentions a southern area, durations and some names but details are obscured by OCR errors. No clear person, organization, date, or outcome can be reliably identified.
Pace of active rigs steady in US and Canada
The Odessa American reports 2.692 rigs active in US and Canadian oilfields for the week ending June 7, per Hughes Tool Company to the American Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors. This matches last week and closely mirrors figures from a month prior, with slight variation from 1953 levels.
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United States
Canada
American Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
Hughes Tool Company
Sunray Men Receive Awards for Long Service
Sunray Ohio Corporation employees in the West Texas District honored for long service. Recipients included A. BO Haeifman and Abdtaina PeCsiye with 20 year watches. Five year awards went to Edward Vi Stine James G Buleess Earth E Nelson and Cemtay S Pies.
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Sunray Ohio Corporation
West Texas
BO Haeifman
Abdtaina PeCsiye
Tao
Gos Newcomb
Bo Wonson
Porsan
BO Kirkses
Suider
Ataras
AKR
Hobbs
MLA
Steel Qeessal
Averett
Greelinat
H.W. Anerews
Leange
JR D. Garrett Drafi
Big Spring
Odessa
QOL Lare
Bramton
Hobbs W Towle
Savader
Apg Dos
Edward Vi Stine
James G Buleess
Earth E. Nelson
Cemtay S Pies
Bounter
Bro Sprotg
Dict
Pecos County Ventures Tie to 200 Acre Drilling Lease
The report notes two ventures in Pecos County tied to a 200 acre drilling lease near the northwest of the Imperial townsite. The site lies 330 feet from the northwest and the perth rust line of section lb, block 9, HAGN surveys.
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Ang Gas Company
Hooks
Ceation
Pecos Valley
Feer Teany
Pecos
Ocessaq
Imperail
Perthrust
Nolan and Crockett Wildcats Schedule Noted in Counties
Wildcats have been scheduled in Nolan and Crockett counties with oil field activity reported. Shamrock Oil and Gas Company of Anaritle Pay staked the Neo RL Sanders wall near Blackwell with a 40 acre lease and wells at 2058, while Gallas Corporation marked sites at Neuburner with wells near the Pippett Maceiry field.
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Nolan
Crockett
Nolan County
Shamrock Oil and Gay Company
Anaritle
B.boo
Blackwell
Tiacpo Servex
Fievatieon
Teye Im Creenets
Gallas Corporation
Las
Atest de Eisenburner
PXSTC
Goa
Pippett- Maceiry
Cowes
Five Wells Set On Denver's Outskirts
Denver officials announced the start of five deep wells on the city outskirts. The first well will be drilled southeast of Mor Soto and reach 100 feet or deeper into the Dakota and Dions sands. The project is part of a 2,000 acre consortium led by Td. Meolari of Cuero, Texas, with partners Ferguson Jr and Asis Vandereniff among others.
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Naat Dey
Kent Wildcat Catches Fire in Casey Sand Field
Frank Stewart wildcat in northwestern Kent County southeast of the nearest sand production caught fire during a drillstem test. The well burned for hours before extinguishment. Operator awaits insurance adjustor as a 6064 to 8040 foot test recovered oil and gas cut mud with 1550 psi shut in.
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Robert S. Lytle
Frank Stewart
Wildcat
Kent County
Casey
Canyon
Atlantic Offset Recovers Oil On Drillstem Test
Atlantic Refining Company No 19 Universite seven miles south of Andrews in Andrews County drilled to 9096 feet and recovered oil on drillstem tests. Two tests from 8960 to 9012 feet and 9010 to 9060 feet produced oil and gas with pressures and volumes noted, including 15.85 barrels of oil per hour and 68,000 feet of salt water observed in a later test. Earlier test from 8870 to 8950 feet yielded 60 feet of oil and gas.
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Atlantic Refining Company No
Universite “el
Andrews
Andrews County
Esas
Crockett Wildcat Finds Trace Of Oil On Test
Crockett Wildcat reported a drill test with traces of oil southeast of Crockett at 3993 feet depth. Gas noted in two zones, one at 330 feet and another around 640 feet, with salt water encountered in the lower interval. Flowing pressure measured 750 pounds and shut in pressure 2800 pounds.
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Neo
Easames
Crockett
Sas
Gulf To Slash Its Oil Imports
Gulf Oil Corp. told the Railroad Commission it expects to cut oil imports by 10 percent, about 14 600 barrels per day, for the year. The move follows Commission Chairman Ernest Thompson's plea for reduced imports to ease U S crude and product stocks. Four other companies Atlantic Refining Esso Standard Texas Co Pan American Southern also planned cutbacks.
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Austin
Gulf Oi) Corp
Railroad Commission
Commission
Ernest Thompson
U.S
Atlantic Refining Co
Esso Standard
the Texas Co
Pan-American Southern Corp
President of Humble Sees Congress Action
HOUSTON i Hines Baker president of Humble Oil said yesterday he expects Congress to supersede the Supreme Court decision on the Phillips Gas Case. The court ruled the government may regulate interstate natural gas prices. Baker said the decision will interfere with supplies for consumers and with future development for producers.
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Houston i
Hines Baker
Humble Oil
Congress
Supreme Court
Phillips Gas
Government J
Humble
Baker
Thompson Raps Court's Natural Gas Ruling
Austin officials including Railroad Commission chairman Ernest O Thompson denounce the Supreme Court decision placing natural gas under federal regulatory power. The stance warns of state revenue loss and potential state federal authority conflicts amid three state Hugoton gas fields. Dallas comments note likely rapid gas reserve shrinkage under FPC control.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
Ernest O. Thompson
U.S. ‘Supreme Court
Phillips Gas Co
Thompson
Allan Shivers
Atty
John Ben Shepperd
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hits
Dallas
Harry W. Bass
Texas Mid-Continental Oil and Gas Association
Supreme Court
Federal Power Commission
IFPC
Hillips Petroleum Co
Congress
FPC
Panhandle
Hugoton
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Crockett Wildcat Finds Oil On Test
Humble Oil and Refining Company No 1 Fee H drillstem test in Ellenburger field Crockett County 15 miles northwest of Ozena and one mile east of Todd. Flowed 277.59 barrels of oil and fluid in 7 hours 30 minutes at 1 inch choke with 2 percent water and 3 percent basic sediment. Gas volume 810 000 cubic feet per day and tubing pressure 150 pounds.
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Humble Oil and Refining Company No. 1
Fee “H
Ellenburger
Crockett County
Ozena
Todd Ellenburger
Louisiana tidelands well brought in by four firms
The 588 barrel per day West Delta Blocker State Lease 979 No. 3 well in Plaquemines Parish becomes the sixth producer in the West Delta field. It is operated by Continental Oil Cities Service Oil Atlantic Refining and Tide Water Associated Oil companies.
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Houston W
Louisiana Tidelands
Continental Oil
Cities Service Oil
Atlantic Refining
Tide Water Associated Oil Companies
West Delta
West Delta Field
Plaquemines Parish
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Kent
Atlantic Offset
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