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THE ABILENE REPORTERNEWS
Abilene, Texas. Tuesday Morning, January 28, 1958
4-A
NEAR STAMFORD *
Haskell County
Wildcat Staked
Heads of All C-C
Panels to Meet
committee chairmen on ways and
means of developing a compre-
hensive and constructive work
program
Plans for developing a long I m e
range program of work for Abi Ei(eT S TOT
lene Chamber of Commerce are
Larson and Thomas of Dallas One mile west of Old Glory, to be discussed at a meeting I DANDR UEE
the Strawn Sand discovery An oiler has been dually com filed application to drill a pro- a wildcat was abandoned at 6,041 CC committee chairmen set for WAI WAt
.... ..... _..... - _____Other new project is No 2 Will- pleted in the Jocelyn Varn Field posed 3-600-foot rotary Wildcat feet It was Moore & Moore Drill 10
.....J.. __________.... Drilling Co. of Dallas staked ingham. a west offset to the dis- three miles south of Shep in Tay- one tenth mile northeast of Stam ing Co. and Hondo Petroleum Co ti
No 1 Ford had a 23-hour po- two locations in the Greer Garson covery. It is 1,826 feet from the lor CCounty.
156 72 barrels of 44 7 ■ Strawn) Field 14 miles northwest south and 3,630 feet from the west It $ Jocely n' arn 011 1 0 and
- - - Jack F Grimm of Abilene No 2
A northeast Stephens County 4.694 feet The wildcat was drilled the west lines of M Castleman
' Survey, A-119. It is a northwest
wildcat has been completed five eight miles southwest of Throck-
miles east of Ivan.
morton
fcet to their No I Willingham.
It is General Crude Oil Co of ----
Abilene No 1 Willie Mae Ford, PALO PINTO - Fryer & Han-
Section 1091. TEiL Survey.
tential of
son
lines of the same survey
The discot ery was completed Helen Howarton,
12-0 1114. n cunC wIILII s,u.m PVUsag JJULs w.w S..M.S- ... iuE 0ST0TCT was Comp in Drillsite is 1 275 feet from the
casing and 475 pounds tubing pres- with rotary and on the S V December It had a daily pump- ker Survey 460.Drillsite IS 1.843 Leet Irm
ing potential of 63 barrels of 412 Latest completion is from the north and 2,600 feet from the east
gravity oil from perforations at lower Fry Sand for a daily po- lines of Section 6. Block 1. BBB&C
1.514-25 feet tential of 313 barrels of 48 5 Survey.
_ gravity oil, plus six per cent wa- -
7 ter Flow was through a 16-64- STONEWALL — A proposed
D A inch choke and six perforations 6.500-foot wildcat 12 mi les nort h
Td at 4,689-90 feet. east of Aspermont was drilling -
l 4 999 It was originally completed as below 5,028 feet It is AB-TEX
gravity oil Elow was through a of Palo Pinto
12-64 inch choke with 1,190 pounds Both are slated for 3,000 feet
sures. ' * Willingham lease.
Production is from six perfora- No. 1-A Willingham is 2,486 feet
lions per foot at 4,039 to 4.041 from the south and 4,563 feet from
feet opposite the Conglomerate--
Gas-oil ratio was 862-1
A new wildcat was spotted one
mile east of the General Crude
strike. It is I F. Dopp and I. C.
Jones of Shawnee, Okla., No. 1
Jr Ella Bell.
Sue is 330 feet south and 594
feet west of the southeast corner
of B J. Thompson Survey, but
located in J Poitevent Survey I.
A 142. Permit depth applied for is
5,000 feet with rotary.
XC /
Shackelford Gets
1 am Tuesday in the C-C of- Team up with Baker’s Hale Tends,
fices Clean up dandrod and Rely scalp-
Walter F Johnson C-C presi- Baker will do it or money back,
lord. No. 1 J. B Pumphrey, Jessie dent, called the session to poll - -
_..... _ The Haskell County venture is Gray Survey 72.
Lot 39. I Wal No 1 L C. Lovvorn. Final drillstem test was taken
at 6.034-41 feet. With the tool open
for three hours, gas surfaced in
46 minutes Recovery was 90 feet
of free oil. 110 feet of heavily oil
and gas-cut mud, and 60 feet of
salt water.
- Ema
Another test was taken at
5,235-41 feet with the tool open for
t, . two hours Recovery was 400 feet
n upper Fry discot ery From Production to and Texas Gas of salt water
hat pay it had a daily potential Exploration Co. No ! N A Pit- ==================
it 163,5 barrels of 45.3 gravity cock. Section 75, Block D H&TC
oil Flow was through a 16-64-inch Survey
choke and perforations at 4,63943 There have been no cores or
feet. tests
Spoiled in the same field was . ■ ■
Robinson-Puckett, Inc . of Abilene Ianec Wall
No 1 Rebecca lave Site is 1.963 CS
feet from the south and 3.287 feet A 1
from the west lines of .1 Walker Compered
Survey 460. Permit depth applied
for is 5,000 feet with rotary Potential was taken at a Jones
, , , , .County Regular Field well com-
S B Roberts of Abilene No 1 pleted 12 miles southeast of An-
T&P Survey. Raymond Petree was staked in son
__the Frederickson Cappsi Field , .
Low Drilling Co., Inc. No I L. 34 miles west of View inis Walsh t Watts Section 39
Inc., of Cisco No 1 J P Morris J Ackers. Section 27. Block 13. Having a proposed depth ol Bili’o ap Survey
___, Estate It spots 33li feet from the T&P Survey/ wildcat 15 miles 4.800 feet with rotary, it is located ' '
Noel Pautskv of Wichita Falls south and west lines of Section southwest oi Albany, was plugged 330 feet from the north and 970 Daily potent al was U.S barrels
xoei 1 am Ivy 0 ran. feet from the west lines of Lot 6, of 41 gravity oil The well is pump
ing from 40 perforations at 2.350-
Shallow Test We
THROCKMORTON — Plug-back
application to 3,600 feet 'was filed
for Schulz & Brannan Drilling Co.,
et al. of Wichita Falls No. 2 J
R Cribbs Shackelford County has gained Drilled to 3.982 feet was No 1
Location is six miles northwest site for a proposed 1 900 fool ro-Erma Lowe. Section 61, Block 14.
of Elbert in the Oinks Strawn* tary wildcat
Located 14 miles northwest
Field It is 330 feet from the
north and east lines of Section Albany, it is Low Drilling Co.
3014, TE&L Survey, Inc., of Cisco No 1 J P Morris .1 Askers. Section 27. Block 13.
No. 1-C J. B. Matthews, Section
113, CIR Survey, was plugged at
199. ETRR Survey.
at 2,000 feet.
Guadalupe CSL Survey 120.
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" * Having
Asked by
Unions Here
Why
60 feet lasing is set at 2,403 feet.
“Iagnolia Petroleum Co No 2 Same firm's No 1 Byrd West.
Nail, tract 20. was staked in the Section 57, Block 14 T&P Survey
regular field io miles northwest was plugged at 3,302 feet It was lene No 1 11 G Franklin Sec
drilled in the regular field 312tion 49. LAL Survey wildcat one Walsh & Watts No 1 Harrison,
a proposed depth of miles east of Hamby, mile southeast of Potosi, w as J S. Hail Survey 1, wildcat six
plugged at 2,050 feet.
Hovgard & FitzGerald of Abi- total depth.
1.400 feet with rotary, the project
is 2,602 feet from the north and
miles east of Stamford, was plug
In the same area, another reg
Their No. 10 E F Downing.
ged at 3.510 feet
2.375 feet from the west lines of ular field project was plugged at
3.3P feet. It was Callihan Inter - Section 50, LAL Survey, was plug-
3.3P feet. It was Callihan Inter Section 50. LAL Survey, was plug- A wildcat drilled 1’2 miles north
ests.’ Inc., et al. of- Abilene No. 2 ged at 1,470 feet it was drilled of Tuxedo was plugged at 3.300
Another regular field project K. K Morrisett. Section 60, Block in the regular field 15 miles feet. The duster was J W. Sor-
was staked two miles north of 14. T&P Survey southeast of Abilene rells of Abilene No 1 C C Cop-
Albany as George Christie No 7-----------enhaver. Section 81. Block 1.
1, BBB&C Survey.
Section 67, ETRR Survey
=============
was earned here Monday In so -D
of Section 58, ETRR Survey
doing, the unionists apparently __
are agreeing with pleas by the c
President and others to help halt Bridwell Oil Co. filed plugging
intiatiom reports for two wildcats
. 1 , .h No. 1 Coates Estate. Section 18.
The last four unions signing 1958 _. . . t . 1, ,
.contracts with the West Texas Block 14 T&P Survey. 14 miles
chapter ol Associated General northeast of Abilene, was plugged
Contractors have sought no new at 2.2a fee
IN CALLAHAN COUNTY
Operators Stake Location
For 2,000-Foot Prospect
Four miles northwest of Anson,
a wildcat was plugged at 2,480
feet. It was R Y Walker Jr.,
et al of Abilene No 1 F H Brock
ett. Section 71. BBB&C Survey.
wage increases, according to AGC :
records at 702 X 13th St The
four union loc als are the plaster-
ers, cement finishers, carpenters
and common labor
Most recent signers of the new
working agreements with AGC
were the carpenters and the labor
ers, who met with negotiators last
Saturday
Carpenters held to an hourly
wage scale of $2 70 for journey
men Laborers agreed to keep the
$1 45 laborer and $1 55 helper
scales
Stanley Wiggins was head of the
carpenter negotiating committee,
and Ray Hoi kendonner represent
ed the labor union
Last fall the plasterers kept
their $3 4375 hourly scale and $2 75
for cement masons Ed Fly of
2626 Pine St represented both
unions I B Oates is chairman
of the AGC labor committee
Hugh Welch, ABC secretary.
A proposed 2.000 - foot rotary Mathews. SA& MG Survey, regular
wildcat was spotted one-half mile field project three miles northwest
west of Dudley in west Callahan of Brownwood, was plugged at 670
WILDCAT SLATED County feet.
The venture is Lomac Drilling —----
IN REEVES AREA
White Eagle Oil t o of Mid
land No. 1 A. T. Randolph
was staked as a Reev es Coun-
ty wildcat
The planned 3.000-foot
rotary test is six miles south-
west, of Orla
Site is 2,310 feet from the
south and 3.302 feet from the
ea>t lines of Section 42, Block
57, T-2. T&P Survey
Five Charged
With Crimes
Five per sons have been charged
Co. and Jack Grimm of Abilene
No. 1 G. A & L G Chrane
Drillsite is 330 feet from the
south and 1,650 feet from the
west lines of Section 7, Block 7.
SP Survey
Two Locations
Set for Pecos
Grover. MacCurdy & Knox of
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If you live in one of the towns
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lect. -
. said that both the contractor and with felony crimes in complaints
labor groups agreed that some filed here with Justice of the
slowdown in the spiral of building Peace II F Long
costs was needed to protect the Included is one < ase of robbery
best interests of business, labor by firearms, an auto theft, second
and the o« ner
Hovgard & FitzGerald of Abi Midland announced locations for
lene No 1 I. J McFarlane. I W two projects in an undesignated
Hicks Survey 222, wildcat seven .
miles south of Admiral, was plug- shallow area in north F eces ‘ "bn
ged at 2.478 feet ty. 12 miles south of Imperial
---No 1 Iowa Trust will be dug
Four miles southwest of Moran, 330 feet from southwest and 2 Ml
a wildcat was plugged at 2.267 outheast lines of See
feet That dry hole was Moore 4 from sou eastnes o
Gilmore of Midland No t Blanche tion 61 Block-10. H&GN Survey
Williams Section 46, LAL Survey No 2 is 1,021 feet from south
east and 330 feet from southwest
BORWN - Miller, White 4 Por lines of the same section No 1
ter of Brownwood No 14 i I. is one location northeast of pro-
— —— duction. and No 2 is two loc ations
offense drunk driving and two
President Eisenhower has asked check swindling complaints
for a slowdow n on wage increases Hillman Lee of 357 Mesquite
along with Lester € Rogers, na St. was charged wifh Saturday's
Strike Due
In Dickens
Pan Americ an Pen oleum Corp
tional president of AGC, and two $15 armed robbery of Lorenza has been assured discov ery pro-
union presidents— Harry C Bates, Jo. 1033 Plum St duction in No I M M Ed
International president of the Jerry Richard Christi, 1441 wards, wildcat eight miles north
southeast of the same well
Operator will drill each of the
projects to 1,800 feet
bricklayers union and Richard Beech St . was charged with theft east of Spur in central Dickens
Gray. president of the AFL-CIO of an auto Saturday from James County.
building and construction trades Henson. 1941 Cedar St Operator drilled the project to
department Otto Vernon Vinson was charged 6,625 feet plugged back to 4.671
-----------------------------------with second offense drunk driv ing, feet, and set 4 2-inch casing at
m I a Mrs. A D Baxter of 1442 S 1
OIL & GAS LEA 8th St was < has ged w ith passing
UIL O J LEAL a worthless $93.42 check to Leon- Operator perforated the pipe
---W ard’s Dept Store Dec 13 from 4.660 to 4.664 feet opposite
. *P4 1- B Squyres, an oilfield work the upper Tannehill zone During
TiP Rs („ * er. was charged with passing a 24 hours of swabbing, the project
2 tar , Pera: worthless san check Dec 26, to returned 276 barrels of new oil
and 1R barrels of water Gravity
r M Sayles et
118 acres out of Bl
< M Sayles ‘et a
acres out of Bik
( M Savles et
160 acres out of Rlk
Fisher, Nolan
Tests Plugged
Gulf Oil I orp No 1 .1
- J. C. Haynes here , .
The cases will be investigated by of the oil was 33 1 degrees The
the grand jury for 42nd District testing was natural
Court During the last one hour of the
. ---------- * -------- 24-hours of swabbing, the well re-
m turned 14 barrels of cil, plus one
Denver AIME per cent water
O. Rob- Pump’was being installed for
erts. Section 161 Block 2 GH&H Meeting (at completion on last report
Survey. Fisher County wildcat MCHNS DUI The strike is eight miles north
was plugged at 7,381 feet . .,. of Fletcher Oil & Gas Drilling
It was drilled eight miles west DENVER. Colo. Jan 27—The Corp. No 1 ’ Copeland recent
of Rotan program of technical papers has Tannehill discovery, and 1.980 feet
--I been completed for the fourth an from north and west lines of Sec-
A Sylvester Goen Field project nual joint meeting of the Rocky tion 275. Block I H&GN Survey
drilled three miles south of Syl- Mountain Sections of the Society
rester was plugged at 5.458 feet, of Petroleum Engineers of AIME
The dry hole was Fletcher Oil & The two day gathering, March 34
Gas Drilling Corp of Dallas No. will headquarter in the Cosmopol-
1 L D. Rainbolt. Lot 28, Bastrop itan Hotel, Denver
Town-Wide School
Meet Set at Wylie
WYLIE. Jan 27 — A commun
it v.wide school meeting is to be
Section 166, Block I A. H&TC Sur- to Western Canada held Feb. 3 a Monday in the
vey. was plugged at 6.100 feet Program chairman is R I. Hoss Wylie grade school auditorium
The wildcat was drilled six miles of Vaughey & Vaughey. Denver The meeting will be at 7:30 p.m
east of Maryneal. --------------------------------i Superintendent R H Landers
said Monday the meeting will be
used to discuss new requirements
for graduation, problems of I the
school district and to answer ques
tions of interest to residents of the
district
CSL Survey 322
Seventeen papers to be present-
---ed during the two day s cot er on
NOLAN — William J ( arey of gineering and economic problems
Dallas No. 1 S. A Estes et al. of oil from the Four • Corners area
Another wildcat drilled six miles
west of Dora was plugged at 6,000
feet That dry hole was Cheyenne
Oil Corp of Wichita Falls No t
Mark Collins. Section 69. Block
X T&P Survey
Robert Levitt,
Ex-Publisher, Dies
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y . Jan 27
P — Robert D Levitt, former
publisher of the American Week-
ly, was found dead in his bed Mon
day night, apparently of a heart
attack. He was 47.
COKE COUNTY
DEEP TEST SET
Coke County has gained site
for a proposed 6.600-foot ro-
I ary wildcat
The venture is Wilson Ger-
many and Paul Page of Dallas
No. 1 H. E Weaver Ranch
The meeting was originally
scheduled last week, but was can
celled because of bad weather
It is eight miles south of.
Robert Lee
Drillsite is 2,225 feet from
the east and 4,921 feet from
the south lines of Silas Dinse
more Survey 15.
Earnings Decline
NEW YORK P—Shell 6 to
reported a net income last year
of $135,000 000 compared to $135,
848,000 in 1956.
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