Wolfcamp Discovery Tested at Ector County No. 114 Falken Unit
Anderson Prichard Oil Corp drilled to 9493 feet at No. 114 Falken Unit in Ector County, 14 miles north of Odessa, reporting a Wolfcamp discovery with a 307.98 barrel six hour oil flow and 3515 pounds closing pressure. Earlier tests had gas, oil, and oil-cut mud in the lower Wolfcamp and lower Clear Fork intervals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Prichard Oil Corp
Wolfcamp
Odessa
Ector County
Basin drilling progress reports in Permian wells
The list details numerous wells across the Permian Basin with status notes such as bottomed, drilling, testing, or prepared for drillstem tests. Companies include Texaco, Sinclair, Humble, Conoco, Shell, Socony, and Texaco Remuda Basin, with locations like Andrews Felmont, Culberson, Dawson, Eddy, Midland, Pecos, Reagan, Reeves, Tom Green, Val Verde, Winkler, and Yoakum. Several wells report specific depths, casing, or testing actions and some are being torn down or prepared for cement hardening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Texaco
Bryan Canon
PECOS
Paul L. Davis
Pure-Owens
Humble
E Tyrell
Hunt
Elsinore
Rowan
Douglas
Socony
Weatherby
Reagan
Philips
Zullette
Shell Gauges Fourth Oiler In Ward Pool
Shell Oil Co completed the No 94 Sealy Smith Foundation four miles north of Monahans as the fourth producer and staked a location north extension to the Monahans Queen sand field. It gauged 448 barrels daily with 209 to 1 gas oil ratio. Tubing pressure 340 psi and casing 500 psi. Ormand Bros Drilling Co will drill the No 1B University as a 45 mile outpost to the Southeast Block 17 Delaware field four miles northwest of Pyote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Shell Oil Co
Sealy Smith Foundation
Monahans
Monahans (Queen
G&mmb&a
Ormand Bros. Drilling Co
Odessa
No. 1B University
Delaware
Ward County
Pyote
University Lands Survey
Sand Hills Pool of Crane County Gains Producer
Gulf Oil Corp. recompleted No. 593 W. N. Waddell in the Sand Hills multi pay field of Crane County 19 miles NW of Crane as a second Wichita Albany producer and a one mile south extension. The well is flowing 28 bbls of 34.5 gravity oil daily with 41 percent water and gas oil ratio 7971 as perforated and acidized. It also produces from the Tubbe zone. prior completion yielded 19.35 bbls of 34.3 gravity oil and 6.63 bbls water. Location 555 feet from the south line of Section 20, Block B21, PSL Survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Oil Corp
W. N. Waddell
Tubb
Wolfcamp
Wichita Albany
Sand Hills
Crane County
Crane
Tubbe
PSL Survey
Irion County Oil Well Plugged and Abandoned
Irion Failure Turmer and Webb of Dallas report No 5 Mrs G T Charlton in Irion County tested Sx miles east of Merizon, plugged and abandoned at 1245 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turmer & Webb
Dallas
G. T. Charlton
Irion County
Merizon
Union Seeks 32 Hour Week and 60 Year Retirement
Union district director Joseph P. Molony says the United Steelworkers will push a 32 hour work week and retirement at 60 to fight automation. He blames automation for layoffs as about 25,000 steel workers nationally have been idled in the current slump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo, N.Y
United Steelworkers Union
Joseph P. Molony
Mexican Agriculture Chief Sees No Serious Crop Harm
Mexico City UPI reports the agriculture minister denies serious crop or livestock damage from nine months of drought, noting the drought mainly struck the north and eased with recent rains. He remains optimistic about 1960 agriculture outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
UPI
Conoco Buys Into Plastic Pipe Company
Conoco agreed to purchase a 25 percent stake in Carson Products Corporation of Aurora Ohio, the world’s largest plastic pipe maker. Carson employs about 330 people with plants in Corsicana Texas Asheville North Carolina Compton California Somerville Massachusetts and High Springs Florida. Conoco notes growing plastic pipe demand in oil and petrochemical sectors and cites its own plastics work and upcoming evaluation lab at Ponca City Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Continental Oil
Carson Products Corporation
Aurora
Ohio
E. R. Baker
Conoco
Petrochemical
Carson
Cleveland
Corsicana
Texas
Asheville
N.C
Compton
Calif
Somerville
Mass
High Springs
Fla
Ponca City
Okla
Chicago
Baltimore
Trainer, Pa
Gretna
Lake Charles
Mexican Textiles Hope From New Market Zone
Mexico's textile industry sees relief from idle capacity as opening of the Latin American Common Market Zone is expected to absorb about 30 percent slack, according to the national chamber of the clothing industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
UPI
National Chamber of the Clothing
Yoakum Wildcat Reaches Oil Recovery in San Andres Test
William A Hud son and Edward R Hud son of Fort Worth continue testing at No 1 Phillips Pich 5500 foot wildcat four miles east of Plains Yoakum County after swabbing oil from perforations opposite the San Andres. Swab recovered 109 barrels of oil and 62 barrels of acid.
Texaco No. 17-B Annie Miller multi pay discovery Kirby County
Texaco Inc No 17 B Annie Miller in Yoakum County near Denver City indicates a multipay discovery two miles NW of Denver City with Devonian tests and Wolfcamp production noted. Earlier tests show oil and gas recovery from Simpson, Clear Fork, and Wichita Albany intervals, with locations in Section 862 and adjacent blocks on 640 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ownby
John H. Givson
Texaco Inc
Annie Miller
Denver City
Yoakum County
Wichita- Albany
Clear Fork
Wasson
John H. Gibson
O'Connor Heads Imports Program
Lawrence J. O'Connor Jr. is named administrator of the oil import program effective July 1, succeeding Captain Matthew V. Carson Jr., who is on leave from the Navy. Carson resigns as imports administrator but remains director of the office of oil and gas. O'Connor has been assistant director of Interior's office of oil and gas since October. Interior Secretary Seaton says no expected cut in oil imports in the next six months despite protests from domestic producers over second-half quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lawrence J. O’connor Jr
Matthew V. Carson Jr
Navy
Carson
Office of Oil and Gas
O’connor
Department of Interior
Interior
Fred A. Seaton
Tom Green County to Drill No 4 Well Near San Angelo
W F Tucker and partners from San Angelo announce plans to drill No 4 Mrs D W Hair in the Floyd G Miller field of Tom Green County two miles southeast of San Angelo. Proposed depth 2506 feet. Location 1504.7 feet from south line and 1926.6 feet from west line of Section 1 HTB Survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Tucker
Irion Confirmer Drilling Application Filed
Tucker Drilling Co Inc and Petro Henderson Oil Co of San Angelo filed to drill No 1 Mrs G T Charlton a 6500 foot confirmation test in Irion County. The site lies 0.75 miles south of the lower Canyon discovery and producer in the Brooks multipay area with the confirmer 660 feet south and west of the NW corner of Section 1005 HEWT Survey and in Section 1032 V Ryan Survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucker Drilling Co., Inc
Peter Henderson Oil Co
San Angelo
G. T. Charlton
Irion County
Lower Canyon
Brooks
He&wt
V. Ryan
IPAA June petroleum outlook shows modest rise in demand
IPAA reports March May demand averaging 9.925 million barrels daily, up 6.9 percent from last year, with gasoline use rising 3.1 percent. Third quarter demand seen at 9.315 million bpd, about 0.3 million up from 1959. Inventories should improve by end June, with 20-25 million barrels added in Q2. Imports set at about 9.375 million bpd for June–H2 1960, while residual fuel allocations are 250,000 bpd. uncontrolled imports near 400,000 bpd. Domestic crude output about 6.85 million bpd in June, total markets near 6.9 million bpd in Q3 with NGLs at 0.9 million bpd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Ipaa Supply and Demand Committee
J-M
Tories
Permian Basin wildcat tests span five counties
Oil firms report five new wildcats in Ector Tom Green Sterling Reeves and Runnels counties. Notable wells include Felmont 031 Corp Nos 10 Amburger south of Notrees drilling toward 5000 feet. British American Oil Reeves County No 1 J H Hodges 252000 foot test near Pecos. Fortune Drilling and Davis B Zinke No 1 Charles H Griffith in Tom Green. J D Borgen Ed Kudlacek No 1 Rowena three miles south. and Roy Glass 119 Midland wildcat near Sterling City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector Reeves
Sterling
Tom Green
Runnels Cosaucs
Felmont 031 Corp
Ector County
Notrees
TIS
T&p
Wheeler
British American Oil Producing Co
Reeves County
J. H. Hodges
Pecos
PSL
Jack Barell
Charles O
Madge
Delaware
Sterling County
Jack M
Hockley Prospect Tests Clear Fork Area
Hockley County ten miles south of Smyer reports ongoing testing of the Clear Fork formation at the Hockley Prospect. Latest gauging shows 40.6 barrels of fluid with 6.5 percent water over a 10 hour period from perforations at depths 5583 to 584 feet in the Gear Fork interval. Location specifics note 660 feet from the south and east lines of Section 1, Block A, R.M. Thorapson Survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Ellwood
Hockley County
Smyer Clear Fork
Bjock
Gulf Finals Crane Well completes in University Lands
Gulf Oil Corp No 21 Texas in Crane County reports a Pennsylvanian one mile south extension in the University-Waddell field. The well flowed 391 barrels of 40.4 gravity oil with 4 percent water and a gas oil ratio of 7471. It will be completed with the Devonian, producing from Pennsylvanian perforations at 7463 to 604 feet through a 16464 inch smoke. Previously acidized with 1000 gallons. Location 1950 feet from north and west lines of Section 3, Block 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Oil Corp. No
Texas
University-Waddell
Crane
Crane County
University Lands Survey
For Sale Equipment and Rigged Drilling Gear
Public Supply Company offers for cash the Soo capacity with Eesco 6 308 drawworks plus Lee C Moore 127 mes and Gumbs Bester pemp. About 3000 312 inch drill pipe. Auction July 12 1958 at location. Details from Republic Supply Company Odessa Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SOO
Eesco
Lee C. Moore
Gumbs Bester
Republic Supply Company
Tommy Jo Yates
San Sabo
HC Stacleir
Cherokee
Texas
Yates Road
Gere
Ict
Repeublic Supply Company
West First
Odessa
Tezes
High Court Rules On Sales Of Gas
The Supreme Court split 5 to 4 holding the Federal Power Commission may authorize natural gas sales without a time limit even if parties seek a fixed period. The Sunray Mid-Continent case issued an indefinite certificate. a companion ruling allowed suspensions and potential refunds on a rate hike by Sun Oil. Justice Brennan led the majority with Harlan dissenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Federal Power Commission
William J. Brennan Jr
Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Co
United Gas Pipeline Co
Sun Oil Co
Mississippi
Southern Natural Gas Co
Commission
Sun Oi
High Court
John M. Harlan
Castro May Confiscate Oil Refinery in Cuba
Fidel Castro orders immediate confiscation of the Texaco refinery in Santiago if it refuses to process Soviet crude oil. Texaco, Esso Standard, and Shell operate in Cuba, facing a $76 million investment plus about $60 million foreign exchange owed, as Castro claims Cuba can buy Soviet oil for under $1 a barrel against Venezuela pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Fidel Castro
Texaco, Inc
Santiago
Texaco
Cuba
Esso Standard
Shell Oil Co
Venezuela
Castro
Soviet Union
Andrews Pan American Drilling Plan Near Ellenburg Field
Pan American Petroleum Corp plans a 11 800 foot well in Andrews County at the University area. The location is 1322 feet from the south line and 550 feet from the east line of section 44 13 University, 12 miles west of Andrews, within the Ellenburger Devonian Ellenburg field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan American Petroleum Corp
University
Andrews County
44-13 University
Andrews
Wildcat Well Abandoned Northwest of Lamesa
Dawson Well Dry Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. No. 1 Lewis E. McClelan, Dawson, County, a wildcat re entry 84 miles northwest of Lamesa, has been abandoned at a depth of 12 619 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
Lewis E. McClelan
Dawson
Wildcat
Lamesa
Solon Urges Oil Imports Cut and Production Decline
UPI report quotes Rep. Ed Edmondson of Oklahoma warning that oil imports exceeding 25 percent of U S production threaten goals of the mandatory import program. He cites a 131000 barrel daily shortfall from 1939 levels, a 19 percent drop in active rotary rigs since 1959, and declines in employment and prices. Oklahoma faces a 20000 bpd state production drop, 30 percent fewer rotary rigs, and a 35 percent drop in wells drilled so far this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Ed Edmondson
D-Okla
Congress
Congressional Record
U.S
Oklahoma
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Socony 1 State Barrett
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EDDY
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A Foster
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TXL
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Njakan
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Temco
Tennessee Gas Trans Texaco
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Sone
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Irion
IPAA
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Runnels
I Griffith
Christoval
Saul
H&tc Survey
Atrice
Ian Runnels
J. D. Borgen
Ed Kudlacek
FURR
Choice
K.C
Andrews Hwy
New York
Dawson Well Dry
Solon
Saye
Croc Yaeo
Kentucky
Early Times Distillery CO
Louisville, Kentucky
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