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Drilling Report from Wilbarger and Adjacent Counties
A sweeping list of oil well activity across Wilbarger and nearby counties reports numerous rigs in operation or idle, with depths ranging from a few hundred to over two thousand feet. Operators include American Eagle Oil, Apex, Atlantic Petroleum, Burk-Payton, Castlebury, Crescent Cove, Gulf Production, Home Oil, Lawrence Drilling, Magnolia, Noble, Texas Co, Vernon Checkerboard, Waggoner Colony, Wilbarger County Oil, and others. The notes show locations, sections, blocks, and drilling status such as drilling, shut down, or spudding, with depths from about 150 to 2,570 feet and some derrick activity or underreaming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Oil Company
Baker
Et al
Wharton
Irost-Pitts
Willis Vaughn
W. A. Vaughn
Garner Oil Company
Class Greene
Castlebury
Gem V Petroleum Company
Gulf Production Company
McMillin
Guyer-Trisler Oil Company
Guyer
Harrington & Robinson
McCaleb
Harrold-Texas Oil Co
Cochran
Block 18
Home Oil & Refining Co
Waggoner
Guy Waggoner
Paul Waggoner
Green
Derrick
Kansas City Petroleum Company
King
Lawrence, Robertson, Et al
Linn-Cook Et al
Webb
McAdoo, Oaks & Schaffer, Wharton
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Minnesota Southern Oil Lo
Collingsworth Survey
Mitchell Farm Oil Co
Mitchell
Wasgoner Colony
Neal-Hamilton
Neal
Noble Oil and Development Co
Judd
Penn-Burk Oil Co
West Vernon
Texas Co
Texas Crescent Oil Co
Tee-Pee Oil Company
Texas-Peoria
Tex-O-Wa Oil Co
Aetna
Goss
Waggoner Colony
Tex-Wye Company
Williams
Vassey-Odell Oil Co
Vassey
Vernon Checkerboard Oil Company
Turkett
Vernon Oil & Development Company
Lowe
Vernon Winner Oil Co
Milner
Waggoner Colony Oil Company
Taylor