Oil exploration notes in Crockett Pecos counties
Extender Finaled Crockett well to 8500 feet as an Ellenburg wildcat in Crockett County near Orona. Gulf Oil completes No 11Y State Crockett County field project 13 miles southeast of Big Lake with three barrels per day from San Andres zone. Gene McCutchin Dallas No 3 M E Monroe to drill west outpost for Mishelly Queen sand field in Pecos County three miles north of Sheffield, depth 1700 feet.
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University Lands Survey
Gene McCutchin
Dallas
M. E. Monroe
Pecos County
Sheffield
Market Mixed as Indecision Slows Trading Action
In New York the AP 60 stock average rose 0.10 to 243.0 as concordant shifts showed rails up 0.30 while Industrials fell 0.30. Utilities gained 0.10 with steel and rail shares steady, oils and chemicals dragging, and a jumble of small gains and losses across sectors led by New York Central Southern Pacific Illinois Central and Santa Fe among gainers. U S Steel advanced nearly 2 points with other steel stocks lagging.
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NEW York
Associated Press
New York Central
Southern Pacific
Illinois Central
Santa Fe
U.S. Steel
Drilling Progress Reports From Basin Wells
Scouting THE BASIN shows multiple wells in progress across numerous counties. Andrew Ashman Hillard and others drill at 8908-18 feet with no recovery. Texaco and Cosden units drill at 655 and 8470 feet respectively. several formations pump oil or water at varying depths while others await cement or orders.
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Periman
Andrews
Ashman and Hillard
University
Humbie
Midland Man Promoted to Texaco Post in New York
A. W. Beacum of Texaco Inc announces Otis B. Hocker, previously Denver division manager, as assistant to the vice president with headquarters in New York City. Roy Whisenhunt, Midland assistant division manager, is named to replace Hocker in Denver. Whisenhunt served as assistant manager of Midland division in 1959.
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New York
A. W. Beacum
Texaco Inc
Otis B. Hocker
Denver
Bacum
Roy Whisenhunt
Midland
Hocker
New York City
Whisenhunt
Fusselman Discovery Logged In Lea County Strata
In Lea County southwestern New Mexico a Fusselman oil and Bone Spring gas discovery was logged near Mallamar and Mescalero Ridge. A second Westates field well near Jal produced 432 barrels of 41.5 gravity oil daily, with a 630,000 cubic feet daily gas return.
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el Paso Natural Gas Co
Midland
Federal
Reagan Pool Gets Second Well in Reagan County
Reagan Pool No. 2 in Reagan County 25 miles NNE of Big Lake is completed as a second producer in the Rocker B field. The well tested 30 barrels of 35-degree oil per day with 902-1 gas oil ratio after fracturing with 15,000 gallons and 22,500 pounds. Total depth 5088 feet. 44-inch casing to 2174 feet. Original Humble No. 1 18-TP Rocker B Ranch Co. produced 11.72 barrels daily in January 1957 from 1774 to 847 feet.
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Texola Drilling Co., Inc
Dallas
Rocker B. Rancho Co
San Andres
Reagan County
Big Lake
Rocker B Ranche Co
Humble Oil and Refining Co
H&tc Survey
Stockton Bond Vote Set July 8
Interest grows in a proposed $200,000 street bond issue to be voted on July 8. If approved, funds would cover the city’s share of paving 325 blocks of streets with remaining costs assessed to abutting property owners.
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Fort Stockton
Schleicher County Wildcat Plugged at 4800 Feet
Virgil Powell drilled the Schleicher County oil and gas wildcat No 10 D Schleicher Try Dry Sinclair Oil and Gas at Mid land six miles west of Fort McKavett. It was plugged and abandoned at 4800 feet with location in Section 6 Block A ABAM Survey, 1980 feet from the south and west lines.
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Sinclair Oil and Gas Oil
Midland
Virgil Powell
Schleicher County
Fort McKavett
Crane and Menard Wildcats Filed To Drill Wildcat Wells
Gulf Oil Corp has filed to drill No 131 M F Henderson Ellenburger wildcat in Crane County 18 miles NW of Crane. Storaughan Drilling Co to drill 1 Owen Decker Womack Abilene 4500 foot Ellenburger wildcat in SW Menard County six miles SE of Fort McKavett, near Tillery field in Schleicher County.
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Gulf Oil Corp
M.F. Henderson
Crane County
Crane
PSL Survey
Lauderdale and Storaughan Drilling Co
Owen & Decker Womack
Abilene
Menard County
Fort McKavett
Oil allowable for July set at 13 barrels per day
Oklahoma's oil allowable for July was pegged at 13 barrels per day, the same as June, by the Corporation Commission. The commission estimated output at about 505,000 barrels per day versus 503,000 for the first 24 days of June. Purchasers nominated 1,490,535 barrels for July.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Corporation Commission
Loving Delaware Oil Strike Potentiated by Fracturing
A wildcat oil well nine miles northeast of Mentone in Delaware County Beloit field produced 144 barrels per day of 30.5 degree oil with 5 percent water through a 14 inch choke at 4993 to 5000 feet after acidizing and fracturing. Gas oil ratio 575. Tubing 450 psi, casing 600 psi. Location 1.5 miles southeast of l-well in Two Freds Delaware field. Also Chase Petroleum completed a 1.5 mile extension to Spraberry Trend area near Stanton. Test pump 215.25 barrels of 38.2 gravity oil per day with 16 percent water through perforations at 7204 to 90 feet. GOR 662.
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F. W. Holbrook
Midland
No. 13 University
Levin County
Wildcat
Mentone
Delaware
Chase Petroleum Co
Kelly
Martini County
Stanton
Merger of 2 Oil Groups Set
Chicago special reports the merger of the National Petroleum Association and the Western Petroleum Refiners Association to form the National Petroleum Refiners Association. Reid Brazell, president of Leonlard Refineries, Alma Michigan, elected new head. 95 Harper and Huffman members with 20 associates. Directors include Fred P. Sewell of Delhi Taylor Oil and R L Tollett of Oden Petroleum.
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National Petroleum Association
Western Petroleum Refiners Association
National Petroleum Refiners Association
NPA
Appalachian
East Coast
Mid-Continent
Reid Brazell
Leonlard Refineries, Inc
Alma, Mich
Famariss Jr
Hobbs
N.M
Fred P. Sewell
Delhi-Taylor Oil Corporation
Dallas
R. L. Tollett
Cosline
H&t Ojden Petroleum Corporation
Big Survey
Spring
Reeves County gas prospects offset by Gulf Oil drilling
Gulf Oil Corp Midland No 1 KW State School Board will drill 3 miles south of Prairie States No 1 16 Worsham Reeves County gas prospect in Reeves County 11 miles southeast of Barstow Depth 5200 feet production tests indicate 3 000 000 cubic feet of gas per day via perforations at 4935 50 feet Location 990 feet north 660 feet east of Section 18 Block C6 PSL Survey TXL Oil No 10 Reeves Fee Reeves County field Toro Delaware field 20 miles south of Pecos completed as one location southwest extension fourth producer in the field producing 30 barrels of 34.6 gravity oil per day plus 17 percent water through 15 64 inch choke after acidization with 2000 gallons gas oil ratio 1455 1 location 43 Block 50 T&P line.
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Gulf Oil Corp
Midland
KW State School Board
Prairie States Petroleum Corp
Worsham
Delaware
Reeves County
Barstow
PSL Survey
TXL Oil Corp
Reeves Fee
Toro
Pecos
T&p
Concho Test Abandoned at 4220 Feet West of Eden
The Concho County wildcat well No. 2 J. E. Henderson drilled by Sunray Mid-Continental Oil Co of Abilene has been plugged and abandoned at a depth of 4220 feet. Location is 8% miles WSW of Eden, section 70 block 8 H&TC Survey, 660 feet from south and west lines.
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Sunray Mid-Continental Oil Co
Abilene
J. E. Henderson
Concho County
Eden
H&tc Survey
Pecos Wildcat Plugged Near Fort Stockton
Pecos County wildcat 23 miles southeast of Fort Stockton has been plugged and abandoned. Location spots 660 feet from the north and east lines of Section 2, Block 100, EL&RR Survey.
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Hassie Hunt Trust Co
Dallas
H. A. Wimberly
Pecos County
Wildcat
Fort Stockton
El&rr Survey
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