Delaware Basin Oil and Gas Roundup of Deep Ellenburger Drilling
The Ralph Lowe Estate plans to re enter and deepen to 27 000 feet as an Ellenburger wildcat No 117 University Pecos County 11 miles east of Fort Stockton and four miles south of Phillips No 1 EE University the deepest hole at 25 340 feet Several other Pecos County wells reach Devonian and Ellenburger plays including No 1 Neal Estate No 1 Skelly Reed No 1 Blackston Slaughter and Gulf Oil No 1 8 Fort Stockton Gas Unit with varied open flow rates and acidizing treatments Contracts awarded to Parker Drilling Co and joint operations by Skelly Oil Getty Oil Hassie Hunt Trust and El Paso Natural Gas Co. continuous drilling program planned on the University lease with 60 day intervals between wells.
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Ralph Lowe
Midland
University
Pecos County
Fort Stockton
Phillips Petroleum Co
EE University
M&w
Lowe Estate
Skelly Oil Co
Getty Oil Co
Hassie Hunt Trust
el Paso Natural Gas Co
University of Texas
Board For Lease
Phillips No. 1-Ee University
Ellenburger
The
Petroleum Corp
Chambers & Kennedy of
Neal Estate
Gomez Field
T&stl
Oil Patch Gas Flows Across Reeves and Ward Counties
Gas shows in Reeves and Ward counties from multiple wildcats and tests. Notable flows include 11.5 to 14.1 million cubic feet daily in Devonian and Montoya Ellenburger zones and a 25.5 million cubic feet per day dual discovery at Caprito in March 1969 with condensate.
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Delaware
Montoya
H&gn
Roden Oil Co
Midland
Caprito
R.O.C
Ward County
Pyote
Boden
Pennzoil Declares Dividend and Oil Field Updates
Pennzoil United, Inc. declared a third quarter dividend of 20 cents per common share, with payment September 15 to shareholders of record August 31. Additional per share dividends on various preferred classes were set for October 1. Separately, Humble Oil completed No. 2-1 Pyote Gas Unit in Ward County with potential 17.7 MMcf/d, and Basin Producing Properties, Ltd. reported Covington Delaware discovery in Culberson County testing 48.6 barrels per day over 24 hours. Other wildcat activity in Ward, Winkler, and Monahans areas was noted with depths and test results described.
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Houston
Pennzoil United, Inc
William C. Liedtke, Jr
Comemon
Basin Producing Properties, Ltd
Midland
Covington
Delaware
Culberson County
Orla
PSL
Failures
Watchtower Baptism Interrupted by Crocodile Attack
In Mufulira Zambia Davison Kapusa was baptized in the Kafue River before about 200 Watchtower members when a crocodile grabbed his leg but release followed an alarm. No one was harmed.
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Mufulira
Zambia
Davison Kapusa
Kafue
Kapusa
Stars In Service Show Support For Soldiers Abroad
A call to write to STARS offers readers a chance to support servicemen including Franklin Brooks, deployed on NATO operations from the U S S Wasp. The letter details life aboard and ports visited from Rota to Lisbon, plus duties on helicopter engines and antisubmarine work.
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Franklin Brooks
U.S.S. Wasp
Rota
Spain
Denmark
Germany
England
Norway
Lisbon
Portugal
Quonset Point
Rhode Island
Reservoir Pollution To Be Aired
The Texas Water Quality Board scheduled a Del Rio hearing on Amistad Reservoir pollution at the request of Val Verde residents. Engineers cite shoreline development and near rock edges as blocks to septic systems, risking lake contamination. A second July 1 Kilgore hearing covers waste disposal applications from Peatown Development Corp and others.
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Austin
Texas Water Quality Board
del Rio
Amistad Reservoir
Amistad
Texas
Val Verde County
Kilgore
Peatown Development Corp
Longview Refining Co
East Tawakoni
Edgewood
Oxford appoints first full time Jewish chaplain
Rabbi Sidney Leperer was appointed last year as Oxford University's first full time Jewish chaplain. No other British university has one, and London University declined citing abundant local rabbis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
England
Sidney Leperer
Oxford University
London
London University
Rainbow Girls Hold Regular Meeting at Balmorhea
The Order of the Rainbow Girls met Monday night at the Masonic Temple with Worthy Advisor Martha Larramore presiding. Mrs. Dickie Schloemer assisted as Mother Advisor while the Worthy Advisor reported on attending the Grand Assembly in Dallas. attendees included Clay Patrick of Pecos and Sharon Jobe from the college.
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Order of the Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Martha Larramore
Dickie Schloemer
Dallas
Clay Patrick
Pecos
Sharon Jobe
College
Reyna Home On Leave From Navy Training in Orlando
Reva Reyna son of Mr and Mrs Robert Reyna is home on leave from Navy training in Orlando Florida He will have 14 days before departing for Okinawa The Reynas are staying with Archery Construction Co from San Antonio Their two older sons completed tours in Vietnam Robert Jr served 14 months and Oscar served eight months
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Reva Reyna
Robert Reyna
Orlando
Fla
Okinawa
Hearing loss rate in U S adults cited by Encyclopaedia Britannica
About ten percent of the U S adult population experiences significant hearing loss in one or both ears according to Encyclopaedia Britannica. The article notes this common disability affects communication and daily life.
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U.S
Encyclopaedia Britan
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Blackston- Slaughter
Patrick Petroleum Co
Jackson
Mich
Blackston-Slaughter
Yucca Butte
Sheffield
Skelly-Reed
Texas Oil & Gas Corp
Wolfcamp
Chenot
Girvin
Wellsite
Ft. Stockton
Gomez
Gulf Oil Corp
Pere Forations
Fort Stockton Irrigated Lands Subdivision
Texaco Inc
T&stl Survey
B Simmons
Pubco Petroleum Corp
Alburquerque
N.M
Simmons
J.D.C
Clearfork
Imperial
H&tc Survey
Owego
J.H. Humphrey
Millard
Lomasand
James L. Lamb Jr
Pecos Co
Brown & Thorp
Upper Clearford
Earth Resources Co
Roy Girvin
Fromme-Burk Royalty Co
Fromme
Cameron Oil Co
McDonald
Wildcat
Humphrey
Superior Oil Co
Fusselman
Reeves
Mi Vida
No. 1 Schwalbe
By Gordon Bankston
Reeves Dusters
Reeves County
William G. Wright
A Davis
T&p Survey
Jake L. Hamon
Armstrong
Lee O. White
Decie-Wedin
Brewster County
Maraethon
Pat Taylor
Gc&sf Survey
Gorden Anks
Pennzoil
Humble Oil & Refining Co
United States
Mt. McKinley
Alaska
Hutchings Stock Association
G&mmb&a
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Nor-Am Petroleum Corp
Damron
Winkler County
Natures Anest
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West
Colorado
Balmorhea
Bright
KKK
Franklin
P. S
Rainbows
Reyna
Gateway Gulf
Rome
Ted A En Ee
Richard Harris As
Man Called Horse
Judith Anderson
Jean Gascon
Clint Eastwood
Techniscope Technicolor
Stanley Kramer
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