Oil Field Notes Highlight Mid-Continent Meeting and Local Drilling
The Mid-Continent district meeting of the American Petroleum Institute will convene June 6 7 at Skirvin Tower Oklahoma City with registration set for June 5. Reports cover production practices union activity fuel costs and planned pipelines including a 24 inch gas line from Hugo to Kansas City and a Texas California line financing vote set for June 12. Local Hale County lease activity price ranges and a Dallas petroleum geologist office re opening are noted along with geological society luncheon plans for June 5.
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N. D. Bartlett
American Petroleum Institute Division of Production
Skirvin Tower
Oklahoma City
Henry Rogatz
Southland Life Building
Dallas
Army Air Forces
Henry
Amarillo
Texas Panhandle Oil On Gas
Bulletin
The
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Texas Panhandle
Oil Weekly
Cities Service Gas Company
Federal Commission For Authority
Hugoton Field
Wichita
Kansas City
Newton
Emporia
el Paso Natural Gas Company
Texas
Dumas
Moore County
Blythe
California
Federal Power Commission
Panhandle field shows steady starts with seven new locations
In the Panhandle oil region operations run a steady pattern with seven new starts last week and eight the week before. Phillips Petroleum and Gulf Oil Corp report multiple new wells in Oklahoma and Texas County. Two wells were reclassified from sweet to sour gas as railroad commission surveys continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle Field
Gulf Oil Corp
Anadarko
Beaver County
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Texas County
Phillips Petroleum Company
Carson J
I&gn
Texhoma Natural Gas Co
Hexler
H&gn
Hutchinson
Herrmann Bros
Lucas
Bl&c
Moore
Texhoma National Gas Co
Haas
ELRR
Wheeler Smith Bros
Smith Bros. Refg. Co
I. A. Gardner
Carson
S. B. Burnett
Cities Service
B. Burnett
Hutchinson Dolomite O&g Co
Stevenson
Hedgecoke Survey
Moore Phillips Petroleum Co
H&tc
Wheeler Smith Bros. Rerg. Co
al R. A. Massay
H&gn Survey
Harrington & Marsh
Parkes
Phillips Petroleum Co
Backhouse
Lance
Mossman
Ratzlaff
Valera
Republic Natural Gas Co
Blake
Skelly Oil Co
Hall
Rocky Mountain Petroleum Year Book Highlights 1945 Review
The 1945 Rocky Mountain Petroleum Year Book, published by the Oil Reporter in Denver, details petroleum development across New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Montana, and Wyoming. It emphasizes 1945 discoveries and the region as a future oil province, with Dr. E. Dobbin's outline on Rocky Mountain petroleum geology as a central contribution.
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Rocky Mountain
The
Oil Reporter
Denver
Colorado
Great Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain States
New Mexico
Utah
Montana
Wyoming
E. Dobbin
United States Bureau of Mines
Rocky Mountain Region
Dobbins
West
Small Decrease In Production Across U S Oil Field
U P reports US crude oil production this week averaged 4 759 885 barrels daily a drop of 2 500 from last week Texas to run under new proration highs in state history Kansas averaged 254 500 barrels daily down 15 650 from prior week Oklahoma led gains up 4 850 to 378 750 barrels daily and state estimates for two weeks include Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Florida Illinois Indiana Kansas Oklahoma Pennsylvania Tennessee West Virginia Wyoming with limited readable figures.
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Houston
U.P
United States
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Tore Bussas
West Virginia
Wyoming
Women Geologists on Tour With West Texas Society
Elev en women geologists are among 150 on a field trip in the Franklin and Hueco mountains near El Paso. The West Texas Geological Society sponsors the tour with outposts in Midland. Participants hail from San Angelo Midland Lubbock Odessa Dallas Fort Worth Austin Houston Hobbs Jal Carlsbad Socorro and more. Proved US oil reserves total about 20 billion 826 million barrels an all time high.
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San Angelo
Franklin and Hueco Mountains
el Paso
West Texas Geological Society
Midland
Lubbock
Odessa
Dallas
Fort Worth
Austin
Houston
Hobbs
Jal
Carlsbad
Socorro
N. M
United States
Rocky Mountain Year Book Endorsement Highlighted
An authority on the subject lauds the Rocky Mountain Year Book as essential for oil officials in states with current or planned operations. The endorsement positions the year book as a must on every relevant shelf.
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Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain States
Colton Reviews Oil Geology of Quay County in New Mexico
Petroleum geologist Ray Colton notes a heavy lease play in eastern and central Quay County. A. J. West has optioned about 20 000 acres near Logan and a test well to 3000 feet will be drilled by P. M. Laughlin with cable tools, near section 3 town 13 north range 33 east.
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Colton
Quay County
Ray E. Colton
New Mexico
A. J. West
Texas Oil
Ohio
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Logan
P. M. Laughlin
Dallas
Nmpm
A. J
N. M
Dripping Springs
New Mexico Oil and Gas Conservation Department
Santa Fe
Sam Sanders
Harding County
Hudson
Sierra Grande-Las Animas
Quay, Harding
Union Counties
Baca County
Colorado
Canadian River
Panhandle oil runs ease slightly in latest week
Oil production in the Panhandle district edged down last week with an average 82 138 barrels per day, 1337 below the prior week. Total weekly runs reached 574 966 barrels across 6141 wells, with per well averages including Carson 10 872 Gray 42 278 Hutchinson 25 780 Moore 440 and Wheeler 2 788 barrels.
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Carson County
Gray County
Hutchinson County
Moore County
Wheeler County
OPA Grants Increase in Oil Field Equipment Prices
Washington June 1 1940s OPA authorizes a 10 percent rise in manufacturers ceiling prices for oil field drilling and producing machinery equipment and parts effective May 31 to offset higher labor and materials costs since 1941
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Washington
Standard of Texas To Drill On Grayson County Poor Farm
Standard Oil of Texas announced the test location at Grayson County poor farm near Sherman. It will be the third test on Sherman outskirts. initial Mitchell No 1 reached 8 227 feet with oil traces. A second test was abandoned for the county farm site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard of
Texas
Grayson County
Sherman
Tex
Standard Oil of Texas Today
Rites Held Saturday for Fort Worth Oil Operator
Funeral services were held in Stevenville Saturday morning for Floyd Franklin Hardesty, 49, Fort Worth oil operator and rancher, who died after an illness of several weeks. Burial will be in Dallas.
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Stephenville
Tex
Stevenville
Floyd Franklin Hardesty
Fort Worth
Dallas
Geologic Test Well Planned in Logan Area NM
In Quay County New Mexico the Logan area Paleozoic section 3 township 13 north range 33 east will see A J West drill a 3000 foot test well. Spudding is scheduled for June 15 1946 under contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Quay County
New Mexico
Nmpm
A. J. West
Gulf Oil unveils Flying Eye airborne magnetometer survey
Gulf Oil Corp introduces the flying eye, an airborne magnetometer system to map underground structures from the air. The device promises rapid, continuous magnetic surveys over water and rugged terrain, speeding oil prospecting and extending reach offshore in the Bahamas. It originated as a WWII submarine detector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
Pearl Harbor
Bahamas
Shortages Force Postponement of Oil Exposition
Tulsa June 1 The Postponement until 1948 of the first postwar International Petroleum Exposition was announced by the executive committee. The 12th presentation now set for spring 1948 to allow expansion of show grounds for a record number of exhibitors. Frank J. Hinderliter chaired the session citing shortages of construction materials and hotel space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Oklo
Frank J. Hinderliter
Oil Well Tool Company
Cities Service Plans 18 Million East Chicago Refinery Expansion
Cities Service announces an 18 million dollar expansion of the East Chicago refinery to 35 thousand barrels per day. The project, led by W. Alton Jones and A. W. Ambrose, includes a new fluid cracking unit and will be completed in spring 1948 under M. W. Kellogg Company supervision. The chain also operates Lake Charles refinery and six other plants, boosting catalytic cracking capacity worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Chicago
Cities Service Oil Go
Del
W. Alton Jones
New York City
Cities Service Co
A. W. Ambrose
Bartlesville
Okla
Cities Service Oil Co
M. W. Kellogg Company
Cie Ties Service
Lake Charles
Ponca City
Petty’s Island
Linden
N. J
Titusville
Penna
East Braintree
Mass
CPA Lowers Premium Gasoline Octane to Conserve Lead
The Civilian Production Administration cut premium gasoline octane from 80 to 78.5 at refineries to curb tetraethyl lead use. The change takes effect tomorrow, as CPA warns conservation measures will be needed for some time to ration scarce lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Civilian Production Administration
CPA
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Hale County
Hale Center
Abernathy
Lubbock County
Ruth E. Delzell
Potter County
Coal
Oil & Gas Journal
Railroad Commission
Panharmele
Panhandle Geological Society
Herring Hotel
Anadarko Basin
Beaver City
Hemphill
Lipscomb
Ochiltree
Cimarron County
Pure Oil Co
Johnson
McKirahan
Jermyn
Ochiltree County
Helmerich & Payne
Ian
Rocky Mountain Area Review
West Texas Society
Webster’s
Conejous River
Antonito
Antonito, Colorado
Polk St
Weldrite Repair Service
West 3Rd St
J. D. Coker
Paramount Auto
Sonotone of
the House of Hearing
W. T. Robbins
Texaco
Star Lumber CO
Jackson ST
Gene Klein
F. M. Lefforge
AA Crew
Alcoholics Anonymous
P. O
Amarillo, Texas
Mark Clemmer Lumber CO
Mark M. Clemmer
Carney E. Wyrick
Jefferson
Taylor
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