Operators Push For Statewide Oil Allowable Cuts
Independent Texas oil operators urge gradual cuts to allow crude stock levels to balance while Texas asks the Interstate Oil Compact Commission to seek a fair, mutual reduction. The Texas Railroad Commission set July allowables at 164 017 barrels per day after June’s 113 444 barrel cut, with independents warning against bearing the brunt and noting Louisiana already raised quotas.
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Austin
Alvis Vandygriff
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association
Vandygriff
Commission
Tiproa
Vandy
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Texas
Louisiana
Martin Nixon
Corpus Christi and
Southern Minerals Corp
J. A. Neath
Humble
Neath
U. S
Lions Pour Through Laredo Into Mexico
LAREDO June 20 Lion club officials estimated 400 automobiles and 2000 people have passed through Laredo en route to the Lions International convention in Mexico City June 25 to 28. Peak traffic was expected this weekend with a special train of 10 Pullman cars carrying 210 people from Fort Worth.
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Laredo
Lions Club
Lions International
Mexico City
Fort Worth
The Diamond Shop Ad Brings Pearl Jewelry to Odessa
A Diamond Shop promotion invites customers to visit its Odessa store at 202 N Grant to view a full stock of outstanding jewelry including DELTA and IMPERIAL PEARLS. The ad lists the phone number 6 5652 and urges in person acquaintance. The tone mimics a 20th century retail notice.
Rotary Drilling Rigs Active in U S and Canada
A Hughes Tool Co report to the American Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors shows 3,032 rigs active in U S and Canadian oilfields for the week of June 16, up from 2,994 the prior week and 3,018 a month earlier. The West Texas New Mexico region around Odessa shows slack activity with a two rig decline.
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Dallas
United States
Canada
American Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
Hughes Tool Co
West Texas-New Mexico
Odessa
Independent oilman Rudman headlines Tioga Jubilee in North Dakota
Texas oilman M. B. Rudman, a pioneer in North Dakota oil, is a keynote speaker at Tioga’s three day Golden Jubilee. Gov. Norman Brunsdale and Amerada Petroleum officials also attend as Tioga expected to grow from Wil liston Basin discoveries. Rudman warns about politics in oil and unitization while highlighting independent wildcatters’ role in 70 percent of U S fields. He also notes oil income may soon surpass wheat revenue for the state and details his stake in the Math Iverson No 1 a 100 barrel per hour well flowing 200 barrels daily from the Madison formation.
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Williston
N. D
M. B. Rudman
Texas
North Dakota
Tioga
North Dakota Plains
Williston Basin
Norman Brunsdale
Amerada Petroleum Corp
Rudman
Amerada
Trogans
Wildcatter
United States
Williams County
Madison
Locations listed for 10 starters in Odessa area
Ten oil field wells have been staked across six counties in District 8 led by Hockley with four starts and Yoakum County with two. Single wells were staked in Cochran Glasscock Midland and Pecos with specified drill depths and locations for each company including Cactus Drilling Co American Republics Corp United Development Co Sinclair and Gilstrap in Ownby Field.
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Odessa
Hockley
Yoakum County
Cochran
Glasscock
Midland
Pecos
Hockley United Development Co
Texaco-Cable
Levelland
Labour
League
Hardeman Csl
Sinclair
T. O. Midkiff
Midkiff
Fort Stockton
Yoakum United Development Co
Gilstrap
Ownby Field
Gibson
Plains
University of Texas Gets $15400 NSF Grant for Ketone Study
The University of Texas receives a 15400 grant from the National Science Foundation to study ketones, solvents from the petrochemical industry. Dr. Kenneth A. Kobe, chemical engineering professor, will lead a two year project starting in September. The grant marks the foundation's first award to UT.
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Austin
University of Texas
National Science Foundation
Petro-Chemical Industry
Kenneth A. Kobe
Congress
Texas U Receives 1952 53 Research Grants and Fellowships
The University of Texas reports 83 820 in research grant commitments and 1952 53 fellowships funded by major oil interests. Companies including Atlantic Refining Gulf Oil Humble Shell Texas Co Phillips and Std Oil Texas renew or establish fellowships across Petroleum Engineering Chemical Engineering and Chemistry.
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Austin
University of Texas
aAtlantic Refining Co
Gulf Oil Corp
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Shell Oil Co
Texas Co
Ellenburger
American Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
University Extension Division
Humble
Lane Wells Co
California
California Co
Stanolind Oil and Gas Co
Shell
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co
Standard Oil Co. of Texas
Phillips Petroleum Co
Chemical Engineering Department
Ethyl Corp
Gulf
Standard of California
Fan American Refining Corp
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Midland District 8 oil completions pace daily report
Midland County leads with three completions as Cochran Scurry follow with two each in the Odessa area. A total of 12 wells were completed across eight counties including single-well results in Borden Garza Glasscock Kent and Loving.
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Midland County
Cochran
Scurry
Odessa
Borden
Garza
Glasscock
Kent
Loving
BORDEN COUNTY _ Standard No
T. L. Griffin
Hobo
Cochran Shell
Moore
Bledsoe
Magnolia
Dean “D
Slaughter
Garza Ike Lovelady No
Walker
Rocker
Outpost Core Well Set in Ward and Loving to 2600 and 4200 Feet
Buckles and Hostetler Mona hans No 1-A Armstrong-Green to drill 2600 feet in South Ward to obtain core data before waterflood application. Location about 12 miles northwest of Royalty in section 434 H&TC. Ohio Oil Co to drill Loving County project Minnie Kyle No 1-B about 12 miles northeast of Orla. Kyle No 1 offset to drill 4200 feet in section 253 T1 T&P Survey. Delaware Sands formation at No 1.
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Cochran County Cactus Drilling Co. No
C. R. Starnes
Levelland Field
Harrison and Brown Survey
Lehman
Ward County
Loving
Buckles and Hostetler
Monahans
Armstrong - Green
South Ward
H&tc
Royalty
Ohio Oil Co
Loving County
U S Steel Produces First Oil Well in Orange Texas
U S Steel Corp announces its first oil well on its Consolidated Western Steel division land along the Sabine River in Orange Texas. H C Cranfill says the Brown B lower sand at Phoenix Lake Field yields production, with two more wells permitted on an 87 acre tract. this is the first production within Orange city limits.
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Orange
U. S. Steel Corp
Consolidated Western Steel Division
H. C. Cranfill
Consolidated Western
Sabine River
Texas
Texas - Louisiana
Cranfill
Phoenix Lake
TVTA
Government halts oil speculation on federal lands
Washington June 20 The interior department ended a rapid private push promoting 40 acre oil and gas leases on federal lands. Going forward minimum lease size is 640 acres with few exceptions and smaller area applications are rejected. Previously leases were 40 acres, offered at 30 dollars with promoter services advertised at 70 to 300 dollars.
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Washington
Interior Department
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Independent Eyes Future
Hits Control
Glasscock American Republics Corp
J. O. Bigby
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Petro-Chemical
Texas U
Lee C. Moore
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Fred McDuff
Seminole
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Midland Magnolia No
D. T. Bowles
Driver
Carliss Judkins
Tex Harvey
Sinclair No
TXL
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P. L. Fuller
Kelly Snyder
Cisco
Ellis Drilling Co
Patton
Sharon Ridge
Core
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U. S. Steel
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Bond
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