Oil Men Back Public Land Leasing Law in Senate Hearing
Oil interests testified before a Senate committee supporting a bill to ease public land leasing. They argued current limits unfairly punish producers and hinder drilling, urging extensions of primary terms and five year lease extensions. Blackburn emphasized that good faith leases should not be canceled for prior violations and consolidation of acres would ease paperwork.
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Ashington
Oiland Ae
Peteedeain Assn
Ametios
Ione
Department of Interior
Blackburn
White
Interior Department
Mahoney
Operatar Fa
Department’ of Interior
Interior
Halliburton acquires Otis Engineering in stock deal
Otis Engineering becomes a Halliburton subsidiary after a stock transfer valued with 712 343 Halliburton shares. Halliburton officials say Otis will keep its operations and staff, with Otis serving on Halliburton's board and Otis Jr. continuing as executive VP.
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Halliburton
Duncan, Oklahoma
Otis
Canada
Venenirla
Logan Dp. Campbell
Fender Otis
Robert H. McLemore
H.C. Otis Jr
Texas
Welex Jet Services
Fort Worth
Haliburton
Welew Ine If
Preferred Standard For Service Station Layouts Published
New York reports a recommended standard for gasoline pump base layouts issued by the American Petroleum Institute Marketing Division. The standard covers single-pump units to allow interchangeability of pumps on islands without relocating hold-down holes or suction stubs. A future standard for dual-pump layouts is planned, with copies available from the API Publications Department.
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New York
American Petroleum Institute
APT Marketing Division
Ro J Rumoshensky
Gasoline Pump Manufacturers Association
West Sith Street
NL Y
TIPRO to Hold August Meeting Near Brackettville
TIPRO Executive Committee of Independent Producers to meet August 7-8 at Kual Clark Guest Ranch near Brackettville. Activities include a Friday luncheon and a gas committee session, plus a Saturday morning meeting and outdoor barbecue. Leaders aim to review production allowables, federal gas legislation, state taxes, and a proposed gas bill to ease federal regulation on producers.
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Federal Power Commission
Sat
Unclear regional roundup with scattered place names and figures
Fragmentary OCR listing numerous place names, counties, land parcels, and partial notes. Readable items include references to Midland, Gaines County, Andrews, and scattered metric like miles and acreage, but the content is heavily garbled. No clear single event or subject emerges beyond scattered geographic references.
Woman Advocate Urges Women to Join Insh Service
Beatrice Dixon wife of a Dublin meteorologist seeks to mobilize women for service arguing women possess necessary resolve while acknowledging some remain undecided about involvement. The piece frames a public discussion on women's civic roles and wartime duties.
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Beatrice Dixon
Dublin
Progress Reports from Texas and New Mexico Drilling Totals Listed
Oil and gas drillers report various wells in Andrews Parker Borden Dawson Gaines Garza Hale Hockley Howard Chaves Lea counties with depths ranging from shallow sand to Devonian and Pennsylvanian time. Wells include Texaco 211 1 and Monsanto 1 Jere plus Lone Star 1 A Lowe and Monterey 34-24 Ainsworth among others.
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Garza County
U.S. Sniwifing
Sims
Hale County
Honolulu
Schultz
Hockley County
Texaco
Howard County
Lowe
Ryan
Texas Pacific
Christin
Chaves County
Num
Williamson
White Ranch
Perry-Federal
Lea County
Monterey
Ainsworth
Lone Star
Two Plains Ventures Plugged Abandoned
Two South Plains area oil ventures near Guthrie and Clairemont were reported plugged and abandoned. In King County operator T A Duffy drilled No 16 Master n to 6970 feet, while Sun Oil Co the Clairemont Kent County project was abandoned at 6907 feet in the Penn section two miles south of Clairemonton.
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South Plains
King County
T. A. Duffy
Abilenfe
Guthrie
Ceetemeee
J. F. Thorapson
Sun Oi Co
Kent County
Clairemont D.ower
Bilby Wallace
Penn
Clairemonton
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Otis Enaiflecting Co
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Mectines
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Erating
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Colombia
TIPRO
Brackettville
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Windeate Praisare Pet
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Becton
Roe
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Fahri
Waseho
Philips Ae CO
Antes
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Eero
Andrewas
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San Andres
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Halpl Lowe Midland
Om & Reming
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Tap Sant
Kent Coe
Retinay
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Tony Swoof
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Frank Waters
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Perkins
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Starworth
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Pines
Reeves
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NEW Halliburton
H.C C. Otis
Otis Engineering Co
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Andrews County
Morgan
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Miller
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Dawson
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Noel
Dickens County Hunt
Gaines County
Texaco No. 1
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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