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Wellington Leader in Wellington, Texas

06 Aug 1936

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Wellington Leader

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Wellington, Texas, United States of America

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Aug 06, 1936

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World's Deepest Gulf Coast Oil Well Near Completion

In Abbeville Louisiana drillers push Continental Oil Alvin Hebert 1 toward completion as the deepest Gulf Coast well at 10,956 feet seeks a virgin Oligocene sand pool. Engineers foresee drilling to 13,000 feet, tying to Drake Well anniversary and rivaling US records for depth.

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Abbeville Gulf Coast Continental Oil Company Alvin Hebert Titusville Hebert United States McElroy West Texas Berry Kern County California Caddo County Oklahoma Rumania
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Local family travels cover distant visits and conventions

L A Moore family returns from vacation visiting San Antonio and Corpus Christi where they attended the 34th Annual State Rural Carriers Convention. Several relatives travel between Amarillo Hollis Wellington and Dallas visiting kin and attending graduations and funerals.

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L. A. Moore San Antonio Corpus Christi
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Louisiana Continental Company Leslie Moore Jack Whisenant Amarillo Millie Sigler Devine Norethy Margaret Forbis Jane S. Horn Mazie Roy Horn L. ©. Jones L. J. Campbell Jane Ann Nix Hollis Inez Leach Wellington Dallas C. L. Gibbs Fort Worth R. A. Stewart Georgetown Fred Stewart R. O. Sisk Arkangay East Texas R.A. Hooper Harold and Howard Houston J. V. Langford H. Small West Texas Utilities Company West Texas Collingsworth County
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