Oil veteran recalls Tulsa field days and old crew slang
In a Plainsman reminiscence, Morton’s Arthur Wall shares early oil patch memories from 1917 through 1961. He recalls boot of the boom, WWI flu, Borger’s Prairie Oil and Gas Co. and Stanolind, plus stories of McSpadden and bandwheel belt pranks on graveyard shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Borger
Beaumont
Plainsman
Arthur Wall
Morton
Wall
Retail Merchants Association
Wyoming
Midwest Refining Co
Casper
Old Prairie Oil and Gas Co
Sinclair
Atlantic Richfield
Stanolind
Bill McSpadden
Panhandle
Bill
McSpadden
Moore County
Locations And Completions Reported In Texas Oil Fields
In Culberson County Wildcat Cobra Oil & Gas Corp No 1 A 42 36 near Section 36, 31 miles north of Kent, 1100 feet from south and west lines. In Ector Edwards area Canyon Phillips Petroleum Corp No 44 F Edwards 660 feet from north and east lines of Section 4, Block 43, T 38, T P survey, 12 miles southwest of Odessa.
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Culberson
Wildcat
Cobra Oil & Gas Corp
Shelby Brooks
PSL
Kent
Ector — Edwards
Canyon
Phillips Petroleum Corp
F .Edwards
T&p Survey
Odessa
San Andres
Hockley County
San Is
Ifi
Shel Oil Co
Barnsley
Pacific Oil Co
Trom
Ani
East Dines
Central Levelland
Erat
Pers Bno
Pee Tor
Jawan
Sin Andres
Exax American Oil Corp
T&pillon
Tno
Papa
HowaRD _ Howard Glasscock
Midale
East Clearfork
Grado Oil No
Reed
W&wn
Hardeman County
Tehverte
Gray
Etroleum Co
N. T&p
Airlines of Labor
League
Bahay
Als. Trac
Pecos
Sun Valley
North
Shell
Bondius
Helmerich & Payne Int
D. F. Robertson
Champlin
Central
Black G
Ccsd&rgng
Mallett Land & Cattle Co
Epapa
Eid
Slaughter States Capital Lands Survey
Hockley
Whitharral
Cone
North Sundown
B. Burnett Estate
T.A. Thomson
Guthrie
Yoakum — Wasson — Amendment
Shell Ol] Co
Denver
Leycwau
Central Levelland Gibson
Unit
Crosby
Five Resources, Inc
H&gn
P&a
Dawson
Welch
Cities Service Oil Co
West Welch
Ilpcie Sg
Reese Eee Tagee
Gaines — Brumley
Seven Rivers
Ralph Tate
Mo Riley
Oty
Erty Malaat
Gor
X. A & Sedueaear
Lines of Labor
Sak Hockley
Staughfler
Exace Inc
Mallet Land &Jaardeman County School Cattle Co
Central Welland Uni
League 68
Hardeman County School Land Survey
Labor
Hardeman
Amato Production Co
League 71
Verde County School Land Survey
Eight New Producers Added In Levelland San Andres Field
The Levelland area in Hockley County reports eight new producers in the San Andres oil zone. Drills at multiple sections stimulated with acid and water injection produced varying oil rates, with several wells showing strong gas-oil ratios and substantial acid treatments.
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Levelland
Nixon economic package shocks oil industry with mixed effects
Tulsa report notes the 90 day price freeze traps oil and gas firms amid gasoline price wars. Heating oil suppliers must forego increases during the period, while pipelines face delayed rate hikes. Investment tax could aid plant construction despite mixed outcomes for U S crude prices and dollar value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Nixon
U.S
Ouillan
Congress
U. S
Oilmen View Deadline On Alaska Line
Oil industry eyes Washington as Interior Secretary Morton nears a mid September deadline on the Trans Alaska pipeline proposal. Industry experts cite environmental studies and engineering effort, with Patton of Alyeska praising the project as a major artery to move North Slope oil to Valdez for domestic markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
UPI
Washington, D.C
Rogers C. B. Morton
Morton
Middle East
Valdez
Alaska
Alps
Andes
Patton
David Henderson
Anyes- Ika
Robert D. Darragh
World Oil Demand Doubling Since 1961 Findings
Chase Manhattan Bank reports in a 1970 study that world oil demand rose by 18.2 percent over two years to surpass 40 million barrels daily. The Group of 28 big producers accounts for over three quarters of crude output with fixed investment over 75 percent of industry totals. Tax increases outpaced revenue, while debt reliance grew as internal funds lagged.
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Chase Man Whattan Bank
Free World
Nixon
Max B. Skelton
Winterdustry
Mac- Houston
Day
Toresort
Chase Manhattan
Sundown Oilman Marks 25 Years of Service at Mobil
Harry E. Ellyson utilityman in Sundown completes 25 years with Mobil Oil Corp. He receives a jeweled emblem from foreman Lloyd Hamilton. A Missouri native, he began as a roustabout and has worked only in Sundown. He and wife Eleanor live in Sundown with three children, and Ellyson is active in church, fire department and Masonic Lodge. Manila garbage men overloaded as 600 workers collect 1500 tons daily from 2 million residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Ellyson
Mobil Oil Corps
Sundown
Lloyd Hamilton
Ellyson
Missouri
Eleanor
Margaret McCollum
Lamesa
Hershel
Tulsa
Okla
Douglas
Yokosuka
Japan
First Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
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Ray Westbrook
Roolie
San Andres Zone
Owee
Wiate
Winif
Darreres al Waller Fa
Labor 21
League 51
Scurry County School Land Survey
UPS
Oil and Gas Journal
Journal
Gordon Banks
Beate
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Edward L. Patton
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
Ucthang
Sundown Oilman Marks Service
Manila
Department of Public Service
Lubbock, Texas
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