Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1981)
—> State MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1981 Texas millionaire to begin oil drilling in Michigan United Press International DALLAS — The Hunt Energy Corp. announced Friday it has be gun a $75 million drilling program in Michigan aimed at developing the state’s deep oil and gas re serves. In making the announcement, Herbert Hunt, the company’s chief executive officer, said ener gy development may provide Michigan some relief from the re cession produced by the down turn in the auto industry. “We have brought two deep rigs to Michigan to work round- the-clock for the rest of the year and three seismic crews to speed up property evaluation,’’ Hunt said. “We have allocated $75 mil lion to Michigan exploration and we expect the drilling of at least 70 wells with this commitment of vice president. “We sometimes get 100 offers of leases a day in our Lansing office,” Whitaker said. “We evalu ate every offer, usually within a few days, but when a major block of property is offered, we can move the same day.” Hunt Energy first became in terested in the development of Michigan’s deep oil and natural gas reserves in the mid-1970s when it learned there had been few tests of hydrocarbon potential below 5,000 feet in 50 years, Whi taker said. Apartments • Duplexes • All Types Of Housing Call for appointment or come by A&M APT. PLACEMENT SERVICE lip' 693-3777 2339 S. Texas, C.S. J “Next to the Dairy Queen” Jt any latest Ian have an a inder a»i oes not n :e that," i igest suspic :ed with as ovietshavti build a i for E id operatk Staff photo by Brian Tate Crafty set-up Col. James Woodall, commandant of the Corps of Cadets, looks over art and craft items being sold by the Houston Area Mothers Club. The Houston club, along with several other mothers clubs, sold items during Parents’ Weekend that club members had made. The profits will go back into the clubs to finance various events they sponsor. funds. ™ Hunt Energy Corp., a private ■ company owned by the Hunt 1 family of Texas, began operations in Michigan in 1976 when it opened an exploration office in Lansing. Hunt said the lease ac quisition program begun then is now far enough along to begin an increased drilling schedule. Hunt Energy already has ac- I quired leaseholds totaling 1 mil- ; lion acres in Michigan, and plans to continue lease acquisitions, said Tom Whitaker, the company s Bother's Bookstore PAYS TOP DOLLAR FOR USED BOOKSI At the Southgate • 696-2111 U.S. andlf ollowing pa use of spa 1 the Soii te life span les, mosl veralweels; to Ament; are snakes stolen, some freed from cage have thecap ter, Saturn their spi h Venus,”i J step for: ad theadiii monument 1 s and bowsi* United Press International SAN ANTONIO — The thieves rubbed salt on the wound by not only taking her money but also her prized collection. Betty Teska doesn’t feel the loss ilastforyeu () f $£25 as much as the loss of 44 non-poisonous, but rare snakes from her serpentarium, a popular tourist attraction on Interstate 35 between San Antonio and New raunfels. She has reason to be upset be cause the snakes, stolen Friday morning, reportedly were of a rare variety placed on the’ 'endangered species list. John Cherry, manager of the Snake Farm, estimated the value of the missing snakes at $10,000. To make matters worse, the thieves let out a number of the poisonous reptiles from their ^fT cages before escaping. JM.* Cherry said he and Teska were making a security check of the farm when they saw four men loading the snakes on their truck. He said he and Teska fired their shotguns, but missed. “Oh, they knew what they were doing,” Cherry said. “They broke in and went right to the most valu able snakes, bypassing the cheap er, less rare ones.” Cherry said, “Among those taken were albino corn snakes and Mexican milk snakes. They took two Davis Mountain King snakes and those are worth $800 apiece. ” He said snake collectors would pay handsomely for the stolen re ptiles. “There’s snake collectors, just like there’s stamp collectors. There’s a bunch across the nation that would like to have the snakes we have,” he said. A sheriffs office spokesman said it appeared the thieves broke in through a window on the farm and freed several poisonous snakes to roam free about the place before escaping with their loot. THE PHONE DOCTOR. Bring your ailing phone to her. If she can't cure it immediately she ll replace it immediately. At no extra charge. ng people ^ Turkey Hi m as Jim 8 down to F« those old l<? ;ht him a I* out with mnity, lie* 1 from Gm' 11 r,” saidOi es. HepM with good# al member 1 / group sp# not coni** ;king bis o’" swing, fferent/’a* mitar pi AGGIES! Douglas Jewelry 10% AGGIE DISCOUNT ON ALL MERCHANDISE WITH STUDENT ID (Cash Only Please) We reserve the right to limit use of this privilege. Downtown Bryan (212 IN. Main) and Culpepper Plaza BUFPETS buffets buffets buffets buffets ' MONDAY NIGHT BUFFET AND TUESDAY NIGHT BUFFET ^ 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. AND DAILY NOON BUFFET Monday thru Friday 1 1:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. iy 25 n. </) ^ buffets feature all the Pizza, Spaghetti !u anc l Salad you can eat. $ 2.89 for only Tl m H to oo c m ■H </> oo C Pizza Ixml get-Moie of th^TtyngsyOiflove 413 TEXAS AVE. COLLEGE STATION 846-6164 FFET S buffets buffets buffets buffets Culpepper Plaza If your phone is our phone and it isn't work ing, here's what you do. First go to another phone and call repair service to see if the line's O.K. If it is, then unplug your broken phone and bring it to us. If we can't fix it while you wait, we'll give you another one. When we say we keep you talking, we mean it. TOUCH CALLING AVAILABLE IN MOST AREAS.