Oil Scouting Service Begins Operations in West Texas
A new commercial scouting service to West Texas and eastern New Mexico has started with 16 oil and gas clients paying 275000 for a year. Williams and Lee Scouting Service Inc leases scouts in Midland Lubbock Angelo and Roswell connected by TWX. Adams Lee and Williams lead operations with Adams Midland manager and Lee ex Pure Oil explorer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
West Texas
New Mexico
Williams& Lee Scouting Service, Inc
Lubbock
Lynn K. Lee
C. B. Williams
Fort Worth
E. W. Adams
Adams
Lee
Pure Oil Co
Williams
Texaco
Gulf
Pecos County wildcat gas discovery and drilling activity
In Pecos County Shell Oil Co and Humble Oil and Refining Co report a 12,000-foot wildcat No. 1 Blackstone Slaughter near Sheffield began flowing gas after a drillstem test in the Connell sand. Gas reached 7,000,000 cubic feet per day with condensate, while a second DST tested 6,000,000 to 20,000,000 cubic feet daily. Also Argo Oil Corp filed to drill No. 2 J O Neal as a 5,300-foot discovery offset and George T Abell temporarily abandoned No. 1 C Williams in Pecos County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos County
Shell Oil Co
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Blackstone Slaughter
Sheffield
Connell
TCRR
Sheffield-Ellenburger Field
Argo Oil Corp
J. O. Neal
Coyanjosa Pool
TT Survey
George T. Abell
Midland
C. Williams
H&tc Survey
Abell
Executive moves in oil and steel firms across Texas
C C Call promoted to district manager hydraulic department Axelson Division of U S Industries Odessa office. He was a Odessa sales engineer and hydraulic specialist with five years at the company. W E Patterson transferred from Shell Oil Roswell to Abilene as reservoir engineer. Midland 2011 Scouts Association names Henry F Schreiner president Morris C Howell first vice president Elmer W Barnett second vice president Billy Henshaw secretary treasurer Schreiner succeeds Thom Thompson as president. Joseph A Heineman Jr named resident sales manager Jones Laughlin Steel Tulsa. Mike H Roberts named landman for Skelly Oil west Texas southeast NM district Midland duties. He previously worked for another oil company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Call
Axelson Division
U. S. Industries, Inc
L. G. Evans
Odessa
Elmer W. Barnett
Standard Oil Co. of Texas
Billy Henshaw
University of Texas Lands
Schreiner
Thom
Cq) Thompson
Honolulu Oil Corp
Joseph A. Heineman Jr
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Tulsa
Mike H. Roberts
New Landman
Skelly Oil Company
West Texas-Southeast
New Mexico
Midland
Hearing Set For Gas Pipeline Project Action
The Federal Power Commission scheduled June 27 to consider El Paso Natural Gas Co. request to build a 1002 mile pipeline with compressor dehydration plants and meters costing 4.15 million dollars. The system would carry about 50 million cu ft daily from the Anadarko basin in Beaver county Oklahoma to Northern Natural Gas Co. of Omaha. Temporary authority for the project has already been granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anadarko Basin
Beaver County
Okla
Northern Natural Gas Co
Omaha
Neb
Balance urged in domestic foreign oil balance
Detroit AP The Interstate Oil Compact Commission urged a balance between domestic oil production and foreign imports to guide exploration for new reserves. It asked 32 states to cut imports when domestic production falls and to supplement rather than supplant national demand while supporting amendments to the Natural Gas Act to free independent producers from utility control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Oil Demand Forecast Conflicts For July in Texas
The Railroad Commission heard competing forecasts for July Texas oil demand. The Bureau of Mines predicts a rise of 75,000 barrels daily from June, estimating 2,575,000 bpd, while major buyers nominate 2,320,518 bpd. The commission will set statewide allowable Monday.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
Texas
Bureau of Mines
Wildcat oil tests planned in three Texas counties
Shell Oil plans to drill No 1 Hoops a 7750 foot wildcat in Scurry County near Helmleigh on a 189 acre lease four miles from Section 241. Hunt No 2 Hunt a 10000 foot wildcat in Crockett County ten miles southwest of Ozona. Marion Allen to drill No 1 Tulas a 100 foot project in Irion County thirteen miles northeast of Merion.
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Scurry
Irion
Crockett
Shell Oil Co
Helmleigh
H& TC Survey
Buffalo Creek
E. H. Hunt
Hunt
Crockett County
Ozona
Block J. Marion Allen
Tulas
Irion County
Merizon
Theodore Meurer
Major American Firms Named in Long List of Industry Names
A dense list of corporations appears, naming Standard Oil successors, railroads, steel producers, oil and gas companies, telecoms, and manufacturers. The fragment references Assembly and regional operations, with firms like U S Steel, Texaco, RCA, Lockheed, Studebaker Packard, and General Tire among others. The piece reads as an index of corporate players across industries rather than a narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General
General Tire Gut Oll ‘Mali Burten
Nterlake Iron Sones & Laughlin
Wherr-McGee
Lockheed
Lone Star Cement
Lone Star Gas Caseceveres
Monterey Oil
New York Central RR
North American
Gabo Ohio
Penn Railroad
Seesves Phillips Pete
Plymouth Oil
RCA
Republic Steel
Sears & Roebuck
Royal
Sunray MidsCont
Ssseeee- Swift & Col
U.S. Steel
Western Union
Oil field drilling and casing notices across multiple outfits
A dense roll of oilfield activity listings shows numerous operators drilling, casing, and swabbing across many wells. Entries cite company names Texaco Humble Phillips Socony Mobil Sinclair and others with locations including Basin Ector Midland Odessa El Paso and Yoakum, detailing depths, casing sizes, and cementing/waiting statuses. The aggregated note reflects ongoing exploration and production operations with some wells at advanced depths and others awaiting cement or drillstem work.
IPAA Official Warns Oil Demand Rise Brings Adjustment Strain
Detroit special report quotes Minor S. Jameson Jr of IPAA warning that a modest rise in U S crude oil demand over the next five years will strain conservation programs and industry operations. He cites a shift to a static market since 1955 and predicts growth around 3 percent annually, with 8 million barrels daily in 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
United States
Minor S. Jameson Jr
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Jameson
U. S
He Sai
IPAA
Crace
Petrole
Crode
Aime Saies
Jameson Sax
Grayburg Tubing Test Near Crane County Well
Operator Will Test Grayburg Tubing at Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Co. and American Trading & Production Corp. No. 1 in Crane County five miles NW of Crane. Drillstem test showed free oil from 2963 to 3042 feet with 120 feet oil-bearing mud, 335 feet emulsion, and 60 feet free oil. Flowing pressure 120 to 218 psi, close-in 993 psi. Location is one mile south of a 29210-foot dry hole and near Block 31 field. University Lands 160 acres in Section 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunray Mid-Continent
Oil Co
American Trading & Production Corp
19 University
Crane County
Crane
Grayburg
University Lands Survey
Trial Court To Decide Drainage of Gas Issue
The Third Court of Civil Appeals ruled that a trial court must determine if a Hidalgo County well drains gas from adjoining fields, ordering a trial to decide whether A. W Gregg of Pharr is violating the mineral rights of Delhi-Taylor Oil Co and Mayfair Minerals, Inc. Gregg owns oil and gas leases on two half acre land tracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
UPI
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Texas Railroad Commission
Itust
Hidalgo County
A. W Gregg
Pharr, Tex
Delhi-Taylor Oil Co
Mayfair Minerals, Inc
Gregg
Devonian Oil Flows In Lea County Wildcat Tests
Three Lea County wildcat projects flowed on 1 Lea. Max Pray No 1 Zealan I Craig southwest of Gladiola showed a Devonian coring test with a 1h55m flow from 12200 to 12319 feet, yielding 25 bph oil, 105 bbl oil, and 270 ft of oil and gas cut mud. Sun Oil No 1 Cook readied to fracture after 21 bbl oil flow from San Andres perforations. Gulf Oil No 1 Watson produced 65 bbl oil from perforations at 9710 and 9716 feet, while San Andres interval acidized and re-stimulated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County
Max Pray
Zealan I. Craig
Gladiola
Sun Oil Co
Watson
Gulf Oil Corp
Cook
San Andres
Hearing Opens On Waterflood Oil Proration
The Texas Railroad Commission opened a special hearing to consider curtailment of production from waterflood and other secondary recovery projects. The Texas Conservation Group, about 150 members, will propose regulations to more evenly distribute oil allowable. Exempt wells from waterfloods show varied production, while the group seeks incentive allowables to boost recovery and protect small operators with potential for future hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas Conservation Group
Commission
Sam Robertson
Abilene
West Central Texas Oil and Gas Assn
Texas
Pecos County Draws Outpost in Payton Field
Pecos County plans an oil drill by John J. Dorr et al at an outpost northeast of Grandlalls in Ward County. The Ta-mile offshore well is to reach 2500 feet depth, located 300 feet northeast of the east corner of Section 4, Block 132, H&TC Survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Dorr
Pecos
E. C. Adams
Payton Field
Grandlalls
Ward County
H&tc Survey
Garza County Offset Gauged In Strawn Zone
General American Oil Co. of Tex as No. 2743 Koonsman in Garza County near Strawn and Justiceburg completed from the Strawn with a daily potential of 206.40 barrels of 138.2 gravity oil and 714 percent water at a gas oil ratio of 925 to 1. Perforations between 7883 and 7852 feet after acidizing with 500 gallons. The well shows a second Ellenburger producer and a 14 mile south-southeast extension with oil recovery on a test between 8168 and 8198 feet. Location 450 feet north and 915 feet west of Section 743, Block 97, H&TC Survey.
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General American Oil Co
Texas
Koonsman
Garza County
Justiceburg
H& TC Survey
Stepout Staked To Ward Field No. 2 Jane Dean
Blue Danube Oil Co Fort Worth plans a drill at Ward County Ward Field No 2 Jane Dean is set in the B 29 Pennsylvanian area six miles south of Monahans. Target depth 5800 feet. Location 5100 feet from north line 660 feet from east line of Section 84 Block G. WIRR
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Danube Oil Co
Fort Worth
Jane Dean
Millhe Miller
Ward County
Monahans
Block G. Wirr
Geological Meeting Set In Abilene
Geologists and high ranking natural gas authorities will address the Southern Federation of Geological Societies at its third annual meeting October 12 to 14 in Abilene. Papers by university professors and consulting firm members will cover the Permian System of Texas, natural gas in North America, geology of North Central Texas, and natural gas potentialities in the Southwest. Otto Weisel of Purvin & Gertz will discuss physical attributes of gaseous hydrocarbons. Wooten Hotel and Paramount Theatre will host technical sessions October 13 and 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Southwestern Federation of Geological Societies
Abilene
R. C. Moore
Lawrence
Kansas
American Geological Institute
University of Kansas
Texas
B. W. Beebe
Boulder, Colo
North America
S. P. Ellison Jr
University of Texas
DeGolyer & MacNaughton
Dallas
Wll
Southwest
Otto Weisel
Purvin & Gertz
American Assn. of Petroleum Geologists
Wooten
Paramount Theatre
Testing Continues At Wildcat In Lea County
Testing at Texaco Inc No 1 Arreguy wildcat in Lea County follows a 24 hour flow of six barrels of oil and 40 barrels of formation water after acid treatment. Oil came from Pennsylvanian perforations between 10 000 and 10 407 feet. Perforations at 10 352 and 10 360 feet to be tested. Location: Section 13 15S 34E eight and a half miles east of the south Saunders pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texaco Inc
Lea County
South Saunders Pool
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Permian Basin
Wildcat
William, E. ’Patterson
Shell Oil.Co
Roswell
The
Scouts Association
Henry F. Schreiner
Sinclair Oil& Gas Co
Morris C. Howell
Champion Oil & Refining Co
DOW Jones Avetowes
American Petrofina O
Helmerich & Payne
Dinisma Drilling
Sabre Pinon Tex
Pete Tee
Westbrook Thomp
Western Nat'l Gas
Scoutina
Permian
Andrews
Felmont
Boden
Nix
J-Du State
Borden
Cobb
Clayton
LA Edwards
Oo Gulf
Hughes
State McElroy
Sunray
University
Culberson
State Barrett
Dawson — Amerrada
Moore
Phillips 1
Dupree
Ector
Anderson Pritchard
Falken
Eee
Samedan
Walker
Government
Remuda
Gaines — Hammonds
Foster
At Humble
Argo
Garza
Humble
Slaughter
Cement
Kent
Ohio
Wallace
LEA
Cabot
el Paso
Lusk
Forest
Federal Lowe
Oho
Federal
BSL
Roden
Sinclair State
Martin
Jove
Bryant
Ashing
Texas and Pacific
McAlIster
Mitchell
Carl Johnson
Dunn
PECQS
el Cinco
Atkins
E Tyrell
Socony Mobil
Weatherby
Soacony Mobil
Schlosser
Southern Minerals
Jasper
Reeves
Hill & Meeker
Hill Drilling
Hissom
Robinson
Drilling
Terrell
Shell
Turk
Sinclair
Poulter
Cordor
Tom Green
Allen
UPTON
Eal Verde
Herd
Philips
Ward — Hill & Meeker
Belo
Liedtke
Winkler
Skelly
Halley
Yoakum
Amerada
Bedford
Miller
Duncan Hines
Strawn
Stepout
Ward Field
Dial
Berar As
Cutos
Kentucky
Distillery CO
Lquisville
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