Frank Ikard Named API Chief From Texas Oil Heartland
Frank Ikard, 49, a Wichita Falls lawyer and former congressman, becomes president of the American Petroleum Institute succeeding the late Frank Porter. Ikard, praised for humility and hard work, faced wartime wounds and years in Congress before guiding API’s Washington expansion. The Texas oil legacy spans Clay and Wichita counties, with more than 750 million barrels produced locally. He outlined five key industry challenges at the Chicago API meeting, including Russia’s economic pressure, global expansion, depletion tax policy, calls for a national fuels policy, and potential overregulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max B. Skelton
Houston
Texas
Frank Ikard
Ikard
American Petroleum Institute
Ticard
Wichita Falls
Europe
Congress
API
Washington
North
Sam Rayburn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Henrietta
Tex
Clay County
Wichita County
Chicago
Russia
Oil Wells Names In Basin Regions Across Texas Areas
Survey of oil and gas activity in multiple Texas basins lists rigs from North Basin Hockley to Southeast New Mexico area. Projects include Pan Am and Texas Pacific wells with depths from 2 385 to 9 682 feet drilling in Capitan Reef lime and Indian Basin formations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Basin Area
Hockley
Par
Elwood
Thompson Sur
Lubbock
Texas Pacific
Robertson
L&sv Gur
Terry—Frankfort
Givan
C&mar Sur
Mallard
Coline
Blk
Gibson Sur
Central Basin
Dawson
Pan Am
Roberson
El&rr Sur
Gaines—Vega
Edmonson
Sec
G. C&mrr
South Basin
Upton
Texas
Pacific
Barnett
Mk&t Sur
New Menico Area
Big Eddy
Capitan Reef
Lowe
Indian Basin
Hme
LEA
AD State
Ime
Texas OIC To Meet Thursday
Dallas hosts the Texas Oil Information Committee annual meeting with about 100 leaders from across Texas. A. O. Saenger of Houston says the one day session covers community school and employee information efforts and industry public relations. Outstanding Performance Awards will be given to 10 communities. J. A. Horner will present them. Headquarters are at the Statler Hilton Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
OIC
Texas Oil and Gas Industry
Texas Oil Information Committee
A. O. Saenger
Houston
Texas
Texas Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association
Saenger
J. A. Horner
Shell Pipe Line Corp
Statler Hilton Hotel
Completions Log Shows Regional Oil Wells Drop Week Ended
U S oil and bus companies completed 742 wells in the week ending Jan 5, a drop of 92 from the prior week. Louisiana had 61 completions and Texas 163. Oklahoma 62. New Mexico 22. Increases occurred in Kansas 155, Wyoming 27, Mississippi 18. The total includes 303 crude and 4 gas producers, 31 service wells, 334 dry holes, and 210 wildcats with 26 producers and dry holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
U. S
Oil and Gas Journal
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Kansas
Wyoming
Misssippi
Store Fixtures Command Premium in Melbourne Market
In Melbourne Australia store fixtures are reported at a premium as buyers seek quality displays. Dealers note tighter supply and higher prices for shelving, cabinets, and gondola units with demand fueled by retail renovations and new store openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Locations And Completions Southeast New Mexico Areas
Readable lines describe oil and gas completions across multiple New Mexico counties and towns. Entries list operators such as Shugart Welch Artesia, Tom Brown Cris. Co Midland, Pan American, Humble, Atlantic, and Texaco. locations include Eddy, Roosevelt, Andrews, Ector, Dawson, Gaines, and Gaines. details include section and township data, depths, production rates, and frac and water measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Menico
Eddy—Grayburg
San Andres
Kersey & Co
Artesia
A. S. Vandergift
Fn&wls
Mallamar
Malamar
Rot
C/Co. tools
Roosevelt—Cle
San Andres Teorr
Tom Brown Cris. Co
Midland
Atlantic Federal
Ccorr
Refiners To Meet On Labor Relations In Houston
The Gulf Coast regional meeting of the National Petroleum Refiners Association will span January 30 31 in Houston. The January 30 labor relations session is chaired by John Post of Continental Oil Co. Houston with Tom M Davis speaking on changes in National Labor Relations Board decisions. C I W Potter NLRB regional director Houston will cover day to day administration issues. J J Pickle Texas Employment Commission commissioner will discuss federal and state unemployment legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Coast
National Petroleum Refiners Assn
Houston
John Post
Continental Oil Co
Tom M. Davis
National Labor Relations Board
C. I W. Potter
NLRB
National Labor Relations Act
J .J. Pickle
Texas Employment Commission
Shell Re-Entries Offsets In Wasson Field Texas
Shell Oil Co of Midland will reenter and deepen two former dual completions in the Wasson field to finish the Wichita Alban y covered Clear Fork wells. No 11 J R Sharge sits 1 980 ft from north and 330 ft from west in Section 47, drilled to 7650 ft in April 1958. No 12 Sharp sits 2360 ft from south and 330 ft from west, with old total depth 7700 ft in November 1958. Gordon Knox associates completed No 1 A Nail in West Neva Lucia pool at raft 131 bbls of 43 gravity oil daily, 12 64 in choke, GOR 1730 1, casing packed off. The well bottomed at 6975 ft with 514 in casing cemented at 6965 ft. 2201 ft north and 467 ft east in Section 9, Block 12, H&TC survey, 18 miles SE of Colorado City, southwest offset to dual Strawn and Canyon pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
CRANE
Ualv-Waddell
Gull of Corp
Odessa
WOON
Wad- Cell
Fs&els
PSL
ECTOR
Harper
Texaco
T&p Sur
Ise
Goldsmith
San Ardres
Cifk
Midland
Grove
S. T&p
Notrces
Yoakum
San Andres
Pan Amercan
M. M. West
J. H. Gibson
Sur
Plains
Andrews
Dev
Humble
Parker State
Psi Sur
Milland Farms
Pan American
Midland Farms
N. G&mmb&a Sur
L. R. French Jr
University
UL Sur
Dawson
G-M-K Oil Co No
Gaines-Howland
Pean Reef
Atlantic Refn. Co
John W. Howland
D&A N/Russell
Secory Moboo Atantic No
Wtr
GOR Tstm
Bik IG
Cobd&rgng
Surelev
Cag Oat
Nmockley — Levelland
Mas Montgomery
Val Verde
GOR
Wildcat
Sec
Elk.fell
Ck&kaur
D&a Ward
Siller
Penn
Harlan Prod
M J Elliott
Gaines County
Shell Oil Co
Wichita-Albany
Clear Fork
Wasson
J. R. Sharge
Shell
Wichita-Ablany
Mitchell Gordon Knox & Associates
Neva Lucia
Mitchell County
H&tc Survay
Colorado City
Canyon
Roosevelt County oil output nears million per month in 1962
Roosevelt County shows oil and gas production climbing to about one million dollars a month as 16 oil wells and two gas wells operate with eight more being located or drilled. The San Andres field west of Milnesand expands with over 50 wells at 5 000 feet, plus 17 new wells in east Milnesand area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milnesand
Atlantic Refining Company
Ohio Petroleum Co
Cosden and
Lone Star Development Company
Bluir
Oil Well Entries and Locations in Duval County Section Declared
Drill entries list several oil wells with designations such as FISHER Key Kimbell No. 1 and SCURRY El Cinco Production Company No. 1. Measurements include 3700 1 mi NW Rotan and 2,270 FWL with sec details and field numbers. Additional notes reference outposts, offsets, and section coordinates near Snyder and Old Glory, with production values and ownership details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher — Key
J. M. Davis
Af Rotan
FWL
James G. Brown & Associates
Ford
Wildcat
PSL Sur
Scurry
el Cinco
H. H. Elland
Outpost
Snyder
H&tc Sur
Stonewall
D. W. St. Clair
Three Mile O
Old Glory
Bb&ac Sur
Basin Plains Rig Counts Dip to Lows Across Regions
Basin Plains rotary rig activity fell to its lowest level since 1962 with 98 rigs in the Plains and 197 in the Basin. Lea County leads New Mexico with 35 rigs, followed by Ector with 28 in Texas. Counts compare Jan 11 to Jan 4, showing declines in multiple counties and overall regional totals with Southeast New Mexico at 46 rigs this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Plains
Permian
Reed Roller Bit Co
New Mexico
Plains
Lea County
N. M
Ector
Pecos
Crane
Andrews
Pettit Promoted to Development Engineer at Odessa Laboratory
Nocor Chemical, Inc. announces Ralph Pettit’s promotion from sales engineer in Houston to development chemical engineer at the Odessa laboratory. A Houston native and Texas A&M 1956 graduate, Pettit served in the U S Air Force and worked at the Cambridge Research Center before joining Nocor in 1960. He now leads product research and application in the airfield chemicals division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nocor Chemical, Inc
Ralph Pettit
Houston
Odessa Laboratory
Pettit
Texas A&m College
U. S. Air Force
Cambridge Research Center
Bedford
Massachusetts
Nocor
Permian Basin Well Data System Nears Completion
A regional effort to computerize data on wells drilled in the West Texas and Southeast New Mexico Permian basin advances toward its initial phase. The plan covers about 140000 wells in 68 counties with a nonprofit organization to supervise data processing and access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Kalb Avalanche
Journal of
Area Petroleum Industry
West Texas
New Mexico
Permian Basin
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Midland
Arizona-New Mexico
Four Corners
Dallas
Oklahoma Panhandle
Red River
Rio Grande
Lincoln County
el Paso
Cottle County
Bandera County
North American
Hughes Dynamics
Permian
Jnitial 11
Drillers Fall Short of 1962 Pace in Texas
Texas Railroad Commission reports for the week show regular drillers with 123 oil and 23 gas completions, and year to date totals of 240 oil and 60 gas, down from 366 oil and 82 gas at this time in 1962. Wildcatters posted one oil and six gas finds, with oil in San Angelo and gas in Houston Corpus Christi Refugio Kilgore districts. Regular holes reached 140 dry. wildcatters 59. Average calendar allowable rose to 2 729 360 barrels. Total fields reported: 7 629.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Corpus Christi
Refugio
Kilgore
Oil firms plan reentering wildcat tests in Texas fields
Intex Oil Co. Midland seeks to reenter the No. 1 Gettys wildcat two miles northwest of Spring Lake to test the San Andres after cleaning the 9,309 foot hole to 4,000 feet. Gaines Continental Oil Co. aims to reopen the Southwest Seminole Devonian with No. 1 H. H. Williams at 11,750 feet near Seminole. Stonewall gains with East Bissett extension. Mid-Tex Gas & Oil reports 111 barrels daily from No. 10 Bissett. Pan American plans a south offset drill to Anton Irish production near Shallowwater using No. 9 Ida Richardson to 6,500 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaines
Stonewall
James G. Brown & Associates
Midland
Bissett
East Bissett
Strawn
Stonewall County
Aspermont
Mid-Tex Gas & Oil Corp
H&tc Survey
Lubbock
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Ida Richardson
El&rr
PECOS WARD AND MONahans AREA OIL OFFERS UPDATE
Shell Sinclairstake offset and stepout wells in West Emperor pool Winkler County near Kermit. No. 2 F Whaley and No. 3-E Whaley are contracted to 6,500 feet, with multiple offsets and ties to historic discovery wells. Ward County Penn Try Southland No. 1906 probes Pennsylvanian gas and oil prospects near Monahans and Skelly No. 1 Crump. Outpost Staked in Pecos County targets Belding gas field with plan to 2,700 feet. Reagan County Coates well reports 224.1 barrels of 40.2 gravity oil on 24-hour test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PS Survey
Kermit
Penn Try
Ward
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co
Southland Royalty Company
Ward County
Monahans
H&tc
Skelly Oil Company No. 1
Crump
South Ward
Ttwo
Pecos
Louis Crouch
Lockhart
Tex
Bow Puckett
Belding
Pecos County
Fort Stockton
J. M. Odom
T&p Survey
Reagan
BTA
Midland No. 3
Coates
Reagan County
Expert Slated Here To Talk On Permian Basin Salts
Dr. John Emery Adams of Midland, a leading geologist, speaks to the Lubbock Geological Society on Salts of the Permian Basin at 6 p.m. at the Cactus Inn. The talk covers evaporate lagoons from Kansas to Trans-Pecos Texas, salt volumes, and Adams role in the Permian section and Basin theory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Emery Adams
Mid‘land
Lubbock Geological Society
Permian
Adams
Standard Oil Co
Texas
Cactus Inn
N. College
West Texas
Kansas
Marathon
Trans-Pecos
North America
New Mexico
Salem
University of Iowa
University of Chicago
Wisconsin
Roxana ‘Petroleum Corp
Texas A&m
Texas ‘Bureau of Economic Geology
Stanotex
West Texas Geological Society
Geological Society of America
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
AAPG
Eine
Adame
OCAW chief calls for modernization in 1963 column
Oil union leader O A Knight urges 200000 members to embrace automation and work with management to adapt to new technology. The Union News editorial criticizes complacency, calls for flexible contracts, and urges discarding past practices to modernize union strategy and appeal to both workers and professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wilson Sharpe Washington
UPI
O. A. Knight
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
OCAW
Knight
Union News
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New API
Porter
Frank Porter
Texas Oic
Roosevelt
New Pays
Mobil Oil Co
Mobil
Lovington
Runnels
Schleicher
Sterling
Sutton
Terrell
Terry
Tom Green
Winkler
Basin
Lubbock, Texas
P.O. Box
Ed L. Dillon
Mutual
Marvin E. Harges
Grady M. Davis
Howard V. Rose
Fall of
Lubbock Pool
Intex
Intex Oil Co
Lamb County
Gettys
Anderson - Prichard
Union Texas Petroleum Corp
Oil Corp
Bay Petroleum Corp
Littlefield
Block 1
W. E. Hassell
Pecos Belding Offset
Sinclair Spot Ward
Winkler County
West Emperor
Lower Clear Fork
Discovery
J. W. Bills
Big Lake
Ocaw Head
Oil Union
Peta
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