Judge Amends Court Injunction On Refinery Pickets
A federal appeals judge set a noon Friday deadline on an order restricting pickets at three Gulf Coast refineries amid a nationwide strike by five seamen unions directed at American shipowners. The ruling preserves limited access at Gulf and Texaco plants while keeping other ports near Port Arthur Port Neches Galveston affected. No violence reported. several ships idled as port movements remained near normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf and Texaco
Port Arthur
Port Neches
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
Big Todd
Galveston
Todd
Brown
Maritime Union
U.S. Dist
Joe Sheehy
Tyler
Sheehy
Tiler
Sinclair
Houston
Corpus Christi
Oil Workers Union
Texas
Market Rebounds With Quiet Trading In Early Afternoon
The Associated Press average of 60 stocks at noon rose 1.30 to 244.60 with gains across industrials rails utilities and motors. Eastman Kodak and Du Pont climbed about 2 points each while American Telephone recovered about 2 points. Dow Jones industrial average stood at 696.65, up 5.97, as corporate bonds fell and government bonds inched higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
American Telephone
Eastman Kodak
du Pont
Union Carbide
Merch
American Smelting
Phelps Dodge
U.S
Oil field drillings and production notes in Lea and Ward counties
The report details multiple oil and gas activities in Lea and Ward counties. Amerada Petroleum, Phillips Petroleum, Gulf Oil and Texaco announce new wells and offsets, with depths around 12,000 to 12,500 feet, locations near Gladiola, Tatum, Mallamar, and Wickett, and initial production figures including barrels per day and gas-oil ratios.
Borden County Gains 2 Tests for Deep Ellenburger Wildcat
Two new oil prospects are staked in Borden County. Cabot Corp plans an 8700‑foot Ellenburger wildcat 10 miles northeast of Gail, near South Gail and Romac field areas. Duncan Drilling will drill a 3300‑foot Permian swildcat 25 miles north of Big Spring with ties to Clara Good field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borden County
Cabot Corp
Midland
J. E. Miller
Gail
Romac
T&p
Duncan Drilling
Big Spring
T. M. Good
Clara Good
Eeselman
Dirksen Attacks Interior Circular on Soviet Oil Trade
Senator Everett Dirksen denounces an Interior Department information circular he says advocates Soviet oil exports as a potential benefit. He demands publication in Congress and calls the report unwise amid Cold War tensions, urging officials to explain the statements attributed to Donald Zelzel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
Interior Department
Soviet Union
Dirksen
Congressional Record
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
United States
Donald J. Fredzel
Ussr
Oil well drilling report with multiple company entries
A historical survey of oil field activity lists numerous wells by company and location with details on drilling progress, depths, perforations, acidizing, swabbing, fracturing, and outcomes. Entries include Clayton, Cochran Sunray Brown, Crane Bayview, Mobil Glenna, Crockett Constantine, and many others across Midland, Pecos, Odessa, and surrounding districts, noting depths up to about 13,000 feet, production actions, and equipment used.
Gas industry reports record safety improvements in 1960
The gas utility and pipeline sector, while employing about 26 percent more workers since 1948, posted a 65 percent improvement in employee safety. Disabling injuries per million man hours dropped to 7.01 in 1960, the 13th straight year of reduced accidents.
API Conservation Aid Extension Proposed by Industry
SEW YORK Special reports the American Petroleum Institute calls for extended cooperation among conservation groups and an education program on wildlife and natural resources. The institute endorses member education to boost public appreciation and promote road conservation practices, advocating full cooperation among industry government and private conservation bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SEW York
American Petroleum Institute
Oil Industry Trade Association
Johnston Co. report on wildcat well in Stonewall County
E C Johnston Co of Longview reports No 1 R O Carruthers wildcat well in Stonewall County is plugged and abandoned. The borehole lies 3145 miles southeast of Old Glory at a depth of 5941 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Johnston Co
Longview
R. O. Carruthers
Stonewall County
Old Glory
Pecos Project Quit in Mechine try
Pecos County field project halted five miles south of Covanosa in Midland No 1 mobility area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Midland
Pecos County
Covanosa
FPC Schedules El Paso Hearing on Gas Rates
The Federal Power Commission set a July 24 hearing in Washington on four proposed El Paso Natural Gas Company rate hikes totaling about 51.4 million dollars annually. The earliest proposal dates to 1955 with two previous actions, including a 16.4 million dollar yearly increase that began January 1, 1958 and was superseded by a 25.37 million dollar rise on August 1, 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Power Commission
el Paso Natural Gas Company
el Paso
Texas
Oil Industry Faces Shortage Of Petroleum Engineers
Tulsa special reports the Oil and Gas Journal warns of a looming shortage of petroleum engineers as freshmen and sophomores choose electronics and missiles. Enrollment in petroleum engineering has fallen from 4,803 in 1957 to 1,785 in 1960, with 1961 seniors at 589. Recruiters report scarce quality prospects and industry wide shifts toward other engineering disciplines as economic conditions chill oil employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Oil and Gas Journal
Guanpower
Irion Discovery Gauged Delaware Strike In Reeves Prairie
Delaware basin gas discovery reported by Reeves County wildcat 11 Midland along No 115 Worsham prospect. Early flow tests show gas surfacing within minutes at rates up to 1.25 million cubic feet per day, with total depth 4995 feet and notable mud and salt water recovery. Nearby Devonian Wolfcamp prospect at Gaines County tests oil and gas with swabbing yielding fresh oil and gas intervals. Another Brooks Canyon sand No 4 discovery reports 2,125,000 cubic feet per day during a 24-hour potential test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie States Petroleum Corp
Reeves County
Wildcat
Midland
Barstow
Worsham
Delaware
Scott Field
H&gn
Ashman and Hilliard No. 4 ‘Limited
Williamson Petroleum Co
C. i Norman
Gaines County
Wolfcamp
Seminole
H&tc
Runnels County Wells Seek New Offsets and Drilling
Two new oil wells are planned in Runnels County near Winters and Ballinger. William D. Austin et al will drill one offset to the Brede meyer field at 4500 feet, targeting 157 barrels of 44 gravity oil daily through a 10-64 inch choke. The location sits 1150 feet north and 1263 feet east of Section 75 CTRR. Andy Spreen to drill a northeast outpost to the Gardner sand field at 3900 feet, located 3186 feet west and 330 feet north of the C. W. Witt Survey No SIA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Westbrook
G. O. Shettle
Monahans
Pearce
Ward County
Wickett
Yates
South Ward
Block H. Ketc
William D. Austin
Abi- Jene
W. M. Kurtz
Bredemeyer
Runnels County
Winters
CTRR
Jim.b. Curry
Abilene
Andy Spreen
Cvonwell
Cindy Kay
Gardner Sand
Texaco Buys New Mexico Oil Leases
The New Mexico State Land Office reports a monthly lease sale bringing in $293,364 for 43,823.27 acres. Texaco, Inc. of Midland Texas made the top oral bid at 22.50 dollars per acre for 2 percent acres in Roosevelt County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
New Mexico
Texaco, Inc
Midland
Tex
Roosevelt County
Reeves Wildcat Drill to test Devonian in Reeves County
Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Co. No. 1 O. P. Anderson will be drilled as a 16,000 foot Devonian wild cat in northern Reeves County, about 15 miles southeast of Orla. The well lies one mile north of the Dixiland Delaware field with no nearby Devonian production nearby. Lines: Section 10, Block 2, HGN Survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Oil Corp
Federal-Hannigan
Delaware
Doudge X
Leaf County
Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Co
O. P. Anderson
Reeves County
Orla
Dixiland
H&gn
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OTOL
Aberghaney Corp
Amerada Fete
Amencan Motors
Fainpoen Svonaee Cree Seer
Amenecan Zones
Aveo Corp
Beaunst Malls
Boeing Airplane
Budd Miz
Columbia Gas Central Sore Ciies
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Croan Cork
Ivan River Mills
Detri Steel
el Paso N Fmersa Elec
Foremost Dalties
General Innamies General General Gerbver Glen Aien J
Aemilien Ait Amencan
Tel & Tel Anacoria Coarmco Steel
Goldwin-Lima
Beckman
Brantif Airlines
Burlington Ind. J. L
Chemtron
Crucibie Steel
Lhcert
Eimeraon Radio
Creneral Gen Cat American
Wee Star Gas
Cman
Cfn
Are & Roebuck
Swit
Vray Moai Neeory Rand
Koleeman
Calu
Inia
OMY, Sedaevegeenins Wi Gee
Naker Packard
MYCIN
Gut Prk
Amerada Petroleum Corp
Brady Lowe
Gladiola
Lea County
Max Pray
Zelan I. Craig
Texas Crude Oil Co
Hill and Meeker
Tatum
Discovery
South Crossroads
Phillips Peirleum Co
Mid
Land
Leaman
Mallamar
Sinclair Refining Co
Houston Ship Channel
National Maritime Union
NMU
Solon
Andrews
Borden — Cobb and Champlin
Clayton and Johnson
Texaco
Clayton
Bayview
Eppenauer
Harris
Bell
Mobil Glenna
EE State
Great Western
ODC
McAlister
Pure
Sinclair Stone
Tidewater
Loving — Holbrook
University
Union
Atell
Bancroft
Sidle
Atlantic
Gallerier
Gulf
Croft
Hunt
Elsinore
Nutt
Wangon
Puckett
Wimberly
Odessa Natural and Doalen Wilbanks
Mobil Sibles
Dalling
Southern Minerals
Jasper
Presidio
Roosevelt
Sam Boren
State
Dawson
Scurry
Cites Service
Taylor
Eddy — Sinclair
West
Gaines — Baxter
Mayo
Garza
Conoco
Glasscock
Hubert Reed
Texas National Tom
Hockley
Gillespie
Hamon
Spade
Humble
Johnston
Kent
Sutton — Amerada
Zallons
Terrell — Roden i
Winkler — Gulf
Keystone
American Gas Association
API
Stonewall
Odessa
Mayflower
San Angelo
Lubbock
Kae
Lee Tian
FPC
Irion
Reeves
N.M
Reeves Wildcat
E. Oeh
Odess
Tex. Midland
West Weil
National Company
America
Hal Brown
Scharbauer Hotel
Mutual
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