Drilling activity near Lovington in Martin County area
Southeast New Mexico activity draws operators to 5,100 foot project west-northwest of Lovington. Spell Ot Co plans a one mile west outpost to tap the Vacuum Abo pool, about 14 miles southwest of Lovington, with a 4 inch choke and perforations near 12,000 feet. Total depth reaches 12,065 feet as casing is set at 12,037 feet.
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Spell Ot Co
Vaa
Lovington
War Srg
Patricia
Omer Permian
Gamiuine
Derjrick
Basin Plains oil rig count dips as Permian activity shifts
The June weekly tally from Reed Roller Bit Co. shows Permian Basin and South Plains rig activity uneven with Lea County New Mexico reporting 125 rigs and similar totals across Andrews and Eady. The report notes complex land grants and survey references complicating location data while highlighting continued steady regional activity.
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Permian
South Plains
Léa County
N.M
Anderws
Eady
New Mexico
Reed Roller Bit Co
Ngs
South Plain
Joarbranet
Crecken
Baylor County School Land Survey
Southide
Ama
Tom ‘Creer
Winkler
Offshore Lease Sale Planned Along Gulf Coasts
Federal land managers expect a new offshore lease sale along the Louisiana Texas and Mississippi coasts. Officials report 52 active leases covering about 45 million acres administered by the federal government with $22 million generated in February 196. The New Orleans Bureau of Land Management is leading the effort under Selena Bere.
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New Orleans
UPI
Oil landmen converge on Houston for 21st annual convention
About one third of attendees come from petro industry firms as the American Association of Petroleum Landmen gathers 2000 delegates in Houston June 21 to 24. Noted speakers include Jaron Landis and industry experts from Bear Creek, with topics ranging from statistics to forecasts and drilling methods.
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Houston
Landroen
Shar‘trock Bilton Hotel
Jaron Landis
Landmen Publish Procedure Book For Operating Deals
The American Petroleum Landmen publish a manual to speed up negotiations and cut costs. A committee seeks to help managers improve efficiency by answering a continental questionnaire sent to about eight hundred operators. Subarno on Visit Rome. Sukarno arrives for a four day private visit from Belgrade.
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American Association
Petroleum Landmen
A. Committee
A-A.p.l
United
P. C
Jaing
Fi. Worth
Texas
Subarno
Rome
Sukarno
Indonesia
Belgrade
Underground Liquids Tracing Station To Build Radioactive Markers
Scientists at Bartlesville Bureau of Mines experiment station plan to produce radioactive tracers for tracking underground liquids. A new laboratory building with central utilities and a neutron generator will aid researchers. The expansion includes a $2.4 million program and a $960,000 equipment appropriation approved earlier this month.
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Alex Adwan
Bartlesville
Okla
UPI
Bureau of Mines Experiment Station
Iine Lawer
Senate
Imittee
Bartlesville Station
Uy 147
Bartlesville Experiment Station
Suilt
Adtoss
Rise in US service stations shown by Census figures
New York special reports a 14.8 percent rise in U S service stations from 1948 to 1968 with 206 002 stations in 1958 and 179 000 a decade earlier. Vehicle registrations and highway fuel use also surged 68 percent and 524 billion gallons respectively. The Bartlesville station adds a radiochemical lab for underground formation studies with H C Fowler as director and Cecil Ward as acting director.
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New York
United States
Census Bureau
Bureau
American Petroleum Institute
APL
H.C. Fowler
Fowler
Cecil Ward
Texas
Williston
N. D
API
United Hides
States State Department
Lailman H. L. Hunt
IBM
Dallas
le Beral
Fidel Castro
Big Spring
Triple Cosden
Ivery
Petroleum Corp
Styrene Cape
Dan M. Krause
Hunt
United Nations
Florida
Supreme Court
Willston
North Dakota
General Federation Demands Gas Tax Rollback At Convention
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs, representing 11 million members in 15,500 clubs, calls for a roll-back of the fourth cent federal gas tax and for tax money to fund highways. President E. Lee Ozbira notes state taxes exceed other daily costs, urging relief for families.
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Miami
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Vony
General Federation
Hope Asks For Basic Changes In Oil Import Policy
Hope urges bigger import quota cuts while criticizing current controls on Districts imports. He notes Canadian crude oil has not entered the regions recently but could rise. he argues that testimony at import hearings should be reevaluated and warns that the share of crude oil demand could shift sharply without reforms.
Refinery Oil Terminology Helps Readers Follow Industry Jargon
A Dallas area column explains common oil field terms such as wildcat discovery offset and location. The piece defines wildcat as a well test in unknown territory near known production and notes offset wells test nearby formations. It clarifies discovery extension and location notions with examples from West Texas fields.
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Avalanche-Journal Oil
Aif
Tory
Harry Wilson Sharpe
Avi Journal Oil
Washington
UPD
Nascraft Union
Hoor
Intional Labor Relations Board
Seth Plains
West Texas
Ildeat Grill
Texas
Labor Board debates craft unions and plantwide units
The National Petroleum Association fights a February ruling on crafts unions and resists a switch to plantwide bargaining. The AFL-CIO and Oil, Chemical and Atomic workers challenge craft unions while leaders warn the industrial union system faces strain and seek a peaceful path.
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Unied
NPA
Knight
AFL
Cioary
Oil
Chemical
Mamie
Ers International
Donald C O'Hara
National Petroleum Association
Knight Fong
AFI
CIO
Auto Workers
Smote
Walter Reuther
David J. McDonald
Offshore oil outlook bright but glamor fading in slowdowns
Houston AP reports offshore operators face higher costs as glamour fades with slower exploration. Industry leaders like F Bauer of Global Marine Exploration predict subsea wellheads and deeper water tech will cut costs while expanding development. Executives from RG LeTourneau and others note rising depths bring new drilling challenges and ongoing lease activity as they push for efficiency gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
F. Bauer
Global Years
Bauer
Offshore Magazine
T. F. Seale
Kert-McGee of Industries Inc
Max B. Skelton
LaToutenent
RG. LeTournens Inc
Nijor
Troel Car Company
Fragmentary Survey Notice From Midland Section
A partial OCR read shows a survey or land line description near Gisbia with measurements, reference points, and named districts. The text includes mentions of Palladin, Stonewall, and nearby locales and a date hint, but details are obscured by illegible fragments.
Hunt Faces Second News Conference At Banquet
Not Afraid To Speak Hunt described his second TV appearance and second news conference and spoke of a fourth public speech at the banquet. He was asked why he had not given public appearances and replied he was afraid not to. In Houston Harold Of Nations led a group and Kennedy margins were cited as 5-4 with the administration facing a cold war challenge.
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Hunt
Houston
Harold of Nations
A E. Peason
United Aire Bs
Kennedy
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State Department
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