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Mcallen Daily Monitor
Mcallen, Brownsville, Harlingen, Hidalgo County, Cameron County, Texas
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Double-D Oil Company of Mission, Texas, completes a major 3600-barrel-per-day oil well, No. 2 Fannie Heard, near Refugio—the first from the 4900-foot sand in the area—under the supervision of driller Dan Tarbutton and principal driller V. A. Gutschall.
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Valley Firm Gets Big Well in Texas.
Special to The Monitor.
MISSION, Mar. 12—Officials of the Double-D Oil company, Mission, active developer in the Sam Fordyce field of Hidalgo county and in other sections of the Valley, announced today the completion of a 3600-barrel per day oil well near Refugio.
The producer is Double-D Oil company's No. 2 Fannie Heard, and is making 150 barrels per hour through 3/16 inch tubing choke from sand at 4900 feet under pressures of 500 pounds on tubing, according to latest records.
Dan Tarbutton, McAllen, widely known Valley driller, served as drilling superintendent at the test. V. A. Gutschall was the principal driller. Officials of the company credited the two men with bringing in the excellent well.
The new producer is the first in its area to produce from the 4900-foot sand, according to reports here.
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Near Refugio, Texas
Event Date
Mar. 12
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3600-barrel per day oil well completed, making 150 barrels per hour from 4900-foot sand under 500 pounds pressure; first producer in area from this sand.
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Officials of the Double-D Oil company, Mission, announced the completion of No. 2 Fannie Heard well near Refugio. Dan Tarbutton served as drilling superintendent and V. A. Gutschall as principal driller.