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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1961
Page
2
Tom Green County No. 1-A Bird wildcat completes as Canyon sand oil discovery 180 barrels daily from 40.6 degree oil. Location 1.5 miles northeast of the A. B field, 80 acres, 7016 feet total depth, 44 inch casing to 5290 feet. Discovery named Santo Canyon field near 1.5 miles northeast of A. B field.
In Eddy County Sinclair Oil and Gas Co reported a possible Wolfcamp discovery at No 27 B West with gas flow on a two hour DST from 8480 to 8510 feet yielding 3150 feet of gas in the drill pipe and 240 feet of oil cut mud. Nearby J C Williamson said to have oil discovery production at No 4 Westates Federal in Lea County after a Fusselman oil flow from 7000 to 7040 feet. In separate tests Great Western Drilling Co reported 146 barrels of oil from 9673 to 9675 feet at the No 2 MM Federal in Lea County near the Pennsylvanian field.
New York AP stock update notes selective gains lifting the market as trading stays quiet. The Dow at noon rises 3.20 to 687.08 with several blue chips and industrials posting small advances while others hold.
Pure Oil Co. No. 1-M State Lea in Lea County completed as second De vonian producer and 1 location south extension of Crossroads field. On 24 hour test the well yielded 270 barrels of 44.7 gravity oil per day with gas oil ratio 27 to 1. No. 1-D Federal had 1252 barrels per day on test Nov 17, 1959 with 44.2 gravity oil through a 2464 inch choke at 12,003-23 feet. Location 330 feet from north line and 660 feet from east line of Section 51-30S-36E.
Tennessee Gas Transmission Company subsidiaries completed a 97 million dollar purchase of CATC group oil and gas reserves in the Ship Shoal area off Louisiana. The deal covers blocks 198 and 199 offshore Terrebonne and St Mary Parishes with 533 billion cubic feet of gas and over 16 million barrels of oil. The sale transfers leases and production operations to Tennessee. regulatory approval will be sought to tie gas reserves into the pipeline network. Harrod Burrow announced the tentative agreement on March 21.
McGrath and Smith Midland No 1 Connell will drill as Ellenburger wildcat in Ector County four miles southwest of Penwell to reopen Ellenburger production in the Metz multipay field. Discovery 1959 January by Slick Oil Co Houston and Brown and Spice Midland No 1 Connell produced 603 barrels of 41 gravity oil daily through a 14 inch choke at 9190 to 9200 feet. Location 1646 feet north and 1776 feet east of Section 8 Block B-16 PSL Survey.
Amiexas Oil Corp Midland applies to drill No 1 Riley Estate as a 40 mile southwest outpost to No 1 Hinkle in Gaines County Seminole San Andres field four miles north of Seminole. Contract depth 5700 feet. Discovery finaled in April producing 34.97 barrels of 32 gravity oil per day and 34.97 barrels of water through perforations at 470-482 feet. Location 1880 feet east and 660 feet north of Section 165 Block G WIRR Survey.
Pan American Petroleum Co No 1 C Seary Smith Foundation in Winkler County 13 miles southeast of Kermit has been plugged and abandoned at 3600 feet. Location spots 060 feet from the south and east lines of Section 69, Block A, G&MMB&A Survey.
A field project 10 miles southeast of Spur, Texas on the Roark and Hooker tract, Abilene No. Swenson Estate. The Dickens County site lies at 4460 feet elevation, 80 feet north and 164 feet west in Section 162, Block 1, HE&GN Survey, now plagued and abandoned.
A long line of drilling and completion notes across numerous fields from Andrews Ashman to Yoakum Rowan. Entries cover companies such as Humble, Texaco, Conoco, Gulf, and Sinclair with depths, casing sizes, perforations, pumping tests, and some production figures. Notable items include multiple crewed wells, total depths reaching over 14 000 feet, and tests showing oil and water flows.
Garza County No. 10 Taylor wildcat four miles northeast of Ira in Scurry County yielded large oil volumes on a three hour drillstem test in the Canyon reef at 6965 to 698 feet. Test recovered 200 feet of 44 gravity oil and 200 feet of oil and gas-cut mud, plus 930 feet salt water, with 270 feet of mud-cut oil. Strike offset to TEXACO Midland No. 254 P. L. Fuller in the Southeast Fuller multi pay field, 14 miles north of Snyder, is planned with depth about 5650 feet. Finaled May 15 for 261.96 barrels of 43 gravity oil per day through an 18-64 inch choke. Flowing pressures 250 to 700 psi. 30-minute closed-in pressure 2550 psi. Location 14 miles northwest of Justiceburg area. J E Blakey Jr. Justiceburg No. 1 A D Justice to be drilled as a 2100-foot Garza County wildcat four miles southeast of Justiceburg. Location 2310 feet from east line of Section 3, Block 6, BGM Survey on 80 acres. TEXACO INC Midland No. 254 P L Fuller to be drilled.
The American Petroleum Institute reports a weekly drop in crude runs to 7,865,000 bpd and a 2.4 million barrel fall in gasoline production to 27,275,000 barrels. Heavy fuel oil and light fuel oil outputs also declined, while kerosene fell slightly. Domestic crude production slipped to 7,096,760 bpd, with Texas down to 2,501,000 bpd. Imports rose to 1,548,600 bpd, aided by gains east of California. California and other regions showed mixed changes in crude and product imports.
Bayview Oil Corp of Dallas reports the Glo rieta San Andres discovery 11 miles south of Crane is dually completed as a four mile east extension and second San Andres producer in the Bayview multipay field. The No 2 Eppenauer well yielded 161 barrels of 42.7 gravity oil per day through perforations at 4620 to 4622 feet after acidization with 1000 gallons. Gas oil ratio 630 to 1. The No 1 Eppenauer discovery was finalized in May for 177.8 barrels through a 10?64 inch choke with perforations at 2066 to 2068 feet, also dually completed from the Gilhorieta. Location 660 feet from the southwest and 1880 feet from the southeast lines of Section 10, Block 6, H&TC Survey.
Fisher Test Dry J S Abercrombie Mineral Co Inc Houston reported a well in Johnston County at 214 miles southeast of Grady was plugged and abandoned at 716 feet. Location spots 660 feet from ition 2 Block 2 H&TC Survey.
Wildcat No. 1 Johnston in Hockley County nine miles south of An ton has been plugged and abandoned at a depth of 10 086 feet. The action ends activities on this well as operators report no remaining productive prospects.
Kenneth M. Hankins of Odessa filed to re enter and plug back to 950 feet at the No 1 R F Slusher in Brown County 44 miles NW of Brookesmith The upward test lies 3 miles north and east of a gas well 650 feet east of the NE corner of J L Vaughn Survey No 2 within the W Badgett Survey SUNRAY MID CONTINENT OIL CO Abilene No 1 A R L Carter to drill as a one location NW and north northeast offset to the North Speck field eight miles NNW of Eden Contract depth 3750 feet to test both formations The field has three Strawn and two Canyon producers south and east lines of Carli Schartz Survey No 276 Abstract T2
Robert W. Hines was named executive vice-president of Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Co. by board chairman H. B. Fuqua after a directors meeting. Hines joined Texas Pacific in 1854 as assistant manager of production, became production manager and director in 1957, and has held the post of vice-president production since 1959.
C P Stanley of Dresser Engineering Tulsa was installed as president for 1961 62 by the Natural Gasoline Supply Men's Association board of directors. New officers include F W Bell Houston division manager for Brown Root Inc Tulsa vice president W M Gebo Ingersoll Rand Co Tulsa chief engineer and James S Kane Amarillo president of James S Kane Co treasurer.
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