Gulf Stakes Location For Wildcat In Borden County
Gulf Ol Corporation plans an 8100 foot reef wildcat three miles northeast of Veal Moor Canyon reef pool in Borden County. Designated No. 1 E J Higginbotham the prospect points lie 1980 feet north of the north line and 660 feet east of the east line of section 18 block 31 T-3-N T&P survey.
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Wildcat
Borden
Gulf Ol Corporation
Vealmoor Canyon
Borden County
J. L. Higiginbotham
T&p Survey
Oil well abandoned near Sutton County site
The Sutton Falcon Oil Corporation well No. 1 Leonard Gibbs eight miles northwest of the Ken Strawn pool in Sutton County was abandoned at a depth of 4256 feet in barren Ellenburger formation.
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Sutton _ Falcon Oil Corporation
C. L. Norsworthy Jr
Leonard Gibbs
Ken Strawn Pool
Sutton County
Barren
Ellenburger
Yoakum Venture Recovers Oil On Devonian Test
Amerada Petroleum reports No. 2 L. B. Tannehill wildcat in Yoakum County struck oil in the Devonian on a drillstem test at 11 454 to 11 479 feet. Test produced 80 feet oil 280 feet mud and 16 feet water, with flowing pressure 1015 to 1235 pounds and 13 minute shut in 4440 pounds. Location 16 miles southwest of Denver City near section 904 block D. The No 2 Tannehill already showed production in the Wichita Albany at 8899 to 8984 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amerada Petroleum Corporation
L. B. Tannehill
Wildcat
Yoakum County
Wichite Albany
J. H. Gibsom Survey
Denver City
Reeves County Drill Incident Details Amid Turbulent Well Tests
In Reeves County near Tovah seven miles northeast, the Gallop Corporation unit reported no shows during tests at about 13,480 feet with 559 feet of sand. The well remained open for one hour as recovery proceeded with pressures cited at 1880 psi and a shut in pressure of 880 psi. A secret sting ahead at 1588 feet in sand and shale was mentioned, with further references to other test depths and equipment issues including a twisted drill pipe and eight aril collars, all amid ongoing fishing operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallop Corporation
Neo T Texas Unit
Tovah
Reeves Ceaunty
Shive
Coe
Reeves County
Unclear Historic Place Location Fragment
Fragmentary OCR text references Adams Mille and Reeves County with scattered place names and distances. The legible elements include Delaware, Reeves County, and a reference to section and block numbers, but the passage remains incoherent with many garbled terms and lacks a clear event or person.
Reagan Wildcat Finds Penn Oil in Reagan County
Kerr-McGee No 1 University C wildcat half mile east of Santa Rita in Reagan County recovered high gravity oil on a drillstem test from 10 440 to 10 515 feet. The test showed 810 feet of fluid with 360 feet of high gravity oil and 270 feet of oily mud. Drilling continues toward 10 596 feet in lime with chert trace.
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Kerr-McGee No. 1 University “C
Wildcat
Reagan County
Santa Rita
Big Lake
University Lands — Survey
Sun Oil Plans Wildcat Drills in Reeves and Winkler
Sun Oil Company will drill two wildcat prospects in Texas counties Reeves and Winkler. The Reeves No1 Balmorhea Ranches well targets 5900 feet with rotary tools, located near section 176, block 1, H&TC survey at 2200 feet. The Winkler No1 Faye Hunter Hogg well targets 6500 feet, six and a half miles southeast of Kermit, with spotings near section 21, block B-5.
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Sun Oil Company
Reeves
Winkler
Reeves County
H&tc
Winkler County
Faye Hunter Hogg
Kermit
PSL Surver
Lea County Gets Wildcat Location
Tien Ov Company has staked a location for the Newl State C to test the welpcamp in Lea County New Mexico at a contract depth of 10,000 feet. The wildcat is 1 3 4 miles southwest of the Lasy U0 Field in the county’s northwest part, 600 feet from the south line and 1980 feet from the east line of section 82 13 38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tien Ov Company
Lea Countty
New Mexico
Gaines Wildcat Reams At Seminole South-East Gaines
Wildcat well Honolulu Oil No. 1 near Seminole in Gaines County at 11 074 feet depth prepares to ream after a 23 foot lime and shale core with no shows. Earlier DST from 11 002 025 feet produced 66 barrels in two hours. Location 660 feet from south line and 19380 feet from west line of section 2 block IC 44 PSL survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu Oil Company
C. H. Wescott
Wildcat
Seminole
Gaines County
PSL
Wildcat in King on drillstem test in Guthrie area
The wildcat well 11 miles southeast of Guthrie in King County conducted a drill stem test from about 5479 to 5341 feet in the Strawn lime. Location details place the site 407 feet north and 1400 feet east of a section corner in block F.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wood Assoe
Parramore
Wildcat
Guthrie
King County
Noon Stock Quotations and Dow Averages June 25
The article delivers noon stock quotations and Dow averages for June 25, provided by the Southwestern Securities Company via direct wire service. It notes market activity and general index movements as of midday.
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Abo
Southwestern Securities Company
Odeassa
Five Wildcat Locations Staked Across Three Counties
Five oil wildcat locations were staked today with McCulloch County drawing three ventures and Tom Green and Pecos counties drawing the remaining two. In McCulloch, F H Carpenter of South Lake Texas staked No 1 A McCullman 1050 feet from south and east lines of Ernest Grain survey No 957 on a 554 acre lease three and a half miles northeast of Mercury. The 2500 foot rotary test is on the CPRR survey, 13 miles northeast of Brady. Benjack Oil Company of Austin staked No 1 Harry L Curtis 330 feet from north line and 1320 feet from west line of section 3 block BBB on an 8000 acre lease, with a 1700 foot rotary. Benjack also staked No 2 Harry L Curtis 330 feet from north and west lines of the August Cahn survey 13 miles northeast of Brady on an 8000 acre lease, with a 1700 foot depth. In Tom Green, R J Calloway of Dallas staked No 1 S G Tarson 660 feet of section 76 District 11 SPRR survey one and a half miles east of San Angelo on an 80 acre lease for a 6500 foot rotary wildcat.
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McCulloch County
Pecos
Tom Green
F. H. Carpenter
South Lake
Tex
McCullman
Ernest Grain Survey
Mercury
Benjack Oil Company
Austin
Harry L. Curtis
CPRR
Brady
Tom Green County
R. J. Calloway
Dallas
S. G. Tarson
SPRR
San Angelo
Venture Drilling After Flowing Oil In Fusselman Fusselman No.2-GTXL Progress
Warren Petroleum Corp No 2-GTXL in Warsaw area southwestern Midland County is drilling at 12 648 feet after flowing Fusselman oil. A drillstem test from 12 495 63 5 feet yielded gas surface in 10 minutes oil in 1 15 and 30 minutes to pits. The well flowed 37 8 barrels in 4 15 and reversed 8 1 barrels with a flowing pressure 730 1280 pounds and shut in at 3465 pounds.
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Warren Petroleum Corporation
Warsaw
Midland County
Fusselman
GTNL
Cities Service
Forest
Roberts
Sinclair 14 Sanders
Ellenburger
Warfield
Wildcat Drill Tests Deep in Crane County
Estes Estate wildcat well in Crane County is taking a drillstem test from 6172 to 85 feet. A blow at spud today caused a packer leak, now reset and retesting. The well reached 6177 feet depth with likely Fusselman dolomite and lime, located 664 feet north and 198 feet east of section 7 block B-28 PSL, about 25 miles west of Crane.
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McElroy Ranch Company
Newmont O11
Estes Estate
Wildcat
Crane County
PSL
Crane
Mexico Protests Border Gas Price Increase
The Nuevo Laredo Chamber of Commerce protested a gasoline price rise on the northern border calling it discriminatory. In telegrams to Petroleos Mexicanos and the economy ministry, the chamber requested justification for the hike. Dr. Hector Gonzalez Lugo called the move unjustified, warning it harms border business and daily life amid devaluation. Regular gas rose from 41 to 55 centavos per liter (12.27 to 16.46 cents per gallon).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuevo Laredo. Mex
Nuevo Laredo
U. S
Large Damage Claim Lodged Against Shell
In Houston P A a $545000 damage suit was filed by the families of three men killed in a 1953 Shell Oil Co gas elevating plant explosion. Plaintiffs are Mrs Laura Y Harvey of Temple widow of Jack B Harvey Mrs Virginia A Beard of Smackover Ark widow of Norris W Beard and Mrs Josie Lee Millhouse of Tecumseh Okla widow of Ernie E Millhouse. The petition seeks 254000 for Mrs Harvey and four minor children 186000 for Mrs Beard and two children and 125000 for Mrs Millhouse.
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Houston P
Shell Oil Co
Laura Y. Harvey
Temple
Jack B. Harvey
Virginia A. Beard
Smackeover. Ark
Norris’ W. Beard
Josie Lee Milllhouse
Tecumseh
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Reagan
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Reeves, Winkler
Lea County
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AEDS
N. Texas
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Agnerada
Amery
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Ashland
Cenerad
Trouston Ca
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Texas Eye
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Texas
Texas East
Mexico
Shell
Sweetie Pie
Nadine Seltzer
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Prane
Desert Ray Electric Lewn Edgers
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Hellen
White Mountain Hand
Dolly Madison” Electric
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Payne Hardware CO
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