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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1982
Page
4
The Lions plan a combined sale on Thursday May 13 with a light bulb component to light up areas needing cleaning. Details will appear in upcoming issues. Also noted are the Little Dribbler All Stars winning their first two games at the National Tournament in Levelland and a report with photo forthcoming in today’s issue.
Talk of Texas highlights a 1978 Alpine museum on telephone history with over 100 instruments and Big Bend Telephone Co. running hours and free admission. It also recalls Col. E H R Green, oil booms, and his burro Elliott traveling aboard his private railroad car to visit oil sites.
Moss outlined past and present soil conservation practices in Terry County including organic matter use erosion control and wind reduction. He cited furrow dykes contour plowing and terraces with irrigation growth from 65 wells in 1949 to 2000 by 1970 and warned of declines since then. The noon meeting sponsored by Terry County Soil and Water Conservation District honored Keesee for district awards in Region One.
Gaines County produced 53,259,427 barrels to lead Texas in 1981 oil output, surpassing Yoakum County at 53,217,597 barrels. Hockley and Andrews counties followed with 41,050,201 and 39,691 barrels respectively, while Cochran stood eighteenth with 11,320,457 barrels. Andrews joined the 2 billion barrel club with 2,015,569,194 barrels since 1930. Ector total reached 2,351,571,490 barrels as Odessa remains its county seat. Yoakum and Gaines also surpassed 1 billion barrels in lifetime production. State totals show a statewide drop despite high individual county gains.
Rates of decline followed a downward trend after Texas reached a 1972 peak with 929 million barrels of crude oil and 31 million barrels of condensate produced. Railroad Commission data show 24,988 new holes drilled last year, an 18.1 percent rise from 1980, while oil completions grew 21.2 percent to 15,627 and drilling applications rose 17.8 percent in 1981.
Amoco Production Company will sponsor a unique energy program at Brownfield High School Wednesday morning. The 8:45 a.m. event features graphic and electronic teaching devices to explain energy sources, usage, and rising costs. Oak Ridge Associated Universities produced the program with Amoco sponsorship and invites public participation.
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