Eisenhower weighs limits on oil imports amid rising crude
President Eisenhower faces possible limitations on crude imports as domestic production falls by about one million barrels daily since March. A cabinet committee will review the 1954 import ratio of 16 percent to 1954 production, with current imports around 22 percent. Importers urged voluntary action while industry leaders call for a balanced approach to meet future needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max B. Skelton
Houston
Eisenhower
Gordon Gray
Defense Mobilization
Special Committee
Presidential Advisory Committee
New
Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Assn
P. C. Spencer
Sinclair Oil Corp
Plains area oil field notices fill weekly roundup
A vast list of oil and gas lease and drill site entries spans Andrews and neighboring counties. Detailing unit numbers, section lines, acreage, rotary depths, and operators such as Neeth Meems Phillips Pet and University Lands. The report also notes industry notes including highway marking innovations and Hurricane Audrey damage estimates.
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Andrews County Rare Pet. Co
Box
Dallas
DeFord
Andrews
Neeth Meems
Queen
Phillips Pet
Permian
Midland
Rotary
Gelf Ne
Section
University Lands
Southwest
Pohlerman
T&p Survey
Trippiehuin Pel. Corp
Ateas
Lunes
Peru
Tr Pwes
Emma-Kilen
University
Dole
Bsa
Ene
Bicck
Uh University
Lelie
Duwl
Abe
Anmalou
AWAD
Aheiter Laketssar Fesk—suucaen Hv
Beads University
Ano West
Seclod & Pita Os University
PD Bm
LOD Pay
Teddy Pels
PMG Wed
South Plains
Prentice
Yoakum County
Ownby
Railroad Commission
Lubbockite Joins Shreveport Firm
J Sam Davis a Lubbock native and Texas Tech graduate has joined Arkansas Fuel Oil Corp in Shreveport La in its junior engineering training program A Navy veteran Davis earned a bachelor of business administration in industrial management from Texas Tech He is the son of Mr and Mrs J Mule Davis of Lubbock married to Jaclyn Jolley of New Orleans they have a one year old son The training program started in 1929 to expose graduates to practical oil industry problems and after a year Davis will be assigned to the best suited field
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Sam Davis
J. “Mule” Davis
Luboock
Davis
Jacquelyn Jolley
New Orleans
Arkansas Fuel Oil Corp
Rotary drilling activity climbs with US and Canada gains
The weekly count rose by 10 to 2796 rigs active, as Illinois led gains with 66 rotaries, followed by New Mexico 173 and West Texas 394. Some areas fell, including Kansas 149 and South Louisiana offshore 88, while Western Canada dropped to 215.
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United States
Canada
Hughes Tool Company
American Assn
Oilwell Drig
Illinois
New Mexico
West Texas
Wyoming
Colorado
Indiana
Oklahoma
Kansas
South Louisiana
Arkansas
Montana
East Texas
Western
Four Corners Oil Play Could Be Century’s Key Find
The Four Corners boom spans New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Utah as major producers such as Texas Company Carter Oil Sinclair Cities Service Shell Continental Standard Oil of California and Richland Oil Corp rush to secure leases. Carter Oil officials say the area may prove to be the most important development of the century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Four Corners
Cliff Edwards
Austin
New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
Utah
Texas Company
Carter Oil
Sinclair
Cities Service
Shell
Continental
Standard Oil of California
Richland Oil Corp
Carter Oil Co
From Textiles To Toys Multitude Of Petrochemicals
Ethylene gas, a light intermediate from oil and natural gas, fuels a wide range of products from textiles and plastics to perfumes and teething rings. Once burned as waste, ethylene now drives new plastics like polyethylene and styrene, with growing pipeline transport boosting its use and a rising share of petrochemical output.
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Petrochemical
Styrofoam
Rail road Commission reports weekly oil results
Austin notes a drop in weekly oil allowable to 3,059,965 barrels from 3,471,712 under the July flow order. The report lists 160 oil wells completed, 14 gas wells, 11 dry holes. yearly totals show 8,149 oil wells vs 8,711 year prior and 933 gas wells vs 911. Wildcatters completed one oil well, no gas wells, and 79 dry holes. 143 wells were plugged that week.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
Wildcatters
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Spencer
Buryder
Texac
Tan Doro
Dibin
Pers B.soois
Bird
Copmila County
Roweu-Srucoe. Ine
Wnauons Bank
Unanoma City
Cbrumsy County Wildcats
Look
Luopoew
Som Couth
U. Vv
Dlassey
Nortwest Siaton
Rot Wwa
Dawbun County
Welch-Barron Sida Wa
Seminole
Harria
Texaco
B. Wharton
Southwest Seminole
Go., Inc
Et al
Texas Pacific Coal and Oli
Rokerface
Humble OU
Big. Co
Bumble-Shell Fee Et al
el Cinco
Shell-Jones
North Say
Ccsd& Ing
Snc
Pkr
Odc-San Yoremana American No
Tt. Curry
H&tc
Justiceburg
Boxyt
Post
W. & C. Davis
Bactoae
East Post
Garea-San Andreas—Alamo Corp
Lubbock National Bank
Lubbock
W. A. Cash
TARR
Northwest Post
T&p
Big Spring
Rot
Howard-Glasscockh
Humble
E. W. Douthitt
Duncan Drng
Mary E. Douthit
W&nw
Otis Chalk
Moward Glasscock
San_ Andres—Contintal Oil Co
RB. R. Clay
Forsan
Snyder
Rankin & Wilson
Capitol Building
Howard-Glasacock
Coneco
Hiriday
Monard Glasscock-Sam. Andres—Standard Oil Co. of
Texas
Dora Roberts
Sam Andres
Standard Oil Co. of
With Jim Mayes
Oil Daily
Myself
Howard-Glasscock
Counvoco
W. R. Settles
Howard Glasscock
Conoco
H. R. Clay
Gor
Laurent County Wildcat
Edwin L. Cox
Adalphus Tower
McLaury
W. P. Wilson
Clairmont
Sutchell
Sharon
Ector Water Co
Midlang Tower
Midianu
Edmonson
Avutn Anu
Labor
C. A. UO Heese Suod
Kirkland «& Ipield Survey
Ira
Hevno-Glorietta
William L. Rodgers Léls Continental Natank
Weatbrook
TXL Oil Corp
Marenfeld, Andianis $ Mitengi
Giock
Jl-Ien
Tél
Nestbivuk
Jatan East Moward
Standard Gil Co
Esas Clus
Midlands
Wol. Foster
ILS
Lion Acres
Cuahoma
Tut
Standard Oil Co
Ort Teaas
Box 1660
Midiana
Westbrook
Motley County Wildcat
E. E. Moss & Sons
8Rd Street
Allie
H&gn
Roaring Springs
Scurry County Ride-Cinco—Trice Production Co
H. H. Elland
H&tc Survey
Sharon Ridge
Clear Fork
Kalley-Snyder Sacroc
Bel
Wiwo
Ghay Ab
Sharon Ridge-Cith
Mebert
Merkissick
Holliday Heiss
Jh&tc Survey
Finvanna-Strawn—Superior & Intex
Jordan
Fem
Louisiana
East
Mecom Pet. Co
Panhandle
Browning Maps
Taylor, Amarillo
John E. Harrs Jr
H. J. Horsch
Phillips Pet. Co
Barnesvale
Harris
Horsch
John Kyser
Supply and Transportation Department
H. J. Classick
San Juan and
Paradox Basins
Aneth
Carter
Texas Co
West Coast
Los Angeles
Halliburton
OIL Well Cementing Company
Duncan, Oklahoma
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