Gannon Named NACE Chairman in Permian Basin Chapter
John V. Gannon of The Tex in Midland was named 1956 chairman of the Permian Basin Chapter of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers at a Monday night meeting. He succeeds John C. Watts Jr. of International Pipeline Maintenance in Odessa. New officers include Harold S. Winston of Gulf Oil in Goldsmith as first vice chairman, Jack Gray of Siralls Tanks in Odessa as second vice chairman, Roscoe Jarmon of Cardinal Chemical in Odessa as secretary treasurer, and John Watts as trustee. Installed Jan 9. The meeting featured a discussion of internal coating of pipelines by William H. Theis of International Pipeline Maintenance and a screening of Humble Football Highlights of 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John V. Gannon
Texas Company
Midland
Permian Basin
National Association of Corrosion Engineers
John C. Watts Jr
International Pipeline Mainttenance Company
Odessa
Harold S. Winston
Gulf Oil Corp
Goldsmith
Jack Gray
Siralls ‘Tanks, Inc
Roscoe Jarmon
Cardinal Chemical Co
John Watts
NACE
William H. Theis
Internnal Pipeline Maintenance Company
Midland accountants to hear on joint operation agreements
The Petroleum Accountants Society of Midland will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Midland Country Club. Parker Fielder, a Midland attorney, will discuss the status of joint operation agreements under the 1954 Code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petroleum Accountants
Solciety of
Midland
Midland Country Club
Parker Fielder
Oil Bore Notes From Several Wells Reported
Scoutina ANDREWS-Delhi Taylor 1 Uni versity shows 12 522 feet in chert and lime. Forest 1 Lineberry 4 627 feet in hydrite. Humble 1 State AS 8 750 feet in lime and shale. Shell and Cities Service 8 King bottomed 11 114 feet in lime. Texaco 1 State BD bottomed at 5 075 feet in lime. Drill stem tests 9 025 9 075 feet and 8 985 9 025 feet. Open one hour, 450 foot water blanket and 10 feet mud. COCHRAN Hamon 1 Thompson B 11 675 feet in lime and chert.
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Andrews
Delhi
Taylor
University
Forest
Lineberry
Humble
Shell and Cities Service
King
Fusselman
Texaco
Basin Texas Crude Shows Varied Well Results Across Counties
Oil field records list multiple wells with depths from 5,000 to 12,758 feet across Crane, Crockett, Dawson, Ector, Loving, Midland, Pecos, Upton, Winkler and Yoakum counties. Operations report mud and oil production, drillstem tests, gas shows, and casing activities with several wells still in process.
Crane prospect logs oil flow from Wolfcamp
Gulf Oil Corp No 6 Jax M Cowden Wolfcamp prospect in Crane County continues testing after oil flow through Wolfcamp perforations from 5090 to 5190 feet. It produced 127 barrels of oil and five barrels of sediment in 23 hours via a 30 to 64 inch choke, with gas at 210000 cubic feet daily. Oil gravity was 38.5 degrees. Location Section 33 Block 2 HTC Survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Oil Corp
Jax
Texas Oklahoma Lead Oil Production Increase
Oil and Gas Journal reports week ending Dec 10 with Texas up 37,700 barrels to 2,940,250 and Oklahoma up 16,500 to 566,200. New Mexico falls 13,450 to 213,850 while Louisiana rises 6,475 to 770,600 and Arkansas gains 250 to 74,150. 1955 total output climbs to 2,321,843,300 barrels from 2,181,936,628 a year prior.
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Tulsap
Texas
Oklahoma
The
Oil and Gas Journal
New Mexico
Journal
Louisiana
Arkansas
API Drilling Committee Meet Set Wednesday
The Permian Basin Section of the American Petroleum Institute drilling committee will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Gulf Oil Corp. building in Odessa. G. W. Hutchesey of Great Western Drilling Co. will discuss Safety in Your Drilling Practices with Ted Thornton Haliburton Oilwell Cementing Co. Buck Mann Rumbaugh Trucking Co. and Doyle Settle Settle Safety Supply Co. participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permian Basin
American Petroleum Institute
Gulf Oil Corp
Odessa
G. W. Hutchesey
Great Western Drilling Company
Ted Thornton
Halliburton Oilwell Cementing Co
Buck Mann
Rumbaugh Trucking Company
Doyle Settle
Settle Safety Supply Company
Ellenburger Discovery Completed Near Bronte Texas
The Ellenburger well No. 1 Rawlings Coke County in Section 351 Block 1 A H and T C Survey, seven miles NNW of Bronte, produced 140.76 barrels per day through a 16/64 inch choke after acidizing. Oil gravity 47 degrees, tubing pressure 175 psi, gas oil ratio 937 to 1, top of Ellenburger at 6335 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake L. Hamon
Dallas
Wes-Tex Drilling Company
Abislene
Rawlings
Coke County
Ellenburger Discovery
Bronte
H&tc
Red Cross Blood Push Highlights Urgent Aid Efforts
Louisville report notes the Red Cross sent 37 pints of blood to a hospital in a vain attempt to save a boy and on Saturday provided 21 pints that helped save another young man, underscoring the charity’s immediate supply needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
The
Red Cross
Shady Deal in Culver City Promises Bargains
In Culver City California a shop advertises window shades and shutters with a sign claiming the "shadiest deal in town" inviting customers to enter. The tongue in cheek promotion hints at aggressive salesmanship rather than a serious crime or scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culver City
Calif
Geophysicists Name Officers for 1956 Elections
Geophysicists will elect new officers for 1956 at a meeting of the Permian Basin Geophysical Society. The session is at 6 30 p m Wednesday in the Midland American Legion Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permian Basin Geophysical Society
Midland American Legion Hall
Basin Oil sees heavy gas flow at Winkler test well
Shell Oil Company and Phillips Petroleum report No 1 McCabe at Winkler County flowing gas at 111 million cubic feet per day from 10,862 to 994 feet during a drillstem test. Flow commenced in eight minutes with 69 minutes tool open and top McKee at 10,888 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Oil Company
Phillips Petroleum Company No
McCabe
Winkler County
Wink
McKee
Ee Be
Carlsbad Hangars Destroyed In Fire
Fire destroyed two city hangars and 10 private planes at Carlsbad Municipal Airport early Tuesday. City Clerk H. E. McMinn put total damage up to 500000 dollars, with 150000 dollars for aircraft. Fire crews had weed burning nearby Monday but reported no flames outside the hangars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsbad
N. M
H. E. McMinn
University of Houston student shoots prowler to death
A 28 year old Black man, Charles Edwards, was fatally shot by a University of Houston student, Melvin H. Macha, after Edwards peered into a neighbor’s window. Macha fired three rounds while pursuing Edwards, none charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
University of
C. C. Richey
Richey
Macha
Edwards
Wildcat Drilling Plan Filed in Fisher County
Ray Smith of Dallas has filed to drill his wildcat No. 1 Lena M. Green and Frances Weatherman as a 6 100 foot well in Fisher County seven miles northeast of Rotan. The 320 acre lease sits 660 feet from the north and west lines of Section 123 Block 1 H T C Survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Smith
Dallas
Lena M. Green
Frances Weatherman
Fisher County
Rotan
H&tc Survey
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Ste. Pierre SmirnofFis
Heublein
Hartford,Conn
U.S.A
Waaay
Gannon
Scoutina
Brewster
Gulf
Cochran
Hamon
Thompson
Boyd
Concho — Union
Campbell
CRANE
Eppenauer
Liedtke and
Liedtke
Texas American Syndicate
Crockett — Superior
Dawson
Felmont
Kendrick
ECTOR
Adam Cowden
Fuller
Connell
Sunray
Ector County
Texas Crude
Gaines
Adam Kimbell
Cities Service
Corrigan
Lone Star
Nelson
U. S. Smelting
Jenkins
Loving — Richardson
Bassi Kyle
Martin — Chambers and Kennedy University
Schharbauer Jr
Pecos
Continental
Noelke
Hunt and Gulf
Elsinore
Tide Water
White and Baker
Upton — Gulf
McElroy Ranch
Shirk
Wilshire
Peck
Winkler
Richardson
Hill
Mitchell
Yoakum
Hearne Stuart
Murchison and
Mallory
Cranson
Southland Royalty
Wolfcamp
Southwestern Securities Company
Phillips
Folger
Folger’s
API Drilling Committee
Ellenburger
Barnes
Lyman 1
Kerr
Elsenburger
Ine
Bow-Jones
Pete
Pete Reece
Andetonasa
Escece Ees
Acevereese
Cevscacces Atlantic
Bethlehem Steel
C.ss0s
Rasa ‘Corp
Continental Evecesceeseesee
Cosden
National
Suserene Eesce
Aseune
Northern Pacific
Ohio Oil
Eniitipe
Eenenece
Plymo Eaves
Eece
Ace Republic Steel Ee Coe Rny
Ernolds Tobacco
Shel
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Black Stralls & Bryson
Delhi Oil Ereeseee
Fargoil Eeenee
Frigi Ikar Corp
Fritz Glitch
Sree
General American Oil Sdbantes
General Eteeseeecasses
Great Plains
Gulf Interstate Gas
Oyee Ray McDermott
Eewanee
Kingwood Oil
Saar
Pubcc Development Co
Republic Natural Gas
Sabre Uranium
South Shore Oil Southern Enron Gas
Coere
Texas City Chemical
Texas Eastern
Seoesee
Texas Eastern Trans
Avece
Texas Nat'l Pete
Tennessee Gas Trans
Escs
States
Nat. Gas
Ultrasonics Corp
Evecare
Westbrook
Thompson Peewee Veos
White Canyon Uranium
White Eagle i
Lester
Remington
Shick
Shevee Master
Shaver
Thes Mail OF
Lester's
N. Grent
Odessa, Texas
Schick Sunbeam
Coe. OD
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N. Grant
Diemonds
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