Gas pipes reshape Texas Panhandle power and profits
The Panhandle gas field spurred a battle among railroads coal interests and unions as pipelines expand from Texas to Michigan Wisconsin and California. Hearings in Washington and Chicago probe federal control while operators Dowell Gulf Oil and Phillips expand activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan-Wisconsin Corp
United Light & Power
Texas Panhandle
Detroit
Milwaukee
Panhandle Eastern
Texhoma
Northern Natural
Washington
D. C
Chicago
Panhandle wildcats drill as production rises in Texas counties
The Panhandle oil scene reports four new wildcat spudings in Hale Hartley Collingsworth and Swisher counties with twelve locations announced and seven wells completed. Total daily oil potential reached 1 806 barrels and gas 31 4 million cubic feet as companies including Stanolind Humble and Ohio Oil progress with spuds and tests.
Shamrock Promotes Three At Shamrock Oil and Gas
J H Dunn president of Shamrock Oil and Gas Corp announces promotions of three executives E W Fosshage to chief geologist Walter T Price Jr to land and leaseman and F W Wallace to office assistant plus remarks on growth and cooperation at Capitol Hotel dinner. The article notes Venezuela excess profits tax affecting oil firms and Chile's new oil discovery amid postwar expansion plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Dunn
Shamrock Oil and Gas Corporation
Amarillo
Capitol Hotel
E. W. Fosshage
Shamrock
University of Wisconsin
Northern Ordnance Company
Billings
Montana
Shell Oil Co., Inc
Walter T. Price, Jr
Texas A. and
Reid- Kane Construction Company
F. W. Wallace
Meldavis
Lefors
Texas
McKee
Dumas
B. R. Carney
Dunn
W. M. Sutton
Ray C. Johnson
Panhandle field oil runs dip after prior gain
Production data shows the Panhandle field posting a daily average of 75 056 barrels and a weekly total of 525 329 barrels. Six thousand eighty two wells yielded a per well daily average of 12 barrels, with county figures including Carson 707 wells 9 942 barrels Gray 2 687 wells 39 007 barrels Hutchinson 2 687 wells 23 842 barrels Moore 18 wells 436 barrels and Wheeler 422 wells 1 829 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Carson County
Gray County
Hutchinson County
Moore County
Wheeler County
Chemists Hear Expert on Atom Energy Social Impacts
The Panhandle Plains Section of the American Chemical Society will host a dinner at the Black Hotel in Borger on January 19 at 7 PM. After dinner Dr. J Fox will discuss the social and chemical aspects of atomic energy and nuclear weapon production with notes on Nagasaki and Hiroshima and his Manhattan Project work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle Plains
American Chemical Society
Black Hotel
Berger
Dr. J. Fox
Dr. Fox
Fox
Santa Fe
N. M
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
Princeton University
New Mexico
O. L. Bertorelli
J. M. Huber Corporation
Borger, Tex
Oil Pact Objectors Appeal to U. of T.
A UT board meeting faces housing strains for veterans and potential effects on the university fund from an Anglo American oil treaty. Ghent Sanderford led oil men and lawyers seeking opposition while Ed B. Tucker outlined a need for about one million dollars to house 2500 to 3000 veterans. A three member committee was created to explore surplus buildings, quonset huts and university land for student housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
University of Texas Board of Regents
University Permanent Fund
Ghent Sanderford
Olin Culberson
Railroad Commission
Regent Ed B. Tucker
Nacopydoches
U S crude oil production rises in week report
United States crude oil output averaged 4 577 785 barrels daily this week per Oil Weekly up 52 200 barrels from the prior week. Gain driven by Kansas rising to 249 200 from 205 950 with California 840 300 versus 837 200 and Illinois 205 950 up from 202 900.
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Houston
United States
Oil Weekly
Kansas
California
Illinois
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
New
Nebraska
Mexico
Ohio
New York
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
West Virginia
Wyoming
Memphis Gears Up for Oil Drilling Near Swearingen School
Humble Oil & Refining Co started a derrick on No. 1 Scruggs near the Swearingen community school house in Collingsworth County. The block spans about 7,500 acres across Collingsworth and Hall counties. Spudding was scheduled for today with Gardner Bros. Drilling Co. of Dallas under contract for 5,000 feet after a dry wildcat earlier at 6,100 feet.
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Collingsworth
Humble O&r Co
M. R. Scruggs
H&gn
Wildcat, Pendleton & Vaughn
McDowell
Gray Gibson Oil Corp
Gibson Oil Corp
Hines
Plains Holding Co
Chapman
Hutchinson Continental Oil Co
E. B Johnson
B&b Survey
King the Ohio Oil Co
A Ross
George Owen
J. W. Love Survey
Shamrock O&g Corp
Otis Phillips
Swisher Ll. A. Helms
Watson
Bs&f Survey
Wildcat
Wheeler Magnolia Petroleum Co
No. & FE
A. Worley
H&gn Survey
Wildcats
Hale
Stanolind O&g Co
Lee Irish
Hartley
Pure Oil Co
Skalsky
T. B. Russell
Stanolind O €& G Co
Peck
Capital Syndicate
Noble Dilling Company
Ochiltree
Olney P. Fiynn
Hoover
Hato Survey
Ha&gn Survey
Swisher County
L. A. Helms
Bs&f
Tulsa
Dickens County
Matador
Blanco School Land
Floyd County
Geo. Livermore and Honolulu Oil Co
H. A. Kraus
TRE
Cimarron County
Oklahoma
Jeryman
Pure Ol Co
McCoy
Sparkman
Sparkman In 3-5N-8eeem, Drilling At 1,602 . ‘ Pure Oil Co
Johnson
Memphis
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Scruggs
Collingsworth County
Swearingen
Gardner Bros. Drilling Company
Dallas
Hall
Humble
Thompson predicts energy shift before oil runs out
Railroad Commissioner Ernest O. Thompson of Amarillo tells a Federal Power Commission hearing in Houston on January 28 that new power sources will replace oil and gas within a generation. He urges states retain control of gas production and limits on federal power over gas, while preserving tax depletion allowances and nonpunitive unitization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Power Commission
Houston
Berner
Congress
Corporation Commission
Austin
Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo
Thompson
FPC
Drop In Crude Stocks Reported By Bureau Of Mines
The Bureau of Mines reports total crude petroleum stocks at 218 193 000 barrels for January 4, a weekly drop of 725 000 barrels domestic crude down 713 000 barrels foreign crude down 12 000 daily production rose to 4 548 000 barrels runs to stills averaged 4 651 000 a decrease of 78 000. Regional changes show Arkansas 2 512 000 barrels down 54 Mississippi 2 267 000 down 184 and Texas districts mixed gains and losses. After the Norman conquest of Britain ancient mints numbered over 70 in operation surrounding gold and silver production. Sell unused articles with want ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Mines
Arkansas
Northern
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Oklahoma
East Texas
West Texas
Gulf Texas
Other Texas
Oil Purchasers Seek Higher January February Allowables
Purchasers urged the Texas Railroad Commission to raise January and February allowables as producers struggle to meet demand for fuel oil. Nominations for February reached 2 314 500 barrels daily, with Humble and Republic Oil seeking large increases and Tidewater Associated urging more producing days to source oil. Chairman Culberson questioned industry cooperation and noted low bottomhole pressure in East Texas, while forecasting an oil order next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Railroad Commission
Humble
Eastern States Refining Co
Gulf Oil Corporation
Keystone-Filenberger
West Texas
Republic Oil and Refining Co
Tidewater Associated Oil Co
Oilin Culberson
Big East
Texas
Culberson
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Alaskan Oil Exploration Under Navy Contracts
The Navy awards a one million dollar contract to Hoover Curtice and Ruby C F Lytle and G Construction to continue Alaskan petroleum reserve exploration begun in 1944. The survey aims to finish in 1950 at a total cost of eleven and a half million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Alaska
Navy Seabees
Hoover, Curtice and Ruby
New York
C. F. Lytle Company
G Construction Company
Maines
Iowa
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Fl Paso Natural Gas Company
Hugoton
W. E. Reardon
Dowell Inc
O. C. Needham
Gulf Oil Corp
Port Worth
EA. Tarver
J. H. Tarver
Geological Department
Phillips Company
Jim McClintock
Texas Railroad Commission
American Business Club
Harry Hoare
Jim
North Lindsay Pool
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J. M. Huber Corp. No
TRR Survey
The
Ohio Oil Company
Harry Britt
Harry
Sinclar Prairie
Earl Clayton
Andy Jackson
Carson Cities Service
H. T
I&gn
Gray Gulf Oil Corp
Cloud Downs
TRR
Hutchinson Panhandle Producing Co
E. Smith
G. W. Heath
Moore Canadian River Gas Co
Baker
Venezuela
Okla
U. S
South America
Oil & Gas Journal of Tulsa
Journal
Juan Pablo Perez Alfonso
Fomento
Tierra del Fuego
Chile
Iran
Middle East
W. T. Price, Jr
F. V. Wallace
U. of T
U.S
Dr. Walden E. Houghton
Optometrist
Oliver-Eakle Building
Oricon
Britain
Amarillo National Bank
Cc. T. Ware
R. C. Ware
A. H. Ware
D. Vaughan
F. M Butler
J Parwell
B. T. Baker
E. Robertson
Russell
Odie Russell
Inghasenan
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U. S. Depository
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
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