Four Nebraska counties reveal oil and gas discoveries
In four western Nebraska counties there are 139 producing oil wells and 25 gas wells. Cheyenne County holds 104 oil and 16 gas wells, with Huntsman field leading. Kimball has 31 oil wells. Banner four. Deuel nine gas wells. Gas marketing constraints limit output. Platte Pipe Line may boost volumes. Maximal pools include Huntsman and East Gurley, with water issues threatening longevity. Rigs advance amid material shortages. wildcats operate in Cherry and Box Butte counties.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Kimball County
Banner County
Deuel County
Platte
Huntsman
North Central Gas Company
Sidney
Gurley
Dalton
North Platte Valley
Beuel County
Kansas-Nebraska Gas Company
Ogaldlla
Kansas-Nebraska
Ohio Oil Co
East Gurley
Mary Egging
Ohio
Shell
Dalton Field
Barier County
Nebr
Guernsey
Wyo
South Potter
Dorman
North Sidney
Reimers
McLernon
Marlowe
Johnson
Rugier
Preble
Cook
McCourt
East Sidney
Olsen
West Sidney
Fender
Big Springs
Cherry County
Merriman
Box Butte
Alliance
North Platte River
Morrill
Scottsbluff
Sioux
Box
Butte
Sheridan
Hollywood Stars Buy Oil Rights in Box Butte County
County records show eighteen Hollywood figures acquiring oil and gas royalty rights in Box Butte County through Midwest Royalty, with allocations from 2 to 12 acres per person. Major ownership includes Gordon McRae Jerome Rosenthal Marie Wilson Doris Day Kirk Douglas Jerry Colonna Marilyn Maxwell Margaret Whiting. Shell Oil holds seven eighths of the royalties. landowners hold one sixteenth.
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Alliance
Box Butte
Hollywood
Gordon McRae
Jerome Rosenthal
Marie Wilson
Doris Day Mecher
Kirk Douglas
Jerry Colonna
Marilyn Maxwell
Margaret Whiting
Midwest Royalty Incorporation
Telegraph Want Ads Promote Bostitch Staples and Machines
Bostitch stapling machines and the staples to fit them are always in stock at The Telegraph. Telegraph want ads deliver results.
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Telegraph
A SURE THING In Cheyenne County oil plays beware
A local note warns investors about fast trading schemes in western Nebraska. It cites Cheyenne County lease sale proposals tied to a new oil pool, noting most pools range from half a mile to a mile and the risk of dry holes even near active discoveries. The piece urges caution and due diligence before investing.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne
Cheyenne County
Logan County Oil Boom Shows Steel Shortage Threat
Logan County Colorado faces a weak oil activity season as casing and tubing shortages halt normal drilling. British American has shut down in the area while Blackwood and Nichols report a wildcat near Sterling with limited production potential after tests show weak shows and substantial water. Shell Oil reports drilling at Dollarshell 3 S Springdale and Green A-19 Mount Hope Field locating operations amid ongoing supply constraints.
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Logan County
Colo
Cherry County
Nebr
Blackwood and Nichols
Denver-Julesburg
Blackwood and
Nichols
Kansas
Oklahoma
San Juan Basin
Sterling
Harris
Shell Oil Co
Dollarshell
S. Springdale
Mount Hope Field
Wells Await Completion At Green A-18 And Co Luit Jr 3
At 4,278 feet the Green A-18 and the Co. Luit Jr. 3 wells along with two other Shell wells were all waiting on cable tools for completion.
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Co. Luit Jr
Oil Discovery Triggers Kimball County Drill Boom
In Kimball County a new State land oil discovery yields commercial quantities. Vaughey and Vaughey No. 1 State South of Dix shows 1 170 feet oil and 200 feet water in the D sand and 4 000 feet oil plus 145 feet water in the J sand. The land sits center of a 40 acre site in section 16 13 54, offset to Goodwin and Eustice wells. The state school fund earns one eighth of produced oil. S E Torgeson holds an overriding interest. Nearby South of Kimball Glasscock Drilling Co Market No. 1 tests 90 feet water in the D sand at SE SE SE 9 13 55. Golf Long No. 1 pumps seven barrels an hour. Niedfeldt Torgeson No. 1 at 19 barrels per hour.
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Kimball County
Panhandle
Vaughey and Vaughey
Dix
Vaughey and
Vaughey
Magnolia
Eustice
S. E. Torgeson
Kimball
Glasscock Drilling Co
Rock Hiu-Twin Oil Co
Oil and Gas Traces Found Near Alliance
Oil and gas traces found 25 miles southeast of Alliance at the Clarence Peterson Ranch in Dakota sands. Service Drilling Co used Tulsa drillers targeting J sands after reaching 3770 feet. If current well fails to produce, another will be drilled. lease held by Stanolind Oil Co as tests continue.
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Service Drilling Company
Clarence” Peterson Ranch
Alliance
Tulsa
J” Sands
Dakota Sands
Sidney
Stanolind Oil Company
Small Oil Recovery Found At Benkelman
Deep Rock Oil Co reports a drill stem test from the Reining No. 1 near Benkelman in Dundy County recovered 170 feet of oil cut mud. The oil is heavy black low gravity. It is the first oil discovery in that section of Nebraska despite prior wells in southwestern Nebraska.
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Dundy County
Deep Rock Oil Co
Reining No. 1
Benkelman
Nebraska
Shell Hits Sixth Straight Oil Well in Cheyenne County
Shell Oil Co reports its sixth consecutive oil strike in the South Potter field in Cheyenne County. Mary Nelson No. 1 was cased and pending completion when tools become available. Larson No. 5 is planned southeast of Larson No. 4, with no drill stem test on Mary Nelson. core shows fair saturation and an oil-bearing electric log, though recovery may be lower than other field wells.
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Shell Oil ‘Co
Potter
Cheyenne County
Mary Nelson No. 1
Shell
Larson No. 4
Sterling, Colo
Preble Field Increases Output In Ohio Oil Push
Ohio Oil Co. reports another good well in the Preble field five miles east of Huntsman The Miller No 1 produced 2430 feet of oil in a 4410 to 4420 test and 1260 feet in a second test from 4438 to 4452 with a small amount of salt water. Drifting depth reached 4462 feet. Other nearby drills include Niebuhr No 1 at 4285 feet and Jurgens No 2 at 3055 feet. The Woods No 1 farmout yielded water in a D sand test near Sidney. Superior Oil Co. plugged State 28 16 northeast of Sidney after Morrison drilling.
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Ohio Oil Co
Preble
Huntsman
Ohio
Cheyenne County
Niebuhr
the Woods
Sidney
Airport No. 1
Superior Oil Co
Morrison
Rig to Move onto Lehmkuhl No 1 Site for Wildcat Test
A drilling rig will move onto the Lehmkuhl property, about a mile west of Lodgepole, this week for a Wildcat test by Deep Rock and Frontier Refining Co. The site is southwest of Section 25 in Township 14, Range 47.
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Lehmkuhl
Lodgepole
Deep Rock and Frontier Refining Co
Peppermint Sticks and Tea Pairings in Gentle Hospitality
An old-fashioned guide suggests serving peppermint or lemon candy with steaming tea, no spoons needed. It notes molasses sticks with hot cocoa and offers a brief skin care tip using cleansing cream and astringent for fresh skin. A National Geographic Society Smithsonian Expedition links ancient Indian cultures of the Isthmus with Atlantic and Pacific slopes.
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Panama
National Geographic. Society-Smithsonian Institution
Atlantic
Pacific
Isthmus
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Ea Spon
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Columbla
Miller
Superior
Rig
Lehmkuhl No. 1
Ile"fox
Blood & Guts" Patton
In Ake
Jeff Chandler
Alex Nicol
Judith Braun
Charles Drake
Illinois
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Wards
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