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Monroe Morning World

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1956

Page

5

Louisiana oil and gas output and well activity reported

Baton Rouge reports from the Louisiana Department of Conservation weekly oil data show 12 completions with 2,097.96 barrels per day and 1,048 MCF gas, plus 10 abandonments and 80 new permits. Notable completions include Calcasiou Lockport and Iberville Laurel Ridge units. abandonments list several Wildcat and dry holes. permits issued across multiple parishes including Acadia and Avoyelles.

Baton Rouge Louisiana Department of Conservation Calcasiou Lockport Magnolia Petroleum Co Mathilda Miller Choke Iberville Laurel Ridge Humble Oil & Ref. Co Lafourche Bay Marchand The California Co. No. T Valentine Texans Co Southdown Sugars, Inc St. Landry Port Barre Clay Oi] & Gas Corp Lattave Plaquemines Lake Washington Richardson and Bass Humble Ll&etate Venice Tide Water Associated of Co Burns Tide Water Associated Oil Co Manhattan Land & Fruit Co Burax Levee District West Telia Continental O Co AD St. Lse Gan West Delta Humble Ou & Ret Humble Shell

37 Rigs Active In Area As Drilling Speeds Up

The Monroe district reports 37 rigs active as drilling accelerates in Ouachita parish and surrounding parishes. Gulf Refining Co. E. V. Waller et al No. 1 wildcat in Sec 6-16-1 near Eros runs protective casing at 10,254 feet after gas shows in Cotton Valley, while many wells in the region are progressing toward drilling ahead and testing depths.

Gulf Refining Co E. V. Waller Et al No Ouachita Parish Eros Alitninad Nanliar Travis Monroe State of Louisiana Department of Conservation Franklin Wildcat Murphyston J. F. Holt Marin J. H. O'Neal Deh Murphy-Sun O11 Lamar M. Carpenter G. W. Coller Gourney Carpennandian Bee Hudson Gas and of Corp Ed Wallace Hunt A. Delta Hartwood Lumber Cs Hunt 1 Delta le Cath Mt Co. Inc Nebo Faratron Nebo ON Co. Inc Nebo Fee Sorat Nebo Catahou Placid On Co. Webb Little Creek Nebo Ont Co, Inc James M. McLemore Geiler Sila Arkansas Fuel OW Corp Lamber Co Wildcat E. V. Waller Concordia Wildcat R. A. Campbell Fisher Esperance Jett Drilling Co. Inc HE Campbell Esperance Point Magnolia Petroleum Co Hugh Junkin Rapides Wildcat F. F. Neely and Jett Drilling Co Joseph Bo Smith Richland Big Creek Mariutex Corp Delhi Chester Hunter da Biglane Stricker Fisher Corp Locust Ridge the Atlantic Refining Co R. C. Lowry Carter Ot Co Jones Drilling Co McCord Oll Co M. D. Adams Phil Nps Petroleum Co McDonald B Southwest Natural Gas Co Watson State of la Newlight Chicago Mill and Lumber Co Fee Chicago Mill and Lumber Co Fee Rodney Island Jett Drilling Co., Inc Harper State Unit Heep Oi Corp J. M. Harper Jr Union Wildcat Carter OL Co M. Metcham Et al Monsanto Chemical Co Grover No Feazel Anderson and Monroe Drilling Co Ford No Feazel Anderson M. W Montgomery Hill Feazel Anderson Hill James A. Noe R. E. Harrell Olin Gas Transmission Corp Olin Gas Transmission United Carbon Co Frost Lumber Industries Union Power Co. C Paluxy The Texas Co Caddo Mineral Lands Co Bill Gary Crawford Austin E Stewart Muslow Chalk Alvin Johnson U.S.A Longwood Duncan Drilling Co E. T. Currie Fredericksburg Calcasieu Perkins General American Oil Co Edgewood Land and Log- Ring Co Lamedon O West Nodosaria Cameron — Sweet Lake the Pure Oil Co D Young Lee O E. C. Wentworth H. R. Hayes Cissborne Blackburn States of! Co A. G. Worley Homer Kern-Trimble Oakes Smackover Concordia Blackhawk Inc Et al DeSoto Naborton Nabors Drilling Co West Barataria the California Co J. Rathborne Land Co Jefferson Davis Humble Oil & Ref. Co Dennis W. Coles

Girl Scout Leaders To Receive Honors In Ruston Luncheon

The Ruston Girl Scout Council honors 32 leaders from the 1955 56 troops at a luncheon in Trinity Methodist Church Tech Room at 1 p.m. Miss Cornelia Lee from Shreveport Pelican Council will speak on girl scout values. Mrs Van Pratt chairs the arrangements with the council board assisting.

Ruston Girl Scout Council Tech Trinity Methodist Church Cornelia Lee Shreveport Pelican Council van Pratt Ruston Council

Coal Labor and Rail Groups Oppose U.S. Gas Import Pacts

U S coal, labor and rail groups urged the Federal Power Commission to block gas imports from Canada. They argued imported gas would displace substantial quantities of coal and harm U S workers and railroads. The motion names the National Coal Assn United Mine Workers Fuels Research Council Anthracite Institute Western States Fuel Policy Council Maher Coal Bureau and The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.

Washington U.S Federal Power Commission Canada National Coal Assn United Mine Workers, Fuels Research Council, Inc Anthracite Institute Western States Fuel Policy Council Maher Coal Bureau Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co United States

Ralph Pierce Appointed Arcadia High Band Chief

Ralph D. Pierce of Ruston is named band director and music teacher for Arcadia High School Arcadia for the 1956 57 session. Pierce will replace E L Self as director and teacher, per Arcadia principal E R Hester.

Ruston Ralph D. Pierce Arcadia High School Arcadia E. R. Hester Pierce E. L. Self

Mecom Names Schempf to Lead Louisiana Operations

John W. Mecom announces Foster J. Schempf as general manager of Louisiana operations starting immediately. Schempf, previously Stanolind vice president and exploration director, will oversee Mecom’s onshore and offshore activity and spearhead expansion in Cuba Jamaica and Canada under his supervision.

Foster J. Schempf Louisiana John W. Mecom Houston Schempf Stanolind Oil & Gas Company Tulsa Oklo Mecom Plaquemines Parish Tyler Midland Fort Worth Longview Oklahoma City Stanolind Cuba Jamaica Canada Watertown Wis Shattuck Military Academy Lawrence College University of Wisconsin Dorothy Duffey Pennsylvania John B. Duffey Butler Claude

Band Director Resigns to Pursue Arkansas Fellowship

The longtime band director, who has served for six years, stepped down after resigning to accept a fellowship at the University of Arkansas. He will complete work on a doctor’s degree there.

Self University of Arkansas

We Of Franklin Parish Take Our Stand

A public declaration from Franklin Parish residents denounces attempts to remove unqualified voters from Ouachita Parish rolls. They proclaim opposition to mob rule, defend constitutional government, and urge responsible voters to stand with them in preserving the South’s traditional way of life.

Franklin Parish James A. Noe Citizens’ Council of Ouachita Parish Noe Pat Southland

Also Mentioned on This Page

Louisiana Oil and Gas News Pil Lumber Co Beauregard — Widest Southern Minerals Corporation Crosby Chemical, Inc Claiborne East Haynesville Hunt Oil Co Owens - Longino - Goode DeSoto Naborton Nabors Drilling Co., Inc Union — Wildcat Kin-Ark. Oil Co Acadia South Bayou Matlet Stage Duck and Wentworth F. J. Bollich South Rayne Richardson and Bass Acadia Parish Allen — North Elton Bel Oil Corporation L . Alock Et al Unit Speedy McCulloch Scott Truck & Tractor CO Columbia Winnsboro Wisner Arkansas Fuel Oil Corp Urania Lumber Co Glen D. Loe Bert Los Urania Lumber Co. Ltd Bert Loe Urania Lumber Co. Ltd Waldron Oil Corp Trio Oil Co Uranta Lumber Co Ouachita Caldwell Wildcat Nebo Ol Co. Inc West Carroll South Epps W. C. Feazel Paul Gowan David Crow Central Mineral No Durbin Bond Co. Inc Davis-Ford FE. C. Wentworth PF. R. Jackson Burley Lafourche — Bay Marchand Block California Co Chacahoula Freeport Sulphur Co Dibert-Stark-Brown Chachoula Freeport Timballer Bay Gulf LaSalle — Nebo Knapp Heirs Tullos-Urania Waldron Oi Trip Oil Co Urania Lbr Upper Wilcox Breton Sound Kerr - McGee Oil Industries, Inc Garden Island Bay State Garden Island Bay South Pass Union Producing Co Sohto Petroleum Co Tambour Corporation Red River H. J. Heartwell St. Martin Lake Mongouleis St. Usc Lake Mongoulots St. Mary Bateman Lake Wax Bayou Co., Inc St. Mary Parish Eugene Island S. Phips Pet. Co Eugene Jeanerette the Atlantic Adeline Sugar Factory Co Tensas Philps Pet. Co McDonald Tuscaloosa D. A. Biglane Stricker Jett Driving Company, Inc al Fisher Lumber Corp Terrebone Palmetto Bayou Humble OU & Ref. Co Joseph P. Henican, Jr Gulf Ref. Co Union Latlage Feazel Gertrude Anderson M. W. Montgomery Hill Monroe Gas Rock Vermilion Wrath A .A. Broussard A. Broussard Webster North Shangaloo Hunt O11 Co A. C. Burns Red Rock Hunt J. B. Elkins West Baton Rouge Jones- O'Brien, Inc Joe C. Reed Girl Scout Anthony South Grand G. E. Spencer Ralph Pierce Harry Walter Mid-West Walter Duffey San Antonio Harry Duffey Susan Dunn Foster J. Jr Claude Duffey Schempfs Sherry Dunn Mid - Continent Oil and Gas Association American Petroleum Institute American Association of Petroleum Geologists Houston Club Tulsa Club Southern Hills Country Club of Auto Mechanics Standard Auto Parts Co North Third Monroe, la Erations
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