9 500 Foot Wildcat Drilling Near Ellenburger Range
Dalton H. Cobb of Midland plans a 9 500 foot wildcat test to explore Ellenburger production in East Crockett County. The site is ten miles east of Ozona, two miles northeast of the Clayton gas field, on 8 500 acres leased from Magnolia Petroleum with an override retained. Drilling contract awarded to Tri Service Drilling Company of Midland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton H. Cobb
Midland No
Clayton Ranch
East Crockett County
Ozona
Gc&sf
Clayton Gas
Cobb
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Magnolia
Tri-Service Drilling Company of Midland
Midland oilman extends field prospect at Johnson State
Charles E. Marsh II of Midland reports a one and one half mile southwest extension to the Tubb McKnight field at No. 1 Johnson State in West Crane County. The wildcat well drilled 5,849 feet, found water, then cemented and perforated intervals, flowing oil at 93 barrels in 10 hours and 55 more in the next 10 hours. The well is shut in for tanks and testing. A second well near Northeast Crockett County, City Service No 1 D Shannon, posted a 24 hour potential of 1 660 barrels of oil with gas and water, on a 15 mile southwest line from Big Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Marsh, II
Midland
Tubb
Wildcat
Sinclair No. 1 G. N. Davis and Thomson Heirs gas tests
Sinclair Oil & Gas reports two gas discovery tests in Sutton County. The Canyon No. 1 G. N. Davis in North Sutton shows open flow potential of 3,000,000 cubic feet daily from 5,720 to 5,750 feet with mud acid washed pay and depth to 5,800 feet. The Canyon No. 1 Thomson Heirs in Steen Wolfcamp field yields 4,100,000 cubic feet daily from 5,575 to 5,700 feet with surface location near Sonora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair Oil & Gas Company
Sutton County
Sinclair No
G. N. Davis
EL &Rr
Sonora
Steen
Wolfcamp
North Sutton County
Sinclair No. 1
Thomson Heirs
He&wt
Extender Completed Tide Water Oil Well No 4 Near Odessa
Tom McKnight completed a west extender well in East Ector County Headlee field. The test produced 933.98 barrels of 53.2 gravity oil in 24 hours through a one quarter inch choke with a gas oil ratio of 830 to 1 at 1430 psi tubing pressure. Total depth 13 240 feet. Four miles east of Odessa and near section 7 block 41 T 2 S T P & P.
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Tide Water Associated Oil Company
Tom McKnight
Headlee
Ellenburger
Ector County
Odessa
T&p Survey
No 2 Christy well extends Benedum Spraberry Trend north of McCamey
No 2 completed Humble Oil and Refining Co. extended its No 2 C Christy to 0.75 miles south of the Benedum part of the Spraberry Trend in Northeast Upton County. The 7 000 ft depth shows 345.20 barrels daily with 33.7 gravity oil and 3 percent water. Gas oil ratio 519 to 1. Pay zone at 6 770 ft with 2 630 ft elevation. Fracture fluids of 21 000 gallons treated. casing 5.5 inches set at total depth 7 100 ft. New well located 1 650 ft from section lines and 20 miles north of McCamey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humble Oil & Refining Company
C. Christy
Upton County
Ccsd&rgng Survey
McCamey
El lenburger drillstem test near Humble No 1 Harrison
Mud cut oil surfaced on a wildcat at Humble Oil and Refining No 1 Harrison in Southeast Sutton County. The 65 minute test from 6,872 to 6,897 feet yielded 30 feet of heavily oil and gas cut mud and 15 feet of mud cut oil, with coring ongoing below 6,912 feet. Location 660 feet south and 1,980 feet from east line of section 115 CCSD&RGNG, 18 miles southeast of Sonora.
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Humble Oil & Refining Company
Harrison
Wildcat
Sutton County
Ccsd&rgng
Sonora
Spraberry Trend Area Extension In Reagan County
The Spraberry Trend Area in Northwest Reagan County extends one mile south and west with Gordon P. Street No. 1 C.E. Ham. The well yields 143 barrels daily of 45.9 gravity oil with seven percent water. Gas oil ratio 2551 to 1. Open hole production from 7082 to total depth 7128 feet. Pay at 7082 feet, elevation 2671 feet. Fracture fluid used. tubing pressure 250 psi. Nearby fields include World West Strawn and east lines of section 3, block.
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Reagan County
Gordon P. Street
C.E. Ham
Gain Second Oiler
Strawn
Preliminary test at Magnolia Permian well yields oil flow
Magnolia Petroleum Company No 2 Reynolds Parks in Southwest Midland County flowed 198 barrels of 41.8 gravity oil in 24 hours through a 16-64 inch choke during a preliminary production test. One barrel of acid water and the same amount of mud accompanied the oil. Tubing pressure was 500 pounds and the gas oil ratio was 1238 to 1. Testing continued from perforations between 10 233 and 10 254 feet and 10 270 to 300 feet opposite the Pennsylvanian formation. Located 1 980 feet from the south line and 660 feet from the west line of section 26, block 41, T 3 S, T&P survey, 18 miles southwest of Midland.
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Crockett County
Cities Service Oil Company
Shannon
Northwest
Big Lake
El&rr Survey
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Reynolds Parks
Virey
Midland County
T&p Survey
Midland
Seaboard Abandons Oil Well No 1 Dean in Daw son County
Seaboard Oil Company abandons its No 1 Dean wildcat in Northwest Dawson County after reaching total depth of 8 750 feet in Pennsylvanian reef lime with water shows Spraberry and Pennsylvanian reef zones logged at depths 6 762 7 360 8 107 and 8 684 feet Elevation 2 857 feet Location 660 feet from west and 1 980 feet from north lines of section 3 block 2 0 survey three and a half miles north of Key
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Seaboard
Seaboard Oil Company
Dean
Wildcat
Dawson County
Key
Location announced for Miers gas field outpost
Western Natural Gas Company announced a half mile east outpost to production in the Miers gas field of Southeast Sutton County, 18 miles southeast of Sonora. It is No. 2 J.M. Vanderstucken, 990 feet from north and west lines of section 32, block 14, TW&NG survey, slated for a 5000 foot bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Natural Gas Company
Miers
Sutton County
Sonora
J.M
355 Barrel Potential Caroline Hunt Trust Estate No 1
The Emmett Jacobs Strawn opener in South Tom Green County shows a daily potential of 355 barrels of 41.5 gravity oil with no water. Production stems from perforations at 5,650 to 5,662 feet with 600 psi tubing pressure and a 1,286 to 1 gas oil ratio. Location is three and three eighths miles north of the H J Strawn field and one and a half miles south of Christoval with the well depth 5,725 feet.
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Caroline Hunt Trust
Emmett Jacobs
Strawn
Tom Green County
H. J. (Strawn
Christoval
John Ennert
AEC Members Challenge Strauss Power Increase
Three of five Atomic Energy Commission members protested a proposed rise in chair power before Senate Atomic Energy Committee. Henry D. Smyth and Thomas E. Murray opposed centralization of authority, arguing against making the chairman the principal officer of the AEC. M. Zuckert offered no statement.
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Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Lewis L Strauss
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Henry D. Smyth
Thomas E. Murray
Murray
Strauss
AEC
M. Zuckert
Ring Drilling No 1 near Norton abandoned at 5210 feet
The Drilling Company No 1 R.T. Cope in West Runnels County abandoned and plugged a wild cat well located 3.5 miles northwest of Norton and 1 mile northwest of the Norton field. It reached total depth of 5210 feet in barren lime within Burnet County School Land Survey No 271, block 2 lines 6100 feet north and 467 feet west.
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Ring Drilling Company No
R.T. Cope
West Runnels County
Norton
Burnet County
School Land Survey
Wildcat Drilling Plans Span Stonewall and Pecos Counties
Stonewall Wildcat Cities Service Oil Company plans a 3400 foot wildcat in Southeast Stonewall County 10 miles northeast of Hamlin near Flat Top South Field. Vega Corporation of Midland targets a 5000 foot wildcat about six miles southwest of Buena Vista in North Pecos County with operations due to begin soon.
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Stonewall Wildcat Cities Service Oil Company No. 1
Flat Top
Swenson
Stonewall County
Hamlin
Bbb&c
Vega Corporation of Midland No. 1
J. B. Rayner
Pecos County
Buena Vista
H&gn Survey
Phillips Petroleum begins 14000 foot exploration in East Pecos County
Phillips Petroleum Company starts a new 14000 foot exploration well named Glenna No. 2 in the Puckett gas area of East Pecos County. The location sits 660 feet from the north and east lines of section 43, block 101, TCRR survey with drilling to start soon.
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Phillips Petroleum Company No
Glenna
Puckett
East Pecos County
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S. W
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J. W. King Jr
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