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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1963
Page
5
Gould Drilling Co. schedules Glorieta wildcat No. 1 Wilke three miles north of Block L field in northeast Lynn County. The test follows the earlier No. 1 Greene dry hole and is 3 miles north of Wilke location near Section 4, Block J, EL&RR survey.
Texaco Inc will drill No. 1 E. W. State of Texas north of McFarland pool, Andrews County, near University Lands section 5. Gaines County hosts The Atlantic Refining Co No. 10 D Riley southeast step out to Seminole Wolfcamp pool. Ralph Lowe completes No. 1 A Cowden in Andrews with 600 barrels of oil per 24 hours. No. 1 A Cowden shows sulphur water in Fusselman.
Standard Oil Texas No. 11 Lara Reid in Coke County reports a deeper producing zone in the IAB area of north Coke. A three hour drillstem test at 6,692-6,721 feet in the Ellenburger showed gas flow 33,000 cubic feet daily with 6,000 feet gas and 340 feet oil recovered. The well lies near Sanco and relates to nearby No. 3-1 Boswell and No. 1-1 Reid tests.
C L Vickers vice president of finance Continental Emsco Co Dallas will address Permian Basin Chapter of the American Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors in Midland at the Country Club. He will discuss supplier contractor and producer relations past present and future. The meeting begins 6 30 p m with a social hour. C B Leatherwood of Kermit will preside.
A detailed survey of oil wells with operators, locations, and completion stats. Entries include Borden Lacy Midland, Crane Send Hills, Wildcat Dev, Andrews Lowe, Winkler Hoenduck, Yoakum Wasson, and others. Data cites field, section, block, elevations, depths, production rates, and completion specifics.
Skelly Oil Co says its 4000 barrel per day refinery at Longview Texas will close around December 1 after 22 years of operation since 1931. Studies show modernization would be impractical and the company offers its facilities to aid displaced workers in finding new jobs.
U S well completions for the week ending November 9 declined nationwide to 815, with Texas at 254 and Oklahoma down 34. Kansas fell 12 to 57 while Louisiana held at 105. New Mexico rose to 36 and Illinois to 45. The totals produced 351 crude producers, 93 gas producers, 0 service wells, and 351 dry holes, with 179 wildcats yielding 20 producers and 159 dry holes.
Southern Minerals Corp and General Crude Oil Co plan to reenter and deepen the No 1 University Lands well to 11 000 feet in Ellenburger formation, 17 miles east of Fort Stockton, after a Pecos County discovery. Ector Forest Oil Corp amends No 1 M Blakeney depth to 11 900 feet near Goldsmith to test Ellenburger as a wildcat. Fusselman test by H L Brown and Ashman Hilliard continues at 8 245–8 266 feet in Ector County with 190 barrels per 24 hours via a 1 664 inch choke.
The South Plains API chapter hosts a Christmas dance December 7 from 9 p m in the Woman's Building Levelland with about 100 couples to the Mark Anthony orchestra Roast beef and turkey will be served Glenn Moore Brownfield is dance committee chair Tickets are five dollars per couple from API members or at the door Lubbock Geological Society dinner meeting Thursday at Koko Palace Dr A D Jacka Tech speaks on The Uniformity and Utility of Catastrophes in the Geologic Record Roscoe Clark of Dallas named committee chairman for Society of Petroleum Engineers Westco Research head will select papers for the AIME annual meeting Clark holds patents in oil field techs
Exoll Petroleum prepares Mercenie No. 1 in the Amadeus Basin near Alice Springs to test Ordovician sandstones at a 7,500 foot depth on a 60 000 acre block. United Canso Oil & Gas and Magellan Petroleum share interests, with previous shows of hydrocarbons in early wells.
The Reed Roller Bit Co reports 204 rotary units in operation in the Permian Basin, down from 211 the prior week. Lea County rises to 40 in first place, Pecos Falls to 16, and Yoakum climbs to 11 with a one‑unit gain. Total active rigs for the two weeks: 304 latest, 211 previous.
Du Pont announces a five cent per pound reduction in the price of Fuel Oil Additive No 3. A spokesman from the Petroleum Chemicals Division cited manufacturing economies in producing the oxidation inhibitor and color stabilizer widely used in the petroleum industry.
Ed Warren, elected APTI chairman, says no decisions yet on a possible reorganization within two years. A special study will continue with a final report due late next year. Proposals include headquarters relocation from New York to Washington and ongoing subcommittee reviews of administration, statistics, policies, and programs.
Gulf Oil Corp names R W Campbell as comptroller treasurer and John W Watters as president of the new China Gulf Oil Co Ltd based in Taipei Formosa. Jerome Hu chairs the board. The venture, 70 percent Gulf and 30 percent Chinese Petroleum, plans a 1500 barrel lubricating oil plant at Kaohsiung with construction starting soon and output in 1965.
The South Plains section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers will hear Billy P Morris of Odessa speak on Understanding Tracers at 6 30 p m Thursday at Ming Tree Morris a Cardinal Chemical Cardinal Surveys sales engineer from Oklahoma studied electrical engineering at Northern Oklahoma Junior College and Oklahoma State He has 16 years in logging station and sales roles The meeting opens with a 6 30 p m social period and dinner at 7 15 p m
Two promotion announcements in Cities Service Oil Co. named Murray J. Wells assistant manager of exploration and C. E. Cole chief geologist. Cole previously led exploration in Calgary Canada and has held posts with Canada Cities Service Petroleum and Arkansas Fuel Oil Corp. Both are University of Oklahoma graduates.
Humble Oil & Refining Co. schedules drilling of No 90 J B Tubb in Crane County near Ellenburger and Sand Hills field. Location 467 feet from north and east lines of Section 6, Block 32, PSL survey, 17 miles west of Crane. Contract depth 5,850 feet.
A subcommittee of the Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association has named attorneys to assist its Water Conservation Committee. Chairman is Harry G. Dippel of Continental Oil Co in Houston with members from Phillips Petroleum, Sun Oil, Pan American, Gulf Oil, Humble Oil and Refining, Shamrock Oil, Mobil Oil, and other firms. The Water Conservation Committee aims to study fresh water protection and help authorities control pollution from oil and gas operations.
A series of oil and gas wildcat proposals and re entries are detailed for Texas sites including Girard near Wolfforth Tarzan Imperial Balmorhea Crane and Ethel Jackson area fields. Totals such as drill depths 4 973 to 12 395 feet and distances 660 to 1980 feet relate to sections and blocks under H G N surveys with FS ELs and PSL sur.
Rome reports ENI the state oil giant concluded a $400 million deal with the Soviet Union. The agreement covers sale of Soviet crude to Italy and Russia buying ENI goods and machinery. U S Interior official John Kelly arrived in Rome for talks with ENI officials.
The American Petroleum Institute reports a weekly drop of 2,900 barrels in daily crude oil and lease condensate production, total 7,568,110 barrels. Refiners ran 8,476,000 barrels daily, down from last week. gasoline production at 30,439,000 barrels. stocks, imports, and regional outputs noted across Oklahoma Texas Louisiana Arkansas and New Mexico.
Several Belgian businessmen say they may return to the Congo to set up shop, signaling renewed Belgian commercial interest in the region. They cite market opportunities, resource access, and improved political conditions as key factors guiding their potential moves.
Senate leaders Mansfield and Dirksen say Argentina's seizure of U.S. oil properties threatens Alliance for Progress and may suspend or cut off American aid. They urge compensation for owners and review of foreign aid law to address seized assets. Kennedy concerned over regional nationalizations.
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