Johnson asks study on gas ruling effects
U S Senator Lyndon B Johnson of Texas urged President to order a study on problems arising from a Supreme Court decision expanding federal power over the natural gas industry. He proposed a special commission with industry, state, and consumer representatives to report by January 1953.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Sendover
Supreme Court
Ndustry
Johnson
Eisenhowlerowne
Hi Power Commission
Texas
Dawson Wildcat Drills Deep Test Near Patrica
Dawson County wildcat three miles east of Patrica is at total depth of 11 186 feet preparing to take a Grillstein test in the Mississippian lime from 11 110 to 186 feet. The wildcat is located 660 feet from the north line and 660 feet from the west line of section D2 Mack 86 T 4 N T P survey.
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Masrola Petroleum Company
J. Foster
Dawson County
Patrica
Hee
N. T&p
Crane Wildcat Blows Out Near Crane County
The McElroy Ranch Company No 731 Es tes Estate wildcat 25 miles west of Crane in Crane County blew out today and is shut in with mud mixing. Operators plan to kill it and drillstem test Thursday. Located 660 feet north and 1280 feet east of section 7, block B-28 PSL survey. Rowan Drilling Company is the contractor.
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McElroy Ranch Company
Newmont Oil Company
Estes Estate
Wildcat
Crane
Crane County
PSL Survey
Rowan Drilling Company
Humble Oil Strikes New Extender in Andrews County
Humble Oil and Refining Company No 2 State University Y operator reports first well and southwestern extension to Midland Falls Northeast Ellenburger Field in Andrews County flowing on drill stem test. Bottomed at 12 5646 feet in dolomite with tubing to complete. Pressures and outputs noted, with gas and water returns and a 660 foot spot from section lines 20 block I University Lands survey ten miles southeast of Andrews.
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Humble Oil and Refining Company No. 2 State University
Midland Falls
Ellenburger
Andrews County
Toel
University Lands Survey
Andrews
Explosion Rips Compressor Station On Gas Pipeline
PAMPA Texas June 23 An explosion ripped a compressor station on a major gas pipeline destroying two cars and injuring two workers Kenneth Walters suffered third degree burns over most of his body Grover Austin Jr sustained burns and bruises Bob Wilson timekeeper saw debris fly The blast ignited a high pressure leak feeding flames hundreds of feet high The fire burned out after an hour with repairs to the line delaying no metropolitan gas service per company official statements
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Pampa
Tex
Cities Service Gas Co
Compte
Kenneth Walters
Grover i Austin Jr
Bob Wilson
Pipline
Oklahoma City
Kansas City
Burton Wiand
Wiand
Texas
Howard Wildcat Drills Gouges Canyon Reef in West Texas
Champlin Refining Company's No. 1 Joe Myers wildcat, 15 miles northwest of Big Spring in Howard County, recovered gas and oil on a drillstem test in the Canyon Reef from 9050 to 9164 feet. Gas surfaced in 12 minutes, estimated 200000 cubic feet daily. Recovery included 200 feet heavily gas, 600 feet oil and gas cut mud, 200 feet salt water. Flowing pressure 175 to 550 psi. no shut in. Drilling at 9109 feet in section 8, block 33, T-2-N, T&P survey.
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Champlin Refining Company
Joe Myers
Wildcat
Big Spring
Howard County
Canyon Reef
Jme
T&p Survey
Yanks and Britons Complete Europe's Largest Refinary
London reports American led British workers finished the 112.5 million Fawley oil refinery six months early near Southampton. The project used 5000 British workers and 70 American supervisors to boost Britain’s crude processing capacity and save $2,000,000 weekly by refining at home.
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Europe
Fawley
England
London
NER
Ords
Britain
Southampton
Middle East
U. S
New York
Atlantic
Howard Extender Well Finaled in Northwestern Howard County
A. O. Wellman and Sons with Texas Crude Oil Company No. 2 completed in Mildred Jones south extension of the Oceanic Penn Field producing 1190.4 barrels of oil per day. Flow through a 64 inch choke with tubing pressure 700 psi and casing pressure 250 psi, gas oil ratio 689 to 1, gravity 42.3 degrees. Top of pay at 8249 feet, total depth 8285 feet, location in section 36 block 33 T-3-N T&P survey, 330 feet from north and west lines of the southeast quadrant.
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A. O. Wellman and Sons and
Texas Crude Oil Company No
Mildred Jones
Oceanic
Penn
Howard County
T&p Survey
Wildcat In Pecos Tests Yates Formation Near Fort Stockton
Sharples Oil Corporation and Joseph I. ONeill Jr report a wildcat well No 1 State Lethco located 12 miles northwest of Fort Stockton Pecos County coring at 3145 feet. A drillstem test from 3070 to 2300 feet in the Yates lasted one hour yielding 115 feet of slightly oil cut mud with flowing pressure 30 to 65 psi. No shut in pressure recorded. north and west lines of section 4 block 142 Township and range unknown.
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Sharples Oil Corporation
Joseph I. O'Neill Jr
Lethco
Wildcat
Fort Stockton
Pecos County
Yates
Block 142
T&st. L
Lea County Well Blows Out In Lea County New Mexico
Anderson Prichard Oil Company No 1 American Republics Federal in Lea County New Mexico blew out today at 8350 feet depth in the Devonian. Gas and a small amount of water were reported as mud is being used. The well reached the Devonian at 8240 feet on minus 5217 feet, located 1980 feet from the south and west lines of section 28 25s 37e.
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Anderson-Prichard Oil Company
American Republics
Federal
Lea County
New Mexico
Extension Granted To Appeal Gas Ruling
The states of Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico receive a July 2 deadline to file a petition for a Supreme Court rehearing on a ruling that the Federal Power Commission should regulate natural gas producers. Former Texas Governor Dan Moody requested the extension on behalf of the states and Justice Hugo L Black granted it. Moody will file the rehearing petition after preparing a proper legal brief.
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Washington
Texas
Supreme Court
Federal Power Commission
Dan Moody
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Hugo L. Black
Moody
Three Texas Counties Draw Wildcats in Floyd Sutton Nolan
Three West Texas counties Floyd Sutton and Nolan stake wildcat oil locations. In Floyd Ralph J Abey et al of Dallas hold No 1 E B Howard 660 feet from lines seven miles north of Fairview with 9500 foot rotary drilling on 169 acre lease at 3176.2 feet. In Sutton Western Drilling Co Inc stakes No 3 Ella Wallace 330 feet from lines 13 miles southeast of Sonora with 5200 foot rotary drill on 160 acre lease. In Nolan T C Huddle and Imperial Producing Corp drill No 1 G W Boyd 467 feet from lines nine miles southeast of Sweetwater with 6500 foot rotary tool on 80 acre lease.
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Floyd
Sutton
Nolan
Floyd County
Ralph J. Abbey
Dallas
Gc&sf
Fairview
Sutton County
Western Drilling Company, Inc
Ella Wallace
Twé&Ng Survey
Sonora
Nolan County
T. C. Huddle and
Imperial Producing Corporation
G. W. Boyd
T&p
Sweetwater
Roy Parks Flowed Oil From Penn Field Well No. 2
No. 2 Roy Parks in the Headlee Field Odessa area flowed oil on a drillstem test in the Pennsylvanian. The test from 9980 to 10050 feet showed oil flow with 30 minute shut in pressure 4250 pounds and flowing pressure 925 to 1450 pounds. It is the first Pennsylvanian flow after finds in Ellenburger and Devonian. The project continues drilling at about 10080 feet in lime and chert.
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Texas Gulf Producing Company
Roy Parks
Odessa
Headlee
Ector County
Strawn
Ellenburger
T&p
Oceanic Reef Test at 7935 Feet In Texas Wildcat
Oceanic Oil Company No. 1 W. J. McAdams, a Borden County wildcat four miles east of Vealmoor, reached total depth 7935 feet and conducted a drillstem test in the Reef from 7898 to 7935 feet. The well topped the Reef at 7897 feet on a derrick floor elevation of 2592 feet, located with a north line and 1980 feet from the west line of section 26, block 32, T-3-N, T&P survey.
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Oceanic Oil Company No
W. J. ‘McAdams
Borden County
Vealmoor
T&p
Rules Approved for Mineral Creek Fields Spacing and Proration
The Railroad Commission adopted rules for Mineral Creek Fields in Grayson County. Spacing set at 933 feet between wells and 330 feet from wells to property lines. Gas oil ratio capped at 2000 cubic feet per barrel. Proration units at four acres. Daily allowable base 75 percent on acreage and 25 percent on well count.
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Austin &—the Railroad Commission
Mineral Creek
Grayson County
Production Tests At Hanley Company Well
Tests at Hanley Company 1-A Beal discovery in Reef, southern Borden County, ran 23 hours with varied choke sizes producing an estimated 146 barrels of oil and 11 barrels of water.
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Hanley Company 1-A Beal
Borden County
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