The Chapman Abbott Oil Field, producing oil from a dozen wells, was discovered in 1930. The oil reservoir at 1800 feet depth is also a volcanic Serpentine formation about three times larger than the Thrall oil field. Cumulative production; 6 million barrels of oil, with 24 million barrels remaining in the ground, of which 6 to 7 million barrels might be recovered with modern technology. The field is operated by PNP Petroleum out of San Antonio. See PNP Petroleum

Pete Peterson of PNP Petroleum explains oilfield operations		Gwen Hauk
Operating pump	Operating pump	Operating pump
	Margie Swearingen
Paraffin by-product in Chapman Abbott Oil Field

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