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and 2 625 feet from the north
lines of Section 7.
CALLAHAN — Craig-Wittmer
Oil Co. and J. W. King Jr..
Test Slated
Stonewall Wildcat Slated; 4,500-Foot
Caddo Producer Completed Test Planned CRUDE PARAGRAPHS For Brown
0000 TTOOuCerompietea r TI I by Sherwyn McNair and Jim Eaton ira Cox of Brownwood
Stonewall County has drawn a of 38.5 gravity oil, flowing through Roby in Lot 11. Bastrop CSL Sur TOT ITOCN
new wildcat six miles northeast a 14-64-inch choke with packer on vey 313, was bottomed at 5,571
of Aspermont casing and 400 on tubing Flow feet, circulating, and preparing to Throckmorton County has drawn
It will be Tom B Medders and was from 48 perforations at drillstem test at 5,549-71 feet. Top a new wildcat location 16 miles
S B Roberts of Abilene No. 1-B 5.828-40 feet after treating with of the sand was picked at 5,547 northwest of Throckmorton
C E Boyd, spotting 1,130 feet 2.000 gallons of acid Casing was feet | It will be Grace-Ford Oil and
from the north and 2,080 feet from set at 5.882 feet, with hole bot- ---Gas Co., Inc., of Wichita Falls
the east lines of Section 45. Block tomed at 5,883 NOLAN — Champlin Oil and No. 1 Swenson Land and Cattle
D. H&TC Survey. It is a south- ---Refining Co and R. J. Caraway Co., spotting 660 feet from the
west offset to a 6.193-toot failure Plugged at 6,301 feet was Wood- of Abilene No 1 L. H Beckham, north and west lines of the south
---ward and Co. of Dallas No. 1 prospective multipay discovery west quarter of Section 67, BBB
.I R McLean and J D Tomp- Minor Alexander, wildcat 18 miles seven miles southwest of Trent &C Survey. Abstract 57. Proposed _______...... ..,_______
kins of Abilene completed No. 4-A northeast of Aspermont in Section in Section 2. Block X. T&P Survey, depth is 4.500 feet with rotary Sept. 1. It culminates a long been with Magnolia during his en
W B. Trammell, et al. as a pro- 17, Block F. H&TC Survey shut in Ellenburger perforations --nareor with Maomnalia which hagan.........
ducer 10 miles south of Asper- ---at 6,183-6,206 and 6,244-55 feet and Staked in the regular field four ____
mont in the Tompkins (Caddo FISHE R — El Paso Natural was to test in the Strawn miles north of Woodson w as R. B ployed by Magnolia as a messen | ELECTED—Robert W Ward
Field. It is in Section 135, Block Gas Products Co of Midland No From the Ellenburger perfora - Smedley of Fort Worth No. 2 ger boy at its general offices in a Lovington N M attorney and
1, H&TC Survey 1 Aiken, prospective Ellenburger tions. the wildcat flowed . 140 J. S. Stubblefield, spotting 330 Corsicana. He is the only active president of the Lea County Bar
Daily potential was 136 barrels discovery one and one-fourth mile barrels of 46 gravity oil in 20 feet from the north and 46. feet member of the group who saw Association, has been elected vice
----------------------— west of Clayton ille, w as bottomed hours Straw n perforations are at from the west lines of the south- sen ice with the company head- president of the Shelton-Warren
at 6.923 feet preparing to log and 5.447 79 feet east quarter of Sect ion 991. TE&L quarters before they w ere moved Oil- Co
Survey. Proposed depth is 3.300 to Dallas in 1914 , ,
, . Ward served as assistant attor-
Seymour is a native of Angus, ney general of New Mexico from
Texas, finished high school 31 1942 to 1948 and later had law
offices in Las Vegas and Tucum-
1A A THE ABILENE REPORTER NEWS
LO-A Abilene, Texas, Thursday Morning, September 12, 1957
Magnolia Veteran Gains Promotion;
Attorney Elected by New Oil Firm
E. Clyde Seymour has been Jacksonville and attended the Uni-
staked No. 1 N. M George as
a 1,000-foot cable tool project
No. 1-A three miles northeast of Baird in
J. J. Cates Estate will be a 1,200-the regular field.
foot cable tool wildcat four miles' Site is 2,550 feet south and 150
southwest of Brownwood in Brown feet east of the northeast corner
named senior vice president of versity of Texas and served in
Magnolia Petroleum Co. J. L. the Navy. Except for leaves of
1 n ..... h absence to complete his education
Latimer, president, announced, and while serving in the Navy
The appointment was effective during World War I .Seymour has
career with M agnolia which began tire business lifetime
in 1912 when Seymour was em SS e.
County. ! of Section 144, BBB&C Survey,
Location is 150 feet from the but in W. B. Price Survey.
east and 1.050 feet from the north —-
lines of Block 44, Kerr CSL Sur- Albert Cline of Moran No. S
vey 274. 3 Blanton will be a regular field
_ - project eight and a half miles
Gene Nourse of Cisco No. 4 John southwest of Moran, spotting 630
D Isenhower will be a 750-foot feet from the south and 900 feet
cable tool project in the regular from the east lines of the north-
field three miles southeast of Put- west quarter of Section 52, LAL
nam. Site is 2.625 feet from the Survey.
north and 150 feet from the west
lines of Section-7. BOH Survey Killimanjaro, Africa’s highest
Same operators No, 5 Isen-mountain (in Tanganyika, East
hower will be a similar project Africa) rises 19,340 feet above sea
spotting 150 feet from the west level.
7tl
Shallow Try
Scheduled in
Shackelford
Shackelford County has drawn
location for a new wildcat three
and a half miles northeast of Lue-
ders..
It will be August P Schkade of
Albany No 1 A R Reed, spotting
220 feet from the south and 660
feet from the west lines of Section
17, D&SE Survey. Proposed depth
is 1,900 feet with cable tools
pert orate
With wildcat, in Section 214.
Champlin No 1-B TXL, a north feet with rotary.
Block 3. H&TC Survey, flowed oil east offset to the prospective e
at the estimated rate of 16 strike, was drilling below 1.170
barrels per hour during a drill feet Wednesday. It is in Section
stem test in the Ellenburger at 69, Block 20 T&P Survey.
6.896-6.923 feet Casing is set at ----
6.920 feet Hack Drilling Co., et al. of Abi
---lene No. 1 Jahew Jameson, wild-
The Shamrock Oil and Gas Corp
of Amarillo No 15 Bessie Rhoades
is a new producer in the North
Throckmorton Basal Canyon'
D HOBBY LOBBY
White Eagle Oil Co. and Ameri- cat 12 miles southwest of Mary-
can Trading and Production Corp neal in Section 223, Block 1 A
1
Jones and Stasney of .Albany
staked No. 6-A Dawson and Con-
way as a 1,900-foot rotary project
19 miles northwest of .Albany
in the regular field. Location
spots 1.448 feet from the south and
220 feet from the east lines of
the northwest quarter of Section
161 ETRR Survey
A plug-back operation 19 miles
northwest of Albany was com-
pleted as a regular field producer
in Section 161. ETRR Survey. It
is Jones and Stasney No. 1-A Daw-
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J PTOJCCI Jlalutl Shelton-Warren Oil Co. was
P . a a formed by Bill A. Shelton of Ros-
In Venhenc rIPin well and Jesse Warren Jr. form
Il DICMuCD I ICIU erly of Abilene
Field. It is in Section 274. BBB&C
Survey, one and a half miles
northwest of Throckmorton
Daily potential was 40 barrels
of 39 gravity oil and 20 per cent
water, pumping from 32 perfora-
tions at 3.200-3.208 feet. Pay was
Stephens County has drawn CONSOLIDATION — The Brit
three regular field projects and ish-American Oil Producing Co
gained one new gas well of Dallas is closing its district
-----------------------------------------------------------------treated with 100 gallons of mud F. J: Christie of Breckenridge exploration office at Fort Worth
_____. acid. Casing was set at 3.255 feet, will drill two regular field proj-and will transfer the personnel
A A with hole bottomed at 4.423. ects 12 miles south of Caddo, to the division office at Midland.
4 . . — Both are in Section 51. Block 6. Simultaneously, the company's
s a 1 l 6161 Skelly Oil Co. of Sweetwater No. T&F Survey and slated for 2,250 Southwestern Division in Midland
■j 1 y 41 Hill Allen, wildcat 10 miles south feet with roarty, moved its office from the V&J
1 0 s Llg of Bomarton in Section 18, Block
°46. H&TC Survey, has 1
---plugged at 1 700 feet.
of Abilene No. 1 Ada Mitchell, H&TC Survey, was plugged at
wildcat four miles northeast of 6,070 feet
WEST TEXAS OIL
Winkler Gains
Grayburg Strike Poisonous Fish
Magnolia Petroleum Co. com-in the Koonsman Spraberry Invade Britain
No. 1 Christie Fee spots 1.990 Tower to the new Wilco Building,
been feet from the south and 330 feet The firm's southwest district pro-
from the east lines of the north- duction personnel also will move
west quarter of Section 51. into the Wilco Building and will
EXPERTLY OVERHAULED
BAND
INSTRUMENTS
• CLARNETS* "LIKE NEW"
Oakland Corp. of Shreveport No No - Christie Fee will be 430 be officed with the Exploration
1-16 Swenson Land and Cattle Co. feet from the south and 990 feet Department.
wildcat six miles south of Bomar- from the west lines of the north- Hugh N Looney formerly dis
ton in Section 16. GC&SF Survey, west quarter of Section 51. trict geologist for British Amen
Abstract 1244, was plugged at — . , , can at Fort Worth, has been ap-
1,500 feet The Blue Danube Oil Co. staked pointed division geologist with
headquarters in Midland. He will
serve under C H. Atchison, divi-
sion exploration manager.
The Blue Danube Oil Co. staked
No. 4 Riddle as a 1,998-foot cable
I tool project in the regular field 12
miles northeast of Ranger.
Location is 2.044 feet from the
south and 1,650 feet from the east
lines of Section 25. Block 6. T&P
Survey.
RIG COUNT STEADY — The
count of active rigs across the
pleted No 246 J B Walton as a sand) Field Survey United States and western Canada
son and Conway. discovery from the Grayburg for It is Sinclair No 1 Cora Guil- HASTINGS, England, Sept. 11 ? -remained steady this week, with
Daily potential was 17 18 barrels mation in central Winkler Coun- liams, finaled for a 24-hour flow —An invasion of Portuguese men The Texas Co. No 6 W Ma total of 2.703 rigs reported work
PA To tv of 152 barrels of 36 7 gravity oil. o' war-a type of jellyfish with a Houston was finaled as a gasser ing, compared to 2.706 the week
of eranity pumping from :through a a inch choke and per. sting that can kill—raised a scare in the regular field five miles before
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Pioune , The nes well is s. south Bathers were ordered out of the It gauged 1.300,000 cubic feet Contractors by Hughes Tool Co..
No - A Daw On potential test 11 gauged 137 east of the field discover a water as municipal officers daily. Casing was set at 2.131 feet, showed 2,722 rigs active a month
. Same operator a Daw barrels of 30 2 grav ity oil. plus cost e the saiddd 1° eBilled a scoured the beaches for the poi- w ith hole plugged back from ago and 2,762 in the comparable
son and Conway is a new pro- 12 per cent water, flowing through -kSn section - Block - sonous fish 2.885 to 2.076 feet. week of 1956
ducer in the same section. It a 12-64-inch choke and from per- T&NO Survey, 11 miles southwest —-----------------------------------------------------------------:------------;____________________
also is a plug-back operation, forations at 3.284-86 and 2.249-6-9 of Justiceburg
Penzel-Mueller Brilliante.....
Normandy......:.........
Selmer ..................
American Pedler............
Rampone - Cazzani .........
• All Clarinets Have New Cases.
• TROMBONES
Super Olds & New Case.......
Buescher . . ...........
Olds "Ambassador"' . .......
• CORNETS • SAXAPHONES
— TERMS —
. $129.75
$ 89.50
$129.50
$ 87.50
$ 92.50
$125.00
$ 57.50
$ 67.50
THE PAWN SHOP
JUST EAST OF POST OFFICE
357 Walnut
Pho. OR 2-3297
Free Customer Parking in rear of store
Daily potential was 24.06 barrels feet after fracturing . ,
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ate drilling
Hudson oil & Metals Co. No. 2
Combs will be 660 feet from south
and west lines of Section 44. Block
duction in the old shallow Kermit
Field, all zones of which are
AI Ai| above the Grayburg Nearest
K A W OIAM Grayburg pay is three and a half
NUW VIVI miles to the east
F r T J ■ GAINES - Ashmun and Hil- 39. T4-S. T&P Survey. It is 26
For Facfand liard No - Lid.: Cities serv ice oil miles north of Rankin Contract
I UI OHGHIC Co and Texas Pacific Coal and depth is 7.500 feet
petroleum Co com. Oil Co. No. 1 Peck, northwest Joe Blalack No 2 V. J. Powell
Magnolia 1 R M um Co com- Games County operation, flowed will be 1 320 feet from south and
clewed S fi e and Puppis an a 353 barrels of new 0,1 in 12 hours west lines of Section ,3' Block
producer and a half miles through a 2-inch choke 40. T-5-S. T&P Survey and 25 miles
southwest of Cisco in Eastland praceire € 100 Dourde south of Midland It also is pro-
County’s Jo Kiel Caddo) Field. Tubing pressure was 100 pounds -
Section 92. Block 3 H&TC Survey. Production was from Devoni-.
Daily potential was. barrels and 10 8T2 995 kt.lo testing feed Ernest Eggers of Odessa No 1
of 41 5 gravity oil, flowing through aaroie contirnd pat was A. J. Sabo, wildcat nine miles
a 14-64-inch choke with 300 pounds comperes 3 anors of and southeast of Crane in southwest
on casing and 180 on tubing Flow treated with 1.300 salions of acid Upton County, developed gas and
was from 24 perforations at 2,838- Location is a mile and a quar- oil on a drillstem test of the Wolf-
42, feet. Pay was treated with 500 ter west of the SeminoleDev oni- camp from 8.370 to 8,401 feet
gallons of acid Casing was set an Field, and in Section 372. 0 h the test 1
at 2.906 feet w ith hole plugged Block G, C( SD& RGNG Sun ey Open one hour, the test surface
2 -4 Pest ed gas ln 15 minutes, and recov-
back from 2,906 to 2,865 feet Gas- ---1
oil ratio was 1970-1 YOAKUM - Manor Oil Co. of ered 160 feet of 37.5 gravity oil
oil ratio a.Midland staked No 1 T. w. Read and 220 feet of heavily oil and gas-
COLEMAN - Bridwell Oil Co. as a 5.500 ■ foot rotary wildcat cut mud cuntimiocd betore 8 401
completed No 2-D Joe Hudson 10 miles southwest of Plains. Site Drilling continued below
as a regular field well five miles is 660 feet from the north an 1.980 Location i 660 feet from south
north of Novice in Section 173, feet from the west lines of Sec- adirations F Riifeet frombsouth
. . " 1 T 1 and T0U IPCL
Block 2, GH&H Survey tion 469, Block D. J H Gibson Section 174. Block E. CCSD&RGNG
Daily potential was 35 barrels Survey Survey
of 40.1 gravity oil, pumping from '___L_____- . ____
80 perforations at 3.402-3,412 feet MIDLAND — Texas American
Casing was set at 3 501 feet with Oil Corp, of Midland No 1 Bryant Pline Amariean
hole bottomed at 3.360. will be a wildcat re-entry project DIDO AllciCuN
___18 miles southeast of Midland It
Same operator completed No 5 is slated for 7,339 feet. Location Gives Iln Dod to
Joe Hudson six miles northeast of 15 660 feet from the north and 9
Notice in Section 101. Block 2. west lines of Section 10 Block 39, Cinndlo : Inland
GH&H Survey T4-S. T&PSurvey siudy in England
Daily potential was 65 barrels The project originally was drill-
of 41 gravity oil, pumping from ed to 8.664 feet and plugged in SOUTHAMPTION, England.
36 perforations at 3,150-3,156 feet 1932 Sept 11 —A blind American
Casing was set at 3.562 feet, total ---student gave up his Seeing Eye
depth BORDEN — Sinclair Oil and dog today so that he could land
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---Gas Co staked No. 1 Alvin Koons- in England for studies as a Ful-
Staked three miles north of man as a 5.500 - foot rotary proj- bright scholar
Trickham in the regular field was ect 11 miles southwest of Justice- Jeff Davis Duty. 22. kept by a
Swindell Brothers of Santa Anna burg in the Koonsman Spraberry kennel on the deck of the liner
No 1 W. S Ford. The 1,500-foot Field. Site is 660 feet from the United States and fondled the
rotary project spots 150 feet from north and east lines of Section 26. ears of his Alsatian guide Binney,
the south and 2.490 feet from the Block 2. T&NO Survey his constant companion for the
east lines of Bond and Sanders —last five years
Survey 92. Second well has been completed Then English officials took the
•... '-— dog ashore and sent him by truck
to a six-months' stay at a quaran-
tine center near London
Jeff took the separation in
stride. “It will help me to get
more independent.” he said And.
he turned down the offer of an- 27
_other dog to help tide over these
CLAALAA next six months \
D 1 Q T O T O T U The young student from Rogers
* Ark., was among a group of 200
. Wilson Germany of Dallas No. 1 forations at 2,17478 and 2.182-8, Gmaer the F DriEME X etnad
a fair ones was stakeedfournand feet. Pay was treated with 150 hoped to be allowed to keep Bin
as a Runnels County wildcat ' gallons of acid. Casing was set on ney by his side, but British offi
Slated for 4.400 feet with rotary bottom at 2,270 feet. cials refused to relax regulations
it spots 150 feet north and 330 — that provide a six-month quaran
feet east from the northeast cor Hovgard and FitzGerald of Abi tine Tor all animals imported into
ner of Subdivision H. E Mather lene No. 2 Frank Smith was staked this country. _ .
Survey, but In W J Smith Sur- is miles southeast of Abilene near ad eff said the first thing he, will
vey 60’. Abstract 1135 the Callahan County line as a do tomorrow is visit Binney.
----1,900-foot rotary project in the
TAYLOR — West Central Drill-regular field Clyde Enrolls 544
ing Co of Abilene completed No Site is 150 feet from the south 7
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1 10 G A. Chrane as a producer and 242 feet from the west lines CLYDE, Sept. 11 (RNS) — Clyde
four mile* south of Potosi in the of Section 34, LAL Survey
Potosi, South (Flippen) Field. It ---
is in Section 2. Block 7. SP Sur Plugged at 2,153 feet was A T.
vey. Halbert, et al, of Abilene No. 1 J.
Daily potential was 67.38 bar- 0. Blackwell, wildcat three miles
rels of 40.5 gravity oil and 64 per southwest of Potosi in Section 1,
cent water, pumping from 32 per Block 7, SP Survey.
Schools opened Sept J. with an
enrollment of 138 in high school,
according to statement by Milton
McWhorter principal Richard
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school, announced an enrollment
of 406 Total is 544.
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