Battle Over Midwest Gas Sale Rights Draws FPC Clash
A heated dispute surfaces as the Federal Power Commission considers who may sell natural gas in the Midwest border market. Trans Canada Pipelines and Midwestern Gas Transmission clash with rival lines including Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline Northern Natural Gas and Natural Gas Pipeline as Gatekeepers. The issue entwines figures such as Clint Murchison Gardiner Symonds and political ties to Canada’s Trans Canada project. The outcome hinges on regulatory action and possible court rulings, with months or years ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Power Commission
Texas
Clint ‘Murchison
Gardiner Symonds
High Finance
New Action
John Fenbaker
Trans- Canada Pipelines, Ltd
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Diefenbaker
Trans-Canada
Midwestern
Tennessee Gas Transmission
Symonds
Upper Midwest
Murchison
FPC
Tennessee Transmission
Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline
Northern Natural Gas
Peoples Gas System
Chicago
Oil Wildcat Discoveries Stir Texas Fields and Washington Test
A wildcat twin headlines oil news with new Texas Palo Duro Basin shows near Vega and a promising Western Washington Copalis discovery. Shell No. 1 L-8 Ranch opened gas in surface tests, while Sun Shine Mining No. 1 Median flowed 400 to 460 barrels per day of 48‑gravity oil in Grays Harbor County, signaling fresh potential amid ongoing drilling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo’ Duro Basin
Shell Oil Company
Shell
No. 1
Alamosa Ranch
Vega
Oldham County
Copalis
Washington State
Sun Shine Mining Company
Gardner Producers Complete Two Wells in Nolan County
Two extension wells in Nolan County’s Watts Gardner field completed. Cosden Pet. Corp. No. 1 Knerin 3.5 miles northeast of Blackwell flowed 168 barrels of 42 gravity oil daily from 5,450 to 5,458 feet with 600:1 gas oil ratio after 6,000 gallons acid treatment. Wilson Exploration Co. No. 1 B R Watts flowed 168 barrels oil plus 2 percent water in 24 hours from 5,734 to 5,742 feet with 775 pounds tubing pressure after a 500 gallon mud acid wash. Fisher-El Paso Natural Gas Co. No. 1 Aiken is a Strawn test 6,500 feet deep, one mile west of Claytonville Multipay field. Lease 40 acres. Rancho Oil Co. Dallas No. 1 B. S. Smith wildcat near Longworth, tested 3,680 to 4,088 feet near Noodle Creek formation. drilling resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watts- Gardner
Nolan County
Gardner
Cosden Pet. Corp
Knerin
Blackwell
Wilson Exploration Co
R. W. Watts
Fisher — el Paso Natural Gas Co
Aiken
Fisher County
H&tc
Venture
Sweetwater
Rancho Oil Co
Dallas
B. S. Smith
Wildcat
Longworth
Noodle Creek
Gillespie Csl Survey
Gas Well Near Farmington Supplies One-Third Of U S Helium
A Pan Petroleum No 19 well 25 miles west of Farmington New Mexico provides about 31 percent of U S helium. Since 1955 deliveries to the Navajo Helium Plant at Shiprock yield roughly 77 million cubic feet annually, with government facilities producing the remaining 219 million. Helium’s uses expand beyond balloons to defense and private industry including welding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmington, N.M
United States
Pan Petroleum Co
New Mexico
Pan American
Stanolind Oil and Gas Co
Tulsa
Shiprock
Short Course Proceedings Ready For Distribution At Texas Tech
The Fourth Annual West Texas Oil Lifting Short Course proceedings have 230 pages and over 40 illustrated papers plus a panel report from the April meeting on the Texas Tech campus. List of authors includes Athanas, Kimball, McCaskill, Sanders, Hardy, Norris, Johnson, Brown, Williams, Ward, Carlson, and Whitted. The 1958 Short Course is slated for April 17–18 with a Fort Worth board meeting planned for September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
W. L. Ducker
Texas Tech Petroleum Engineering Department
Tech
Gus Athanas
Pan American Petroleum Co
Lubbock
Dexter Kimball
the Texas Co
Wichita Falls
Neal McCaskill
Atlantic Refining Co
Midland
Sanders
A. A. Hardy
W. C. Norris
Msgr
Tulsa
Okla
W. B. Johnson
Odessa
Rex. Brown
Southwestern Public Service Co
T. Coleman Williams
Honolulu Oil Co
Brownfield
Jack Ward
Plastic Applicators Co
Texas Tech
Department of Petroleum Engineering
Ray Diekemper
Fort Worth
Diekemper
John L. Sanders
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Snyder
Bill Whitted
Tech Recording
Ducker
Oil and Gas Lease Notes with Detailed Well Metrics
The listing cites two leases: Diamond M San Andrea Hiawatha Oil & Gas Co. and Brahaney Monsanto Chemical Co. It provides section coordinates in Section 183 Block 97 and Section 369 Block D with depths from west and north lines, elevations, top pay, perforations, and other figures such as hopd, wt, and percentage values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Andrea
Hiawatha Oil & Gas Co
M, Wilson
H&tc
Yoakum County Brahaney
Monsanto Chemical Co
John H. Gibson
Elev
Wit
Lightweight Mast Cuts Costs On New Offshore Drill Barge
A 140-foot portable offshore drilling mast built by Tee C Moore Corp and United States Steel Co reduces weight by 7.5 tons. Now in service on Coral Drilling Co. barge Mr Arthur off Texas Gulf coast, the mast emphasizes stability, portability, and ease of handling for offshore and inland use amid challenging conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coral Drilling Co
Arthur
Gulf of Mexico
Hous
Thhe Tee C. Moore Corp
United States Steel Co
Mr. Arthur
Texas Gulf Coast
Andrews Devonian Field Expanded with New Flow Test
J. G. Kluthe and Osborn Miller, Midland operators, completed a 1.25 mile southeast step out to Devonian in South Andrews field Andrews County. They produced from 11,010 to 11,050 feet perforations, flowing 261.95 barrels oil and no water per 24 hours through a 24/64 inch choke with oil at 46.8 degrees gravity and gas oil ratio 1950. Top of Devonian at 10,972 feet. 6,000 gallons acid treatment prior to completion. Wolfcamp drillstem test yielded 25 barrels oil per hour during drilling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoakum County
Reeves-San Andres
Abercrombie T
W. F. McCracken
J.H. Gibson
Sur‘vey
A. Andrews County
Phillips Petroleum Co
Texas University
University Lands
Gor
Fuhrman-Masche—Cities Service Production Co
BD University
University
F. Means
Queen
Humble Oil Refining Co
J. S. Means
F. Borden County
The
Texas Co
W. L. Miller
T&p
Crosby County
D. Harris Drilling Co
J. M. Sherrod
H&obar
J. G. Kluthe
Osborn and Miller
Midland
South Andrews
Andrews County
Wolfcamp
Pan Am Reveals Area Transfers
Pan American Pet Corp announces a staff shuffle in its Panhandle operation. Joe Tribble moves from Levelland to Pampa to replace L. L. Milliren, who shifts to Levelland. Milliren replaces Tribble in Pampa with both men tracing long Pan Am service and engineering backgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan Am
Neil Whitmore
Pan American Pet. Corp
Lubbock
Levelland
Pampa
Joe Tribble
L. L. Milliren
Milliren
Tribble
Pan American
Whitmore
White Deer
Texas
East Texas
Brownfield
Texas Tech
Central Division
Tulsa
Panhandle
Oklahoma A&m College
Elyria
Ohio
Wellsite Location Notes for Andrews Townsite Area
The document places a wellsite 1,980 feet from the west line and 660 feet from the south line of Section 14, Block 1, University Lands survey, ten miles southeast of Andrews townsite. It references dual completion as a planned option for a future date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Lands Survey
Andrews
Tulsa Firm Draws Pipeline Contract
Midwestern Constructors Inc of Tulsa won a contract to build a 165 mile 10 inch crude oil pipeline from Griffith Indiana to Muskegon Michigan for Muskegon Pipe Line Corp It will feed refineries in western Michigan and connect to Aurora Gasoline Co and Naph Sol Refining Co facilities in Muskegon The system designed for future expansion will carry about 26000 barrels per day with initial pump at Griffith and supervision by Service Pipe Line Co on completion in 1957
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuelan Petroleum Co
Auguasaya
Amana
Sinclair
Venezuela
Tulsa
Okla
Midwestern Constructors, Inc
Muskegon Pipe Line Corp
Griffith
Ind
Muskegon
Mich
Service Pipe Line Co
Michigan
Aurora Gasoline Co
Naph-Sol Refining Co
Detroit
Midwestern
Canadian Rockies
Edmonton
Vancouver
Canada
Sarnia
Toronto
Imperial Oil Products
Muskegon Pipeline Corp
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Midwest
Eastern Pipe Line
Wat
South Plains
Asei
Aulf Oil Corp
A. B
Humble Oil
Nok Oes. Od. S
Ourvey
T & FP
Pembrook
W. J. Eat
PSL
Sureka
Spraberry
Seaboard Co
J. Stanfield
Gaines County
Upper Clear Fork
PSL Ghelev
Nerta-Union Oil Co
California
Bee
Russell-Clear Fork Area
Ae Continental and
Shell Oil Co
Asson
A. Andres—Continental
Mia
Tsm Nat
D Oil Co
Bopd
Ale
Wann
East North
Afar
Gor Tsm
Sharon Ridge
Frank Waters Oil Co
O’keefe
Rieger
Lubbock County
Lee Harrison—Western Drilling Co., Inc
Block A
El&rr
Mitchell County
Latan Fast
Howard—Standard Oil Co
W. L. Foster
Terry County
Welch-Davidson & Penrose
Key
Wasson
Continental O! Co
A. L. Wasson
Signal Oil] & Gas Co
Ford
George D. Norman
Continental Oil Co
Garza County
Buntley
San Andres
A. Garza-Giorietta
Alamo Corp
W. A. Gray
Garza—Alamo Corp
W. A. Cash
Howard County
Keton
East Howard
Fleming Oil Co
Denman
F. Howard-Glasacock
W. R. Settles
Dod
Top Pay
F. Scurry County
Dianmond M-San Andresa
Felmont Ot! Corp
C. T. McLaughlin
Revilo-Glorieta
Southern Petroleum Exploration, Inc
Shannon
Shannon West Texas Memorial ‘Hospital
Grays Harbor
Utah Consolidated No. 221
Swanson
Peris
Ment
Sinclair Oil and Gas Co
Houston
Connie L. Wilson
J. B. Kennedy
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute
Montana State University
Colorado
Wyoming
Washington, D.C
Rocky Mountain States
Oklahoma City
Los Angeles
Gulf Coast
Tom Lester
Tom
Pierce Junction
Texan
Texas City
General Tire and Rubber Co
Jim Mayes
Lubbock, Texas
Nolan
Farmington
Caisson
U. S
Cam A
Halliburton
Bigfrac
OIL Well Cementing Company
Duncan, Oklahoma
Bea Ju
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