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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1952

Page

11

Nine Oil Well Completions Reported in Basin Counties

Completion reports filed for nine wells across six Odessa area counties led by Glasscock with three new wells and Midland with two. Single new producers appeared in Andrews Loving Pecos and Yoakum. Wells include Neville G Penrose No 5 Littman San Andres in Andrews County and Phillips Cox wells in Glasscock. Reports describe oil gains, gravity, gas oil ratios, depths, fracture fluid use and tubing pressures.

Basin Counties Odessa Area Glasscock County Midland Andrews Loving Pecos Yoakum Andrews County Phillips No. 1 Cox “B Phillips No. 2

Standard Completes Chambers Project

Standard Oil Co. of Texas announces completion of the Alice Jackson white No. 1 gas well in Chambers county on a 2,000 acre block 13 miles southeast of Anahuac in the Robinson Lake area. The well shows an open flow potential of 25,750,000 cubic feet of gas daily with distillate recovery of 51 barrels per 1,000,000 cubic feet. A confirmation test is scheduled 2,760 feet northwest of the discovery with drilling to begin soon.

Houston Standard Oil Co Texas Alice Jackson White Chambers County Anahuac Robinson Lake Standard California

Reno to Redrill Abandoned South Ward Wells

Reno Oil Co. seeks to redrill and complete 11 wells in the South Ward Field Ward County. Wells formerly abandoned by Atlantic Refining Co. will be used as water injection or production wells with precise drill depths and line references across sections in H&TC Survey, about five miles southwest of Roy alty.

Reno Oil Co Redrill South Ward Ward Atlantic Refining Co Reno No Atlantic-Bennett H&tc Royalty Westbrook Cayton Bennett

Iverson Official Quits To Join Drilling Firm

Hugh B. Downing resigns as secretary treasurer of Ivers on Supply Co Tulsa and moves to Fort Worth to acquire an interest in Johnn Drilling Co with main offices in Fort Worth.

Iverson Fort Worth Hugh B. Downing Iverson Supply Co Tulsa Johnn Drilling Co

Flying Pipe Line Patrols Keep Watch Over Oil Network

Tulsa pilots patrol 5 000 miles of main right of way at 70 to 100 hours monthly flying 95 mph. They spot leaks, dead or ill livestock, and erosion from 300 feet, sending repairs via sandbag notes and soon short wave radios. The six year old program replaced ground inspectors and includes pilots C B Nichols H W Taber R H Murphey and J M Wolfe. Nichols once alerted ranchers about pollution after spotting a leak near the Red River.

Keith K. King Tulsa Okla Pipeline Air Patrol Service Pipe Line Co Standard Oil Co Indiana Wyoming Gulf Coast New Mexico Great Lakes Service Air Patrol C. B Pete) Nichols Tulsa-Gulf Coast Oklahoma-Texas Nichols H. W. Taber Here Whiting Ind R. H. Murphey Wichita Kan Kearney Neb J. M. Wolfe Casper Wyo Taber Murphey Red River

Big Spring Man To Address NPR In Atlantic City Meet

The National Petroleum Association will hold its 50th annual meeting in Atlantic City September 10 to 12 at the Hotel Traymore. Highlights include the Old Timers Hour with H. A. Logan, screenings of a new oil industry film, and talks by industry leaders on free markets, steel strike aftermath, jet fuels, and traffic transportation. The event marks a milestone for refiners and features greetings from major oil bodies and industry executives.

Washington National Petroleum Association Atlantic City Traymore NPA H. A. Logan United Refining Co Warren Donald C. O’hara INPA Association Frank M. Porter American Petroleum Institute R. L. Tollett Cosden Petroleum Corp Big Spring Western Petroleum Refiners Association Fayette B. Dow Oil Industry Information Committee Crossroads T. O. Yatema Ford Motor Co Thomas F. Patton Republic Steel Corp Department of Traffic and Transportation Fred Capri Pennsylvania Railroad Co Earle M. Craig Freedom-Valvoline Co Freedom, Pa

PAD Recommends Higher California Oil Ceiling

The Petroleum Administration for Defense says it advised the Office of Price Stabilization a month earlier that raising California crude oil ceiling prices could relieve West Coast shortages. OPS previously rejected Pennsylvania requests but reviews California’s heavy gravity crude adjustment under study.

Washington Petroleum Administration For Defense Office of Price Stabilization California West Coast PAD OPS Pennsylvania Oil Producers Committee Pennsylvania

Seven Applications Filed In District Seven for Oil Wells

Seven drilling proposals were filed in District 8 covering seven wells across six counties led by Ector with two starts. Texaco No. 35 in Goldsmith Clear Fork seeks 6,350 feet, 24 miles northwest of Odessa. Warren Petroleum No. 4 near Scharbauer G in Goldsmith targets 6,050 feet about two miles northwest. Others include Gaines Gaines Ralph Lowe No. 2 near Seminole at 7,000 feet, Cochran Great Western Drilling No. 4 near Levelland at 5,100 feet, Cochran Barney Oil Co. San Diego No. 1 near Mentone at 4,800 feet, Magnolia No. 3 near Midland at 7,600 feet, and Scurry Tide Water No. 3 near Snyder at 6,800 feet.

Ector County Cochran Gaines Loving Midland Scurry Texaco No J. F. Cowden Goldsmith Clear Fork TIN T&p Odessa Warren Petroleum Corp Scharbauer “G Goldsmith C. R. Starnes Levelland Harrison and Brown Whiteface Loving Barney Oil Co San Diego Eloise W&nw Mentone Midland Magnolia No Sam Preston

Mexicans Win Sulphur Rights On Isolated Volcanic Deposit

Mexico City announces a concession for the exploitation of a large volcanic sulphur deposit on Socorro Island in the Revillagigedo group 369 miles off Northwest Mexico. Gen. A Morales Salas and Joseph Wekstein receive unlimited rights with a plan to invest 827000 dollars and build a refinery. Production target is 200 tons daily within nine to twelve months. Costs projected at 18.70 dollars per ton against a world price of 90 to 120 dollars.

Socorro Island Revillagigedo Mexico U. S Gen A. Morales Salas Joseph Wekstein Wekstein

Further Tests Set In Hanley Headlee Wolfcamp Prospect

Hanley No. 1 Headlee wild cat in Northeast Ector County aims to squeeze cement and reperforate to test the Wolcamp. The Wolfcamp discovery is in section 38 block 41 TIS T&P Survey about eight miles northeast of Odessa. Latest test shows yield through perforations between 10,085 and 120 feet after treating with 7,500 gallons of acid.

Hanley Co Headlee Wild Ector County TIS T&p Odessa

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