INGAA Plans Major Reorganization to Boost Washington Presence
Howard Boyd of INGAA announces a two front restructuring to strengthen lobbying and information flow. The plan adds three vice presidents from pipeline, distribution and production and expands the Washington staff, with a budget possibly tripling from 262000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Mack
United Piece International
Independent Natural Gas Association of Anerie¢s
Washington
INGAA
Eingaa
Congress
Boyd
Oil groups urge import limits to shield domestic production
The 3,000-member Permian Basin Petroleum Association urges a Mandatory Imports Program with a one cent per gallon crude tax and import limits. It cites 1967 U.S. oil use and declining domestic discovery, urging Congress to curb imports and restore program confidence amid rising costs and shrinking drilling. Associated with AAODC calls for policy steps to stabilize imports and prevent exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permian Basin Petroleum Association
Wways and Means Committee
Wash
Ington
PBPA
PEPA
Europe
U.S
Robert A. Buschman
American Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
AAQDC
AAODC
Busehmian
Scramble On For Special Resid Fuels
East Coast urban areas advance clean air laws forcing low sulfur resid standards by 1971. New York New Jersey and Washington DC set limits 1 and 1.5 percent with planned further cuts. Refineries plan over 200 million dollars in desulfurization gear over three years as imported resid and higher domestic sulfur content shift market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
OH and Gas Journal
New York
New Jersey
Washington, D.C
Washington
Haly
Netherlands
Wolfcamp Oil Discovery Reported in Ward County
Shell Oil Co completed a Wolfcamp oil discovery No 59 Sealy-Smith Foundation four miles east of Monahans Ward County Perforations from 7081 to 7109 feet flowed 9 barrels per day 47 8 gravity oil with 23 barrels water through 14 64 inch choke in 24 hours Tubing pressure 700 650 psi gas oil ratio 1487 1 Acidizing with Sunoco cations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Oil Co
aWolfcamp
Sealy-Smith Foundation
Monahans
Ward County
G&mmbe&a
Redfern Development Co
Morrow
Crossett, North
Clear Fork
Crane
Crane County
Union Oil Co. of
California
No. 237
University
I Kermit
Winkler County
University Lands Survey
Permian Basin Rotaries Up 16 in Weekly Rig Count
Midland report shows 194 active rigs in the Permian Basin Empire of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico, up from 178 last week and 54 more than a year ago. Lea County leads with 42 rigs. Pecos holds 22. Reeves has 16. Ward drops to 11. Total includes two-state tally and two-week figures with Lea gaining 11 and other counties varying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Permian Basin
West Texas
New Mexico
Reed Drilling Tools
Lea
Pecos
Reeves
Ward
Texas Traffic Fatalities Reach 1472 This Year
Texas traffic accidents have killed 1472 people this year through noon Friday, the Department of Public Safety reported Saturday. It compares with 1176 deaths at this time last year. Fatal accidents total 1256, compared with 1216 at this time in 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Ikard To Open Law Convention In Houston
Frank N Tkard of New York City president of the American Petroleum Institute will open a Texas State Bar mineral law section meeting July 5 in Houston. The 9 am session chaired by Leo Hoff man of Dallas is part of the Bar’s 86th annual convention July 3 6 at Shamrock Hilton Hotel. Ikard a former Wichita Falls congressman will discuss domestic oil and gas industry status with speakers J Colbert Peurifoy Sun Oil Dallas on non participating royalty owners and Ernest E Smith II UT Austin on urbanization and surface development on mineral land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Frank N. Tkard
New York City
American Petroleum Institute
Texas State Bar
Leo J. Hoffman
Dallas
Bar
Shamrock- Hilton
Ikard
Wichita Falls
J.colbert Peurifoy
Sun Oi Co
Ernest E. Smith II
University of Texas
Lake Michigan Storm Hits Muskegon Shoreline
A fierce wind and rain storm struck parts of the Lake Michigan shoreline near Muskegon, collapsing a roof section at a discount store and injuring four people. The incident prompted emergency response crews to the area as weather warnings continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon
Mich
Lake Michigan
L Discount
Oil Industry Studies Air Pollution Solutions
Kerryn King of Texaco, chairing the API committee, told an Oklahoma State University seminar that the oil and gas sector will develop and adopt desulfurization and in stack controls to curb air pollution while maintaining fuel supplies. He warned against rushed abatement actions and noted insufficient natural gas to meet nationwide energy needs. He cited ongoing industry research and $4 million yearly in efforts to remove sulfur from residual fuel oils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journhal
Federal Power Commission
Stillwater
Okla
Oil and Gas
Kerryn King
American Petroleum Institute
Committee For Air and Water Conservation
King
Texaco Inc
Natural Gas Industry
Oklahoma State University
API
He Speakre
API Awards Scholarship To Joe Masso
Joe Masso receives a 500 scholarship from the American Petroleum Institute making him the first Brownfield recipient. Masso, son of Mr and Mrs Joe Masso of 202 East Cardwell, graduates in the top four percent and plans to study engineering at Texas Tech starting September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Joe Masso
American Petroleum Institute
Coleman Williams
Pan American
Joe
East Cardwell
Brownfield High School
Texas Tech
National Honor Society
Cub
Science Club
Institute
API
Arctic Slope wells encounter oil in Triassic formation
Atlantic Richfield and Humble Oil report Sag River State No 1 A in Alaska has oil in the Triassic sand, about 390 miles north of Fairbanks and 150 miles southeast of Point Barrow, with about 200 feet of oil bearing sand cored. Prudhoe Bay State No 1 earlier flowed up to 2415 barrels per day and 40 million cubic feet per day in gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Atlantic Richfield Co
Sag River State No
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Fairbanks
Point Barrow
Alaska
Prudhoe Bay State No. 1
Sag River State No. 1
Robert O. Anderson
Atlantic Richfield
Mine Sinking to Begin at President Steyn Shaft in Orange Free State
Anglo American Corp. of South Africa announced that the sinking of the world’s deepest mine shaft, a 7 700 foot hole costing 33.04 million dollars, will start at the President Steyn gold mine in the Orange Free State province next February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Africa
President Steyn
Orange Free State
Anglo- American Corp. of
Oil research aims to aid agriculture, says MAX B. SKELTON
Oil refiners invest millions to use petroleum products in farming. Sprays assist insect and weed control with low human risk and no immunity buildup. Oils improve chemical dispersion, carry herbicides, and reduce plant water loss, boosting field crops, cut flowers, and greens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
United States
Ernest F. Marshall
Sun Oil Co
Marshall
Sun
Retirement of Lubbock oilman John W. Simmons
John W. Simmons of Lubbock retires from Continental Oil Co after nearly 30 years in marketing. A former Fort Worth merchant and district operations manager, he moved to Lubbock in 1961 and has served as special representative since 1962. He holds civic roles with Khiva Shrine Amarillo Lubbock Greeters and local Masonic and church groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Simmons
55Th St
Continental Oil Co
Conoco
Lubbock
West Texas
Simmons
Fort Worth
Sweetwater
Dallas
Fort Worth-Dallas
Istrict
Khiva Shrine Temple
Amarillo
South Plains Shrine Association
Masonic Blue Lodge
W. W. Peavy
Methodist Church
Oil well survey notes and drill details from Texas area sites
A compact list of oil and gas drilling records includes several wildcat and offset wells with details such as hole numbers, totals depth, location descriptors like sections and ranges, and survey crews. Entries reference Dry Holes Culberson Duncan Drilling Co No 6, Fisher HTF Corp No 1A, Glasscock Gulf Qi Corp, Hockley Apache Corp No 1, Hubspeth Pan American, and Pan American No 1 German Federal with precise distances from towns such as Orla Royston Garden City Fabens and Halfway Bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culberson—Duncan Drilling Co
Glasscock
Gulf Qi! Corp
LA Fay
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Phillip F. Haas
Wildcat
PSL Sur
Fabens
LEA
Pan American
German Federal
Offset
Es-cde
Miles Nii
Halfway Bar
Locations And Completions of Oil Wells in West Texas
A dense listing of multiple oil prospect locations and completions across Andrews, Ector, Winkler, Yoakum, Hartley and nearby areas. It records operator names Humble Oil, Gulf, Amoco, Texaco and Cities Service among others, unit numbers, section and township data, depths, fluids, and production figures including initial rates and water injection notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews Goldsmith
North
San Andres
Humble Oil & Refining Co
BE. Parker
Andrews
P&a
Crane Wildcat
Lower Clear Fork
T. J. Welfelt Midland
Fae Sur
Dat -Ac
Guill 101 Corp
C. A. Goldsmith and Others
TES
Gulf
A. Goldsmith
T-I-S
T&p
Goldsmith
SiHurlan
Shell Eh
O. Midland
F Thomas
Pecos Brown
Apart East
Brown & Throp Oil Co
Atlantic
Bik
H&g
University
Uts
Wink
J. H. Gibson
Sur
Plains
Reading & Bates to Drill Offshore Northwest Java Prospect
Sinclair Exploration Co. selects Reading & Bates Exploration Co. to drill a 21,000 square mile offshore block in Northwest Java under a Permina ILAPCO contract. Geophysical work began August 1967 and drilling is planned for late summer aboard Reading & Bates FE. W. Catamaran-type vessel now in Australian waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair Exploration Co
Reading & Bates Exploration Co
Java
Pertambangan Minjak Nasional
Permina
Indonesian American Petroleum Company
Ilapco
Reading & Bates’ FE. W
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Department of Transportation
Association
el ‘Uso Natural Gas Co
Westbrook
Eye
Robert M. Orr
Ed Thompson
Buschman
Caribbean
Crockett
Wolfcamp
Shell OF Co
Cowden
Tippett Gower Clear Fork
Crockett County
McCame
H&tc Survey
Fort Stockton
Pecos County
L. R. French, Jr
Odessa
Gc&sf Survey
Belding
Yates
Winkler
David Fasken
Phillips University
Kermit
University Lands Sur
Vey
Warwink
Dealware) Field
Nolan
Roosevelt
A. Schleicher
Seuvey
Stonewall
Upton
Tj Yoakum
Fis Gulf Oil Corp
Peens County
Dowell Division
Dow Chemical Co
Ment
Ater
By Max B. Skelton
Food and Drug Administration
Joan W. Simmons
Howard Spraberry
Texas American Oil Corp
G. White
T-I-N
Gor
Sterling Parochial
Queen Sand
Boykin Bros
Tmi
H&tc Sur
Pleidides Esq
LIM
Borden von Roeder
OWDD
Amerada Petroleum Corp
North von Roeder
Elev
Td Bass
Dawson Welch
Cities Services of Co
West Welch
FE & On Sl
PSL
Andres
Gor Tsim
Agis
Welch
Bik. M. Elarr Sur
Ofa
Hockley
Eugene EL Nearburg
J. E. Bowman
D&a. Slaughter
Rexaco Inc
Mallett Land & Cattle Co
FWL
Lab
HH. Lee
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