Morton outlines energy balance and environment stance
Interior Secretary designate Rogers Morton testifies before the Senate Interior Committee signaling a balance between energy needs and environmental protection. He backs expedited Alaska North Slope oil access with safeguards, urges a national energy policy, and supports tech tools like gasification and shale oil while proposing limits on ocean dumping and keeping Bartlesville research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde LA Motte
Washington
Rogers C. B. Morton
Senate Interior Committee
Alaska
North Slope
U.S
Middle East
Interior
Santa Barbara Channel
California
Morton
Bureau of Mines Laboratory i
Bartlesville
Okla
Nixon
Walter Hickel
Interior Post
Sierra Club
Iin
Texas Drilling Forecast Sees 4425 Wells In 1971
World Oil projects 4425 productive wells in Texas for 1971 with 1385 in West Texas Permian Basin and 115 in Texas Panhandle. Oil and gas wells are forecast at 1330 oilers and 55 gas/distillate producers in the basin, plus smaller counts in North Central and offshore Gulf. 1970 figures show 4772 wells total, with 7.3 percent fewer completions expected in 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
West Texas
Permian
Texas Panhandle
North Central
West Central
Gulf of Mexico
Permian Basin
Panhandle
Dependence Growing Free World Oil Worries
UPI report notes that more than 80 percent of known non Communist oil reserves lie in North Africa and the Middle East. Laird says Western Europe and Japan rely heavily on these regions for energy, and the U.S. imports will rise without expanded domestic capacity including Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy A. Goodine
Tulsa, Okla
UPI
Free World
Midle East
Mideast
North Africa
Middle East
Wilson M. Laird
Office of Oil and Gas
U. S. Department of Labor
Free
U.S
Sig
Laird
United States
Louisiana Dual Well Completes in Wilcox Zone at Livonia Field
A dual oil well in the Wilcox formation, N. L. Denova No. 1, Livonia field extension, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, completed by Exchange Oil & Gas Corp and partners. Lower zone flowed 1250 pounds pressure at 47.6 gravity oil, tested from 14 536 to 14 556 feet. upper zone test followed with 19 barrels. Glaser Well No. 1, second well on the block, drilling operations underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson County
Lamesa
General Crude Oil Co
Frank B. Jones
New Orleans
N. L. Denova
Livonia
Pointe’ Coupee. Parish
Louisi Ana
Exchange Oil & Gas Corporation
South Coast Cor.poration
Exchange Oil & Gas, Fund “Po” Partnership
OPEC’s Global Oil Influence From Vienna Headquarters
Vienna based OPEC controls 85 percent of world crude exports and 68 percent of known reserves. The 10 nations meet at marble headquarters on Ringstrasse to press campaigns and tax rises. In Caracas last month they sought a five percent increase in oil company taxes from a current 50 percent rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPEC
Richard C. Longworth
Vienna
UPI
Ringstrasse
Organization of Petroleum Exports Countries
Jan Opec
Venezuela
Iran
Qatar
Kuwait
Algeria
Saudi Arabia
Libya
Iraq
Indonesia
Abu Dhabi
Russia
United States
Lopec
Western
Europe
Japan
IOPEC
Caracas
Nixon outlines goals with emphasis on environment reform
President Nixon’s address highlights environmental cleanup and government reform as top aims. He sketches a four department structure and new energy policy moves, while Congress debates leaded gasoline taxes and fuel energy coordination. American Petroleum Institute backs energy commission ideas amid industry concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max B. Skelton
Houston
Nixon
State of the Union
Congress
Human Resources, Community Development
Eet Nee Resources
Io Development
van Nixon
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
House
Ways and Means
White House
Senate
American Petroleum Institute
Pioneer and Continental Oil Announce Uranium Mining Project
Pioneer Nuclear Inc and Continental Oil Co announce a joint uranium mining and milling project eight miles west of Falls City in Karnes County. The Conquista project will include a 1750 ton per day processing mill on a 230 acre site. Construction begins now, with mining in 1971 and ore removal in December, plant start-up in 1972. Kaiser Engineers designs the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Pioneer Nuclear, Inc
Continental Oil Co
Falls’ City
Karnes County
A. F. Cox
Pioneer
Pioneer Natural Gas Co
Conoco
Kaiser Engineers, Inc
Wunderway
Locations And Completions In The Oil Fields
Fragmentary list details oil and gas locations with units and sections across multiple properties. It cites Mobil Oil Corp, Humble Oil and Refining Co, Goldsmith Gull, and other operators, noting wells, depths, yields, and field areas in Pecos and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacations Andrews McFarland
Queen
Mobil Oil Corp
McFarland Queen North
Ald
PSL
Florey
Crane Ronning
Gullou
W. N. Waddell
PBL Sur
A ‘Shell OW Co
Slater
Bik
N . Taapaur
Martin Sulphur
Deen
Gellier Diamonds Oils Inc
Bec
Bauer & Cockrell
Miles N-Stanton
Pecos
Wikicat
William
Wilson
McDonald
Fee
Girvin
J. Fnel
Rec
H&gn
Mallard Exploration Co
Hill Gas
ENG
PSL Sur
Sand Wills
McKatsht
Humble Oil & Refining Co. Co
Eley
Dune — Mobil & Fe
Texas University
Rie
Sa Eiau
Er — Mobilant Corp
Texas ‘University
Goldemith
Gull
Corp
Goldsmith
Andres Val
Goldsmith San Andres Unit
LHS
Pte
Gor BS
Also Mentioned on This Page
ICSC
Ccata
Ray Westbrook
Tulsa
Trans Alaska
Oil and Gas Journal
Alyeska
The
Journal
Rae
Gulf Coast
Federal Power Commission
Comry
Louisiana
Edmonton
Calgary
Amoco Canada
Interprovincial
Amoco
Superior
Wis
Sarnia
Ont
Lubbock County
Kerr McGee Corp
Strawn
Idalou
El&rr Survey
Lubbock, Texas
Department of Natural Resources
Gwtenrler Crittenton
Atoka
Te Richfield
Bee
Gaines Wildcat — Oil Develt Co
Barnes
Hale
Aaton Cleartork
Sec
Elk
Bray
Anton Cleartork FE
Sur
Neers
Tom Pope
Ee Wat
Crade Oi
Eris
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