Oil prospect drills and gas shows in Lea and Eddy counties
In Lea County a Pennsylvanian wildcat for the Penn test is at 11,012 feet with a drillstem test pending and located near Mal Jamar and Anderson Ranch. In Eddy County Gulf Oil No 1-CI shows gas and oil in the Bone Springs with a DST at 7,705-7,720 feet and gas flow of 211,000 cu ft daily. Pure Oil and Mobil each stake in Lea County Crossroads pool with No 1-G Federal and No 1-A Federal, and No 2-D Federal fishing at 5,787 feet after earlier misreport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Oil Co
California
West Lea County
Mal- Jamar
Anderson Ranch
Eddy
Gulf Oil Corp
CI Gulf and
Eddy-State
Eddy County
New Mexico
Artesia
Ardtesia
Bone Springs
Lea—Pure Oil Co
Mobil
Outpost Drilling Planned in Yoakum County Devonian Test
Amerada Petroleum aims to drill No 1 C Bedford to 12 750 feet to test Devonian in northwest Yoakum County six miles north east of Bronco and 44 miles northeast of the one well Fields. The site is in Section 183 Block D Gibson survey Hockley Extension. Honolulu Oil completes No 37 A Ellwood Estate near Smyer North pool in Hockley County with 668 barrels daily from 10 036 to 10 040 feet after acidizing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amerada Petroleum Corp
Midland
Yoakum County
Bronco
Ellwood
Smyer, North
Canyon and Strawn
Hockley County
R. M. Thompson Survey
Smyer
Southwest Nolan Field Reaches Extension Discovery
Jake L Hammon of Midland completed No 1 Compton a 4 mile northwest extension to the Nena Lucia pool in southwest Nolan County, 20 miles southwest of Sweetwater. On a 24 hour potential test it slowed 140 barrels of 41 gravity oil through a 10/64 inch choke with 850 psi tubing pressure. Perforations from 6958 to 6965 feet, bottomed at 6976 feet with 44 inch casing. Location 2015 feet from lines of Section 87 Block 1 A HTC survey, elevation 2359 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake L. Hamnon
Midland
Compton
Nena Lucia
Strawn Reef
Nolan County
Sweetwater
H&tc Survey
Gulf Names Amarillo Office Personnel
Gulf Oil announced personnel assignments for the Amarillo area production office in the Oklahoma City district. Area Exploration Manager R. L. Boss and staff including D. W. Siple, H. L. Straughan, E. A. Weichert, J. D. Richards, E. J. Webb, J. F. McDonald, J. L. King, and six Production Foremen led by A. S. Knox. The Amarillo office oversees exploration, drilling and production in the Texas Panhandle and nearby Oklahoma counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Gulf Oil
E. L. Petree
Gulf
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Texas
Cimarron
Beaver
R. L. Boss
University of Colorado
Denver
Shawnee
Hobbs
N. M
Fort Worth
Roswell
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Panhandle Geological Society
Panhandle Landmen's Association
D. W. Siple
H. L. Straughan
Ross
E. A. Weichert
Rice Institute
Weichert
Borger
J. D. Richards
Malaya Leader Honored by Queen Juliana at The Hague
Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman of Malaya was guest of honor at a luncheon hosted by Queen Juliana at The Hague. He also made official calls on Premier Jan de Quay and Foreign Minister Joseph Luns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Hague
Netherlands
Tengku Abdul Rahman
Malaya
Juliana
Jan de Quay
Joseph Luns
Jersey Standard to Market in Ohio California and Nevada
Humble Oil & Refining Co plans retail outlets in three states Ohio California and Nevada as Jersey Standard consolidates five domestic affiliates. The move follows Dec 1 reorganization and aims to extend operations nationwide while meeting stiff competition. No Alaska plan exists though Hawaii study is possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max B. Skelton Houston
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Ohio
California
Nevada
Jersey
Hawaii
New
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Alaska
Humble
Minnesota
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
U.S
United States
Old Standard
Standard
Standard of
Indiana
Kentucky
Jersey Standard
Standard Oil Trust
Columbus
Los Angeles
Arizona
Mighty Hoover Dam Reaches 25 Years Of Power And Scale
Boulder City Nevada AP Hoover Dam celebrates a 25 year anniversary as the hemisphere s highest dam since May 29 1935 The structure spans Black Canyon and Colorado River forming Lake Mead the largest man made reservoir in the hemisphere It holds 300 million acre feet of water and has generated 96 billion kilowatt hours of electricity attracting millions for recreation and tourism along its 550 mile shoreline
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder City
Nev
Hoover Dam
Black Canyon
Colorado
Nevada
Arizona
Texas
Montana
United States
Lake Mead
Elwood Mead
Commissioner of Reclamation
Grand Canyon
Dispute over Paradise census count heats up
Paradise residents dispute the Census Bureau tally. Officials report 1960 population of 8,321 while the Chamber of Commerce claims 11,236, citing uncertain boundaries and a large south end residential area. The census bureau maintains Paradise is in Butte County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paradise
Calif
UPC
Chamber of Commerce
Ing Baldinger
Chamber
Sec Itinoa
Butte County
Basin Rotary Rig Count Edges Up as Permian Leads
Basin activity rose to 282 rigs on May 27 with 36 in Lea County and 30 in Andrews, while South Plains slipped to 169 rigs. The May 20 tally shows 277 Basin rigs and 172 Plains rigs amid a year-to-year lag from 1958 totals of 323 Basin rotaries and 222 in the Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Plains
Reed Roller Bit Co
Plains
Lear Lea County
West Texas-Southeast
New Mexico Basin
Andrews
Eddy County
Gaines
Ec_tor
Borden
Chaves
Cochran
Crane
Crockett
Crosby
Culberson
Dawson
Dickens
de Buea
Ector
Eddy
Fisher
Garza
Glasscock
Hockley
Howard
Irion
Kent
Lamb
Runnels
Schleicher
Scurry
Sierra
Stonewall
Terrell
Terry
Tom Green
Upton
Val Verde
Ward
Winkler
Yoakum
Basin
Speakers Named for Landman Meet at AAPL Convention
Kenneth H. Crandall of Standard Oil California and Fred W. Bush of Union Oil California will headline AAPL's sixth annual convention in Los Angeles June 22 to 25. Crandall will discuss Economics of Off Shore Leasing in the morning session June 24, with Bush presenting California Town Lot Leasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth H. Crandall
Standard Oil Co
California
Fred W. Bush
Union Oil Co
AAPL
Los Angeles
Crandall
Bush
Crude Stocks and Production Rise in May Report
The Bureau of Mines says U S and foreign crude totals reached 260.513 million barrels on May 21, up 685 thousand from the prior week. Domestic crude rose 1.148 million barrels while foreign crude fell 1.063 million. Daily output averaged 6.864 million barrels, up 70 thousand. runs to stills averaged 7.935 million, down 99 thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Burea of Mines
Arkansas
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
East Texas
West Texas
Gulf Texas
Other Texas
Oil Price Cut Sparks Kansan Producer Boycott
Kansas oil producer groups planned a boycott against Derby Refinery Co of Wichita after Derby cut crude oil price 20 cents a barrel. The Kansas Corporation Commission ordered a June 1 shut in of 40 fields supplying Derby, as producers debated legal action and market stability amid price wars and high inventories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kan
Kansas Oil Producers
Derby Refinery Co
Wichita
Derby
Kansas
Sedgwick
Sumner
Kansas Corporation Commission
Central Kansas Producers Committee
Kansas Independent Gas and OilAssn
Colorado Oil and Gas Corp
Denver
Derby Company
Corporation Commission
Gaines Wildcat May Drill Ahead in Gaines County
A Gaines County wildcat well no longer moving after reaching 12,822 feet in the Devonian is waiting on orders following 10,500 feet of salty sulphur water and a 1,000 foot water blanket in a four hour Devonian drillstem test. Possible deeper drilling to about 13,500 feet to test Ellenburger. Wilson Exploration Co. also staked a south offset to No 1 Marley in Scurry County with a contract depth of 8,200 feet. the discovery was finaled in 1959 at 182 barrels daily through a 28/64 choke. Car and truck travel in the U S hits about 700 billion miles yearly per A A A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake L. Hamon
Pattie
Gaines County
Wildcat
Patricia
Ellenburger
Labor 5
League 301
Terry County School Land Survey
Wilson Exploration Co
Fort Worth
Fluvanna
Strawn
Scurry County
E. P.ainsworth
H&tc Survey
Russia Accelerates Oil and Gas Push to Match U S Output
An IPAA feature reports USSR aims to raise oil to 6.8 8.2 million barrels daily and gas to 10 12 billion Mef by 1972 through expanded exploration drilling and new fields. The piece cites seismic teams rising from 400 to 1200 by 1965 and details tech advances including slimhole turbodrilling and remote controlled fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Russia
United States
Ussr
Independent Petroleum Association of America
IPAA
Independent Petroleum Monthly
Mikhail Menshikov
Alvin C. Hope
San Antonio
Urals
Volga
Caspian Lowland
Caspian
Bukhara-Khiva
Kara Kum
Siberia
Yakutia
Far-East
Soviet Union
Triple Seiamic
Soviet of Experts
Caspian Sea
Foma A. Trebin
Tlya M. Zlotnikova
United Meee
Geologists split on professional registration in Southwest survey
A Southwestern Federation survey of 979 geologists shows 425 in favor 445 against and 109 undecided on registration for geologists in public contact. Results reveal a deep split between company and academic factions and an unresolved issue with broad employment implications through 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Federation
Federation
Roy H. Guess
San Antonio Society
W. N. Tindell
Abilene
Dallas
Fort Worth
Lubbock
North Texas
Wichita Falls
Roswell
San Angelo
South Texas
San Antonio
West Texas
Midland
Southwest
American Association of Petroleum
Texas Tech
Earth Sciences
Lovington Plans First Service Station Appreciation Banquet
Lovington announces the first annual Service Station Appreciation Banquet to honor managers and employees and to salute the oil industry. Fred Phelps of Santa Fe will speak as keynote. About 5,000 brochures titled A Two Minute Story of Lovington will be distributed by attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
N. M
Public Information Committee
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Cain
Supreme Court May Decide Tideland Boundary Claim
The Supreme Court faces 1042 mile seaward claims by Louisiana Texas Alabama Florida and Mississippi over submerged lands. The case affects vast oil and gas revenues in escrow and hinges on how far coastlines extend beyond the three mile limit. Justices questioned government arguments as states defend historic ten point five mile boundary and federal versus state rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
U.S
Louisiana
Texas
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Congress
U.S. Treasury
Gulf
J. Lee Rankin
U. S
Rankin
Felix Frankfurter
Jack Gremillion
Price Daniel
Daniel
Eisenhower
Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Louisiana Mineral Board
UPI
Gerald Moses
Baton Rouge
Oil well completions reported to RRG in week
The Railroad Commission reported 170 oil well completions for a total of 3999 this year, down from 4871 last year. There were 57 gas wells and 119 dry holes, with Wildcats drilling two oil and one gas well. A total of 184 wells were plugged, including four gas and 61 oil. The total average calendar day allowable was 2,617,577 barrels versus 2,608,903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
AP — the Railroad )Commission
Wildcats
Lubbock Pipeliner Receives Honor
William P. Brockmeyer of 3205 40th St. received a pin set with a ruby on May 25 1960 recognizing 10 years of service with Service Pipe Line Co. He joined in 1950 as an engineer in Tulsa before transfer to Lubbock in August 1950 and promotion to his current post in April 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Brockmeyer
40Th St
Service Pipe Line Co
Charles F. Wilson
Brockmeyer
Service Pipe Line Company
Tulsa
Lubbock
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Penn
Lea
Eddy Try
Deep Yoakum Offset
Nolan
Gulf Names
New States
Carter
Pate
Esso
Mighty Nevada
Landman
Gaines Wildcat
The
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Torial
Gulf States
Tidelands
Bill Kalb
Avalanche
Journal Oil
Scientific American
Murmansk
A. L. Hales
Bernard Price Institute
Johannesburg
Europe
Mediterranean
Texaco
Cuba-Russia
Cuban Standard
Caribbean
Harry Wilson Sharpe Washington
Gulf Coast States
RRG
Lubbock Pipeliner
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