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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1953

Page

18

Rocket Petroleum Opens Modern Office in Lubbock Building

Rocket Petroleum Co with Alvan Shambeck as president occupies a new 3306 31th St. office in Lubbock. The firm plans expansion to add floors, operates from the Lubbock home office, and holds leases across Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and the Williston Basin with ongoing drilling in multiple counties.

Rocket Petroleum Co Lubbock Oil Rocket 31Th St Alvan Shambeck J. T. Jenkins Coleman D. McSpadden B. T Bill) Jenkins Louis Shambeck LaVerne Montgomery Rocket Oil Co Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Williston Basin North Dakota Lubbock Bell Baylor Howard Jones Graham Young Falls Archer Garza Young County Strawn Rocket Field Bell County Archer County Megargle Falls County Lott Howard, Jones and Garza Rocket Petroleum Ardmore Loving Deaf Smith Palmer Oldham Counties Rocket's 34Th St Rocket Petroleum Company Rocket Buys

New Petroleum Leases and Surveys Across Andrews County

A sprawling listing details oil and gas leases and surveys across Andrews and neighboring counties including Andrews, Cochran, Dawson, and Terry. It names companies such as The Texas Company and Magnesia Petroleum Co and notes multiple blocks and sections with drill depths and rotary operations near Whiteface, Seminole, and Perkins. A final note mentions a June 19 referendum on a new constitution in Damascus Syria.

Damascus Syria

Avgas Co‑Ordinators Oversee Nation's Gas Output

James D. Shacter reports on Donald P. Heath and James E. Lee of the Petroleum Administration for Defense who coordinate aviation gasoline from 46 manufacturers and 55 refineries to meet rising military needs. Their long distance bills run about 275 dollars monthly as they deter price bickering and ensure supply.

James D. Shacter Washington Donald P. Heath James E. Lee Petroleum Administration For Defense PAD Heath Lee U.S Heath and Defense PAC Lee Ballance Col Douglas R. Brown Armed Services Petroleum Purchasing Agency National Petroleum Council

Tech Wins Magnolia Grant for Geophysics Study

Texas Technological College is among fifteen institutions to receive Magnolia Petroleum Co. scholarships for 1953 54. Tech's geophysics grant totals 750 dollars and will support senior year study with no obligation to work for Magnolia. Other recipients include Kansas State College Rice Institute Colorado School of Mines University of Tulsa and Georgia Tech.

Texas Technological College Magnolia Petroleum Co Tech Magnolia Kansas State College Rice Institute Colorado School of Mines University of Tulsa Georgia Institute of Technology Louisiana State University Uni

Oil Field Completions Across South Plains Region Reported

The document lists multiple oil completions across counties such as Garza Howard Kent and Yoakum, detailing operators, section lines, perforation depths, acidizing treatments with thousands of gallons, daily oil and water production, and gravity oil figures. It also notes scholarships in geology at several universities.

Laxe-Yatesstagnoin Petroleum Co Block Auto PSL Sur Gulf Oil Corp Licar State Black University Lands Nolley Wichita-albany Magnolia Petroleum Co Bertha North Find League Gaines Csl Nolley-Wolfcamp Magnolia Petroleum Co LE Nolles League BU Grines Csl County Levelland Warren-Bradshaw Exploration Chcr Stamnes Harrison & Brown Surves United Development Co Mary West Lines of Labor Mills Csl Ames County Westland Upper Clear Fork Carl J. West Lord South Land West Brock A.23 PSL Garza County Tobe-Strawn Tobe Foster HATC Fasa Kent County Condell Reet Chapman & McFarland Production Co Dunn Terry County Prentice—Great Western Drilling Co LA Brit Clare C&m Yoakum County Prentice— Tennessee Production Co Crutchfield John H. Gibson

Water Injection Credit Plans for SACROC Unit At SACROC Hearings

W A Moncrief and partners proposed secondary recovery rules for the Scurry Area Canyon Reef Oil Committee Unit in Scurry County Kelley-Snyder field. They seek no spacing changes, keep existing gas-oil ratio, adjust rules to allow 1.5 to 1 water-oil ratio, and permit water and gas injection with Commission approval. Quarterly ratio tests, semiannual bottom-hole surveys, and monthly reports would govern credits and penalties.

Scurry Area Canyon Reef Oil Committee Kelley-Snyder Scurry County Railroad Commission W. A. Moncrief Crestal Sacroc Commission

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