Cimarron County Oil Discovery Advances Panhandle Prospects
Pure Oil Company reports a 500 barrel wildcat well in Cimarron County Oklahoma Panhandle with 68 hours total production of 1501 barrels averaging 22 barrels per hour. Key figures include developer F A Ted Devin and Panhandle Geological Society revival with a noon luncheon January 23 at the Silver Grill to elect 1946 officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cimarron County
Oklahoma Panhandle
Texas
Pure Oil Company
F. A
Ted) Devin
Amarillo
Tulsa
Bob French
Jack Johnson
Mommer Johnson
Ford
Boise City
Frank Parkes
Panhandle Geological Society
Silver Grill
Oll
Panhandle
PGS
C. R
Dick) Wagner
Pur Oil Company
F. W. Lisner
Cities Service
Widcats
Oklahoma
Jermyn
Pure Oil Co
McCoy
Sparkman
Dickens County
Humble O&r Co
Matardor
Blanco School
Floyd County
Geo. P. Livermore and
Honolulu Oil Co
Krause
Hale County
Stanolind O&g Co
He&wt
Hartley
O. V. Beck
Capital Land Syndicate
Oil chiefs clash over Anglo American treaty as IPAA backs pact
East Texas oil operators oppose ratification citing harm to their interests while the Independent Petroleum Association of America endorses the treaty after study. Some Panhandle carbon black firms balk at OPA gas price ceilings, yet others adopt higher prices for residue gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Texas
Texas
Connally
O'Daniel
Independent Petroleum Association of America
IPAA
OPA
Cabot Company
Huber Company
Wishnick
Continental
Panhandle
Crown
CPA
United Carbon Company
Columbian Carbon Company
Ing
Weather Slowdowns Hit Panhandle Oil Field Activity
Field work in the Panhandle slowed to a near standstill due to heavy snow and impassable roads. Only two new locations were reported. six producers, plus one dry hole, were added to the completion list. Several wells across Hutchinson Mayfield and surrounding areas showed oil and gas pay with varied acid treatments and test productions. R. C. Kay of Amarillo joins IPAA National Oil Policy Committee alongside a wide Texas and national slate of appointees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Loase
Hutchinson
J. M. Huber Corp
Stevens
D&p Survey
Mayfield
Wesl
Carson Skelly Oil Co
Schaffer
S&gn
Hutchinson Huber Corp
D&p
Skelly Oil Co
Whittenburg
Lamb Humble O&r Co
Leftwich
R. M. Thompson
Moore Shamrock C&g Corp
Sinclair Prairie
G. A. Finley
H&tc
King Humble O&r Co
Bateman Estate
Sherman Phillips Petroleum Co
R. C. Kay
R. C
Bob) Kay
Amarillo
Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association
Independent Petroleum Association
National Oil Policy Committee
Major B. A. Hartley
IPAA
Ralph Zook
Pennsylvania
Maston Nixon
J. L. Collins
J. C. Karcher
George A. Hill
Roy B. Jones
Texas
T. H. Barton
Arkansas
A. C. Mattei
California
J. C. Dyer
Colorado
B. L. Majewski
Illinois
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Ralph J. Prior
Kansas
Paul G. Blazer
Kentucky
W. Scott Heywood
Louisiana
C. A. Smith Jr
Michigan
A. B. Cobb
Montana
D. T. Ring
Ohio
W. G. Skelly
Oklahoma
Governor Stevenson to testify at FPC natural gas hearing
Governor Coke Stevenson will be the first witness at the Federal Power Commission hearing on natural gas in Houston on January 28. He leads a list of 21 witnesses for Texas’ part in the nationwide inquiry. The governor will discuss state rights and the natural gas industry with Texas regulators outlining conservation and a stance toward federal regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Van
Coke Stevenson
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Charles I. Francis
Stevenson
Texas
Oklahoma City
New Orleans
Olin Culberson
The
Texas Railroad Commission
Tax Refund Verdict Will Be Appealed
The attorney general's department will appeal a ruling by Judge Charles O Betts in 98th District Court that Lone Star Gas Co is entitled to a 55750 refund for an occupation tax paid under protest for 1943. The piece discusses OPA price directives and crude oil producers rights tied to tax and relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Attorney General's Department
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Charles O. Betts
98Th District Court
Lone Star Gas Co
Betts
Walter S. Hallanan
Plymouth Oil Company
Congress
OPA
Kansas School Regrouping Promises Tax Headache
Gerald Gordon of Topeka told delegates at the Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association tax forum in Fort Worth that Kansas counties reorganizing school districts will be a headache for oil companies for years. He said the overhaul could eventually reduce the school tax burden and save money for oil firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Kansas
Gerald Gordon
Topeka
Mid-Conttinent Oil and Gas Association
Gordon
Associated Industries of Kansas
Oil Stocks Rise Slightly as Crude Totals Climb
The Bureau of Mines reports total crude petroleum stocks at 219 219 000 barrels for January 12, up 1 026 000 from the prior week. Domestic crude rose 1 218 000 barrels while foreign crude fell 192 000. Daily output averaged 4 578 000 barrels and runs to stills 4 498 000. Regional stock changes show increases in Oklahoma East Texas Gulf Coast Louisiana and West Texas among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Mines
Arkansas
Kansas
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Oklahoma
East Texas
West Texas
Gulf Texas
Other Texas
U.P
Houston
United States
Oil Weekly
Alabama
California
Colorado
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Wwe
Kentucky
Michigan
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas
West Virginia
Wyoming
Santa Fe Inn to Become Seminary
Archbishop Edwin V. Byrne announced the purchase of the Santa Fe Inn on the Old Pecos Road for use as a seminary for education of priests of the Santa Fe archdiocese. The 17 acre site includes two large buildings, three smaller ones, an athletic field and tennis courts. About 60 students and faculty are expected to reside there once renovations allow opening. The inn had served as a reconditioning annex for Bruns General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N. M
U.P
Pecos Road
Edwin V. Byrne
Bruns General Hospital
Brittain brothers to run The Steak House at Jennings Cafe
Hereford residents Roy and James Brittain announced the week’s purchase of the Jennings Cafe to operate it as The Steak House. Roy, 16 years in Hereford, served in Germany and France after enlisting in 1942, while James served in the Navy from 1941 until his discharge on December 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hereford
Roy
James Brittain
Jennings
Germany
France
James
Navy
Armed Service
San Jon
N. M
Panhandle Field Production Rises Week Over Week
The Panhandle field posted a weekly gain in oil runs with a daily average of 82 506 barrels, up 7 450 from the prior week. Total weekly output reached 577 542 barrels across 6 084 wells, with per well averages listed for Carson Gray Hutchinson Moore and Wheeler counties and respective well counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Carson County
Gray County
Hutchinson County
Moore County
Wheeler County
Tulsan Named New Head of Mid-Co Tax Committee
Tulsa man named chairman of the state and local taxation committee of the Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association. Marshall L. Edwards of Skelly Oil Co. was appointed after F. N. Shriver of Shell Oil Co. stepped down. H. W. Pryor of Arkansas Fuel Oil Co. was named vice chairman. Forum discussed air transportation taxes impacting oil firms and their tax staffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
UPA
Tulsa
Okla
Man
Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
Marshall L. Edwards
Skelly Oil Company
Edwards
F. N. Shriver
Shell Oil Company, Inc
Houston
H. W. Pryor
Arkansas Fuel Oil Company
Shreveport
Don Durand
Air Transport Association
Oir
Commission Grants More Sweet Crude
The Texas railroad commission led by Chairman Olin Culberson announced increases in sweet crude oil production for January. After rejecting a January rise, the commission granted February 1 increases with a new order making the January 20 effect date for the higher output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
U.P
Olin Culberson
The
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
Culberson
Walker Heads Arkansas Natural Gas Corp President
H C Walker Jr of Shreveport has been elected president of the Arkansas Natural Gas Corporation. The original White House was the first government building completed in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
H. C. Walker, Jr
Arkansas Natural Gas Corporation
White House
Washington
Oil Exploration A Must For 1946 Drives Tulsa Fracking
Tulsa dispatch notes heavy demand for petroleum products in early 1946 spurring rapid oil exploration. Well completions rose to 572 last week, with 1946 new wells totaling 1 006, ahead of 1945. Industry warns prices must rise from wartime caps to sustain drilling and supply. Crude production neared wartime peaks, averaging 4 579 300 barrels daily after weeks of strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
U.P
B. A. Hartley
Shreveport
Hartley
OPA
Washington
Truman
Texas Co Refinery Back to Company
The Navy will return the Galena Park refinery in Houston Texas to Texas Company management at 12 01 A M E S T Sunday after settlement of a wage dispute with the oil workers international union. The 18 percent wage rise and 40 hour week were agreed in a settlement affecting the refinery and the Texas Pipeline Company. The Navy still holds 35 seized properties from the October takeover amid ongoing control of essential petroleum facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Texas Company
Galena Park
Houston
Texas
Oil Workers International Union
CIU
Ben. S. Morrell
Illinois-Indiana
Texas Pipeline Company
Union
One-Armed Texas Fire Fighter Heads Back to Java
H L Patton the one armed fire fighter who tamed 12 wild oil fires in Seria Brunei prepares to return to the Dutch East Indies to battle remnants of Japanese occupation. He worked with his son Otis to extinguish fires amid heat and improvised gear, praising the De Battaafsche Petroleum Maatwehappi company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Java
Houston
H. L
Pat” Patton
Dutch East Indies
Seria
Brunei
Borneo
Otis
East Indies
Patton
United States
Honolulu
States
N. V. de Battaafsche Petroleum Ma&atwehappi
China-Roid Beating Piles Product Ad Claims Fast Relief
An advertisement touts China-Roid as a fast remedy for piles offering three benefits: pain and itch relief, reduction of swelling, and healing of irritated membranes. It urges purchase from a druggist with a money back guarantee and mentions a price of 75e.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox Company
Drivers Licenses To Be Checked In New Mexico
State Police Chief Homer C. Ledbetter announced a statewide check on drivers license compliance will start next Monday. Motorists found driving without a 1946 permit will be cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
U.P
New Mexico
Homer C. Ledbetter
Ledbetter
State Committee backs Texas gas policy amid federal concerns
The Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association on January 18, 1946 adopted a resolution supporting Governor Coke Stevenson’s natural gas policy and opposing Federal Power Commission actions that could override Texas policy. Also noted is an estimate that American women will spend over two billion dollars on cosmetics in 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association
Coke Stevenson
Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association
Texas
Federal Power Commission
Shell Strike in Houston Is Over
Officials of Shell Oil and the CIO union reached an 18 percent hourly wage increase for Deer Park refinery workers after a Navy called two day conference. The agreement includes shift differentials and a return to a 40 hour week two weeks after ratification by Local 367 of the OWIU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Shell Oil Corportion
Oil
International Union
CIO
Shell
Deer Park
Joseph L. Miller
Navy
Miller
Standard Oil Indiana Accepts Panel Wage Increase
Standard Oil Company of Indiana announced it accepted the presidential fact finding panel's recommendation for an 18 percent wage increase for oil workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Texas Minerals Set Record Value in 1944 War Year
The 1944 Texas mineral output reached an all time value of 1,338,060,404 with petroleum natural gas and by products leading the total. Oil wells produced 748,122,000 barrels valued at 905,200,000 and 1,460,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas worth 219,000,000. Magnesium compounds 222,369 tons valued at 7,123,721 and sulfur 2,874,478 long tons valued at 45,991,648.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Bureau of Economic Geology
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Texas
Completing Digest of Texas Oil Laws
AUSTIN Jan 19 Atty Gen Grover Sellers reports his department has completed a major digest of Texas petroleum laws. The digest will be filed with the Federal Power Commission for a 10 day Houston hearing on natural gas problems starting Jan 28. Gov Stevenson and other state officials will present statements favoring undisturbed state control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Grover Sellers
Texas
Federal Power Commission
Houston
FPC
Sellers
Ccg
Coke R. Stevenson
Olin Culberson
Ernest O. Thompson
Beauford
L. A. Woods
Shell Proposes Largest Cat-Cracker in Texas
Shell Oil announces start of improvements at the Deer Park Refinery. The fluid catalytic cracking and absorption plant will process 25,000 barrels daily and is described as the largest unit of its kind in Texas, with work costing millions of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
U.P
Shell Oil
Deer Park
Shell
Texas
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Ted
Fred Alexander Devin, Jr
N. D. Bartlett
Panhandie
Santa Fe Inn
U. S
Tulsan
New Head
Mid-Co
Tax Men
Commission
Ivory
DU Point
Star Lumber Co
Jackson ST
Gene Klein
F. M. Lefforge
Big
Texas Minerals
the Panhandle
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
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