Table 7.—Predominant oil and gas discoveries in 1967 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial 
 
 
 
 
 
Location 
 
 
 
 
production 
— 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bar- Thou 
 
 
County and field 
Well 
Operator 
Sec- Towntion ship 
Range 
Producing 
formation 
Gross 
producing 
interval (feet) 
Total 
depth 
(feet) 
 rels sand of oil cubic 
per feet of day gas per 
. day 
Date of 
comple- 
tion 
Remarks 
 2 22 S 
 4 21 S 
 2 25 S 
 2 21 S 
 34 20 S 
 28 24 S 
30 E 
29 E 
31 E 
29 E 
26 E 
31 E 
 
Strawn        
12,155—12,167 
14,923 
288 
 
 
11,098-11,102 
11,653 
 
16,300 
jWolfcamp      
1~Morrow       
12,785—12,8511 
14,787—14,867J 
19 546 
'  
 
1 ~ 
121,230 
Morrow       
12,696—12,800 
12,913 
 
9,000 
Pennsylvanian - 
8,004—8,062 
8,800 
 
12,000 
Devonian      
16,526—16,660 
16,660 
 
42,701 
Eddy County: 
Cabin Creek - - 
Golden Lane.... - 
Paduca       
Wildcat      
Do       
Do       
Lea County: 
Emerald      
Kemnitz      
Antelope 
Ridge. 
Brunson, East.. 
Nonombree - - Lovington     
McCormack, 
South. 
Morton, North Wildcat      
Do 
Do       
Vacuum, 
North. 
San Juan County: 
Wildcat      
 
Blanco Area - 
No. 1—A James...... No. 1 Hudson- 
 Federal. 
No. 65 Cotton Draw unit. 
 
No. 17 Big Eddy Unit. 
No. 1 Springs Unit.. 
 
No. 36 Poker Lake Unit. 
 
No. 1 Aztec-State_ No. 1—G State    
 
No. 1 Antelope Ridge Unit. 
 
 
No. 2 Ella 
 Drinkard. 
No. 3—D State - - No. 1 MontiethState. 
No. 8 R. E. Cole - 
 
 
No. 1 Mobil-State 
 
No. 1 Daisy 
 Clayton 
No. 1 Hutcherson Unit 
No.2Lee        
 
No. 1 GallagherState 
Feb. 27 
 
Nov. 8 
 
(1966) 
 
June 15 
 
Feb. 28 
 
Dec. 10 
 
(1966) 
Feb. 27 
Phillips Petroleum 
Co. 
Stoltz & Co      
Texaco Inc. and Pauley Petroleum, Inc. 
Cities Service Oil Co. 
Gulf Oil Corp     
Pan American Petroleum Corp. 
E.L.K. Oil Co   Midwest Oil Corp.. 
Shell Oil Co      
Texas Pacific Oil Co. 
Midwest Oil Corp.. Southwest Production Co. 
Gulf Oil Corp     
Olen F. 
Featherstone. 
Ashmun & 
Billiard. 
Superior Oil Co - - 
Union Texas 
 Petroleum Corp. Pennzoil Co 
Flowed. New 
Field. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
 15 17 5 36 E Abo 9,444— 9,480 9,626 1,118 500 Jan. 13 
 23 16 S 33 E Pennsylvanian~ 10,710-10,768 11,540 275 Feb. 15 
 27 23 5 34 E Morrow 13,226—13,278 14,832 9,005 Jan. 5 
 25 22S 37E 
 32 13S 34E 
 19 16S 37E 
 16225 37E 
tTJ 
 
Lxi 
 
0 
 
0 
 
 
CD 
 32 14 5 
 22 15 5 
 27  9S 
 23 22 S 
 3 17 5 
 
 
Ellenburger     
 
Pennsylvanian__ 
Strawn        
j7,783— 7,8011 7 895 
17,842— 7,8621 '  
10,459—10,489 14,348 
11,210—11,244 11,303 
f 370 
1408 
310 
626 
35 E 
(Siluro-Devonian. 
(Montoya       
Pennsylvanian.. - 
7,186— 7,210 
7,302 
7,284— 7,286 J 
10,428 10,456 10,742 
(182 
~ 
~147 264 
33 E 
do        
10,164—10,174 10,275 
213 
34 E 
Bough"C"~~. 
9,835— 9,844 9,950 
202 
37 E 
McKee        
 7,346— 7,365 7,735 
192 
34 E 
Lower Wolfcamp 
10,689—10,699 10,993 
 
No. 2 North Walter Duncan 
 Hogback Oil Properties 
No. 4 Riddle El Paso Natural 
  Gas Co. 
Do. 
Pumped. 
 New pay. Flowed. New 
 pay. Old well work- 
over. 
 Aug. 14 Flowed. New  Feb. 14 Do.  July 31 Do. 
108 
 June 15 Do. 
 Aug. 1 Flowed. New field. 
 Dec. 23 Do. (1966) 
 Dec. 20 Do. 
 Oct. 29 Do. 
 391 Jan. 14 Do. 
 72 Jan. 23 Do. 
 
50 Nov. 9 Flowed. New 
 pay. 
1 29 N 17 W Dakota  661—663 663 
4 30 N 9 W Farmington 2,274— 2,304 3,116 
 Sources:Itinebart Oil News Co., Oil & Gas Yearbook, 1968; Petroleum
Information Corp., 1967 Ré3umé, Oil and Gas Operations in the
Rocky Mountain Region.