Petroleum research program reshaped as oil study shifts focus
The API backed Project 6 at NBS and Carnegie Tech traced crude oil vapors to identify hydrocarbon compounds, revealing up to a million possibilities. A new API Project 60 will study heavier oil fractions while natural gas demand grows and prices rise across several oil firms amid Middle East disruption.
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National Bureau of Standards
Carnegie Institute of Technology
API
API Project
Denver Research Institute
University of Denver
U.S
Pool's Thribble completes deepest pulling job to date
Pool Co of San Angelo reports the most ambitious pulling operation with a conventional well servicing unit. Rig No. 6 The Thribble pulled a 21,851 foot 33 inch tubing string from No 1 State of Texas near Fort Stockton in under nine hours, with total weight over 282 000 pounds. Frank Pool says wheeled units prove practical and economical for deep wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pool Co
Southern Natural Gas Co
Texas
Fort Stockton
Permian Basin
SAN Angelo (Special) Pool Co
San Angelo
Pool
Southern Natural Gas Company
Permian
West
Frank Pool
Retirement Of Pioneer Oilman Is Announced
Linden reports Edwin J. Gohr, a Esso Research and Engineering Co vice president since 1949, retires after 40 years with the firm. He helped design the world’s first fluid catalytic cracking unit in Baton Rouge, first oil sample taken May 25, 1942, and holds 27 U.S. patents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Esso Research Laboratories
Baton Rouge
U.S
Cities Service Names New Public Relations Manager
G. N. Hebert promoted to manager of Cities Service Oil Co. public relations report to vice president Gerald L. McGrew. He replaces J. H. Parnell as assistant to the president. J. C. Hunter becomes assistant manager. Effective Aug. 1, Hebert moves from Lake Charles La and has been with the company since 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
G. N. Hebert
Cities Service Oil Co
Jit
J. E. Heston
Hebert
Gerald L. McGrew
J. H. Parnell
J. C. Hunter
Refining Division
Lake Charles
Hunter
Cities Service
Oil field well listings from multiple Texas permits
A row of terse drilling entries notes oil and gas wells with operators such as CONCHO Sunray DX Oli Co, FOARD Standard Oli Co of Texas, Turner, Tucker Drilling, and United Production Corp. Entries include well numbers, locations near Eden Conwell Merizon Mentone and Lubbock, depths and production terms like wildcat, td, FSL, and FEL.
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Concho
Sunray DX Oli Co
J. EB. Henderson
Wildcat
Gc&sf Sur
Eden
Standard Oli Co
Texas
Dwight L. A
Turner Sur
Conwell
Irion
Tucker Drilling Co. Inc
Tom Ault
Wildest
L. C. Ferguson
Merizon
Loving
B. Lyons
Bec
Univ. Las
Mentone
Lubrock
United Production Corp
Frank McHirey
West Broadview Field
Fn&wls
J& Bl&arr Sur
Lubbock
PECOK
Gulf of Corp
Myrtle Robertson
Fs&els
Weekly Rotary Rig Survey Shows Decline in West Texas
The Permian Basin Rotary Rig Survey reports 142 active rigs in the West Texas South New Mexico region, down four from the prior week’s 150. Lea leads with 26 rigs, Pecos 20, Crockett 11, and Reeves 9. The two week tally lists totals 146 and 13 with dozens of counties showing varied counts.
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Midland
Texas
New Mexico
Reed Drilling Tools
Permian Basin
Lea
Pecos
Andrews
Borden
Chaves
Coke
Concho
Crane
Crockett
Crosby
Dawson
Ector
Eddy
Fisher
Glasscock
Hockley
Howard
Hudspeth
Irion
Kent
Lubbock
Martin
Menard
Nolan
Reagan
Reeves
Roosevelt
Runnels
Schleicher
Scurry
Sterling
Stonewall
Terrell
Upton
Ward Land
Winkler
Yoakum
Rinehart Publishes Second West Texas Oil Prospects Volume
The Rinehart Oil News Co. of Dallas releases a new volume compiling 20 years of wildcat data in Glasscock Howard Mitchell and Sterling counties. It includes failed completions with cores tests logs and lease plots plus depleted discoveries showing potential with modern drilling. The series began in 1966 with four other counties.
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West Texas
Rinehart Oil News Co
Dallas
Glasscock
Howard
Mitchell
Sterling
Rinehart’s
R. P. Brooks Jr
Borden, Garza
Kent
Scurry
Sinclair Names New Executive in West Texas Region
J. M. Sellers becomes production manager for Sinclair Oil and Gas Company's West Texas Region in Midland. R. R. Blair succeeds him. F. Foley Wright takes over as coordinator of production for Sinclair International Oil Company's eastern hemisphere operations, based in Brussels, Belgium.
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Tulsa
J. M. Sellers
Sinclair Oil & Gas i Co
West Texas
Midland
Sinclair Mediterranean Petroleum Co
Algiers
R. R. Blair
Blair
Sinclair International Oil Co
F. Foley Wright
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co
Wright
Brussels
Belgium
Research scientist urges motorists to curb pollution impact
Finnest F. Marshall of Sun Oil cites three simple actions for drivers: keep engines tuned with proper air-fuel balance, maintain PCV valves, and minimize rapid accelerations in city driving. He notes benefits include cleaner exhaust and better engine performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max B. Skelton
AP OH
Houston
Finnest F. Marshall
Sun Oil Co
Marshall
Sun
Our Sun
Retirement Set By Area Oilman Charlie A. Ritchie
Charlie A. Ritchie will retire August 1 after 23 years with Mobil Oil Corp. He joined Mobil in 1944 in Alice as a lease operator, moved to Pampa in 1949, and has lived in West Texas since. A McGregor native, he is married to Bennie Lee Ogden of McGregor with one son, J. Harland Ritchie. He is a Mason and recently moved with his wife from Levelland to Snyder.
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Phillips
Cities Service
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Texas
West Texas
Humble
Texas Panhandle
Champlin
Stewart L. Udall
Mideast
Suez Canal
Udall
Charlie A. Ritchie
Mobil OiliCorp
Ritchie
Mobil
Alice
Pampa
McGregor
Bennie Lee Ogden
J. Harland Ritchie
Indonesian Military Bans Demonstrations After Student protests
Jakarta authorities banned public demonstrations after about five thousand students flooded the streets to protest alleged government corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Indonesia
UPI
Offshore Drilling Progress Seen on Continental Shelf
The Oil and Gas Journal reports future deep offshore production remains years away while present tech can harvest areas under 400 feet. Between 400 and 600 feet lies a large but smaller tract above 600 feet, with total shelf prospects about 1.8 million square miles. Drilling and production move toward greater depths as piping strains equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Oil and Gas Journal
Offshore oil boom drives tech gains and future plans
A survey highlights offshore oil production growth across 21 nations, noting 335 billion barrels of world reserves with 65 billion offshore. It details drilling advances like dynamic positioning, new BOPs, and remote systems, plus production challenges at depth and the economics of undersea pipelines and platforms.
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Soviet Union
Caspian Sea
Free World
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Y Ray Westbrook
Oiley
American Petroleum Institute
Westbrook
Pecos County
Wilson Manufacturing Co
Wichita Falls
Sant Angelo
General Motors
Helsinki
Rusty
Johnny Rose
Levelland
Wolfforth
Sitton & Norton Drilling Co
Kern County Land Co
A. M. Hughes
C&mrr Survey
Ray Westbrook
Pioneer
Ward
Rinehart Book
Perth
Scotland
David KK. Thomson
Montreal
London
Sinclair
L. M. Sellers
The
Masonic Lodge
Snyder
Robert Cake
Los Alamos
N. M
Continental Oil Co
K. W. Brill
Denver
Conoco
Wilson Frost
Albuquerque
Albuquerque National Bank
Cake
Lubbock, Texas
Fulterton
San Andres
Owwon
Adobe Oi! Co
Fs&el
Nelson
Wichita Albany
Barnes Os Co
Lineberry
Se-Eunice
TSN
Ellenburger
TNL
OWPF
Atlantic Richfield Co
GAY Fs&el
T&p
Sw-Goldsmith
Lawson
Atlantic Richfield
Goldsmith
Loving — Wildcat
Delaware
Linehan & Stoltenberg Midland
A University
Se-Mentone
IWD Cities Service Out Co
Dora Roberts Ranch
Odessa
P&a
Tidewater O.1
Co. Midland
Beulah Coleman
Leon Valley
O'Brien
Commanche Gas Co
University
O’brien
Southwestern Natural Gas Co
J. M c Campbell
Sterling Parochial Bade
Clear Fork
Owdd American Petroleum Co. of Texas
Sterling City
Gulf Oil Corp
L. G. Byerley
Hockley — Wildcat
San Andrea
Thomas
Humphrey Oil EL
Igene
State Capitol Lands Prop., Ltd
J. Miller
Whithareal
J. F. Harralls
Salt Creek
Owwo
Jack Coleman
G. Elam
Roger E. Canter
Sur
Nw-Clatremont
Strawn Reef
R. H. Torres
W-Girard
H&gn
Voakum
Wasson
Mahee Petroleum Corp. Midland
Willard
Shafter Lake
Skelly University
Reaves
Clem E
Gor
Ecpor — Goldsmith
WIW
Cc. A. Goldsmith
Trac
Queen
Seven Rivers
Tenneco
Howard — Glasscock Co
H. R. Clay
Wenw Sur
Csg
Cocran — Levelland
Pan American Petroleum Corp
H. H. Kern
Shackleford
Journal
Arabian Peninsula
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean
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