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The AAPG/Datapages Combined Publications Database
Houston Geological Society Bulletin
Abstract
Abstract: New Oil 
Basin
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Basin???By
Midland, Texas
Published in Oil & Gas Journal, October 6, 1969
Pedregosa Excess of 25,000 feet of Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Tertiary sediments in deeper
parts of Similar in many respects in Paleozoic times to the Midland and Delaware Basins
of Texas.
Source rock, reservoir rock and in part, trapping mechanisms are identical with
known West Texas fields.
Mexico geologists are boosters of the Most major companies have leased thousands of acres in 1968-1969.
A group geophysical shoot by GSI with 10 companies are presently active.
Humble drilled a 14,500' dry hole in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, Pemex
drilled a 16,500' well west of Jaurez, Mexico.
A large sedimentary A new End_of_Record - Last_Page 19--------
Basin located in southeast Arizona, southwest New Mexico and extends
southeastward into Mexico. 200 miles long, northwest-southeast and 150 miles northeast-
southwest.
basin.
basin possibilities.
basin, with more than 25,000' of sediments; lies between
West Texas and the West Coast.
basin
to explore, a new oil frontier??