Neighbor's Lease Unsafe From New Drilling Methods
A 1960s East Texas oil dispute centers on slant or whips to drill beyond lease lines. Harrington and independents faced penalties as major firms and officials investigated illegal practices, with hundreds of wells idled and production losses of tens of millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Stromberger
Harrington
Bean
East
Texas
Texas Supreme Court
Longview
Austin
Supreme Court
Railroad Commission
Texaco
Whch
Bull
Tyler
Internal Revenue
East Texas
Lone Star Gas appoints S D Liles as vice president in charge of exploration
S D Sam Liles was named vice president in charge of Lone Star Gas Company's exploration and gas supply division, succeeding the late Carl M Hill. Liles began part time in 1937-38 at Long Lake field, became a regular employee in 1941, served as a production engineer, and after World War II held key posts culminating as superintendent of operations in the exploration and gas supply division by 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Lone Star Gas Company
S. D
Sam) Liles
Carl M. Hill
Liles
Lone Star
Long Lake
Palestine
Anderson County
United Navy
Poate Department
Opera‘tong
Exploration Staked In East Pecos
PECOS Humble Oil & Refining Co. staked a 9 600 foot Pennsylvanian wild cat No 10 Blackstone Slaughter 11 miles west of Sheffield in east Pecos County The prospector sits 735 feet from the south and 1 980 feet from the west lines of Section 35 Block A-2 TCAR survey and 1 % miles northwest of the nearest gas production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Blackstone Slaughter
Sheffield
Pecos County
Crockett — Brandywine Oil Co
Wildcat
Ozona
Crockett County
Ellenburger
Buckhorn
North Ellenburger
Block AB
Gc&sf
Belding
Yates Gas
State University
Gulf Oil to Build Alpha Olefins Plant in 1965
Gulf Oil Corp plans a multi million dollar Cedar Bayou complex to produce normal alpha olefins at a capacity over 100 million pounds annually. The plant will use ethylene propylene feed from Gulf's large complex and marks a final step in a Gulf R and D program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Cedar Bayou
Alexander Lewis, Jr
Gulf Oil Corp
Gulf
Gulf Research and Development Co
Oil In Oklahoma Down On Survey
U S crude oil and lease condensate output averaged 17 504 750 barrels daily last week down 29 330 from the prior week The Oil and Gas Journal notes the survey for the week ended Aug 1 shows Oklahoma at 536 600 bpd down 25 250 bpd from the week before Kansas produced 286 700 bpd down 11 550 bpd Wyoming rose to 414 800 bpd up 6 200 bpd Texas output was 2 585 950 bpd Louisiana 1 504 000 bpd California 808 300 bpd and New Mexico 306 000 bpd all with minimal changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
U.S
Oil and Gas. Journal
Oklahoma
Kansas
Wyoming
Texas
Louisiana
California
New Mexico
Mastodons Found Near Aveley in Clay Pit
Archaeologists from the British Museum reported two mastodons unearthed near Aveley England dated between 100000 and 200000 years ago. Workers uncovered bones in a clay pit as Jauto crews assisted the dig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aveley
England
British Museum
Brussels
Belgium
IPAA chief blasts price war and independents role
Ray H. A. True Jr., president of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, accuses major companies of leadership vacuum amid price war conditions at a Casper Wyoming district meeting. He says independent producers cannot fund correction of unhealthy industry trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. True JR
Independent Petroleum Association of America
IPAA
Casper
Wyo
True
Texas Students Join Summer Lab At Louisiana Oil Field
Three UT petroleum engineering graduate students under Dr. Kermit E. Brown conduct research at Union Oil Tigre Lagoon field Abbeville Louisiana. They study gas liquid mixtures in pipelines using 1800 feet of pipe and pressure loss measurements for dissertation work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
University of Texas Petroleum Engineers
Louisiana
Kermit E. Brown
Union Oil Co
California
Tigre Lagoon
Abbeville
Tthe
Ben E. Eaton
Rockport
W. Va
Charles R. Knowles
Coolville
Ohio
Donald E. Andrews
Alvin
M.S
Dr. Brown
Union Oil
Ed Sands
Houston
John J. McKetta
Petroleum Engineering
Survey Indicates Early Earnings Rise for Major Oil Firms
Tulsa special reports that 21 large oil companies posted total net earnings of 1.89 billion dollars in the first half of 1964, up from 1.77 billion in the same period last year. The Journal notes an 18 percent gain over 1962, with production and refinery operations slowing in other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Weekly Business Magazine
Oil and Gas Journal reports 994 new well completions
U S oil and gas firms reported 994 new completions last week up 40 from the prior week. The survey covers the week ended Aug 1 with 164 completions in Louisiana, 126 in Kansas, 296 in Texas, and 44 in New Mexico. Oklahoma had 80 completions. The total includes 462 crude producers 101 gas producers 42 service wells and 224 wildcats of which 30 were productive and 194 dry. Year to date completions reach 25,372, up 347 from 25,025 a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
U.S. Oil and Gas Companies
Oil and Gas Journal
Louisiana
Kansas
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Enco Names W F Elting Jr To Los Angeles Manager
W F Elting Jr is named Humble Oil and Refining Co Los Angeles Area manager to take effect August 15 after serving as Denver Area manager. He started with Carter Oil in 1935 and has held multiple production and managerial roles across eight states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Elting, Jr
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Los Angeles
Houston
Ray H. Horton
Humble
Elting
Denver
Tulsa
Okla
University of Tulsa
Carter Oil Co
Oklahoma Oilfields
Louisiana
Illinois
Eiting
Mattoon, M
Tulea
Mattoon
Dutch Shipping Boom Boosts Returns and Oil Production
The report shows product sales totaling 7 017 434 barrels daily, up 3 7 percent from last year. Crude and natural gas liquids production reached 10 195 507 barrels daily, a 7 1 percent gain, with crude runs up 3 6 percent and other figures compared to the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asdeene
Hague
Automation Cuts Expected In Refinery Jobs In 1965
Houston AP report from Hy drocarbon Processing-Petroleum Refinery Magazine forecasts further domestic refinery personnel cuts in 1965 due to automation and a persistent profit squeeze. It cites 1965 capital spending rising to 1.88 billion and notes shifts to maintenance cost reduction and contract work while detailing international spending trends and projected world demand for refined products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max B. Skelton
United States
Index of oil and gas locations and completions
A dense catalog of oil and gas locations and completions across Texas and nearby areas. Entries include operator names like Humble O R Co and Texaco Inc, well numbers, legal descriptions with section township range data, and site references near Odessa Goldsmith Forsan Coahoma Clairemont Big Spring and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Dev
Shell Oil Co
Ratlit
Sec
Lewe Pana & Eden
Texaco Inc
J. E. Mabe
Bec
Be-Andrews
Dene Gray
W. N. Waddell
Se-Penwell
W. x. Waddell
Forest Ol Corp
T&p
T&p Sur
Cowden
Cisco
Fs&els
T&pp Sur
Odessa
Geddaralh
San and
Shell
Slater
Garza—Rocker A
Yates
Union Oil Co
Calif
K. Stoker, Et al “Co
Justiceburg
Howard Agar Beret — Continental Oil Co
G. Chalk
Wann
Howard-Glasscock — Continental
H. R. Clay
W&nw
Ft. Howard - Glasscock
Big Spring
Kent—Pelar
Eant
Penn
Humble O4r Co
Leroy Spires, Jr
Elk
H&gn
Clairemont
Toving—N-Mason
Dein
Wir
Marathon Old Co
WB _N-Mason
Dela
Ter Sur
Ne-Orla
Mitchell —Howard- Iano
Rivers
Marathon Ol
Howard-Glasscock
Rotary Rigs in Permian Basin Fall Week Over Week
The Friday Reed Roller Bit Co survey shows 209 rotary rigs operating in the Permian Basin Empire, down 17 from the prior week and up 1 from the year before. Lea County leads with 40 units, Pecos County has 28, and Yoakum County counts 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permian Basin
Reed Roller Bit Co
Lea County
Du Pont introduces new antioxidant for gasoline use
Du Pont Petroleum Chemicals division unveils four low cost alkylated phenol antioxidants to inhibit gum formation and precipitation in gasoline. The product Du Pont Antioxidant No. 31 AQ-31 may also be fused to stabilize other hydrocarbons including light viscosity industrial oils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
du Pont’s
Petroleum Chemicals Division
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Lubbock, Texas
Texas Rangers and
Foster Bean
Harry Harrington Jr
D. Liles
East Pecos
Fort Stockton
University Lands Survey
Gulf Oil
Data Service Center
R. L. Burke
New Houston
Prudential
Burke
H. C. Chapman
By Ray
Westbrook
Oil Shale Corp
Hein I. Koolsbergen
Colorado
John A. Love
Enco
Gamal Naser
Cairo
Egypt
Gamal’ Abdel. Nasser
North American
North America
Western Europe
Andrews—Fullerton
Cifk
Humble O&r Co
Fullerton
Univ. Las. Sur
Frankel City
Permian
Yoakum County
Miu
Andrews Teree
Borden
Concho Teen
Manne Crane
Paategia
I Crockett Bere
Culberson Peres
Ernaenes
Dawson
Seeee
Edwards
Eensane ‘Fisher
Rengeet Gaines
Beer
Garsa
Serererrernes Glasscock Hockley Peete Deeeeere
Tvereeeee
Kent
Peter Fere
Eevee Loving
Tennant Eae
Martin
Midland Tee
Midland
Rad Mitchell
Nolan
Teneee
Pereeerenetes Runnels
Etrrees Sutton
Tom Green
Beertey
du Pont Division
Pav
Charles M. Wood
Wheaton
Charles M. Weed
Chicage
Paul G. Benedum
Nulato
Nenana
Alaska
JOE Cage Construction Company
Corpus Christi
Camp Rewle
Fort Werk
Texes
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