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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1952

Page

8

Gulf to Quit Ector Cat Ratliff Test Brings Abandonment

In Ector County Texas a Gulf Oil Corp well in section 4 block 42 T1S T&P Survey near Odessa is abandoned after acidizing and testing the Pennsylvanian layer from 10,435 to 10,600 feet. The nearby Brown No 1 Ratliff well and Phillips University No 1-CC Texas University well in Andrews County show varied Devonian and Wolfcamp test results with oil and gas flows and surface flow data.

Ector County Gulf Oil Corp Ratliff T&p Odessa North Cowden Innerman Brown Et al Houston Sallie Ratliff Brown W. A. Brill Et al TIS T&p Wolfcamp North Cowden Andrews County Phillips Petroleum Company No. 1 Texas University University Land Magatex Fusselman Anderson - Prichard Oil Corporation David Falken G&mmb&a Ellenburger Wildcat Midland Farms Andrews

Truman Lifts Secrecy on Oil Cartel Report

Washington reports President Truman ordered release of a long secret FTC study on international oil deals amid charges of a globe-spanning cartel siphoning U.S. foreign aid. The probe triggers a Justice Department subpoena and a Senate inquiry led by Sen. Sparkman with seven major oil firms named in the findings.

Washington Truman U. S Federal Trade ‘Commission John Sparkan Alabama Sparkman Senate Alabaman FTC State Department Iran Justice Department Sen. Hennings D-Mo Naia Hennings Canada Standard Oil of New Jersey California Texas Company Socony-Vacuum Gulf Oil Royal Dutch Shell Anglo-Iranian Oil Co

Dallas Man Named President of Mazda Oil Corp

Robert J. Bradley of Dallas Texas was named president and a director of Mazda Oil Corp. Mazda, a subsidiary of National Phoenix Industries, recently completed the Santee A-4 well in the Peavine Field of Oklahoma County. Operators said the well tested about 400 barrels a day in the Bartlesville sand and about 325 barrels in the Wilcox sand.

New York Robert J. Bradley Dallas Tex San Juan Oil Co Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co Mazda Oil Corp Yesteray Mazda National Phoenix Industries Peavine Oklahoma County Bartlesville Wilcox

Frank Kelley Highlighted in Flying Red Horse Magazine

Dallas special reports Frank Kelley of Colorado City, president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, is featured in a three page article in the July August issue of The Flying Red Horse. The piece covers his work as district land man for Magnolia Petroleum in a 35 county West Texas region and praises the West Texas Chamber as a major regional watchdog on affairs affecting the area.

Dallas Frank Kelley Colorado City West Texas Whemist of Commerce Flying Red Horse Socony Vacuum Oil Co., Inc United States

Kilgore Oil Fete Invites Eisenhower to Speak

Kilgore invites Gen Dwight Eisenhower to speak at the Jube Oil Lee Oct 14 16. W S Morris says 15000 capacity crowd expected at Kilgore football stadium. Event runs during East Texas area oil progress week with sponsors from Kilgore Henderson Longview Tyler and nearby towns.

Kilgore Dwight Eisenhower East Texas Jube-Oil-Lee GOP Denver W. S. Morris Morris Chamber of Commerce Henderson Longview Tyler Gladewater Greggton Great East Texas

Crossroads U S A a 1952 Oil Industry film premiere

A 25 minute black and white drama titled Crossroads U S A portrays a suburban service station night scene where a disillusioned boy finds renewed faith through enterprise and opportunity. The film directed by Jules Bricken features Elisabeth Risdon Regis Toomey Rhys Williams and others and debuts at the National Petroleum Ins ephalon in Atlantic City before Oil Progress Week outreach.

New York Oil Industry Information Committee American Petroleum Institute National Petroleum Insephalon Atlantic City N.J Baigivane U.S. A Elisabeth Risdon Regis Toomey Rhys Williams Darryl Hickman Ted de Corsia James Bell Frank Darien Joseph McGuinn Jules Bricken Columbia Pictures Corp Hollywood Film Counselors, Inc P. C. Humphrey Texas Co

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