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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1950
Page
10
The Railroad Commission will consider amending the West Panhandle Field gas allocation method at a July 26 hearing in Amarillo. Shamrock Oil and Gas Corp asked to revert to the former method, calling the new plan discriminatory.
Lawrence R. Sperberg has been appointed chief chemist of J. M. Huber Corporation’s carbon black division in Borger. He previously led rubber evaluation at Phillips Petroleum, helped found its rubber laboratory in 1940, and contributed to cold rubber and tire testing research. He formerly worked with Goodyear and 3M and has chaired ASTM rubber committees since 1947. He holds a chemistry degree from the University of Michigan.
The South Plains district reports multiple oil wildcat stakes including Borden and Dickens counties. Gulf Oil targets Ellenburger at Borden while OC L Norsworthy begins a 7500 foot test in southeast Dickens. Livermore seeks permission to drill Doyle Justice No 1 in southeast Garza.
Cactus Plant at Etter Moore County received the National Safety Council Perfect Record Award for 1949 after a year with no lost time accidents. A. B. Leonard accepted the honor from J. S. Fields in Bartlesville and praised employee safety efforts amid Phillips Chemical Company’s three such awards in 1949. The plant, with about 550 workers, produces anhydrous ammonia nitric acid nitrogen solutions and ammonium nitrate fertilizer.
The American Petroleum Institute reports the weekly averages show crude oil and lease condensate output up by 100 950 barrels to 5 305 450 in the week ending June 10. Refining runs average 5 524 000 barrels per day, with gasoline and fuel oil stocks noted and total U S gasoline production about 19 029 000 barrels for the period.
Stanolind Oil & Gas announces expansion of its North Texas New Mexico division in Fort Worth. E F Bullard says the Fort Worth office will double in size by January 1952 with about 150 additional employees, mainly from Tulsa Oklahoma.
The National Petroleum Council formed a committee to compare costs of synthetic liquid fuels with petroleum products. Chairman Walter S. Hallinan said the panel will review Bureau of Mines estimates, prepare independent costs, and suggest improvements to future cost estimates.
The Methodist Church Vacation Bible School in Wellington closed after two weeks with about 50 children enrolled. Mrs. A L Elliott served as superintendent.
Sheridan A Berthiaume was promoted to senior geologist in the general manager's office producing department at The Texas Company effective June 18. The change was announced by E R Filley, the general manager.
Over the past week 15 new locations were staked and 17 completions logged as oil output reached 810 barrels from 12 wells and gas output hit 293 207 00 cubic feet. Bayou Oil No 1 Cecil in Hutchinson County gauged at 280 million cubic feet highlighted the gas results.
Ray Parks longtime Amarillo advertising man opens Ray Parks Advertising. He has been with The Globe News KGNC and Tri-State Advertising over the last 20 years and will run a contracting brokerage from his home at 809 LaSalle. Parks spent 10 years as KGNC salesman and helped form Tri-State Advertising in 1943 before joining the Army for two years in the European theater.
Mrs Ruth Tadlock Lelsz daughter of Mr and Mrs G T Tadlock 1013 West Fifteenth Street recently graduated from the John Sealy College of Nursing University of Texas Galveston She was second highest in her class active in student activities serving on discipline and budget committees and secretary of the junior class
Mrs Rae Lee of Chicago leaves Amarillo after a pleasant visit with her son and daughter in law Louis and Mrs Lee at 506 West Tenth. She enjoyed Amarillos wide open spaces and cleanliness and plans to return often.
Houston reports a 66 706 barrel daily increase in Texas July crude production, boosting permissible Texas output to 2 445 935 barrels per day. The move follows a 130 000 barrel June rise amid debate over further imports and market demand. Texas regulator Ernest O Thompson emphasizes preventing shortages and criticizes continued high imports.
In Grayburg Jackson area northeast Eddy County, HOBBS June 17 Franklin Aston and Fair completed a south extension to proven San Andres limits. The No 2 Nelson yielded initial production of 50 barrels of oil and 5 barrels water per day from 3 508 18 feet. Nearby wildcats and plug back tests seek potential in upper Permian and Pennsylvanian sections as operators pursue more drilling in Lea and Chaves counties.
Penn State petroleum expert Dr. Merrell R. Fenske tells the Pennsylvania Grade Crude Oil Association that lighter engine oils may push motorists toward synthetic oils. He notes mineral oils may fail to meet future specs and cites esters as a solution, while anti wear agents could keep high quality mineral oils dominant for years.
A House Small Business subcommittee draft endorses a voluntary oil import cutback, avoiding tariffs or quotas. Rep. Eugene J. Keogh champions the plan, with support from government and industry figures, while anti-trust and executive action options loom. The report notes potential trade shifts if trade agreements end and Venezuelan terms rise, affecting daily imports and pricing.
The University of Texas announces a commercial method for acetylene production by discharging electricity through natural gas between a metal strip and a rotating blower wheel. The new approach, by E. P. Schoch, replaces the lime and coke process and has been piloted.
Week six in the North Permian shows six new locations and five completed wells with oil potential. Most sites are in Cochran and Lamb counties with completions in the Levelland and Anton-Irish fields and pay zones around 4 800 to 8 100 feet deep.
Gov Roy J Turner of Oklahoma told Congress that rising foreign oil imports threaten the American oil industry causing unemployment and national security risks. He urged limiting dependency on foreign oil while supporting world trade and rehabilitation efforts.
Named chief engineer Harris Bateman of New York is named engineer for Cities Service Oil Co Delaware and Cities Services Line Co and also a director of Cities Service Oil Co by President A W Ambrose in an official announcement.
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