Recompletion Yields 100 Barrel Oil in Devonian Test
Terry Wildcat in Terry County completes a pumping test after reworking from 12 682 to 12 685 feet to Devonian perforations. The well produced 100 barrels of oil and 300 barrels of water in 24 hours, with earlier Clear Fork intervals squeezed and tested. Location is 660 feet north and 6 feet east of the SW corner of section 93, block D-11, C M survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake L. Hannon
Atlas Life
Terry County
Devonman
Clear Fork
Corece
Clear Fork Finds in Hockley County Drilling Ahead
Great Western Drilling Company and Karl Hobitrella No 1 Thomas Davis AV one half mile east of the discovery well in the Hobitrelle Lower Canyon Field in Hockley County report finding free gas on a drill stem test conducted around 6100 to 6200 feet. Drilling continues below 6882 feet with flowline pressure at 180 pounds and 12 minute shut in pressure at 624 pounds. Location is 660 feet from the north and east lines of labor 1 league 17. Wichita Central Lat server, sinner least. af Towelland. inty Seheel ae
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Western Drilling Company
Karl Hobbitrelle
Thomas Davis
Hobitrelle
Lower Canyon
Hockley County
Clear Fork
Wichita
Tovelland
Inty
Seheel
Venture Set in Howard County No. 2 Location
Lone Star Producing Company stakes No 2 venture seven miles west of Bis Spring in Howard County. Teves measurements include 8200 feet depth 2485 feet gross and 1840 feet from the earth line. The survey cites section 34 block 34 T I N T P and notes position on S-2070.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star Producing
Mittie Walters
Bis Spring
Howard County
T-I-N. T&p Survey
10 000 Foot Test Planned in Howard Area
A project proposes a 320 acre site in Howard County with a 10 000 foot test. The venture sits 660 feet from a nearby section line and lies in block 32 on the TON TAP survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Pacific Cenard Ootos
Henare
Fisher County Test Will Be Abandoned
A drilling test in Fisher County progresses through measurements before abandonment efforts begin. The test encountered gas shows and pressure readings, with depth and interval details recorded, locating the failure 400 feet from the section north and west lines near Hamlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher County
Wildcat in Roosevelt County Finds Shows on Test Drill
Wildcat in Roosevelt County New Mexico drills at 316 feet after showing in Abe Woelf camp. The venture tested from 8155 to 260 feet for two hours with 350 pounds bottom hole pressure and 225 pounds flowing. Location 660 feet north and 1979 feet east of section 14-8-37.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snel
Company No. 1 Bluit
Federa
Wildcat
Roosevelt County
New Mexico
Abe Woelf
Wildcat Drill Advances Near Crane in Ellenburger
A Texas and Pacific Coal and Oil Company well named H. E. Adams "A" drills 11,718 feet north of Crane in Crane County. The Ellenburger formation is being penetrated with a tentative top at about 11,710 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas and Pacific Coal and Oil Company Et al No
H. E. Adams
Wildcat
Crane
Crane County
Ellenburger
Humble Wildcat Flows On Test Near Ozona
Humble Oil and Refining Company No 1 feet H 15 miles NW of Ozona Crockett County drilled to 6970 feet in dolomite then plugged back to 6968 feet. Six hour flow yielded 22 barrels oil and 1 barrel water with 100 psi tubing pressure. After swabbing five hours it kicked off again flowing 179.54 barrels oil and 11.46 barrels water in 16 hours with 525 psi tubing pressure. Rig released and co operator continues testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Wildcat
Ozona
Crockett County
Tom Green Test Slated By Hunt In Strawn Discovery
Caroline Hunt Trust Estate plans a wildcat well in Tom Green County one mile northeast of No 1 Jacobs near Strawn. The No 3 Pauline and Elsie Jennerson well is sited 467 feet from the south lane and east line of section 70, one mile south of Christoval, with 5800 feet of length on a 320 acre lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Hunt Trust Estate
Tom Green County
Jacobs
Pauline and
Elsie Jennerson
South Concho River
Charles A. Clark
Christaval
Slight Gas and Oil Shows From Mississippian Test Near Denver City
Drilistem test in Yoakam County at Amerada Petroleum No 2 L. B. Tannehill wildcat 16 miles SW of Denver City found slight gas shows and oil indications in the Mississippian. Test from 10 750 to 839 feet produced a water blanket and mud, with flowing pressure at 9450 pounds and shut in pressure 449 pounds. results suggest prospecting potential for Wolfcamp production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoakam County
Amerada Petroleum Company
Wildcat
Denver City
Wolfcamp
Market generation fare linked to wire service diversion
A fragmented report notes market generation charges tied to a diversion by the Gonf'viectren Cooeition Company of Odemna. Details remain unclear due to garbled OCR but the core claim concerns a pricing action affecting related wire service operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tne
Gonf'viectren Cooeition Company
Odemna
Stonewall Wildcat Finaled in Bend Conglomerate Test
James G. Brown and team completed No. 1 Gib Calloway in Bend conglomerate, 15 miles north of Aspermont in Stonewall County. The well flowed 472 barrels of 38 gravity oil in 24 hours on test, with gas oil ratio about 300 to 1 and 380 psi tubing pressure. Depth to Ellenburger bottom was 7 330 feet. casing set at 6 300 feet. plugged near 6 090 feet. offset to Bissett Ranch field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Brown
Calloway
Bend
Aspermont
Stonewall County
Ellenburger
Block F. H&tc
Bissett Ranch
Strawn
Andrews Wildcat Flows Oil On Test In Andrews County
Ralph Lowe's No. 1 Southland Royalty Company wildcat in Andrews County coring at 2220 feet in dolomite. Core 12166 to 12209 feet recovered 89 feet of fractured dolomite with oil shows. Drillstem test 12160 to 12209 feet. open 2 hours 40 minutes. gas surfaced 18 minutes. oil surfaced 1 hour 38 minutes. Flowed 37 barrels in 1 hour 10 minutes. gravity 43.6 degrees. Flow tests, pressures, and formation notes included with reference to Ellenburger strike nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Lowe
Southland Royalty Company Et al
Wildcat
Andrews County
Tees
Noob
Ellenburger
Unclear oil well test reports in Crockett County
Fragmentary OCR describes an oil test in Crockett County 2d miles north and west of Oronn. After a two hour drill test gas appeared at the surface within four minutes. Drilling produced a flow with 238.5 feet of apparent rearranged strata and an estimated barrels of water. Pressure and gravity readings are noted with complex details. The report suggests resumed testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crivorsi Fs “Ab
Witheat
Creensrett County
Oronn
Drijsters
Delpire
Production Extended Southward In Andrews
Oil operation details describe extended production in Andrews with measurements, depths, casing, and pay zones. The report notes location 40 feet from the fourth line and 333 feet from the east edge of the west half of section 12, near Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Texas oil allowable may be cut for July by Railroad Commission
The Texas Railroad Commission indicated July oil allowable may drop below the current 2,991,938 barrels daily. The US Bureau of Mines put July market demand at 2,810,000 barrels, while nominations fell 84,067 barrels to 2,882,168 barrels daily. A proration hearing in San Angelo will set the July permit. Thompson noted storage increases and oversupply indicators in the Gulf Coast and national stockpiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
iTexas Railroad Commission
US Bureau of Mines
Texas
San Angelo
Railroad Commission
J Ernest O. Thompson
Thompson
Gulf Coast
Three Counties Draw Wildcats in Texas Oil Stakes
In Tom Green McCulloch and Runnels counties Wildcat stakes are filed. Plsmouth Oil Company marks a 6 500 foot lease site near San Angelo. Johan Herrrieh survey 3387 notes 660 feet from north east and southeast lines. McCullough Count Afevean Driving Co of Ballinger records another decatton for Neob Atys with 580 feet from merchn dine and 540 feet from the cast line. Further staking includes Cotrnts bocaercade and others with distances 2 1 2 0 feet from various lines and a 5 900 foot layout near Peativernte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Green
McCulough c
Runnels
Plsmouth Oi Company
Z. W. Johnson
Johan Herrrieh
San Ane
Cel
McCullough
Afevean Driving Company
Ballinger
Decatton
Pieabett
Eherkrider Et al
Catharis
Peativernte Elias
Oceanic West Extender Flows Oil Sets Pipe
A terse report describes Oceanic West Extender flowing oil and setting pipe amid field activity. The fragment mentions pipe placement, pressure observations, and monitoring of flows with timing and measurements.
Gulf Stakes Wildcat For Crockett County
A Crockett County report describes a land staking action by Chil Oi Corporation for a project labeled Gulf Stakes Wildcat No 2. The language notes a 1 4 acre parcel with a 700 foot layout and rotary features along the southern boundary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Stakes
Wildcat
Crockett County
Southeast Fisher Receives Wildcat Southeast Fisher Receives Wildcat
An Etlenburger wildcat is staked in southeastern Fisher County about 22 miles southeast of Sylvester for the Texican O1 Company of Dallas. The well Na FOW Feelers is drilled with 4, BCU feet rotary tools, elevation T813 8 feet, and located near section 1, block Wy TRP survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher County
Sylvester
Texican O1 Company
Dallas
Lescre
Fies
Wildcat Scheduled In Midland County
Gulf OU Corporation has staked a location for a wildcat well north of the Citwoot Midland, with the Nat Schoarbauer Cattle Company designated nearby. The site lies 600 feet from the Seth line and 1,9850 feet from the east line of section 3, block 39, VereS.T & PP survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf OU Corporation
Van
Wildcats Claim Two New Wells at Stonewall County
Pure Oil Company stakes No 1 Marvy L Wilson 560 feet from north line and 2131 feet from west line in section 98 block F U&TC survey 17 miles northeast of Aspermont on a 656 2 acre lease. Lone Star Producing No 1 Ruby Green 6500 foot rotary wildcat seven miles north of Aspermont on an 80 acre lease spots 2173 feet north and 850 feet east from section 138 block D H&TC survey and 467 feet from south and west lease lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pure Oil Company
Marvy L. Wilson
U&tc Survey
Aspermont
Lone Star Producing Company
Strawn discovery well in Crockett County completes with high potential
The Strawn discovery well 15 0 miles southwest of Big Lake in Crockett County has been completed for an estimated 1684 barrels of oil per day. It flowed 210.5 barrels in three hours from multiple perforation intervals, with a tubing pressure of 9530 psi and a gas-oil ratio of 2070 to 1. The oil, with a gravity of 46.1 degrees, was acidized with 1500 gallons and the hole depth is 8210 feet, casing set at total depth. The location is 660 feet from the north line and 1980 feet from the west line of section 18, block Q, EL&RR Survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cities Service Oil Company
Shannon
Strawn Discovery
Big Lake
Crockett County
El&rr
Wildcat in Nolan County Finds Oil on Test
Sun Oil Company No. 1 Wood Beaver in Nolan County reports a drillstem test of Ellenburger and cerium with the root open last below 6461 feet. Dittlstern tested 6310 62 feet, 380 minutes surface flow and 180 feet of mud recovered, plus 100 feet of oil and 200 feet of tree oil. Gravity 42.3. Flow pressure 150 to 2215 pounds. Location 660 feet north and 466 feet east of the northwest quarter of section 35 block 20 T P survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun Oil Company
Wood
Beaver
Nolan County
Ellenburger
T&p Survey
Late Spring Thaw Hampers Pembina Field Drilling
Dr Frank J Gardner exploring Western Canada reports thaw and heavy rains cripple Pembina oil operations 62 miles west south west of Edmonton in Alberta. The muskeg basin, near the field’s center, with thick clay and humus layers, mud and soggy footing hinder heavy equipment, reducing May completions to about one per day less than earlier in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pembina
Canada
Alberta
Frank J. Gardner
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Gardner
Edmonton
United State
Western
Reeves Wildcat No Oil Found at Toyah Unit Test
Gulf Oil Corporation and others report No. 1 Toyah Unit wildcat in Reeves County seven miles northeast of Toyah drilled to 12 910 feet with no shows of oil or gas in two drillstem tests. Water blankets and gas readings were recorded, but no hydrocarbons recovered. flowing and shut in pressures noted. Location given as 660 feet from north line and 1983 feet east line of section 20, block C-17, PSL survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Oil Corporation
Toyah
Reeves County
Dallas Operators Set Cochran Wildcat
Relph J Abber of Dallas leads a 3 200 foot wildcat in southwestern Cochran County fourteen miles southeast of Bleesoe. The No 2 Reed Starnes well is located 388 feet from the south line and 330 feet from the east line of the northeast quarter of section 38 Harrison and Brown survey. Elevation 0834 9 feet ground level. The site covers 320 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Relph J. Abber
Cisco Sand Opener Finaled In Nolan County
The Cisco Sand Opener, near Mcroneal Nolan County, completed a test in the Cisco Sand with 4 barrels of oil in 24 hours. Perforations in 5.5 inch casing produced gas, oil and a 40 degree gravity reading. Hole bottomed at 4150 feet with casing set there, located 660 feet from the north and east lines of the southwest quarter of section 112 deck T A H and T survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jone
Stasney
Group of
Company No. I-B
G. W. Cochran
Mcroneal
Nolan County
H&tc Survey
Bell Rubber names Odessa man as West Texas sales rep
Sales representative Johnnie L. Hesser of Odessa is appointed to cover West Texas and southeastern New Mexico for Bell Rubber Company of Dallas. Prior to joining Bell, Hesser worked in sales at Bovaird Supply Company and Wells Equipment Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie L. Hesser
Odessa
West Texas
Mexico
Bell Rubber Company
Dalas
Bell
Hesser
Bovaird Supply Company
Wells Equipment Company
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Terry Wildcat
C&m Survey
Hockley
Fisher & Deve
Pete
Bbb&c
Hamlin
Roosevelt
Humble
Hunt
NOGN
Amercay
PBS
Wester
Natrol T
Southwestern Securities Company
Texan
SPU A Sas
Mendey
Seturdey
FOX Rig & Lumber CO
Stonewall Wildcat
J.R. Sharp, Inc
Hill State
Brevk
Cdevomiani Reli Secio
Peete S
Elie
Ebay
Terre Berke
Chil Oi Corporation
Pett
Cal Tyres Mo
Pertheas
Orp Taylor
Serayvio A
OLD Taylor
Old Taylor Distillery Company
Frankfort, Ky
Taylo
Kentucky
N. Lee
Fisher
Midland County
Stonewall
Crockett
Nolan
Reeves Wildcat
Wee
FORD
Cisco
North
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