Permian Basin Drilling Count Dips For Second Week
The Reed Roller Bit Company survey shows 256 rotary rigs in the Permian Basin for the week ending Friday, down from 274 the prior week. Lea County leads with 36 rigs, while Eddy County and Andrews contend for second with 29 and 27 respectively. In West Texas Gaines County leads with 18 rigs, Winkler and Pecos tied at 14 each, and the report details county-by-county drilling activity.
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Permian
Reed Roller Bit Company
Lea County
Eddy County
Andrews
West Texas
Gaines County
Winkler
Pecos
New Mexico Oil Flow Boosted
The New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission kept July allowables in the southeastern pools at 33 barrels per basic unit and boosted the Northwestern San Juan Basin to 79 barrels daily. Estimated Southeast daily allowable rises to 302,750 barrels and production to 248,255 barrels, up 2,839 from June. Northwest daily allowable set at 48,994 barrels with production at 41,364 barrels, up 2,933.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission
New Mexico
San Juan
Commission
James Kapteina
Daya Operating Co Abilene Abandoned Wildcat Near Ballinger
Daya Operating Co of Abilene reports that No 160 Elliott J Kemp wildcat in Runnels County three miles north of Ballinger has been abandoned at a depth of 2550 feet.
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Daya Operating Co
Abilene
Elliott_J. Kemp
Runnels County
Wildcat
Ballinger
Mobil Oil Plans Deep Florida Test Well
Mobil Oil Company announced immediate plans to drill a 3000 foot wildcat well in the Florida Panhandle. The company recently leased about 100000 acres in the timberland area and will begin drilling by mid June at a site about ten miles south of the Alabama border in Santa Rosa County Florida.
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Mobil Oil Company
Florida Panhandle
Alabama State Line
Santa Rosa County
Florida
OC Holds Convention In Detroit
The Inter state Oil Compact Commission hosts a mid year meeting in Detroit through Wednesday with committee sessions today led by Michigan engineers and conservation experts. Governor Williams and Governor Docking deliver welcome and response. Notable speakers include Murray, Eddy, Katz, and Torrey.
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Detroit
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
George Docking
Kansas
Johnston Murray
Fof
Oklahoma
Gerald E. Eddy
Michigan Department of Conservation
Donald L. Katz
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Michigan
Minor S. Jameson Jr
Washington
Independent Petrolem Association of America
William L. Palmer
Michigan Oil & Gas Association
Elber L. Hoehn
Tri-State Independent Oil Producers & Land Owners Association
Tom Schwinn
Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Association
Stark Fox
Oil Producers Agency of
California
W. E. Turner
Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association
Robert B. Laughlin
Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Association
H. J. Struth
Dallas
Paul D. Torrey
Petroleum Engineering Department
University of Texas
United States
Mexico Oil Output Records Decrease
Mexico crude production dropped 65 503 barrels in the first quarter. January to March output totaled 15 904 144 barrels versus 15 960 647 in the same period last year.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Engineering Firm Constructs World's Smallest Oil Refinery
A Wichita firm designed and supervised a portable refinery claimed as the smallest on record. The 15 ton unit, loaded for road movement, can process up to 200 barrels of crude daily and operates largely automatically with 2½ percent electric instrumentation. It targets isolated areas and war-time fuel needs, offering scalable models and lower unit costs per barrel, with potential sites 300 miles from larger refineries.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichtta Engineering
Litwin Engineering Co
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
Argentina
Tierra del Fuego
Tennessee
Williams Bros
Tulsa
Belmas Co
Houston
Cleveland
Tex
Harry Litwin
Sinclair Finals Andrews County Pool Extension
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co No 8 Cobb completed as a fourth Devonian producer and extension to the North Mulpay field in Andrews County. The well finaled for 316 barrels of 4 gravity oil through a 9/64 inch choke with perforations 30,455 to 30,487 feet after acidizing with 2500 gallons. Gas oil ratio 310 to 1. Tubing pressure 500 psi and casing pressure 60 psi. Plug back to 12,402 feet with 7 inch casing at total depth 12,430 feet. Location 467 feet from south and 833 feet from east lines of the NW quarter of JSA-4 PSL Survey 6.7 miles NW of Andrews.
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Sinclair Oil & Gas Co
Cobb
Andrews County
Andrews
Treadmill Tests Fuel Mileage In Auto Lab
Two driverless cars sit side by side on a concrete slab at Humble Oil Baytown Texas as engines race and rear wheels spin on a MAD Mileage Accumulation Dynamometer. A man watches from a glassed building as scientists assess engine performance during automated testing.
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MAC Sebree
United Press
Ternational Tulsa
UPI
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
Tex
MH Experimental MAD unit tests fuel and oils
The Baytown laboratory runs a remote controlled dual car MAD unit to study octane, vapor lock, transmission tests, and effects of auto air conditioning on engines. A tape recorder captures driver inputs for exact replay, enabling consistent testing. Static testing with inertia discs and fans simulates road conditions, promising safer, more accurate data than road driving.
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Ing
Baytown
Brother Hunt
Linden
N. J
Esso Engineering and Research Co
Baytown Laboratory
MAD
Texas Crude Stocks Drop for Second Week
Texas crude stocks fell 1,938,000 barrels in the week ended June 4, the Bureau of Mines reported. The two week drop totals 3,334,000 barrels, or 238,142 barrels daily. National storage dropped 383,000 barrels, domestic stocks declined 589,000, while foreign oils rose 206,000 barrels.
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Texas
Bureau of Mines
Pecos Prospect Tests Devonian Gas-Distillate Field
Pecos Prospect of American Trading and Production No 1 Dorothy Vaughn reports a 4 mile southeast extension to Devonian gas distillate production in the Pecos Valley 5400 foot zone ten miles south of Imperial swabbed and flowed an average of 5.4 barrels of new oil per hour on a drill stem test. The tool was open for an unknown time between 5442 and 5450 feet. Operator preparing to test Devonian at 5420-5438 feet.
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American Trading and Production Co
Dorothy Vaughn
Pecos Valley
Imperial
Hemex touted as miracle ointment for piles relief
An advertisement claims Hemex offers astonishing relief from the itching and pain of piles. It promotes a 79c tube and asserts free samples and widespread cure promises for sufferers. The copy leans on sensational language to attract readers seeking quick results.
Texas drillers post weekly oil and gas well totals
The Railroad Commission reports Texas drillers completed 262 oil wells and 44 gas wells last week. Year to date totals reach 4 405 oil and 838 gas completions, compared with 5 350 oil and 8 percent gas at this date a year ago. Eleven oil wells were drilled in unproven territory, bringing wildcat oil wells to 173 this year. one gas well in District 7 C lifts the year total to 41 versus 29 last year.
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Austin
The
Railroad Commission
Texas
District 7-C
Garza Prospect Logs Oil Shows In Ellenburger
General American Oil Co. of Tex as No. 1-A-63 Koonsman well in Garza County logged indications of oil in the Ellenburger. A two hour test at 8248 to 8268 feet produced gas in 23 minutes with 90 feet of heavily oil and gas cut drilling mud and 555 feet of oil. Strawn production noted at 7800 feet. Well located in Section 63 block 6 H&GN Survey eight miles southwest of Justiceburg.
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General American Oil Co
Texas
Koonsman
Garza County
Wildcat
Red Loflin
Strawn
Ellenburger
H&gn
Justiceburg
Crude Production Could Be Boosted By Emergency Plan
Washington AP reports Independent Petroleum Association of America says domestic oil output could rise to 10 million barrels per day for six months in a national emergency without new wells. mobilization would involve pipelines tankers railroads and other transport to move more petroleum products where needed. refinery activity sits at about 82 percent of a 9.7 million barrel daily capacity.
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Litwin
Washington
Independent Petroleum Assn. of America
PAA
Paul Hopper
Interior Department
Office of Oil and Gas
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Huskey Oil reports loss for nine months ends March 31
Cody Wyoming special report Huskey Oil Co announces a net loss of 111,796 for the nine months ended March 31 despite higher sales of refined products and increased oil production Total sales for the first three periods of fiscal 1960 reached 21 000 272 compared with 21 293 936 a year earlier The nine months profit was 730 050 a year ago
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Cody, Wyo
Huskey Oil Co
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