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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1952
Page
15
Preparations for the second Permian Basin Oil Show advance with Odessa set to host October 16 to 19. A downtown parade on opening day or the day before was added, chaired by Don Payte of Empire Machinery Co. with Ray Brearley assisting. The parade will feature bands floats oil field displays and motorized equipment.
Kansas added 63,200 barrels to push its daily oil output to 311,900 barrels in the week ending June 14, boosting U S crude production 50,250 barrels overall. North Dakota climbed to 2,800 barrels, Texas rose to 2,699,500, Michigan up to 37,400, New Mexico to 164,900, while Oklahoma fell 14,200 to 512,100 and Illinois dropped 2,300 to 166,000.
San Juan Oil Co of Dallas has purchased 15 producing wells in Crockett County World Field for more than 500000 dollars. Robert J. Bradley said the deal was made with Harris G. Eastham Jr and Paul McHargue. Production is about 370 barrels per day.
Completion reports filed for eight wells in six Odessa area counties. Ector two new producers, Glasscock two, Cochran Scurry Yoakum one each. Wells in Goldsmith, Slaughter, Driver, Tex Harvey, Kelly Snyder Cisco, Prentice with oil yields and gas oil ratios listed, plus water content and acid or fracture fluid treatments.
Washington June 14 The steel strike has seriously impaired the oil expansion program the House Small Business committee staff said in a weekly report. PAD called a meeting of industry representatives June 20 to discuss offsetting a growing pipe shortage for drilling gas and oil wells. The program aims to meet mobilization needs and add reserve capacity in an all out conflict.
Reno Oil Co. No. 7 Twin Bennet A in South Ward will drill to 2550 feet about five miles northwest of Royalty in Ward County. Location is 990 feet from south and west lines of the southeast quarter of section 16-34 H&TC Survey. D. D. Feldman Oil and Gas Co. No. 3-S Bentley in South Ward will redrill to 2600 feet 330 feet from southeast and southwest lines of the north quarter of section 4-34 H&TC about two miles west of Royalty.
Rep. Ken Regan warns the public about promoters selling get rich quick oil and gas leases on government lands in the west. He cites promoters charging 100 to 200 dollars for 40 acre leases with government cost at 30 dollars and says the chances of recouping money are extremely low. The Interior Department plans action to curb the advertising and the committee may investigate.
Continental Oil Co has completed its M. C. Ross No 1 wildcat as a pumper in King County. The potential test showed 133 quarts of 31 gravity oil with no gas and 22 percent water pumped from between 5 646 and 714 feet. The formation was treated with 2000 gallons of acid. Plugged back total depth was 15800 feet.
District 8 oil activity maps 17 wells in eight counties with multiple drilling plans. Major spots include Midland, Ector, Andrews, Borden, Scurry, Yoakum, Dawson, Glasscock, and others, detailing operators, locations, depths, and section references for upcoming spuds near Judkins Goldsmith and Lamesa regions.
Lew F. Mendenhall, 80, a pioneer oil operator in West Central Texas, died Sunday in Cisco after a long illness. He helped develop gas and oil ventures around Ranger and Breckenridge.
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