Water engineer to speak at LGS meeting Monday
Frank A. Rayner chief engineer of High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No 1 will address the Lubbock Geological Society dinner Monday at 6 pm at Ming Tree Restaurant. His talk titled Water Importation and Sub surface Storage discusses plans to import irrigation water to the High Plains via Ogallala formation recharge and on farm storage to meet peak demand.
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High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1
Lubbock Geological Society
Ming Tree
Rayner
High Plains
Ogallala
High ‘Plains
Texas A&m
Texas Tech
sTexas Society of Professional
Torrey Canyon Remembered As Object Lesson
The Torrey Canyon disaster is cited as an object lesson that the cure may be worse than the disease. The wreck off Lands End last March sent thousands of barrels of crude into the sea with winds pushing slicks toward the Cornish coast threatening fisheries and beaches.
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Torrey Canyon
Lands End
Cornwall
Cornish
Royal Navy
England
muIstar
Avan
British Petroleum Co
U.S
Sun Oil Co
Texas Oil and Gas source book highlights Texas industry
The Texas Mid-Continental Oil and Gas Association released Texas Oil and Gas a pictorial source book tracing Texas oil from Spindletop to modern production. It notes 5.2 billion gallons of motor fuel used in Texas this year, boosting state highway taxes by about 260 million dollars.
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Texas Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association
Texas
Texas Oil and Gas
U.S
U.s.bureau of Public Roads
Gulf Research & Development
Gulf
University of Pittsburg
American Association of Petroleum Geologists Committee On
New Mexico
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Kansas
Utah
Weekly Permian Basin drilling tally shows rise in rigs
Friday survey counts 195 active rotary rigs in the Permian Basin spanning Midland and surrounding counties. Lea County leads declines with Pecos and Reagan rising. numerous counties report mixed changes in rig counts over the nine week period.
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Midland
Permian
West Texas
Newexico
Reed Drilling
Lea
Pecos
Reagan
Gegaining
Cochran
Horden
Texas Tech SPE Chapter Plans Monday Meeting
The Texas Tech Student Chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers schedules a 6 30 p m meeting in the Blue Room of the unit on the si tion. The notice outlines the planned gathering for members and guests.
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Texas Tech
The
Society of Petroleum ‘Engineers
AIME
GM says walkout stemmed from 20 discipline cases
The walkout involved four employees and centered on twenty discipline cases about a year old, the GM noted. The statement clarified the scope of the dispute and attributed the action to unresolved personnel issues.
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Griev
New Sulphur Industry Explored in West Texas
West Texas geologist James B. Zimmerman says all indicators point to the birth of a new sulphur industry in West Texas as UT System plans sold tenured sulphur leases on 13 430 acres in Pecos County. He notes rising prices and depleted reserves, with Frasch process ready due to available fuel water and transport.
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West Texas
University of Texas
James B. Zimmerman
University Lands
Zimmerman
Regents
University of Texas System
West
Texas
Pecos
Commodore Perry Hotel
Austin
Duval Corp
Pecos County
Fort Stockton
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co
Duval
Sinclair
Elemen Zimmerman
Grareservoir
Sepdue Geological Societies
Cceur
West Texas Geological Society
Oil Production Shows Increase in Week to Dec 1
Total crude oil runs averaged 10,268,000 barrels daily for the week ended Dec 1, up from 9,851,000 the prior week and 9,560,000 a year ago. East of California output rose to 8,745,000 barrels daily from 8,351,000 and 8,065,000 respectively. Domestic stocks gained 1,373,000 barrels while foreign stocks fell 944,000.
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American Petroleum Institute
California
Pennsylvania
Appalachian
Lima- Michigan
Illinois- Indiana
Kansas
Inc
Nebraska-N
Dakota
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
East Texas
West Texas
Gulf Texas
Wyoming
Rocky
Alaska
South Africa speeds oil supply efforts amid shortages
South Africa builds an emergency two year petroleum stockpile and acquires a tanker fleet while planning a new refinery and pipelines. Aims to expand oil discovery via land sea and air searches costing up to 28 million by 1970. Officials urge reporting petroleum seepages and leaks to authorities.
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Kenneth L. Whiting
Johannesburg
South Africa
Serach
B. S. Olivier
Southern Oil Exploration Co
J. F. Pearcy
British Petroleum
Southern Africa
Domestic oil records fall as 1967 output tops 1966
Two more U S petroleum benchmarks were surpassed as early December crude production lifted 1967 output beyond the 1966 record of 3.038 billion barrels. Refining processed oil hit an all time weekly high of 10 268 000 barrels ending Dec 1 signaling stronger winter demand.
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Max B. Skelton Houston
Hutchinson Junior High to Present Christmas Concert
Hutchinson Junior High School bands and orchestra will give a public Christmas concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday under director Diane Barbee. The 161-member ensemble includes an A and B orchestra plus soloists, performing French and English pieces and marches.
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Hutchinson Junior High School
Diane Barbee
Weber
Jackson
Piato
United States
Corel
Ellie Muller
Wondal_Reum
Domestic Market Safeguard Action Aims to Ease Imports
A public official described a policy measure designed to minimize the impact on imports for domestic users. The statement emphasized reducing disruption and supporting local industries amid changes in trade dynamics.
Fragmented Place Names and Mine Surveys in Queen Sandstone Area
The report lists numerous locations and survey markers across multiple townships, including Imperial, Wink Townsite, and Denvers areas. It notes amended entries, section coordinates, and owner names such as McElroy Cayman Corp and O'Brien, with references to 4 mi E Monahans and 9 ED questions in the field notes.
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Ian Co
Bera
Ecrane
McElroy
Cayman Corp
Ernie
Qrath @ smith. Inc
McGrath
Winktow
Wink
Janet P
Gibson
Denver D
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