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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1945
Page
8
Oil editor notes a helium loading puzzle with a 2200 pound net weight gain for tank cars under pressure. Dr Gonzalez predicts a 25 percent postwar cut across oil fields, Texas leading crude reductions, while Texas gas export concerns prompt state filings and UT suggestions for conservation.
The Panhandle field posted an average week with eight new wells and 12 on completion. Phillips led with eight of the twelve final wells, while Herrmann Bros and Coronado O&G announced two new tests each. Multiple completions and test results are detailed for several leases, including King County and Gray, with acid treatments and gas or oil pay figures.
Staff Sgt. Larry J. Land of Abernathy was awarded the Silver Star posthumously for gallantry on September 15, 1944 while with the 303rd Infantry Regiment, 91st Division in Italy. He led his platoon under heavy fire, captured a German officer and five soldiers, then was fatally wounded while organizing his men. His mother, Mrs. Josephine Land, lives in Abernathy.
Dolly Madison, wife of President Madison, cut the full length portrait of George Washington from its frame as British troops entered Washington in 1814. The painting now resides in the White House and is the only original article still occupying its place in the mansion.
The War Production Board assigned top priorities to two pipeline projects totaling 12 million dollars aimed at increasing natural gas deliveries from the Southwest to the Appalachian region. One project covers 140 miles of 24 inch pipeline from the Carthage gas field in Texas to Monroe Louisiana costing about 7 million dollars. Completion is targeted by November 1, 1945.
In Austin on February 24, lawmakers discuss a bill giving the Texas Railroad Commission power to order reinjection to maintain reservoir pressure. Other proposed measures seek to prorate sour and sweet natural gas production and limit output to 10 percent of a well’s capacity while prioritizing gas linked to oil.
Panhandle field production barely shifted week over week with an 164 barrel rise to an average of 83 647 barrels daily. Total runs reached 585 529 barrels, across 5 913 wells averaging 14 barrels per day each. Carson Gray Hutchinson Moore and Wheeler counties reported varied well counts and outputs.
UT Austin authority Dr E P Schoch outlined four proposals to guide Texas gas policy, aiming to boost demand, raise prices, industrialize using gas, and study wasteful outputs. He predicted income for gas owners could rise from 23 million to 100 million annually, with no pipeline investment loss and potential lower domestic gas prices. Legislative action may be needed to empower such changes.
U S crude oil production rose to a record 4,787,680 barrels per day, with gains in California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana and the East. The week saw an 23,555 barrel increase over last week as wartime demand grows.
Washington February 24 state department spokesmen presented a revised Anglo American oil treaty to the Senate foreign relations committee. Chairman Tom Connally praised it as voluntary and nonbinding, with an international commission to advise rather than compel. Discussions proceed as a round table, with action delayed until governments approve recommendations.
Ottawa eyes option to purchase the northwest oil development including Fort Norman wells and Whitehorse refinery. If not bought by Canada, the asset could be sold on the open market with a joint appraisal by Canada and the United States, then defense board review if unsold. In Saratoga Springs, $20 million of books and manuscripts moved to New York Public Library from war emergency storage.
Government chemists in a small Pittsburgh building and a Bruceton pilot plant are producing gasoline from coal and natural gas for research. Dr. H. H. Storch says full commercial production is at least three to ten years away, with costs higher than natural fuel. The work aims to aid future war needs and inform industry, with limited civilian use and eventual sale to government or commercial buyers.
W. O. Temple died at age 60 in a Plainview hospital after injuries from moving a house. A resident since 1925, he came from Amarillo and is survived by his wife, mother, two brothers, three sisters, two daughters, a son, and four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending at Roy Wood Funeral Home. A separate note reports a new welding school in England training Army Ordnance welders, with over 100 graduates so far.
The Bureau of Mines reports domestic and foreign crude stocks at 220,060,000 barrels on February 17, up 1,166,000 for the week. Domestic crude rose 1,329,000 barrels while foreign crude fell 163,000. Daily production averaged 4,781,000 barrels with runs to stills at 4,787,000.
Mildred Mitchell, a negro woman, was charged yesterday with assault with intent to kill. Police arrested her about 1 o'clock Saturday morning after responding to a disturbance call in the 2800 block on Hughes Street. Edward Henry, the negro man and victim, was wounded with a knife and taken to Northwest Texas Hospital.
Tulsa report notes national gasoline outlook not as bleak as weeks earlier. Declines in civilian use due to winter weather allow Midwest refiners to stock for spring farm demand. March production target set at 5 118 750 barrels daily as crude output hits a record 4 769 000 barrels weekly.
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