Interior opens three shale tracts for test drilling in Colorado
The Interior Department opened three oil shale tracts on federal land in Rio Blanco County Colorado for test drilling by any interested firm. TOSCO and Atlantic Richfield have applied for core drilling permits with costs up to 100000 dollars per site and other companies may share test information by paying a pro rata share. Occidental Gulf Mobil Cities Service oppose a Maine foreign trade zone for a 100000 barrel per day refinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior Department
Oil Shale Corp
TOSCO
Atlantic Richfield
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Hein S. Koolsbergen
Koolsbergen
Piceance Creek
Rio Blanco County
Colorado
Maine
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Occidental
New England
Gulf Oil Corp
B. R. Dorsey
New Mexico Petroleum Industries Committee
U.S
Dorsey
United States
West Coast
Alaska
MOBIL
Rawleigh Warner
Gulf Oil Building Giant Tankers On Maiden Voyages
Gulf Oil reports the Universe Ireland and Universe Kuwait on their maiden trips from Japan to load Kuwait crude. Each 312,000 deadweight ton tanker will carry about 2.4 million barrels to Bantry Bay Ireland for a transshipment terminal, with routes via the Cape of Good Hope to Europe and Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Mullins
United Press International
Gulf Oil
Gulf
Universe
Ireland
Kuwait
Japan
Saudi Arabia
Bantry Bay
U.S
Enterprise
I. G. Davis
Middle East
Europe
Suez Canal
Mina al Ahmadi
Cape of Good Hope
Jreach
Okinawa
Locations And Completions Listings From Gulf Oil Corp Era
A dense inventory of oil and gas well locations and completions detailing operators such as Gulf Oil Corp, Continental fields, and associated lease numbers. Entries cite field names, section and township designations, depths, elevations, perforations, production figures like bopd and bwir, and sand data. Notable entities include Ward Estes North Gulf, O'Brien, and Petersen-style lease references across Texas counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borden — Geeunte
Ward-Estes
North Gulf Oi Corp
G. W. O'Brien
Bik F. Gemmber
Eley
Gor
Aart
Winkler — Ward-Estes
North — Gulf
Waard-Estes
G. W. O’brien
Andrews
Driple N
Iayburs
Wit
Gulf O! Corp
Aenati
Canarian
CHANE
Croscett
West
San Auidres
Swd
Owpe
Yeager & Armahrong
R. B. Robbins
H&tc
McCamey
Cliberson
Cities
Service Minerals No
Ct-2
Swyoria
Service Minerals
Toyah
Glasscock — Wildcat
Strawn
Union Texas Petroleum
Aled Chemical Corp
Currie
Midland
WARD
Leeridge
Ellenburger
Shell Oil Co
Morrison
Village Clock Stuns Nottingham With 900 Chimes
In Nottinghamshire the village clock began at five o'clock and struck 900 times before a clockmaker was called. He said the mechanism apparently went wrong causing the long chiming sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottingham
England
SPE Begins Fall Meeting Today in Houston
More than 4,000 engineers and scientists attend the Society for Petroleum Engineers of AIME 43rd Annual Fall Meeting opening in Houston at the Albert Thomas Center. The four day event features a Gasbuggy forum at 2:50 p.m. and ten offshore operation sessions with eleven papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Society For Petroleum Engineers of
AIME
New Albert Thomas Convention and Exhibit Center
U. S
Bureau For Mines and Atomic Energy Commission
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Production In Rockies To Increase
Denver special reports that Frank N Ikard president of the American Petroleum Institute told Rocky Mountain oilmen the long term outlook is bright with a need for 80 billion barrels of liquid hydrocarbons and 310 trillion cubic feet of natural gas from 1966 to 1980. He stressed science will find new uses for petroleum and that depletion tax provisions must be recognized as a policy issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Rocky Mountain
American Petroleum Institute
Frank N. Ikard
Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association
Ikard
United States
Skard
API
Internal Revenue’ Code
Materials Policy Commission
John F. Kennedy
Ticard
A. Sydney Herlong, Jr
Florida
U. S. Interior Department
Chase Manhattan Bank
Thard
Dairy cow milk output and resource needs in 14k pounds period
In Los Angeles the United Dairymen's Association notes a dairy cow producing 14 000 pounds of milk annually requires more than 0 tons of grass hay grain and water to sustain that production, highlighting high resource demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
UPD
United Dairymen’s Association
Oil Lease Abandonments Hit 11 Million Acres in 1967 Slump
The 12 year downturn in U S drilling saw 11 million acres abandoned across 14 states last year, marking the seventh cutback in eight years. Producing wells fell to 566,869 while non productive leases dropped to 295.1 million acres, with Kansas cutting productive acreage sharply and Florida and Michigan posting large non productive declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max B. Skelton
Houston
Tex
United States
iState
Permmts Association of
Amerca
Kansas
Alaska
New York
Texas
Louisiana
California
Florida
Utah
Mississippi
Montana
Michigan
Ohio
West Virginia
North Dakota
Wyoming
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Alaska Seen as Potential Largest Oil Producer Says Officials
Houston AP reports Alaska could overtake Texas as the nation’s top oil producer. Atlantic Richfield's Robert Anderson cites Swanson River and Cook Inlet finds boosting output to about 200000 barrels daily. He notes North Slope production may not rise south until 1972 and calls for new offshore and onshore discoveries. Robert Buschman from San Antonio adds that drilling activity may be turning around after a long slump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Alaska
Texas
Robert Anderson
Philadelphia
Anderson
Atlantic Richfield Co
American Association of Oil Well Drilling
Swanson River
Cook Inlet
Atlantic Richfield
Arctic Slope
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Robert Buschman
Association
San Antonio
Buschman
Oil Traces Found On Expedition Deep Ocean Discovery
Dr Cesare Emiliani of the University of Miami reports traces of oil and gas found beneath salt knolls two miles beneath the Gulf of Mexico. The drill cores suggest the Atlantic Ocean is about 50 million years older than thought and oil lies 11 753 feet below the sea floor. The Glomar Challenger will continue surveys from New York to Africa as part of the Joint Oceanographic Institutions Deep Earth Sampling project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Cesare Emiliani
University of Miami Science Institute
Emiliani
Atlantic Ocean
Louisiana
Yucatan Peninsula
Mexico
Emilianis
Atlantic
Pacific
Bahamas
San Salvador
New York
Africa
Joint
Oceanographic Institutions
Deep Earth
Veteran seeks resurrection after heroic death claim
Bearwood England. World War I veteran Thomas Landreth 71 read a magazine article claiming his heroic death at St Quentin in 1917 and wrote to Worcester shire Regimental Magazine asking them to resurrect him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bearwood
England
Thomas Landreth
Battle of
St. Quentin
Worcestershire
Jasking
API Establishes Ocean Committee
New York special report notes the American Petroleum Institute forms a Committee on Ocean Operations. API President Frank N Ikard says the panel will focus on finding and producing hydrocarbons beneath the ocean and may pursue research and other projects. C H Secrentiauans of Shell Oil Co chairs the committee within the Institute division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
iAmerican Petroleum Institute
API
Frank N. Ikard
Tkard
Institute
C. H. Secentiauans
Shell Oil Co., New. Or
Singapore Malaysia adopt hands off policy after British Army departs
A promise states Singapore and Malaysia will pursue a hands off approach once the British Army withdraws, signaling a shift in regional post colonial arrangements and security expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Malaysia
Alaska Oil Strike Sparks Optimism For North Coast
Fairbanks Alaska AP report notes two large oil wells near Prudhoe Bay on Alaska North Slope raise estimates of North American reserves up to 40 billion barrels. Gov Hickel foresees rail and pipeline expansion, reduced US oil imports, and a major state revenue boost amid long Arctic distances and sparse population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Humble
Atlantic Richfield
Prudhoe
Wick Temple
Fairbanks
Arctic Ocean
Barrow
Barrow Taxi Service
America
Arctic
Atlantic Richfield Corp
Humble Oil
Prudhoe Bay
East
Texas
Walter J. Hickel
North America
Hartley to Speak at 49th Mid-Continent Oil Meeting in Dallas
Fred L. Hartley of Union Oil Co of California will join a speakers roster at the 49th Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association meeting October 14 15 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel. The lineup includes C R Smith Richard C McCurdy and Corbin Robertson. Hartley rose from engineer to president after steering Union Oil's merger with Pure Oil Co and now is a leading Petroleum voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Fred L.hartley
Los Angeles
Union Oil Co
California
National Petroleum Affairs
Texas Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association
Sheraton-Dallas
Union
Hartley
Pure Oil Co
Texas
C. R. Smith
Washington, D.C
Commerce
American Airlines
Richard C. McCurdy
New York
Shell Oil Co
Corbin J. Robertson
Houston
Canada
University of British Columbia
Crude Oil Runs Dip in AP Tally for Week End Sept 20
The American Petroleum Institute reports total crude runs to stills averaged 10,455,000 barrels daily for the week ended Sept 20, down from 10,536,000 the prior week and 10,067,000 a year ago. East of California runs averaged 8,798,000 barrels daily, with stocks up 509,000 for the week. several regional grades showed gains or declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Petroleum Institute
California
Pennsylvania
Appalachian
Lima-Michigan
Iinois
Indiana
Kansas
Nebraska-N, Dakota
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
East Texas
West Texas
Gulf Texas
Other Texas
Northern Louisiana
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
New Mexico
Wyoming
Rocky
Also Mentioned on This Page
Westbrook
Nova Scotia
SPE
Bering Sea
Discovery Vali
Yukon River
Anchorage
Gulf of Alaska
Juneau
Bay Region
Rockies
Ocean Committee
Pal
Lubbock
Gara
Mer
North Country
Kennecott’ Corp
Kobuk River
Joe Fitzgerald
Federal Field Commission For Development Planning
North Slope
South
Fitzgerald
Bill Bishop
Western Oil and Gas Association
Hickel
Russia
Mid - Continent
Fred L. Hartley
APT
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