Wildcat Oil Drilling Surges Across Texas and Illinois
Texas drillers report eight oil wildcats in May across districts including Corpus Christi Abilene and Houston with total this year at 80. Gas wildcats reach 12 this period as completions total 217 oil wells and 90 gas wells in early May. In Illinois near Nashville extensive staking of 3.5 million acres follows a March gusher as Devonian Siluria reef yields 45 barrels an hour and a Perry Falk lease eyes about one million barrels per 40 acres amid rising demand and energy concerns.
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Jack Chodar
Wildcat
United States
Daisie Bradford
M. “Dad
East Texas
Austin
Tex
Corpus Christi
Texas
Railroad Commission
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Geological Survey
Joe Cummins
Perry Falk
Nashville
Firestone Drivers Recognized for Million Mile Safe Record
Fort Stockton honor list for Firestone Test Center drivers includes 12 earning lifetime Million Mile Cub status for 176 years of service and 18 million miles without a chargeable accident. Also 117 drivers receive Safe Saver Awards with 10 and 13 year accolades and $50 or $100 bonuses.
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Fort Stockton
Rere
Irestone
National Safety Council
Firestone
Elbert H Archer
Elsworth K. Ezell
James M Harbour
Thomas C Kincaid
Alan Lemons
Elmor Marable
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McClarnex
Theo Minter
Yecar K Sawyer
James L. Yard
Harold G Wynne
Jesse E. Young
Stockton
Frestone
Strike Vote Nears On Shell Houston Refinery Pact
Union members at Shell Oil Co Deer Park and Houston Ship Channel plants vote on a tentative agreement to end a three month strike. 1800 workers affected. Mediation reports health and safety concessions. comment on details deferred until ratification. Negotiations resume at seven other plants nationwide.
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Houston
Shell Oil Co
Deer Park
Shell Ad
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Houston Ship Channel
Paul E Bowers
Ed Koenig
Roy Barnes
OCAW
Slain Couple Found With Parked Car in San Antonio
Bodies of Arturo Benavidez age 28 and Belen Zulaica age 30 were found shot several times beside a parked car on San Antonio's southeast side about 2 00 a m. Police identified both as residents of San Antonio.
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San Antonio
Arturo Benavidez
Belen Zulaica
Benavidez
Jury Selected in Drug Trial in Santa Fe
A jury of seven women and five men was chosen for a District Court heroin trafficking case involving Richard Willines after a December arrest. The article notes several arrestees had ties to a methadone program and describes a shooting incident with Benavidez and Zu laica. Milwaukee update reports Mark Myshwiee of Toledo winning a national Junior Achievement sales contest with a $1,000 scholarship for 16-year-old Myshwiee.
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Santa Fe, N.M
District Court
Richard Willines
Milwaukee
Mark Myshwiee
Toledo
Ohio
Margaret Phillips
Fort Worth
Tex
Hec International
Deputy Shot Near Home in San Antonio West Side
San Antonio deputy sheriff Peter Esquivel, 25, was wounded by a 410 gauge shotgun outside his west side home while off duty. He confronted three youths across the street as they fired. two suspects were to be charged, the third released after questioning.
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San Antonio
Peter Esquivel
West Side
Esquivel
Permian Basin Drilling Progress Across Counties
Scouting the basin reports drilling activity across counties with numerous wells. Notable completions and depths include Amin Qil Co in Lea County New Mexico and several Texas sites such as Coastal States and Pennzoil wells. A unitization bill gains constitutional support on conservation grounds while state lands may be exempt. James W. Hopkins named regional hydraulic sales and service manager replacing Odessa area lead.
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Sargent Industries Oil Well Equipment Division
James W. Hopkins
Hopkins
Odessa
Paul C. Ellis
Taft
Calif
Wildcat No. 1-B Smith near Plains in Yoakum County
Lee Fikes Exploration Co of Dallas will drill the No. 1-B Smith to 5350 feet seven miles southwest of Plains in Yoakum County. The drillsite lies 1900 feet from the north and 2100 feet from the west lines of Section 640, Block D, John H. Gibson Survey on the southwest edge of the San Andres production in the West Field.
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Lee Fikes Exploration Co
Dallas
Plains
Yoakum County
John H. Gibson
San Andres
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