Three Counties Get Wildcat Locations
Three counties report wildcat oil locations with four in Tom Green, one in Stonewall, one in Nolan. In Tom Green, Birdwell Oil Co plans No 1 M D Kennemer four miles northeast of Carlsbad to 6300 feet on 152 acres, while American Republics Corp targets No 1 Alice C Henning 12 miles south of San Angelo to 7000 feet on 113 acres. Stonewall shows No 1 B A Ivey by Jake Hannon and S C Herring Jrilling to 6200 feet on 164 acres seven miles north of Aspermont, and Nolan lists No 1 Zeta Scoti by Ed Eo Huriey and W A Brill to 7000 feet on an implied five miles east of Sweet Water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Green County
Stonewall
Nairn
Birdwell Oil Company
Wichita Falls
M.D. Kennemer
Charles Reppin
Carlsbad
American Republics Corporation
Alice C. Henning Et al
San Angelo
Stonewall County
Jake ©. Hannon
S. C. Herring
Sareveport
T&i
Vaderson-Prich
Ishem
Pacific Rai
Renny
Stansard
Terese Standard of
Indisra
Ces
Tacas Gulf
Texas Parifie Coal & Git
Teres Utilities
Tidewater Onion
Tohneon Oil & Gas
Kingwood
Tiata Monarch Royalhty
Puben Development Co
Republic Natural Gas
Seismocranic Coro
Bouthe
Union Gas Ae
Tavior Oil & Gas Ee
Texas City
Texas Eastern
Texas Eastern Trans
Tennessee
Ultrasonics Corp
Western Natural Gas
White Eagle
Acre
Felmont oil field sets test production in Gaines County
The Terrell County School Lands survey in southeastern Gaines County completed a six hour test showing 168.83 barrels per day through a three fourths inch choke. TRAVETY at 33.6 degrees gravity and 9 to one oil gas ratio. The well produced 420.47 barrels during the test with mud and trace acid, tubing pressure 8 pounds. Devonian discovery 1.5 miles NE of Amerada-Rawan No 1 Stenter Brunson, near Sec 13, lease 309, 13 miles SE of Seminvale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felmont Oil Corporation
Terrell
Gaines County
Travety
Keeet
Stenter Brunson
Scra
Labor 1A
Terred County
Lares Survey
Seminvale
Gc&sf
Ozona
Vaughn
Humble Discovery Waiting on Cement in Crockett County
The Ellenburgey well in north central Crockett County, one mile east of Todd Field, sits at 6970 feet depth with cement waiting. It shows 5.5 inch casing to 6970 feet and 25 sacks cement, located 660 feet north and 1980 feet west of section 47, Brock UV GC SF survey, 15 miles northwest of Orora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humble QO
Discovery Net
Ellenburgey
Crockett County
Todd Field
Venture
Brock UV
Gc&sf Survey
Orora
First Negro and Latin Jury Group Sworn in Georgetown
A Williamson County jury commission sworn in Georgetown includes George Beaver, a Negro member, and Pato Torres, a Latin American, marking the first mixed racial composition on the panel. The five-man panel will select 16 grand jurors for September and 226 petit jurors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown P
Feas
Williamson County
Judes D. B. Wood
George Beaver
Taxier
Pato Torres
Round Rees
Kerr Attacks Turner Over Beef Program in Oklahoma
Sen. Robert Kerr of Oklahoma denounced a beef-buying program endorsed by former Gov. Roy Torney as harmful to small cattlemen and called it a backhanded move. Kerr, seeking renomination against Turner, labeled the plan a shot in the back for small cattle-raisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawhuska
Okie
Dune
Roy J. Torney
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Kerr
Turner
Plrn
Noon Stock Quotations and Dow Jones Averages
Stock market roundup notes noon quotations and Dow Jones averages with brief figures. The item references the Duane newspaper date 1956 and mentions a widow not specified in detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane i
Borden Prospect Tests For Completion In Southern Texas
Wildcat well in southern Borden County twelve miles south of Galveston shows gas at surface within six minutes and oil on bead test. Drillstem test recovered free oil, 320 feet of heavy casing, and a 40.4 API gravity oil sample. Reef near Holts location lies over one mile west with a T&P survey and section details noted for Harter area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanley Company Noo
Real Wildcat
Borden County
Gal
Merida
Great Wester
Seaboard Plans Dawson Outpost Drilling
Seaboard forms an outpost in Dawson to test a northwest Spraberry area well. The project location lies about 60 feet from the north line and 120 feet from the east line in the mining neck area near Midswway, Dawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard
alboweHoo
Boob Vaughn
Fedid
Willlse
Pio L
Dawson
Cate
JIPRO President Calls Gas Policy a State Fight
Dallas leader of the Texas Independent Producer and Royalty Owners Association blasts a Supreme Court ruling and warns that state action is needed to curb interstate gas prices at the wellhead. He argues the Railroad Commission should regulate prices to protect producers and consumers and opposes federal control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
United States Supreme Court
Philips
Fesere Power Commission
Texas
Cuick Woodward
Dallas
Railroaw
FRC
Gaimaivduad Techs
Essaor
Woodward
Allan Shivers
Bayvoad Commission
Ernest O. Thompson
TIERO
Reo
Elouston
Drocticna
Merther
Endo
Crockett County tester finaled in Ellenburger field
The Pure Oil Company No. 1 E Ed Bean A, completed as an extender and second oiler of the Vaughn Ellenburger Field, 0.5 mile south of the discovery well in Crockett County. It flowed 228.5 barrels of oil from 7739 to 794 feet with no water, 150 psi tubing, and a gas oil ratio of 336 to 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pure Oil Company No. 1-E
Bean “A
Vaughn Ellenburger
Discovery
Crockett County
Discrimination Suit Over Gulf Port Arthur Promotions
Two Black Gulf Oil Port Arthur Texas refinery workers Johnn Syvres and Louis Warrick with Local 254 CIO OWIU charge bias in promotions. They allege Local 25 is all white and seek a restraining order to allow bidding on jobs by seniority and skill and seek recognition of Local 254 in contract talks.
Superior Extender Schedules DST No. 22 Mary Lulu Reed
Superior extends drilling plans in Kent County with Manley Reed No. 22 Mary Lulu Reed as an offset to No. 1 Swenson. The No. 22 aims to 8060 feet in Section 2, Block 2, HGN survey, using rotary tools and surface locations 660 feet from the south line and 8800 from the west line. The field tests indicate Canyon formation depth totaling 6655 feet with a toe test at 6059 65 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Mary Kala Reed
Sms Canyon
Kent County Ys
Swenson
Superion
Rel Reed
New Gas Distillate Pay Zone Found in Rayne Field
Continental Oil reports a new gas distillate pay zone in Arcadia Parish Louisiana Rayne Field. W Petitjean Company No 2 well tested 1 MMcf gas and 30 barrels of distillate in seven hours through a small choke from 13054 to 13050 feet in the Gosaria zone. The Rayne field was first found by Coroca last December with distillate pays in the Heomeseekers VC and Tweedle sands. Petinean No 2 oil well lies about 2000 feet from the Rayne Field discovery well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayne
Arcadia Parish
Continental Oil Company
W. Petitjean & Company
Coroca
Heomeseekers VC
Tweedle Sands
Failure In Schleicher Prospect To Be Reworked
Evans Production Corp of Dallas will rework a Schleicher County wildcat well abandoned at a depth of 8,250 feet in the Hickory sand. The project aims to drill out to TAQ feet using rotary tools with site preparation for further operations near the north line of section 749, block AL HE& WT, west of Bigorade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans Production Corp
Dallas
Rercork
Schleicher County
Stacelind Oil and Gas Compuns
Evans
Aneusta Westen
Seeton
Bigorade
Stanolind Stakes 9300-Foot Wildcat in Hockley County
Stanolind Oil and Gas Company stakes a 9300 foot wildcat location south Hockley County designated No 3 Dorothy L Slaughter. It lies 7211 feet southwest of No 2 D L Slaughter, five miles southeast of Sundown, and near Labor 69 League 3 Varela County School Lard Sur vo line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanolind Oil and Gas Company
Hockley County
Dorothy L. Slaughter
D. L. Slaughter
Five Myles
Sundown
Varela County
Lard Survo
Gas Plant Finishing This December in Cochran County
A 6 million dollar natural gasoline plant in central Cochran County is to be completed in December. Tellepsen Petro-Chem Constructions of Houston designed and is building the facility which will process 25 million cubic feet of gas daily and employ about 30 workers. Casing head gas will be purchased from west sector producers in Slaughter and Levelland fields and the plant will yield natural gasoline butane propane and other LPG products with residue gas sold to El Paso Natural Gas Company. The six acre project began in March in northwest Labour 5, league 114, Potter County School Land Survey Territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cochran County
Tellepsen Petro-Chem Constructions
Tellepsen Construction Company of
Houston
Slaughter
Levelland
el Paso Natural Gas Company
League
Potter County
Wildcat Slated In Southwest Lea for 13000-Foot Drill
Continental Oil plans a 13 000 foot wildcat in southwestern Lea County New Mexico about 20 miles northwest of Tal. The No 1 A Bell Unit sits 330 feet from the south line and 2970 feet from the east line of section 21 23s 34e about two miles north and east of the No 2 Bell Lake Unit. The No 2 Bel Lake Unit lies 680 feet from the south line and 3300 feet from the east line of section 20 23s 34e. Operator waits on cement to cure before drilling ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Oil Company
Lea County
New Mexico
Tal
Bell
Bell Lake
Bel Lake
Also Mentioned on This Page
Felmont
Gaines Wildcat
Negro
Southwestern Securities Company
Borden Prospector
Bes
T&p
Sit Tae Frye
By Hershberger
Hess
George
JIPRO
Washington
Defense Department
Air Force
Nave
Ellenburger
By Galbraith
Schleicher
Lee
Stanolind
Hockley Wildcat
Wildcat
Southwest
Lea
FOX Rig & Lumber CO
Lubbock Abilene
EL Paso
Stein
America
Y Clothiers
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