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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1956

Page

5

Decrease Forecast In Texas Oil Flow

Texas Railroad Commission proration hearing expected to cut oil allowables for a fifth straight time. July nominations show 2,845,884 barrels per day, down 23,618 from June. East Texas and Panhandle seek increases. June total was 3,261,251 barrels daily, down 75,004 from May. Major cuts include May reducing 79,331 barrels.

Austin Texas Texas Railroad Commission Tion Railroad Commission East Texas Thhe Panhandle

Coke Test Fails Sid Katz Abilene

No. 1 Norton Properties section 5. L. N. Taylor survey one mile southwest of the Fort Chadbourne pool in Coxe County quit at 4464 feet.

Sid Katz Abilene Norton Properties L. N. Taylor Fort Chadbourne Pool Coxe County

Cities Service To Move Offices To Midland

Cities Service Oil Co southwestern exploration division will relocate from Fort Worth to Midland. Reese H. Tucker announced the move, with office space ready about October 1 in the Leggett Building. About 35 staff including geologists landmen and draftsmen will move.

Bartlesville Southwestern Exploration Cities Service Oil Co Fort Worth Midland Reese H. Tucker Land Geological Leggett Fr Cooter

Captain Gene Johnson Dies In Alaska Scoooter Crash

Fairbanks Alaska report says 27 year old Captain Gene Johnson formerly of Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin was killed when his motor scooter overturned on a highway outside Fairbanks Saturday Taxicab incident.

Fairbanks Alaska

Winkler Project Yields More Oil Discovery in Winkler County

Richardson Oils Inc. and partners report a drillstem test on the Fus selman well in the Montoya discovery area of Winkler County flowing oil after completion. The test confirms ongoing production potential for the Winkler project as operators offset the field.

Winkler Winkler Richardson Oils Inc Hill Montoya Winkler County

Prairie dogs reappear in New Mexico after eradication drive

In Hobbs New Mexico prairie dog colonies that had dwindled due to an intensive eradication campaign show signs of life as pairs return and repopulate. County Agent W G Vinzant notes rapid urban spread once food is abundant and competition is low.

Hobbs N.M W. G. Vinzant

Orange woman dies in head-on crash with expectant mother

Mrs Beverly Ross Wood, 24, of Orange and an expectant mother, died last night in a head-on collision with a car driven by Alfred A Boutin, 45, of Orange. Boutin was seriously injured. Both drivers were alone in their vehicles.

Port Arthur Beverly Ross Wood Orange Alfred A. Boutin Boutin

Otis McKelvey and Shelton Sanders Investments Ad

Otis McKelvey of Mer. Shelton Sanders Investments promotes stock bends and investment trusts from 104 Phillips Building. Contact FE 7 8693 for details.

Otis McKelvey Mer Shelton Sanders Phillips

IPAA predicts drop in domestic crude demand

The Independent Petroleum Association of America forecasts a three month decline in domestic crude demand. Higher oil imports and a seasonal demand drop push imports to a record 1,035,000 barrels daily in June through August, up 32 percent from last year.

Washington Independent Petroleum Association of America IPAA PAA

Extension Finaled In Loving County Oil Well

A Texas Gulf Producing Company well in Loving County in section 79 block 3 W and NW survey produced 14 barrels of 37.7 gravity oil with 79 percent water daily through a pump at 4370 to 4380 feet after fracturing with 2000 gallons. The extension is located half a mile southeast of Wheat Delaware sand pool.

Delaware Loving County Texas Gulf Producing Company W&nw

Germany Wins Olympic Equestrian Team Event

Hans Gunter Winkler steered Germany to team gold in Stockholm riding eventing as the United States finished fifth.

Stockholm Hans-Gunter Winkler Germany United States

Oil Field Drilling Totals Reported Across Multiple Wells

Reading across the list shows numerous wells from Andrews Hamon to Stanolind with depths ranging from 3 762 to 13 382 feet. The report notes drilling status including casing, testing results, acidizing, and one instance of a 24 feet anhydrite sand core complete with a 140 foot test showing mud and water cut oil.

Eddy N.M Western Grayburg Gaines—Amerada Stark Ashman and Hilliard Medlin Jones Proctor Hamon Randolph Husky Parnell Magnolia Palmer Monterey

Basin oil well drilling progress and test results

The report lists multiple oil wells and drill sites across Texas New Mexico and adjacent fields. It notes depths reached drillstem tests recovered mud water and oil quantities and ongoing operations including logging and casing. Names of operators include Humble Magnolia Wilshire and Sunray among others with depths exceeding 12 000 feet in several locations.

Humble South Saunders Magnolia Johnson Sinners Bogle Farms Yoakum Humble & Armstrong Texas Crude Randall

McAlister Fuel completes TXL Pennsylvanian discovery well

In Ector County Texas the McAlister Fuel Company reports a 24 hour test of No 1-A J E Parker flowing 283.73 barrels of 40 gravity oil through a 4 inch choke with a gas oil ratio of 672 to 1. Perforations at 8450 to 8478 and 8460 to 8490 feet in the Pennsylvanian. Located east of Tubb in the TXL area with potential field name TXL Pennsylvanian. Location Section 2 Block 45 T2S T&P Survey.

UPTON Sunray Neal Wilshire Jacobs McAlister Fuel Company Dan and Jack Auld J. E. Parker TXL Ifield Ector County Wolfcamp Detrital T&p Survey

Completion Details At Strawn Test In Fisher County

Gas surfaced during a three hour drillstem test at Fox and Rand dell No 1 Turner Strawn land prospect in Fisher County. In the first test 75 minutes produced 45 feet soil and 15 feet heavily oil cut mud with flow pressure zero and 30 minute closed in pressure 2075 pounds. A second test from 5365 to 90 feet recovered 3100 feet of gas in the drillpipe plus 30 feet of heavily oil cut mud with zero flow and 30 minute closed in at 826 pounds. The project bottomed at 5443 feet.

Fox and Ransdell No Turner Strawn Land Fisher County

Cities Service Official Dies At 67 In New York

New York report states B Ireland longtime head of Cities Service Oil Co operations in the Midwest died after a surgical operation. He was 67 and lived in Bartlesville Oklahoma, where the parent company is headquartered. Ireland led Cities Service Oil Co Delaware Division and served as a director of Cities Service Co. and several Midwest metal and energy operations.

New York Singer B. Ireland Cities Service Oil Co Midwest Ireland Bartlesville Okla Cities Service Co Delaware

Stock Market And Commodity Prices In Fort Worth

The Fort Worth market report shows stocks listed with bid and ask prices from major firms and sectors across utilities oil and rail. Texas markets feature prominent names like Bethlehem Steel Chrysler General Electric and U S Steel with varied trading ranges and over the counter quotes. Agricultural brackets include cattle hogs and lambs with noted price ranges and shifts in demand.

Dow-Jones Averag Cevcccseuceees Ees Amerada Pete American Airlines American Tele & Tele Oes Anaconda Copper Anderson Prichard Oi Argo OU Ve Ces Ahvance Ashland Oi Vas the Atlantic Ret. Co Sorsaversacen Shy Veeeveese Phillips Pete W.cesseesseessweee Plymouth Owl Siby Shell Tuemyaerayen SH Sinclair Socony Mobilia Texas Co Texas Gulf Texas Pacific Land Trust Texas Utilities Tidewater Oil Nate Tee TXL Esaenaee TE Westinghouse Elec Woodley Pete STI Investment Tru Atomic Development Boston Aee Massachusetts Investors Trust Whitehall Fund Texas Industries Big Bey Texas Eastern Texas Eastern Trans Texas Nat'l Pete O Uedly Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Casden_ Peter Deep Rack DuPont Hastman Kodak - el Paso Nat Gas Oe Ford Motor Foremost Dairies Co Freeport Sulphur Es Eeeneee General Electric General Motors Gulf Ob Wensccansens Halliburton Houston Oil Humble Oi J. C. Penney Co Jones & Laughlin Steel Monterey National Supply Northern Natural Gas Northern Pacific Railway Ohio Oil Standard Oil of Calif Standard OU Jerses Sun Oil Sunray Sceeenees Union Oil United States U. S&s. Steel Warren Pete Broad Street Century Shares Trust Chemical Fund Wee Inc Eaton & Howard Stock Pita Sigs. Pee Ey Gas Industries Fund Incorporated Investors Investment Trust of National Investors Corp Southwestern Investors Texas Fund Ewes Wellington Fund Aztec Oil & Gas Ole Beaver Lodge Oil Black Stralls & Bryson Delhi General Gas General Minerals Griggs Gulf Interstate Gas J. Ray McDermott Kewanee Kingwood Eees Republic Nat Gas BSR Sabre Pinon Ur Ceseees South Shore Oil Southern Union Gas Tennessee Gas Trans Three States Nat Gas Ultrasonies Corp Westbrook. Thompson B-Oly Western Nat Gas Welex Veto.oo Serene Ceeee Southwestern Securities Company Shelton Sanders

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