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IN EAST TEXASBy BOB BOOKERAUSTIM, Tex. (AP—Investigators say a current probe of modern-day pirsey of black gold in the rich East Texas oil field, may show that millions of dollars in hoi oil0 has been pumped through wells stanled to siphon from neighboring leases.The Texas Railroad Commission state attorney general's office, Texas Deportment of Public Safety and the Federal Petroleum Board are involved in the :nvest:-gntion,They are looking for. well? deviated—slanted or curved—more than the permitted three degrees.feet o? pipe. Tho horizontal distance from the ground opening of this well and its bottom was 3,286 feet.Estimates of the value of hot oil’1 pumped through slanted wells vary widely. Several weeks ago, some industry sources estimated privately that $10 million was pumped through slant-liole wells in inoi alone.Late Ibis week, a Dallas newspaper estimated that theft of oil by illegal drilling deviations may amount to SO million a month.Another published report said 200 to 300 leases were involved and as many as 1,000 wells in the field could be involved.*By late this weck-with the sur- This week, about 80 independent veys still continuing - inclinationjojl-prodiieers in the field formed and directional surveys had•.an organization to give ‘The other turned lip 12 wells deviated illegal-; side of the story1', of the well de-ly* Ivintion controversy.Attv. Gen. Will Wilson said oncj c. li. Voachum of Kilgore, of the deviated wells si anted jlcmporary chairman of the group, degrees. He said the well boi-Uakl “we are highly Incensed at turned at 3,500 feet below the surf-‘police methods' being used ace of the ground, but held Rjuo by some slate officials intempts to obtain evidence/’ii0ai-Ile said as far as thegroupkuows “every producer :u our meeting who has received letters from the rail rand commission rc-* ;yarding well surveys lias ox-AUSTIN (AP)—Al(. Gen. WiiL^t ioWilson said Sau.rdny resirainin^ /,CUSTimi?MM :n “s mves‘I t r « i kll JOftl •orders have heftji issued againstnviii u riki*11 j.-'v ; r..4 *1. ... . ^ ieight operators fc.-bM.img inter-1 ,B 11 tl,e; ww« also “f? P»’ leicnee with the East Texas oili^'T;.field iiiv'.’.stignlion. 'ITitV/. J. Murray said, who indicatedTltf*.Texas wellsThe orders wnro issued by Wrate.,ravi? Caunly District t'mirl. he!, ‘ °lc .I,in ‘j'P ('a'sl CKi said, as a result of two suits iikdi‘';!V? 'f' Inline connections scv-tbis week I»v Ins offieo. in'-d lie snid bccaiiso.operatorshi the suits. Wilson aile?«l thal j;™ullt;] nnl »« commission sortin' nicrs an; necessary beeansei,u'’ ne •'The owners of the . . .leases will I 80 ;mdrefuse to allow the com mission to wi,-v patijmcn are standing conduct Sis in vest is a; ion info thdr\M tlw dof* to preventleast’s which inn Ginilrcmd* “ ?b‘ssion is empowered to endud *acl® lwt ,n !i’c Ma-be-the ,.,1 and an* co.if.erva- r*£. '^ surveys can be made.. Still. Wilson said Tuesday onemission undolion Invs of this aiv,u\' ,, , . , . fNamed in U'ilsoii's suit miuest- ' *’he.k.lct fcr, S' vey h‘ldinic the orders were: T. F. Patten, .,llllkclt;i aH ----------Kilgore; David Moore. Longview: ttW 11(11 **’eyDaryl CtHimer, Kilgore; Am tux Oil Co., Kilgore: W. Scales. Longview; and Mct’ubbm StegolL Kilgore; and Owen Thomas, Kilgore.Crews searching for illegally deviated wells in the rich field continued their work lo complete their 14l.li and JSlh surveys,Scat es. Thomas. And ex Oil, J. S. MeCuhbin anti A. M McCithhiu have been named in previous requests by Wilson for restraining orders.
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Abilene Reporter News
Abilene, Texas, US
Sun, Jun 10, 1962
Page 63
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