Oil shows from Bone Spring and other Texas-New Mexico drills
Central Lea Outpost flows from Bone Spring on test near Lea County New Mexico as U S Smelting reports oil and gas in multiple intervals. Wildcat Cox Estate to drill near Ingham field faces a 7 3 0 0 foot depth. Bertha Bowles discovery near Merizon yields 116 barrels per day with 55 percent water.
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U.S. Smelting Refining and Mining Co
Ohio
Bone Spring
Boone Spring
Lea
Lea County
Crockett Wildcat
Crockett County
Southland Royalty Co
Midland
Cox Estate
Ingham Field
Sheffield
A. Lazo
Irion County
Wanda Hanks
San Angelo
Bertha Bowles
Merizon
F. Lockstedt
He&wt
Wade to Speak on Antarctic Geology at SGS Meeting
Texas tech geologist Dr F Alton Wade head of the geology department will discuss new findings from the International Geophysical Year at the Lubbock Geology Society gathering. Wade, who has taught at Miami Ohio and Des Moines, will cover Antarctic research and its implications for plate tectonics.
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F. Alton Wade
Texas Tech
Byrd
Lubbock
Little America
Westdition
Tech
Wade
Kenyon
Rich
Air Force
Litlies
America
Fifth Air Force
Renewal Asked For Group Drives Oil Feud On TBA Issue
Washington dispatch reports that House subcommittee chairman Harry Wilson Sharpe of California says the oil distribution industry should prepare to battle once more with Rep. James Roosevelt and Rep. Wright Patman as the issue returns on the TBA agenda.
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Roosevelt Oil Industry
Harry Wilson Sharpe
Calif
House
Washington
UPD
Oil Committee On
Wright Patman
James Roosevelt
Itex
Roosevelt
Congress
Mail Order Lease Merchants Face Industry Condemnation
The American Petroleum Landmen group condemns mail order lease salesmen who sell 40 acre oil leases at inflated prices. President Ralph L. Cormany accuses these brokers of unethical practices that burden land offices and mislead investors. The warning targets individuals using the AAPL name improperly while noting a recent case of public sale leases acquired at high cost.
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Imen
AAPL
Ralph L. Cormany
Los Angeles
Pan
American Petroleum Corp
N.S
Ini
E. Staley
N. M
Hobbs
Staley
Waco
Cormany
Record Increase in Crude Oil Stocks Reported
Washington sources say crude oil stocks showed a record rise, signaling trends in supply economics. The report notes higher inventories amid price and demand fluctuations, with the government updating figures from the prior week.
Midland Pan Am Chief Resigns in Oil News
Nugent T. Brasher, exploration superintendent for Pan Am's Midland district, resigns to head a new Midland exploration office for Rodman and Noel. Roosevelt pushes to curb oil industry coercion. Congress considers a natural gas bill shaping free competition and regulator duties amid ongoing industry opposition.
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Pan American Petroleum Corp
Fort Worth
Nugent T. Brasher
Pan Am
Midland
Brasher
Rodman and
Noel
Roosevelt
Efl
Fect
Hebren Harris
D-Ark
The
House
Distributing com-Commerce Committee
Panies
Harris
alCanomce Vieorons Neneram
Gasoline Tax Exemption Sparks Oil Policy Debate
Amid mixed signals from Congress on oil issues, a one cent gasoline tax exemption remains likely to continue past June unless lawmakers pass broader reform. The article notes discussions in Midland and Washington, with industry leaders pressing for action on crude prices and natural gas regulation as senators weigh proposals from a task force.
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Reau
Atodis
le Petroleum
Neon
Midland
Iran
Texas Tech
Senate
Bss
Pan Am
Kennedy
Congress
Tru
Man
Eisenhower
Bers of
Fort Worth
Fort
Arkansas
Brasher
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
Washington
White House
Mexico
Oklahoma
BEA
Tarbox Named South Plains OIC Chairman
Lubbock geophysicist George E Tarbox will direct the oil and gas industry's public information and service program for the 18 county South Plains area. He succeeds Harlan Hodges for a two year term and will appoint other county chairmen. Tarbox will oversee programs exhibits and materials for clubs schools and teachers and will work with local oilmen across Bailey Cochran Crosby Dickens Floyd Hale Hockley Kent Lamb Lubbock Lynn Motley Stonewall Terry and Yoakum counties as part of the Texas Mid Continent OIC.
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Lubbock
George E. Tarbox
South Plains
Tarbox
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Houston
Eugene Hosford
OIC
Harlan Hodges
New Area
Bailey
Cochran
Cottle Crosby
Dickens
Floyd
Garen
Hale
Hockley
Kent
King
Lamb
Lynn
Motley
Stonewall
Terry
Yoakum
Southus
Tex
Texas Midontinent Oil & Gas Association
Oil tax push grows as states seek oil revenue
Texas and other oil states push for new taxes and changes to depletion rules to fund schools and roads. Oklahoma faces a fiscal crunch while lawmakers consider highway and gas tax changes and a broader push to liberalize oil depletion allowances amid stalled reform efforts.
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Mac Sebree
Tulsa
Okla
UPI
Southwestern
Western
New Mexico
Texas
United Press
Jhational
Jeffort
Santa Fe
Louisiana
Wyoming
Davis
Arthur Roberts
Road Commission
Wyoming Oil
Oklahoma
Texas Independent
Tolducers
Federal’ Assn
TIPRO
Wich
Roberts
California
Tlk
Kennedy era oil and gas faces regulatory shifts in 1961
The piece notes President-elect Kennedy’s appointments may challenge the depletion allowance and tighten oil sector regulation. It highlights Walter Heller as CEA chair, Stewart Udall’s interior role, and potential FPC changes with adviser James Landis shaping regulatory outlook. Industry observers see time on the industry's side despite anticipated checks on imports and pricing.
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White House
John F. Kennedy
Gene
Walter W. Heller
University of Minnesota
Council of Economic Advisers
Udall
Kennedy
Stewart Udall
Eisenhower
James M. Landis
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Landis
Sen
Estes. Kefauver
Tennessee
Washington
TIPRO Set to Convene in Wichita Falls This Week
TIPRO members including John Hurd plan a Wichita Falls meeting to discuss proposed changes to compulsory unitization and forced pooling. Discussions will cover well spacing, imports, decontrol, taxes, and member publications as the independent producers review policy amid oil recession.
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Man B. Skelton
Houston
TIPRO
Wichita Falls
Earl W. Turner
Austin
Association
Tai
John Hurd
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association
Hurd
Tes
Completions and oil activity in Permian Basin and South Plains
The report tallies drilling activity and rig counts across the Permian Basin and South Plains regions, noting a rise in Plains drilling and detailing counts by county in New Mexico and Texas. Counties like Lea, Andrews, Eddy, and Roosevelt show high rig activity, with year‑over‑year comparisons and regional distribution.
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Kewanee Oil Oof
Tulsa
Univerany Lands” Survey
AM Dew
Socony
Mowat Mitpmard
Big Sprina
Tyviensh -Corony Mohit OM Co
Michaed
Barah Hisman
FNL
Wan ‘Sur
Sarah Hyman
J. E. Parker
Timi
Sen
Tae Ines Miles
North -Gme OI Co
Sat Fae
Cospenaya Sur
Fis
Boot
Teac
North
Assn
Bate Win
Weay
Plains Area
South Plains
New Mexico
Plains
Lea County
N.M
Andrews
Eddy
Roosevelt
N. M
Basin
Avery
Crane
Renan
Reever
Rooversi
Mining town employment in northern Minnesota hinges on a single miner
In northern Minnesota mining communities only one in seven residents actually work in the mines. The fact highlights a divide between mine labor and other town roles as residents adjust to the mining economy.
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Minnesota
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George Mitchell
Southwest
Mitchell
Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association
Turner
Vanna
Land
Railroad Commission
W. Brown
J. W. Brown
Pan-American
Landman’s Group
Are
Thas
Staley Pan Am
Hastings
Ing Psion Nee Ga
Eee
Midland Pan Am
H.R. Gross
Arowa
Thendustry
Sross
John Williams
D-Miss
Wliams
Walter Rogers
D-Tex
Commerce Committee
Pioneer West Texas Independent Rail Operators
Adacen
Max B. Skelton
Dent
John Kennedy
Nouston
Sena
Costa Rica
Sam Jose
Weston
South Plains Oic
IAG
Big
Slim Lagrone, Inc
Aho
P.O
Odessa
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