Panhandle and Amarillo oil lines spark activity in Panhandle field
Panhandle and Amarillo area oil development draws strong interest as Marland Oil buys over 10 000 acres including a Whittington tract for cash and oil valued at 87 500. Dorsett Carter sells a 1159 acre lease for 40 000. Pan-Tex Pipeline work from Amarillo to the field starts with six inch line while Plains Pipeline nears completion to Panhandle with 5 000 barrels daily capacity. Gas and oil drilling advances in Moore Hutchinson Carson and Potter counties intensify near the northwest field corner. Industry watchers anticipate major activity as wells near depth milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marland Oil Company
Panhw
J. C. Whittington
Panhandle
Fuqua, Blasdel and Landergin
Gray County
Burnett Pasture
Texas Company
Moore
Hutchinson
Carson
Potter Counties
Wilson
Barnum
Fiewl
Authoritative Review of Panhandle Oil Field Wells
A detailed survey of West Texas oil activity lists Gulf Production Co and Texas Company among major interests plus W. W. Silk et al and Burnett as key operators. The report records multiple wells with depths from about 2,000 to over 8,100 feet, gas and oil shows, production estimates in barrels, and hundreds of millions of cubic feet of gas, with shut ins and ongoing drilling at numerous Burnett and Sanford area sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
West Texas Company
S. B. Burnett
Texas Company
W. W
Carson Seneavewessee
Carson
Hutchinson
Een
Silk
Guilt Production Co
Ereetes
Carson County
Gulf Production Company
Burnett
Guit. Prod. Co
Burnett, Lee
Humble Oland Refining Co
Humble O. & G. Co
Burnett, Gee
Humphrey Otl Co
Sanford
Sec
Bik
Eevonecene
W. W. Silk
G. N
Texas Company No
Mary Burnett
W. T. Waggoner
Tipton, Stone Et al
McConnell
American Refining Company
Greenwood, Devore Et al
A. C. H. & B. Seurvey
Wilcox Oil Company No
Worley
Wilson
Johnson
Mary EB. Townsend
Dancinger Brothers
Twin Six Oil Company
Tinhandle ‘Refining
Andie Refining
New Panhandle Refining Company
Moorey Producers and Refiners Corp
Masterson
Potter County
Wheelers County
Pulaski Oil Company
Parker and Caffery No
Westmoreland
Mid-Continent Co
Ame
Enders
Woodley Petroleum Company No
Bradley
Ag. N
Panhandle Gains Branch Office of Oil Supply Company
The Parkersburg Rig and Reel Co of Parkersburg West Virginia opened a Panhandle store to offer a complete line of oil well equipment. J D Blain, Texas manager with headquarters at One Falls, guided the opening and a stock of tanks and rigs is to be stocked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Oil field activity grows in Artesia New Mexico
In Artesia New Mexico June 7 oil operators stay optimistic as deeper test drillings proceed east and west of the river. New wells begin soon including Walker permit east of Tigner Windsor with drilling to 500 feet by July 1 and potentially to 2000 feet later. Multiple rigs prepare, camps rise, and scouts from major companies arrive to watch the Illinois No 8 and Etz No 1 sites amid strong oil shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artesia
N. M
Akron Leasing Co
Akron
Lake Arthur
Virgil Moore
Tigner-Windsor
Illinois No. 2
Brainard No. 1
Welch Et al
Picher Oil and Gas Co
Welsh
Oscar Howard
N. W
Mr. Howard
Amarillo Considers Oil Tank Branch by Service Tank
Ardmore resident Frank McPhail of Service Tank Co arrives in Amarillo to study placing a local distribution hub for oil storage tanks. He plans a decision within two weeks, noting city readiness as a potential hurdle but future growth as a prospect. He will return to Ardmore tomorrow. his wife and two sons proceed to Boulder for university work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McPhail
Ardmore
Ohla
Service Tank Company
Amarillo
McPhail
Boulder
Colo
University of Colorado
Panhandle students earn UT degrees at June commencement
Sixteen Panhandle of Texas graduates are listed among 428 UT degree recipients at the June 6 commencement. Names include Iva Myrtle Cary of Pampa, Mary Cooke, Lucille Gill of Canyon, Ed Lee Gosset of Post, Dorothy Ogden of Memphis, Fay Underwood of Amarillo, and others across BA, journalism, business, architecture, chemical engineering, and law, with graduates from Wellington, Amarillo, Tulia, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle of Texas
University of Texas
Panhandle
Iva
Myrtle Cary
Pampa
Mary 8. Cooke
Lucille A. Gill
Canyon
Ed Lee Gosset
Ir. Post
Marcus E. Mullings
Post
Dorothy Ogden
Memphis
Fay Underwood
Amarillo
Henry Deskins Wells
Parents of Girl Killed in Wreck Live in Amarillo
Cleo White daughter of Mr and Mrs A M Hunt of 800 Tyler street was instantly killed Friday afternoon in an automobile wreck between Liberal and Wichita Kansas a telegram received yesterday morning confirms Mabel Gentzler a friend of Miss White was seriously and perhaps fatally injured Mrs Hunt left at noon yesterday for Kansas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo White
A. M. Hunt
Tyler Street
Liberal
Wichita
Kans
Mabel Gentzler
Miss White
French Ancestors Linked To South African Hottentots
Archaeologists report discoveries suggesting France was peopled by ancestor groups related to the Hottentots of South Africa several thousand years ago, based on recent findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
South Africa
Pampa Scene of Increased Oil Activity
In Gray county about 25 000 acres in oil and gas leases changed hands in the past week with prices from 5 to 40 dollars an acre. A large company leased sixty tracts, none under 160 acres, with most leases at 12.50 to 15 dollars per acre. Companies Sun Gypsy Magnolia Humble Roxana are represented daily by scouts and geologists. The Ledrick Brothers ranch well north of town is being spudded in by Pete Engle and others. The Wilcox Oil & Gas company pulled tools from a well southeast of Pampa after 34 days of construction, showing oil. The Farris Watts story continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pampa
Gray County
The
Sun
Gypsy
Magnolia
Humble
Roxana
Collins and Crosby Drilling Company Well Development
Collins and Crosby Drilling Company of Tulsa are contractors. An eight inch casing has been run and the well will proceed with standard tools. The Wilcox Oil and Gas Company plans another well about six miles north of Pampa, on the northeast quarter of Section 62, Block 3. Local interest in the new development is high.
Sayre Oklahoma Oil Field Drilling Progress Report
June 7 Foster well near 2600 feet should complete in about ten days. Dalton-Cavey-Caddell 29-9-23 standardizing, drilling to resume with standard tools soon. Carter Windle No 8 progressing but delayed by five inch casing. Platt well on Ingram farm lease reportedly signed. Coogan gasser 21-9-23 opened, gas flow now 46,009,000 feet, up 13,000,000 since shut in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayre
Okla
Foster
Dalton-Cavey-Caddell
Windle No. 8
Platt
Ingram Farm
Coogan Gasser
Press Committee Meeting Slated for Monday at 3 30 PM
The Texas Press Association entertainment committee will convene Monday at 3 30 PM in the Board of City Development rooms. Members are urged to attend as important matters will be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Texas Press Association
Board of City Development
Invention of Liquid Soap Shaving Brush
A new shaving brush features a handle that holds liquid soap and can be shaken to release soap drop by drop into the brush. The compact mechanism eliminates separate lathering steps and aims to streamline grooming routines.
Contract Let for New Well in Hemphill County
A contract for drilling an oil well has been let in the southwestern Hemphill County area. The rig is to be placed this month and spudding must occur before July 15. The lease covers the George ranch and nearby lands in Roberts County. A neighboring Oklahoma well at 2,650 feet will switch to 6 inch casing, with expectations to reach 8,000 feet in about sixty days. The drill currently advances through blue limestone as logs align with Carson and Hutchinson county wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemphill County
George Ranch
Roberts County
Oklahoma
Carson
Hutchinson
Ethyl Gas Blend Described In Early Report
A historical note explains that ethyl gas is produced by adding a percentage of benzine or alcohol to gasoline as described in the source. The passage outlines the blending concept without detailing modern catalytic processes or regulatory context.
Navy tactics today echo old bow to bow idea on larger scale
Charles P. Stewart describes a modern fleet concept with battleships at the center and layered escorts, destroyers, cruisers, carriers, and submarines. He explains the aim to break enemy formations by advancing, raking, and maneuvering alongside to bring full broadsides to bear, while avoiding a head-on clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Stewart
Washington
America
Pan-Tex Pipeline to Rush 36 Mile Line Completion
Pan-Tex Pipeline Company advances 36 mile main line with 9 miles of four inch laterals toward Panhandle oil fields. The route runs from Reese Allen Refinery east of Amarillo through Potter and Hutchinson counties ending near Burnett ranch with pumping station planned in Section 1 Block 1 Carson County. Expected completion by July 15 followed by a celebration in Amarillo. The notice also expresses gratitude to supporters after a family bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan-Tex Pipeline Company
Panhandle
Reese 8
Burnett Pasture
Hutchinson County
Potter County
Chester
Calkins
Wichita
Kans
A. B. Jones
R. C. Johnson
M. R. Rockwell
Johnny Burwell
A. W. Stalnaker
H. L. Neusch
A. H. Kiburg
Kansas City
J. A. Jones
Mike Wing
A. F. Buschutter
A. K. Klinke
Carson County
N. F. Wright
Joe Rorex
O. P. Russ
A. A. Callaghan
A. Paul
M. B
BE. D. Mobberly
R. B. Masterson
J. B. McGregor
Loren Purvines
Ce Ff. Moore
B. L. Munger
Burnett Ranch
Whittington Well
Plains Well
Amarillon
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Destroyers
Tees & Bie OU
NLS
Pan-Tex Company
Cavett
HW. Kirk
R. R. Bates
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