$3.4 Million Suit Over Oil Well Deviations in Texas
Texas Attorney General Will Wilson filed a 3.4 million dollar suit in the Texas Railroad Commission court accusing Edwin G. Stanley of Kilgore and associates of deviating four oil wells in the Clark Survey in Rusk County and plugging wells T-7 to T-12. The suit seeks daily penalties for illegal production and names H. L. Long Billy Bridewell K. H. Hedge and the Petroleum Pipeline and Storage Co. of Tyler.
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Austin
Tex
Will Wilson
Edwin G. Stanley
Kilgore
Rusk County
Wilson
Texas Railroad Commission
Stanley
H. L. Long
Billy Bridewell
K. H. Hedge
The
Petroleum Pipeline and Storage Co
Tyler
Clark
Railroad Commission
Conservation Laws of
Texas
Commission
East Texas
Surveys of Wells in East Texas Waits
Railroad Commission Chairman William J. Murray says inclination surveys on East Texas oil field leases will pause while court actions proceed. Four suits filed in Henderson seek to force Humble affiliates to reveal if deviated wells drained from Humble assets, with damages around 1 million dollars. Defendants include Judson Turner of Rusk County, A. E. McCubbin, J. S. McCubbin, J. Rex Stegall of Gregg County, and H. L. Long of Smith County. The commission’s inquiry into angled wells began earlier this year.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
William J. Murray
Texas
Hurmbies and Refining Co
Henderson
Judson Turner
Rusk County
A. E. McCubbin
3. S McCubbin
J. Rex Stegall
Gregg County
H. L. Long
Refinery in Brooklyn Grows Through Oil Boom Era
Brooklyn oil refinery on Newtown Creek has served locals for 106 years, with generations of McGinleys and Fantrys among its lore. Founded in 1854 amid whale oil illuminants, it spans the whale oil era to crude oil discoveries and the modern multi product refinery era through Edward P. McGrath's Petroleum Today feature.
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New York
Newtown Creek
Brooklyn
McGinleys
Fantrys
Goodes
Barrons
Cusicks
Edwin Drake
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Sil
Edward P. McGrath
Petroleum
Honorary Doctor of Laws For Lum Lauck At Atlanta
Atlanta Law School conferred an honorary doctor of laws on Chester H. Lauck known as Lum of Lum and Abner. Lauck, longtime Conoco executive, received the honor at recommencement ceremonies and delivered the 1962 graduates address after traveling about 160000 miles yearly to speak to civic and business groups.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Law School
iChester H. Lauck
Lum
Abner
Continental Oil Company
Houston
Tex
Lauck
Conoco
Campno-Phenique Fights Itching From Chigger Bites
Consumers are advised to apply Campno Phenique to stop the maddening itch from chigger bites and other biting pests. The lotion is described as instantly soothing and antiseptic to prevent further scratching.
El Paso Action Not FPC Policy On Pipeline Exploration
Washington DC, federal power commission chairman said the FPC has not issued any policy statements or orders prohibiting a pipeline company from exploring for oil and natural gas. He responded to reports that El Paso Natural Gas Company laid off workers due to an FPC policy against exploration by pipeline firms.
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Washington, DC
Federal Power Commission
Joseph CC Swidier
FPC
el Paso Natural Gas Company
el Paso
Tex
Clarification Sought on Independent Producer Definition
The Permian Basin Petroleum Association and 11 groups petition the Federal Power Commission to clarify the 1962 Order No 243 defining independent producer of natural gas. They warn the current wording could push small producers into regulated interstate pipeline rules via undefined gathering activities.
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Midland
Permian Basin Petroleum Association
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Commission
Becatese
UAR Announces Decision to Accede to GATT
Cairo reports the United Arab Republic states its intention to join the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. The move positions UAR in a framework of international trade rules and negotiations with member nations.
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Cairo
U.A.R
GATT
Oil field activity expands in Lea and Eddy counties
Lea County New Mexico and Eddy County report multiple wildcat and development wells. No. 2-AD State well near Mescalero swabbed 122.28 barrels oil and 34.48 barrels water in 24 hours. Plans proceed for several 4 000 to 10 000 foot wildcats by various operators including American, Pan American, and Theiss Drilling.
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Pany
Lea County
New Mexico
San Andres
Mescalero Pool
Lem
Eady
New Menice
Tom
Boyd
Artesic
Maticunar
Lea
Leeatean
Gvereche
Plaina Pool
Board Drilling Company
Northern
Natital Gas Federate
Camsted
Eddy
Explorer
Ralph Lowe
Midland
Eddy County
Wildest
Oak Discovery
North End
Kewanee Oil Company
Mottomar
Lee County
Trice Production Company
M-State
Rutheast
Caprock
Roberts
Theiss
Company of Midland
San Andres Withal
Tidewater State
Malamer
Anderson Ranch
Pan American Petroleum Corporation
Wolfcamp
Egey Univ
Teast
Mallaner
Getty to Buy 40 000 to 50 000 Oil Shares After Market Drop
London United Press International reports J Paul Getty bought 40 000 to 50 000 oil shares amid Monday's Wall Street decline. Getty said he expected a substantial rise soon and that he is a large buyer, noting brokers secured the shares and he would have purchased more if possible.
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London
UPI
J. Paul Getty
Wall Street
Getty
U S Completion Rate Off in Week
U S oil and gas firms completed 664 wells in the week ended May 26, down 4 from last week. Louisiana 70, Oklahoma 67, Kansas 59, California 69, Ohio 20, New Mexico 41, Texas 330. Totals: 443 crude, 101 gas, 285 dry holes. 166 wildcats with 31 productive. Year to date 17,985 wells. footage 77,925,846 feet.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oil and Gas
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Kansas
California
Ohio
New Mexico
Texas
Journal
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