Arkansas Oil Industry Faces War Demands and Reserves
T. M. Martin reports Lion Refining in El Dorado and Arkansas producers covering crude oil, gas, refining, and distribution. War orders push output, while conservation law Act No. 105 of 1939 guides steady development. Reserves are estimated at 295 million barrels with aging fields offering future potential under price and recovery constraints.
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T. M. Martin
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Kansas
South
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Atlorado
Ark
United States Navy
Defense Plants Corporation
Stephens
el Dorado
Irma
East el Dorado
Woodley
Smackover
Lisbon
Rainbow City
Garland City
Snow Hill
Shuler
Fifty-Second General Assembly
State of
Gi!ant Gag Commission
Petoleum
D. R. Knowlton
Paw
Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission
State Affords Big Opportunity for Industrial Growth
The state emphasizes vast industrial potential across Arkansas. Cheap power, minerals, and raw materials from petroleum and natural gas support basic industries like toluene, butadiene, plastics, and fertilizers, enabling many smaller enterprises. Agriculture, ceramics, wood products, and livestock based industries are highlighted, plus dehydration of fruits and vegetables, soybean oil refining, starch from sweet potatoes, and industrial alcohol from farm crops.
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United States
Arkansas
South Arkansas
Vaughn Leader in Oil Development in Arkansas
Vaughn plays a pivotal role in Columbia county oil activity, developing Magnolia Dorcheat and Macedonia fields and leading in McKamie and Stephens areas. He drills his own wells, aids others, and helped launch Magnolia field with Kerr-Lynn Oil in 1938. He discovered Macedonia in 1941, drilled the deepest Arkansas well at 10 466 feet, and supplies gas to Ozark Ordnance Works. His son Grady H. Vaughn Jr. now oversees Columbia county operations in Magnolia.
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Macedonia
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Stephens
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Vaughn
Arkansas
Kerr-Lynn Oil Company
McAlester Fuel Oil Company
Taylor
Wildcat
Ozark Ordnance Works
el Dorado
Lisbon
The
Petroleum Administration For War
Little River County
Wilton
Grady H. Vaughn Jr
W. H. Wardlow
J. C. Mayfield
J. C. Pipkin
Bill Plaster
General Assembly
Lafayette County
Thatcher’s Arkansas talk on new industries and data drive
Governor Thatcher praises Arkansans including the Agricultural and Industrial Commission for helping collect facts and figures to attract new industries. He credits local businessmen and agencies for supplying data despite occasional delays and emphasizes statewide potential.
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Thatcher
Arkansas
Agricultural and Industrial Commission
Arkansas gas reserves secure 18 year supply for war effort
C C Bailey chairman Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission reports 150 million cubic feet daily gas available for war industries and peacetime use. He cites 19 reservoirs across four counties containing major proven reserves, with conservation laws preventing waste and enabling sustained production for over 18 years. He notes plants desulphurize sour gas for fuel and industrial use aiding plants in Hot Springs Pine Bluff and Little Rock area.
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C. C. Bailey
Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission
Arkansas
United States
Petroleum and Natural Gas
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