Meridian and Sulphur Draw Fields Extend in Dawson County
Meridian Oil expands Tex-Hamon Dean field with two completions and a drilling rig for a fourth well near the Martin County line. Sulphur Draw field extends into the area with No. Yates and No. Pittman wells planned, while Green & Michaelson’s Mathis extension produced 215 barrels of oil in 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson County
Martin County
Meridian Oil
Martin
T&p Survey
Meridian
Balsterbaum
Green & Michaelson
Mathis
Tex-Hamon (Dean
It Ia
Telen
Kechler
TAN
Henry & Landenburger
Yates
Drawsen County
Prudential Minerals
Pittman
Tex-Hamon
Cope
Tien
Te&p Survey
Fingerprinting Technique May Help Identify Spills
SAN ANTONIO reports on a group using fingerprinting to identify petroleum spills by composition. Researchers discuss oil varieties and sources to improve rapid cleanup and assign legal responsibility for spills in water, beaches, and shores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Harles B. Koons
Patrick Honaghan
Geoffrey Tivhiss
von Esso
Fodhay
Amencan Chemical Society
BPE
Ad Humble
Popper
Seminar Planned By Associations In Petroleum Industry
A Los Angeles seminar for oil industry officials on communication challenges in oil spill analysis will be hosted Tuesday. Sponsored by the American Petroleum Institute and the Western Oil and Gas Association, the event features speaker McMillan of Angeles City as a leading expert on source tracing using chromatographs, mass spectrometry, and stable carbon isotope ratios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
American Petrolesiag Institute
Ol and Gas Assecia
Vol da Dotnh McMillan
Peesardergt
Heserve Qi
Gia. Co
Tas Angeles
Coca Pried
APT Board of
Taiato
Oil Association Forms First Texas Environmental Committee
The West Central Texas Oil & Gas Association Executive Committee approves a new Environmental Committee, the first of its kind for a Texas oil and gas group. Chaired by Clayton Childress of Stamford, with members from Abilene Aspermont and other areas, the panel will advise operators on environmental practices and meet with groups to discuss issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Central Texas Oil & Gas Association
Texas
Mittes
Rohl Prewitt, Jr
Clayton Childress
Stamford
Earl Harrison
Jon Mathews
WN. Tindell
Lee Feemster
Coy Warren
James Herb Tall
Abilene
Fred Martin
Norway Moves Toward State Role in North Sea Oil
The Oslo ministry plans to form a national oil company with 10 percent equity in an Ekofisk project as Conoco agrees to farm out and raise government participation. Oslo expands exploration in Block FE and Sicily while Norsk Hydro holds 1 percent of Norsk Hydro A S as government stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Norway
North Sea
Europe
Gulf Oil Corp
Conoconation
Ministry of Industry
Thejos
Lyears
Conoco
Oslo
Royal Ministry
Weath
Storting
Norsk Hydro A.S
Ekofisk
Phillips Petroleum Co
Hdlps
England
Denmark
Holland
West Germany
Mira Mar Drilling Co
Norsk Hydro
Continental Oil Co
Sicily
Occidental spuds exploratory well in Venezuela block
Occidental Petroleum Corp reports it has spudded an exploratory well in one of its three newly acquired service contract blocks in south Lake Maracaibo Venezuela. The company issued the announcement today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Occidental Petroleum Corp
South Lake Maracaibo
Venezuela
Oceanographer urges balanced approach to environment and progress
Tulsa based remarks by Barrow of the American Society for Oceanography emphasize man as part of the ecological system. He calls for more technical data and less fear, noting three aspects of decision making in coastal development and oil operation impacts locally and nationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy A. Goodine
Tulsa
Okla
Cupid
Mike
The
Americans Information
Society For Oceanography
Barrow
America
Hopel
Stif
Klop Offshore Oi
Santa Barbara
Asj$veen
Santa Bart
Commun Jara
of Companies
United States
Judgalice
Over Strawn
Cisco
Multiple Oil Wildcat Wells Reported Across Various Texas Fields
A string of oil well entries describes wildcat drills from the Borden Vernon Oil Co to RE West and others. Locations include Section 29 near Veatmoor, Section 9 near Loco Milla, and near Lakewood, Artesia, and Lovington, listing depths around 2,000–8,000 feet and line distances to section boundaries and townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borden — Vernon Oil CH
Wildcat
TAN
T&p Purvey
Veatmoor
Chaves — Dalport Oi Corp
Story Federal
Loco Milla Eddy
Myard Bennett
Mende Ntale
Morta
Mitra Snuthe
Laverthe
Titan Wella, Inc
Vederal
Lakewood
Arteals Fates Petroleum Cary
Artesia
Mark Pendnelio Co
Wicheverry
Lovington
Menard-American Trading & Produ
Ion Corp
Ada Witthameon
Sim Fort
Hlack A. Ghasa
Menard
Sutton — Tucker Drifting (O., Inc
Naw
Ned Munkar
Riock
HEGWP
Sonora
Oil Prices Dominate Biloxi Oil Compact Meeting Agenda
Biloxi Mississippi AP units say oil and gas prices will figure prominently at the Interstate Oil Compact Commission semi annual meet with about 600 participants. Governors from six states will attend part of the meeting and discussions cover price impact, imports, and oil spill preparedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max B. Skelton
Biloxi
Miss
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Oil and Gas Conserva Vpkees
Dt Aveer
Rpuits Puicallego
Preston Smith
D-Tex
Commission
John Bell Williams
D-Miss
David Hall
D-Oklah
Stanley K. Hathaway
R-Wyo
Bruce King
D-N.m
Calvin L. Rampton
Utah
William Waller
Williams
Paul Johnson
Exploration Planned In Schleicher County by Western States Producing Co
Western States Producing Co plans a 7,700 foot No 1 Otis Deans exploration to the southwest of Eldorado in Schleicher County. The site sits near Section 175, Block A, HE&WT survey, Abstract 454, four miles northwest of Strawn gas production and four miles northeast of a Ellenburger failure. A second 4,200 foot venture No 1 Boyd is scheduled five miles northeast of Eldorado in Schleicher County by Century Petroleum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western States Producing Co
Otis Deans
Eldorado
Schleicher County
Strawn Gas
Eldorado, Southwest
Boyd
Sehleicher County
Century Petroleum
Locations And Completions Locations And Completions LOCATIONS ECTOR
A long list of oil and gas well locations and completions across West Texas and nearby counties. The report names multiple fields and units including Goldsmith Adobe, Parker wildcat, Fort Worths & Gas, Amoco, Abell, Martens Sulphur Draw, and various unit numbers with distances from section lines and survey details. It ends with a note on a record oil and gas activity and a separate federal loan statistic.
AAPG Announces New Graduate Research Grants
The American Association of Petroleum Geologists offers in aid grants for U S and Canadian graduate students in geological sciences. Awards range up to 1000 dollars, focus on practical mineral or environmental applications, and require completion within university resources. Applications due February 1 to John C Harms Marathon Oil Co Littleton Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
U.S
AAPG
John C. Harms
Ma Lrathon Oil Co
Littleton
Colo
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Talete
Broadview
West
Clear Fork
West Lubbock County
Permian Basin
Pierce & Dehlinger
McCleary
Shallowater
Oil Association
Whitharral
Hockley County
Q. Loftin
Champlin Petroleum Co
Labor 3
League 714
State Capitol Lands Survey
Gene Po Morrell
Interior Department
Oil and Gas
D. Barrow
Jumble Oil & Refining Co
Houston
Jinkney C. Walker
Federal
Over Commission
Clinton E. Engstrand
Wichita
Kan
Haison Group
Sa Ou
Schleicher
Goldsmith
Amenied Phiilips Petroleum Co
Goldsmith Adobe
Odessa
Parker
Martin Spaberty
John L. Cox
Whitten
Stanton
Sele Hudd
Fort Worths & Gas, Inc
Meek
Tel N
T&y
Koraberry
Feel Abell
Vyray Alge
Cochilan Shaighter
Amoc
So Et Boyd
Pony Perth
West Hors
League
Oldtam St
Survey
Amoco
Nor
Bundtown
Borden Wildcat
HL. Brown Jr
Miller
L Carle Slaugur
Wikleal— Kamedan of
Corp
Lostarnes
Forth
Feast
Morrison & Istown Survey
Sam Andres
Sun Gs Co
Wright
Opee
Martin Cal Survey
Bop
Grav
Gor Byes
Dopson
Ines
Hagname
Hale Fatstel
Henderson
Eudigon
Latrick Overton
Ines of
Hector
Scurry Puller
Canyon
Texaco, Inc
East Pte
TOAN
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