Langdon Calls for Moratorium to Reform Oil Import Program
Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Jim C Langdon attacked the Owl Import Program at an Independent Petroleum Association meeting. He urged a moratorium on new quotas and suggested tying imports to domestic reserves and production, with a return to the program’s original objectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OWL
Texas Railroad Commission
Jim C. Langdon
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Langdon
Appeals Court
Interior Department
Westbrook
Wildcat Drilling Schedules In Texas Fields
In Schleicher Crockett Reeves counties a series of wildcat drilling plans are posted. Mary McBurnett No 1 targets 5 400 feet near Eldorado in Schleicher County by Dorie Exploration Co. University No 13 aims 2 300 feet near Rankin Crockett County. Granville No 1 targets 3 000 feet near Pecos Reeves County by Lake Oil & Gas Co. Each venture notes location, depth, and nearby fields or dry holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McBurnett
Eldorado
Schleicher County
Dorie Exploration Co
Gh&sa
Page (Strawn
Crockett
Bill J. Graham
Midland
No. 13 University
Rankin
Crockett County
Crockett Field
Hanson
Grayburg
Yates Test
Reeves
Yates
Granville
Pecos
Reeves County
Lake Oil & Gas Co
Waha
Delaware
Atlantic and HRI partner on coal hydrogenation venture
Atlantic Richfield Co and Hydrocarbon Research Inc announce a joint R D program to produce liquid petroleum type products by hydrogenating coal using the H Co al process Ebullated Bed Technique developed by HRI since 1955. Work will occur at HRI Trenton New Jersey and ARCO facilities in Anaheim California and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Atlantic Richfield Co
Hydrocarbon Research, Inc
Dynalectron Corp
HRI
E. T. Layng
F. Kieschnick, Jr
Atlantic Richfield
Dallas
Trenton
N. J
Arco. Chemical Co
Anaheim
Calif
Philadelphia
Oil well drilling notices across Texas and New Mexico
A series of wildcat and exploration well declarations list operators such as Gaines-Forest Oil, Monsanto, Pan American, and Tucker Drilling. Entries specify well numbers, totals of normal oil and gas zones, location descriptors, and proximity to Seminole, Hatchel, and Christoval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaines—Forest Oil Corp
King
Wildcat
Terrell Csl Sur
Seminole
Monsanto Co
Jackson
Lab. & Lac
CSL
Hatchel
Tom Green
Tucker Drilling Co.,, Inc
Lea Roy Aldwell
Bik
H&tc Sur
Christoval
Conference delegates unite in church merger event
Dallas UPI reports at the spring uniting conference for the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church a staff member named Paul V. Church is noted as appropriately named for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
UPI
Methodist Church
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Paul V. Church
Locations And Completions In Oil Fields Across Midland Odessa Area
Long list of oil well locations and completions across Texas fields including Midland, Odessa, Crane, Reeves, Sterling City, and Pecos. Names of companies such as Atlantic Richfield, Pan American, Cities Service, Amerada, Gulf Oil, and Tex-Harvey appear with unit numbers, section/township ranges, depths, production figures,水 gravities, and sand. Highlights include Barrage of Wolfcamp and San Andres plays with Water Floods and elevated yields across multiple units and counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Rosa
Amarada
Tex-Harvey
H&tc Sur
Sterling City
McElroy
G. Dae
Iz Fel
Kherandoah
J. D. Starnes
FWL
J. A. Prater
Ward-Yates
North
Water
G. W. O'Brien
Bik
G&mmb&a
Sur
Newickett
Ward-Estes (Yates
Io. Ac
Wanes Pomcrete North
Queen
Clways
Geneey Sur
Brelly Ol Co
Midland
M. Halley
Fs&el
Hockley Javelland
Strawn
Cities Service Oil Co
Reed
State Capitol Land Sur
Slaughter
San Andres
Texaco
Lab
Lic. A. Zavala Csl
Wee Ple
Tempaband
Terry — Frentice
Upper
Clear Fork
Pan American Petroleum Core
Prentice Northeast Eal
Camar Sur
N-Tokio
Wildcat
Sun Oil Co
Shannon Eaiate
Fn&el
H&tc
Bal Sur
C-Bar
Owwo— Petroleum Corp. of
Texas
Henderson-Redfern
Culberson
Ceraldine Orate
Delaware
Duncan Drig. Co
J. B. Witcher
T&p
Ioward
Steward-Glasscock
OWPB
Continental Oil Co
Wanw Sur
Neward-Glasscock
Seven Rivers
San Andrea
C. W. Guthrie
John Bowen
Wenw Sur
Trac
Athey
Ralph Lowe
J. D. Neal
L-Grav
Gor
Pkr
Well Natural
Dawson—Welch
West Welch
Csg
Bond
Welch
Sanisheere
Blk. M
El&rr Sur
Elev Aes Dt
Bis
West Beg
GMK
Oy & Gas
G. Wirr Sur
Hockley Tevelland
Pan American
Levelland
Val Verde
Sae Sega
San
Cepal
Chiyon Reef
Canyon Reef
Howard SL
Pring Rettinger
Gover
Mississingiany
Ant le
H. Gibson
Wasson
Pacific Oil
Ruth Fennett
J. H. Gibson
Computer Aids Oil Deposits Find at Mobil Geophysical Center
Mobil Oil Corp in Dallas deploys a Programmable Film Reader to digitize 400 000 well logs onto magnetic tape for computer processing. The system reads film from 100 foot paper logs, stores data, and displays results for rapid reservoir analysis and mapping, boosting discovery potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Texas
Mobil Oil Corp
Dallas Geophysical Services Center
Dallas
Geophysical Services Center
Mobil
Information International, Inc
PFR
Accident Rate Shows Decline for Petroleum Industry in 1967
The American Petroleum Institute reports a 1967 accident rate of 7.11 per million hours, down nearly six percent from 1966. Severity rate fell 9.2 percent, and days lost to injuries declined four percent, based on 190 companies employing over 370,000 workers with 781 million hours exposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Petroleum Institute
Landmen Elect New Officers
Rex E Tarr of Cities Service Oil Co Oklahoma City will become president of the American Association of Petroleum Landmen after the Fort Worth annual meeting in June. Elected with Tarr were T S Yancy Denver Pan American Petroleum Corp first vice president C M Van Zandt Jr Kerr McGee New Orleans second vice president William B Allbright Dallas Atlantic Richfield Co third vice president and M Slayton Ermey Jackson Miss CRA Inc treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Rex
E. Tarr
Cities Service Oil Co
Oklahoma City
American Association of Petroleum Landmen
Tarr
T. S. Yancy
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Denver
C. M. van Zandt, Jr
Kerr-McGee OH Industries, Inc
New Orleans
William B. Allbright
Atlantic Richfield Co
Dallas
M. Slayton Ermey
CRA, Inc
Jackson, Miss
Association
Oil demand hits all-time first quarter peak in 1967 data
Tulsa special report cites Oil and Gas Journal reporting first quarter oil product demand at a record 14.31 million barrels per day, with January at 15.28 million and gains across motor gasoline distillate jet fuel and LPG. Weather limited further gains. passenger and air cargo traffic drove kerosene-type fuel demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Oil and Gas Journal
Bureau of Mines
Air Transport Association of America
Career In Religion Conference Stated In Atlanta
A national conference to guide students and young adults into church vocations will be held in Atlanta December 28 to 31, 1969. Sponsors include the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board Home Mission Board and the Sunday School Board vocational guidance program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
UPS
Southern Baptist ‘Foreign Mission Board
Home Mission Board
The
Sunday School Board
Hobbs NACE Dinner Meeting Hosts O T Steffen Talk
Hobbs Section of NACE invites members to a 6:30 p m dinner meeting at the Ramada Inn Hobbs. O T Steffen of Sperry Products Division Los Angeles will present Non Destructive Testing of Equipment in the Oil Gas and Chemical Industries detailing ultrasonic equipment operation and applications. Steffen brings electrical engineering and electronics background and corrosion control association ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs
Nace i
Ramada Inn
O. T. Steffen
Sperry: Products Division of Automation, Industries, Inc
Los Angeles
Steffen
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Co
Automations Industries
American Society For
American Society For Non-Destructive Testing
National Association of Corrosion Engineers
NACE
Oil production shows increase in weekly US figures
The American Petroleum Institute reports total crude runs averaging 10.123 million barrels daily for the week ended May 3, up from the prior week and a year ago. East of California crude runs reached 9.893 million, while total gasoline production hit 29.84 million barrels. Gasoline stocks ended at 207.9 million, with East of California at 189.401 million. Domestic crude stocks fell 347 thousand barrels. foreign crude declined 329 thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Petroleum Institute
California
Geologist Urges Huge Oil and Gas Expansion
Ira H. Cram, former president of the AAPG, warns at a Houston meeting that U.S. energy demand will rise sharply, requiring 5 billion barrels of liquids and 25.6 trillion cubic feet of gas to 1980. He stresses reserve capacity, independence, and new technology to meet the challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Ira H. Cram
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Middle East
Continental Oil Co
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Interior Department
Cram
Natonal
Louisiaana
California
Illinois
National Petroleum Council
Interior Erases Mining Claims on Vast Oil Shale Lands
The Interior Department moved to prevent loss of public lands rich in oil shale by erasing 5,200 Dawsonite mining claims in Colorado Utah and Wyoming. The 1872 mining act could have transferred title to private interests, as the shale lands hold a potential trillions of dollars in oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Interior Department
Department
Edward Weinberg
Colorado
Utah
Wyomge
New Exploration Program Slated Off Newfoundland Coast
Pan American Petroleum Corp and Imperial Oil Enterprises Ltd resume geophysical work this summer on a 32 million acre Grand Banks permit. A 3700 nautical mile seismograph survey will run from the M V Hans Egede starting May 16 with operations by June 1 and completion by mid-September. About 35 personnel will be involved. data will be recorded digitally using compressed air energy. The permit lies roughly 80 miles off Newfoundland's southeast coast and is equally held by the two firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Imperial Oil Enterprises, Ltd
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
M. V. Hans Egede
Geophysical Services, Inc
John C. Meeker
Pan American
Dosco i
Dartmouth
Nova Scotia
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
GSI
Gsi At No. 3Ilitary Road In St. John’s
Meeker
Geologists Plan Monday Meeting
The Lubbock Geological Society schedules a 6 30 p.m. dinner meeting at Gridiron Restaurant. D Charles Menut of Sun Oil will discuss The Geosciences Literature Applied to Offshore Exploration and shares Gulf Coast and Atlantic Shelf marine geologic studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock Geological Society
D. Charles Menut
Sun Oil Co
Menut
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Atlantic Continental Shelf
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Atomic Energy Commission
John Megehee
Dresser Migcobar Western Area
William D. Smith, Jr
AEC
Ray Westbrook
TCA Crane
Sheteketah
Ad Gulf
Mt Core
Goldamith
OWDD
FN & Fel
Wgoldamith
A. Goldamith
Condor Petroleum Co
Odessa
Ellenburner
Goldemith
Cory
Glasscock
Ranta Rosa
Amerada Petroleum Corp
Perry
Thonda
Water Fiood Water Bayplye Midland
Amerada No
Pg le Burettirs
Tex Harvey
Santa Roes
Amarada No
Tex-Harvey Spraberry
Midan
Rex E. Tarr
Career In Religion
Hobbs Engineers State Meeting
By Max B. Skelton
Battery 2
Columbus
Tex
W-K-M
ACF Industries
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