Oil drilling activity continues to increase in Dawson County, with the latest well-site planned just about five miles southwest of Lamesa.
Halvey Energy of Midland received a permit in late March from the Texas Railroad Commission to drill the King No. 1 about a mile and a half south of FM 2052 and just west of County Road H.
A vertical drilling operation, that well is scheduled to be taken to a depth of 8,700 feet.
The survey location is 2,256 feet from the south line and 330 feet from the east line of Section 28, Block 36 T5N of the T&P Railway ...