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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1952

Page

8

Seven Basin Fields See Seven Drill Locations In District 8

Applications filed for seven wells across seven counties in District 8. Wells staked in Andrews Dawson Hockley Kent Pecos Terry and Ward with detailed locations and depths including No. 4 Southland in Andrews County to 4500 feet and No. A-1 in Dawson County to 8000 feet. Other sites include Hockley Smith Spra berry area, Pecos Fort Stockton Field and Wellman near Brownfield, Wickett, and Clairemont region.

Andrews Dawson Hockley Kent Pecos Terry Ward H. L. Crowe E. Riggs

Break-in Reported at John Shortes Motor Co

Detectives said a break-in occurred Saturday at the John Shortes Motor Co located at 413 East Second Street. Entry was gained through a rear window and forces were involved.

John Shortes Mottor Co

Oil shale study urges private startups for synthetic fuels

Amarillo dispatch reports seven years of cooperative research by the Bureau of Mines and private industry have advanced oil shale toward commercial potential the 1944 synthetic fuels act and urged private industry to build pioneer plants with government help. The secretaries review highlights coal and oil shale programs and notes 1951 milestones including a 50 barrel a day gas synthesis plant and a 300 ton per day shale retort under construction at Rifle Colorado with gasoline and diesel tests showing competitive performance.

Amarillo Bureau of Mines and Privat Secretary of the Interior Oscar L. Chapman Congress Bureau of Mines Region VI Chapman Louisiana Missouri Bureau Laboratories Morgantown West Virginia Gorgas Alabama Alabama Power Company Sinclair Coal Company Missouri School of Mines Rifle Colorado Bureau of Mines Bureau Petroleum and Oil Shale Laramie Wyoming Forbes Street Pittsburgh Penn

Shell Pipe Line Manager Switch to Canadian Post

H. H. Anderson, Shell Pipe Line Corp. vice president and general manager since 1941, retires July 31 and moves to Canada to run Trans Mountain Pipe Line Co. as VP and GM. He helped build the Shell Building in San Francisco and held multiple API roles. In Austin, Texas, two Texas Railroad Commission members discuss oil reserves amid World Oil figures.

H. H. Anderson Shell Pipe Line Corp T. E. Swigart Anderson Canada Trans Mountain Pipe Line Co Edmonton Alberta Vancouver British Columbia Shell Coalinga California West Coast San Francisco New York Shell Union Shell Oil Company Washington Oil Industry NRA Oil Code Authority National Economic Committee American Petroleum Institute API Austin Texas Railroad Commission Texas World Oil

Government Sees No Oil-Gas Shortages Before Winter

PAD says steel strike may slow oil and gas expansion but not cause immediate shortages. Gas supplies could tighten due to pipeline steel delays. drilling 9,000 wells delayed abroad and at home could cut daily crude by 370,000 barrels. Refineries can meet current demand but may face 90 day delays. storage and pipeline projects face late completion.

Washington Petroleum Administration For Defense PAD United States Free World Beause Pad Gulf Coast National Petroleum Council Bureau of Mines Avgus W. J. Worcester

Phillips Production Chief Visits Here

Weekend visitors in Odessa were Mr and Mrs L E Fitzgerald from Bartlesville Oklahoma. He is general manager of production for Phillips Petroleum Co. They stayed with Mr and Mrs Jack Haberlein at 906 West 22nd. After returning to Bartlesville the Fitzgeralds will leave for a vacation in Alaska.

Odessa L. E. Fitzgerald Bartlesville Oklo Phillips Petroleum Co Jack Haberlein Fitzgeralds Alaska

Phillips Chemist Walter Schulze Dies in Oklahoma

Walter A. Schulze 52, longtime Phillips Petroleum Co. chemist and research planning board member, died in Bartlesville Oklahoma after a short illness. Born in Steelville Texas he studied at the University of Texas and California, joined Phillips in 1929 rising to chief chemist and later assistant director of the Chemicals Division. He authored numerous papers and held over 200 patents.

Bartlesville Okla Spec Walter A. Schulze Phillips Petroleum Co Schulze Phillips Research and Development Department Steelville

Controls Lifting Ups Credit Sales Reach New High

Washington reports that lifting installment buying controls on May 7 spurred a credit boom led by autos. June installment debt rose by 593 million dollars atop a 447 million increase, bringing total installment buys to 13.767 billion and overall consumer credit to 20.258 billion, just below December’s record.

Washington Federal Reserve Board

Standard To Drill Winkler Injectors In Texas Winkler County

Standard Oil Company of Texas has filed to drill four water injection wells in the Kaystone Delby waterflood project in Winkler County. Drilling will use combination tools on the W. E. Baird lease about five miles northeast of Kermit in block B-3 PSL Survey. Permits must be granted before starting.

Standard Oil Company of Texe Kaystone-Delby Winkler County W. E. Baird Kermit PSL Surevey

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