Wartime oil subsidy criticized as harmful to production
Halla nan Hallanan of the Petroleum Administration for War criticizes the oil subsidy as counterproductive, noting Pennsylvania output fell from 2,165,000 to 1,778,400 barrels from August 1944 to January 1945 and stating the program threatens wartime oil reserves. The report also covers pipeline capacity upgrades, a magnetometer survey in Potter County, and various oil field activities across Texas, Oklahoma, and neighboring regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallanan
Pennsylvania
Phillips Petroleum expands gas drilling with twenty one new wells
Phillips Petroleum Co reports 21 new well starts across Gray Hartley Moore and Sherman counties. Eight wells were completed while six oil wells yielded 781 barrels daily and two gas wells produced 8.9 million cubic feet daily. Notable completions include Danciger No 31 Powell Back in Gray and Carr Kimberlin No 10 Burnett in Hutchinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips Petroleum Company
Gray
Hartley
Moore
Sherman Counties
Gray Phillips Petroleum Co
McKinney
I&gn
Phillips Petroleum Co
WCRR
Petty
PFSL
Hutchinson Huber Petroleum Co
Mayfield
D&p Survey
C. H. Gooden
Hodges
Patillo
Pennowa O&g Co
Harvey
He&wt
Carre
H&tc
Elise
Hardwicks
Paasch
H&tc Survey
Shamrock O&g Corp
Sherman
H&gn
Gh&h
Wharton
T&no
Wheeler Smith Bros
Bear
Shamrock
Danciger
Powell Beck
Gray County
Gray Danciger O&r Co
Powell- Back
Gray County Prod. Co
Jasper
Huber Corp
Bryan
Hutchinson
H. L. Scott
Johnson
Stayton Oil Co
J. W. Moore
Production Gains In Panhandle Field
The Panhandle field showed a small weekly gain with a daily average of 85 181 barrels, up 1 054 from the prior week. Total weekly production reached 596 267 barrels across 5 922 wells, averaging 143 barrels per well per day, with county breakdowns for Carson Gray Hutchinson Moore and Wheeler showing varied yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Carson County
Gray County
Hutchinson County
Moore County
Wheeler County
Plainview Merchant H. C. McClain Dies at 64
H C McClain a Plainview grocer of 35 years died after several weeks illness. Funeral plans tentatively set for Sunday. He was born January 23, 1880 in Williamstown Missouri and married Bessie F Bowen in 1905. Survived by wife son Otis McClain stationed in San Francisco and parents in Williamstown plus three brothers and five sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
H. C. McClain
Harold Clifford McClain
Williamstown
Bessie F. Bowen
McClain
Clyde McClain
Otis McClain
San Francisco
Cal
Lewis McLain
James McClain
M. B. McC
Wheeler Pilot Assigned to Liberator Group in Britain
Donald W. Carmen from Wheeler has been assigned as co pilot of a B 24 Liberator with the 93rd Bombardment Group in England. The unit, led by Col W R Robertson Jr, has bombed from Oslo to Ploesti and became the first 8th Air Force group to complete 300 missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler
Donald W. Carmen
H. T. Carmen
93Rd
England
W. R. Robertson
Eighth Air Force
Carmen
Oslo
Norway
Ploesti
Romania
8Th Air
Dual Development Plan urged to boost U S oil reserves
Ralph T. Zook of the Independent Petroleum Association of America urges a joint industry and government program to fund and develop U S crude oil reserves. He warns against reliance on Iran Iraq Saudi Arabia or Venezuela and outlines a plan emphasizing allied oil access during war and controlled postwar imports. He calls for price policies to spur new flush production protect small wells and promote secondary recovery while developing substitute fuels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ralph T. Zook
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Independent Monthly
IPAA
Zook
Mr. Zook
Iran
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Venezuela
Canal Project To Be Write-Off
The War Department announced the Canol oil project in Canada will be abandoned by June 30. Most facilities will be shut, with only the Skagway to Whitehorse pipeline kept, and Canada given first option to buy. US may retain rights to 60 million barrels of oil, and the decision follows concerns over costs and expected returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Canada
Senate
War Investigating Committee
War Department
Skagway
Whitehorse
Fairbanks
Alaska
Norman Wells
U. S
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pacific
James M. Mead
New York
Senate War
Mead
Study Safe Driving For Post War Time
After the war, with gasoline return and many drivers on the roads, traffic authorities expect 60 000 to 70 000 fatalities annually. Homer Garrison Jr director of Texas public safety says laws are prepared for a traffic safety school at Camp Mabry from April 16 to 21 for Texas peace officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Homer Garrison, Jr
State Department of Public Safety
Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Camp Mabry
Texas
Garrison
Phillips Co. Again Has Deepest Well in Oil Drilling
Phillips Petroleum No 3 Fanny Schoeps in Brazoria county west of Millican drilled to 16 251 feet setting a world record. The prior mark was Standard Oil of California No 2013 KCL at 16 246 feet in California, surpassing Phillips No 1 Ada Price at 15 279 feet Pecos county Texas. Phillips aims for 17 000 feet using company rig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso Natural Gas Co
West Texas
Bailey County
Beasly Et al
Murphy Wildcats
Childress County
Humble O&r Co
Deaf Smith County
Ohio Oil Co
Ross
Masterson Survey
King County
Tucker
Faust
R. M. Thompson
Shamrock O&g Corp
McKenzie
T&no Survey
Flores
T&no
Sherman County
Cable Tools Pure Oil Co. No
Alliance
Abernathy
Lubbock County
Dallas
Phillips Petroleum Company
Fanny Schoeps
Brazoria County
Millican
Standard Oil of
California
KCL
Phillips
Ada Price
Pecos County
Texas
Company
Pure Oil President Optimistic On Industry Outlook
Henry M. Dawes, Pure Oil president, discusses wartime regimentation hindering manpower and operations. He praises industry courage, notes government liaison success, and warns against prolonged controls. He expects petroleum products to remain essential in war and peace with growing importance from scientific advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Dawes
Pure Oil Company
Humble Co Suit On Hawkins Is Re-Set
A new trial in Humble Oil and Refining companys injunction suit against a railroad commission proration order in the Hawkins field Wood county has been set for April 23 by 53rd District Judge J Harris Gardner. Gardner declared a mistrial after nearly a month of testimony and a deadlocked jury with 10 ballots. The suit challenges the August 3 1944 amended order assigning Humble 71 3 percent of field allowable while the company contends its properties hold 76 5 percent of recoverable reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Rairoad Commission
Hawkins Field
Wood County
J. Harris Gardner
Gardner
Standard Oil Indiana Sued Over Price Overcharges
The OPA charges Standard Oil Indiana with selling gasoline above ceilings and seeks court orders to halt sales after a 30 day ruling or to force price record keeping. The Hammond division suit notes potential multi million damages and cites other actions against Hughes Oil Texas Oil Globe Oil and Sinclair Refining for overcharges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
OPA
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Hammond
U. S. District Court of
Indiana
Rae FE. Walters
Chester Bowles
Middlewest
Bowles
Hughes Oil Company
Texas Oil Company
Globe Oil and Refining Company
Sinclair Refining Company
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Suit Over OPA Pricing Practices
The company faces charges it sold petroleum products with no approved maximum prices and failed to file notices with the OPA within 15 days. Standard Oil defends that pricing followed its interpretation of the price regulation and that later amendments reflect permissible practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Statement Answers
Standard Oil Company
Standard
War Oil Stocks Show Decline Amid Varied Crude Demand
New York March 10 The American Petroleum Institute reports week ending March 3 shows civilian gasoline stocks up 1 636 000 barrels to 52 589 000 while military and other gasoline down 5 000 barrels to 45 014 000. Light and heavy fuel oils fell 643 000 and 1 702 000 barrels respectively and refinery activity sits at 87 5 percent capacity with daily crude throughput averaging 4 753 000 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
U.P
Texas
Kansas
U. S
Oil Weekly
Illinois
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
West Virginia
Wyoming
U. S. Lopes
American Petroleum Institute
Bill would create new Texas oil and gas commission
A bill filed in the Texas House would place regulation of the oil and gas industry under a new three member state natural resources commission. The measure would strip the railroad commission of oil and gas authority and set salaries at ten thousand dollars a year. An additional oil tax of three sixteenths of a cent per barrel would fund the new agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Augustine Celaya
Brownsville
M. A Bundy
Wichita Falls
A. J. Vale
Rio Grande City
State Railroad Commission of Oil and Gas Authority
No Decision On Price Increase
Tulsa reports the price question for crude oil remains unresolved with producers and government advocates split. OPA official Judd notes changes should reflect producer profits, while oil men demand costs of maintaining reserves be included. Industry figures cite a rise in operating costs offset by higher production and a optimistic Harrold Ickes perspective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Orville Judd
Tulsa
U.P
Washington
Ralph T. Zook
Bradford
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Harold Ickes
Amarillo
Oklahoma
Illnois
Kansas
Nebraska
Montana
Texas
Panhandle Speech Arts Meet Hosted By Mrs McKinley
Mrs J R McKinley41 1302 Jefferson will host the Panhandle Speech Arts Association meeting Monday night at 8. Mrs John Merchant will lead the program on Post War Plans for Forms of Public Speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
J. R. McKinley
Jefferson
Panhandle Speech Arts Association
John Merchant
Also Mentioned on This Page
Williamss
District 1 Petroleum Administration For War
Pittsburgh
Magnolia Pipe Line Company
Midland
Corsicana
Canadian River Gas Company
Robert H. Durward
San Antonio
Potter County
Masterson
Paul Phillips
Oklahoma City
Paul
Walter David
Walter
Sinclair- Prairie
Larry Oles
Topkick
By N. D. Bartlett
Phillips Company
TCAR
Moore Phillips Petroleum Co
Texoma Natural Gas Co
Liberator Group
Britain
Humble Co
Hawkins
Standard of Indiana Co
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler
Plymouth
DODGE
Ew.t
CBS Ne
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