Hockley County Project Deepens Oil Well Depths
Sunray Oil Corporation seeks to deepen its No. 1 M. E. Hale well in Hockley County to 6.800 feet from 4.500 feet. The project has drilled to 4.505 feet and continues drilling below that depth. Location 660 feet from the south and west lines of Labor League 707, State Capitol Lands survey, seven miles northwest of Whiteface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunray Oil Corporation
M. E. Hale
Hockley County
League 707
State Capitol Lands Survey
Whiteface
Rules Changes Adopted For Three Basin Fields
The Railroad Commission adopted new rules for three Permian Basin fields. Shafter Lake in Andrews County sets 40 acre units with strict well spacing and depth rules, 75 percent acreage and 25 percent well allocation, surface casing and cementing standards, and a 24 hour wait with 1000 pound tests. Penwell Field in Ector County adds sonic data surveys, Von Roeder Field splits into two. A waterflood project and a Magnolia flood at 2775 feet are approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Austin Bureau
Austin
Railroad Commission
Shafter Lake
San Andres
Andrews ‘County
von Roeder
Borden County
Commission
Magnolia
Yates
George Sealy
Magnolia - Sealy
Humble Wildcat Finds No Shows in Ellenburger
Twenty four miles southeast of Sonora in Sutton County Humble Oil and Refining Company s No 1 B J Harrison failed to find shows on a ndriilstem test in the Ellenburger from 7191 7260 feet Recovery was 12 feet of mud no shows and no pressures Operator is now drilling ahead at 7327 feet in lime The wildcat is located 660 feet from the south line and 1980 feet from the east line of section 115 CCSD RGNG survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonora
Sutton County
Humble Oil and Refining Company
B. J. Harrison
Ellenburger
Ccsd&rgng
Basin Oilmen Attend Meet
The American Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors held an interim meeting at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. President Karl L. Kellogg announced 69 directors attended, with active drilling areas across California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming. The next directors meeting will be in Los Angeles during the association’s fourteenth annual meeting October 1 13, 1954. Midland Odessa area attendees included J. S Bell Henry Black and Sons H W Davidson Davidson Driling Co J W Hall Trinity Drilling Co R S Makin Makin Drilling Co J M Parks Jr Rowan Drilling Co Inc J E Postelle J F Postello Drilling Co and R C Tucker Great Western Drilling Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of Oilwell Twilling Contractors
Broadmoor
Colorado Spring
Colo
Karl L. Kellogg
K. L. Kellogg and Sons
Compton
Calif
A.A.O.D.C
California
Colorado
Ilinois
Kansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Wyoming
Los Angeles
Association
Midland- Odessa
Colorado Springs
S. Bell
Henry Black and Sons
H. W. Davidson
Davidson Driling Co
J. W. Hall
Trinity Drilling Co
R. S. Makin
Makin Drilling Co
J. M. Parks Jr
Rowan, Drilling Co., Inc
J. E. Postelle
J. F. Postello Drilling Co
R. C. Tucker
Great Western Drilling Co
NACE Plans Summer Social in Odessa at Barbecue Barn
The Permian Basin Chapter of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers will hold a summer social Friday at 7 30 p.m. in the Ector County Barbecue Barn. The event replaces the usual meeting and includes a barbecue dinner by the Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang bingo and dancing to the Jay Denton quintet. Members were reminded to return reservation cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permian Basin
National Association of Corrosion Engineers
Ector County
Odessa
Four Permian Basin wells seek discovery allowables in Texas hearing
At a Friday Railroad Commission hearing in Austin, four wells were considered for dual completions and discovery rights. Banksline Oil and Hunt Oil sought for the Renee Mayberry Formstall No. 411 in Crockett County, with Pure Oil proposing East Tippett field designations in Upper Wolfcamp and Lower Wolfcamp zones and Gulf Oil seeking Texel designations in Devonian and Ellenburger zones. Neighbors Gulf and Standard Oil voiced positions on reservoir connections and discovery rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Austin Bureau
Austin
Railroad
Communis Sion
Bankline Oil ‘Company
Hunt Oil Company, Inc
Renee Mayberry
San Andres Reservoir
Upton County
Gulf Oi Corp
Gulf
Texel
Ellenburger
McElroy
Crockett County
East Tippett
Upper Wolfcamp
Lower Wolfcamp
Wolfcamp
Gulf Oil Corp
Standard Oil Co
Texas
Shell Oil Co
Tippett
Discovery
Standard
Warren Schedules Midland Wildcat No. 2 Franma D Gray
Warren Petroleum Corp oil division targets a 13500 ft footage wildcat well on a 120 acre lease 14 miles south of Midland. The location sits 660 ft from the north and east lines of the southeast quarter of section 27 block 41 T 3 S T&P survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Petroleum Corporation
California Oil Firms Probing Sea Floor For Hidden Oil
Offshore explorers in California expand sub sea sampling as tidelands reopen. Divers use undersea gear to measure formations and collect samples while devices like clamshells snap samples and seismometers map underwater structures. Companies reveal little about findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Diving Consultants
Scripps Oceanography Institute
Ter
California Oil Company
Stock Quotations From The Shore Market Wire Brief
Shore market quotations arrive via direct wire services of the Southwestern Securities Company of Odessa. The report summarizes latest price moves, notable gains and losses, and reflects early trading activity across key shares and indices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwesterm Securities Company
Odessa
Nolan County well shows salt water at depth in Cambrian field
The northeast offset to the discovery well of the EA Cambrian Field in southeastern Nolan County reported salt water on a drillstem test at Fry Land. Drilling continues in sandy lime and shale below 5645 feet with a 2 hour test recovering 60 feet of mud and 710 feet of salt water. Location 1100 feet from south line and 1246 feet from west line of section 18, Brock Z, T&P survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Snowden
Kilroy
Texas
Roberts
Nolan County
Fry Land
Brock Z
T&p Survey
Extension Completed Warren Petroleum No. 3 Jim C. Smith
Extension completed at Warren Petroleum Corporation No 3 Jim C Smith in Rumrfels County with 174 barrels per day through a 14 64 inch choke and open hole from 451 50 feet in section 79 block 63 HT&B survey southeast extension Gardner lime producer on the south side of the North Winters multipay pool. Gas oil ratio stated at 600 to 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Petroleum Corporation
Jim C. Smith
Ht&b
Gardner
North Winters
Rumrfels County
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OF Industrial
Electrical Duke
Penwell
N. Leem
Humble Wildcat
NACE
Gulf’s
McElroy Ranch i Company
Warren Schedules
Midland
Wildcat
Chevrolet
Ame
Flint
Michigan
Broncho Chevrolet CO
Southwestern Securities Company
N. Texas
Bill Masterson
Seiberling
Vishities
Aimerada FP
Ateotvan Treayt
Anderse -Br
Argo
Ashland Gas Atlantiere
Loep Fleck
Jae Phu
Briad Haig
Sinclair
United States
Steel
Warren Pete
Woodley
Arkeywive
Reaver Lodgr Cn
Tenergal Ruperte
Gs Hyen Tasior
Tennessee
Oleame Ultrasonics Corp
Tony
Western Natural Gas
Nolan
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