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Developing planning models

Mr. Holloway joined the Gulf Oil Corporation in 1939. His previous publications are in the fields of chemical engineering, statistics and computing. He is now the Senior Adviser on Planning Systems and member of Gulf's European Planning Council. The paper presents the author's view that linear programming is an efficient vehicle for long range planning, that it is more comprehensive and when properly structured requires no more computer time than the perhaps more conventional simulation models. Further, that it has the great advantage that the planner himself can control not only the data content of his model, but can also control the way in which the data is treated within the model even to the extent of making drastic matrix changes.

Current Status of Oil Shale Development in United States: ABSTRACT

There is no commercial oil shale development in the United States today despite extensive and well known deposits and periodic flurries of interest. In the current energy situation the oil shales of the Green River Formation in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming are attracting a great deal of interest as a possible secure domestic source of synthetic crude oil. High grade oil shale deposits containing a potential 600 billion bbl of shale oil occur in an 11-million-acre area of the three states. The tempo of predevelopment activity has accelerated during the last year and the prospects for a domestic shale oil industry in the foreseeable future appear good. Four private industrial groups recently have announced tentative plans for development of private oil shale lands in Colorado. The Colony Development group has operated a semi-works scale facility north of Grand Valley, Colorado, at 1,000 tons per day with room and pillar underground mining techniques and a surface retort using the TOSCO II system. Union Oil Company has done prior experimental mining and retorting on their lands which adjoin the Colony property. Superior Oil Company has announced their intention to explore the lower oil shale zones by an inclined shaft to determine the feasibility of a multi-mineral development producing nahcolite and dawsonite as well as shale oil in the northern part of the Piceance basin. Occidental Petroleum Company has successfully operated an ex erimental in-situ retorting process north of DeBeque, Colorado. A group of 16 companies has joined in a 30-month program to develop and test a new retorting system. The United States Department of Interior has been involved in research and investigation of the Green River oil shales and the technology for their development for many years. It has now initiated a prototype program of leasing for development by private End_Page 905------------------------------ industry of a small part of the approximately 80% of the oil shale resources which are Federally owned. Four years of study and planning and the completion of a six-volume Environmental Impact Statement have preceded this action. If this program is successful the production from the six Federal leases combined with production from private lands could reach an estimated 400,000 bbl per day by the early 1980s and one million bbl per day before the close of that decade. The first lease offering under the prototype program of a single 5,100-acre tract in northwestern Colorado was on January 8, 1974. Eight offers were received with a high bid of $210,305,600 submitted by a combination of Standard Oil Company of Indiana and the Gulf Oil Corporation. This appears to be the highest per acre bid ever received by the Federal government for the leasing of any mineral deposit. The total of all bonus bids received was $641,126,463.09. End_of_Article - Last_Page 906------------

The Southern Africa Task Force Proxy Statement on Gulf Oil Corporation : A Document in Ethics and International Affairs

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Review of Oil and Gas Developments in Utah and Nevada, 1965-1966: ABSTRACT

The most significant development in Utah was the January 1, 1966, completion of the Phillips Petroleum Company's A-1 Bridger Lake Fork well in Summit County. The well was tested for 2,753 b/d of 40.3° API gravity oil. Drilling activity for 1965 in Utah decreased from 1964. There were 37 fewer wells and 233,422 less feet drilled. It is estimated that the number of wells to be drilled in 1966 will be fewer than those completed in 1965. However, the total footage will be about the same. End_Page 2028------------------------------ Since Utah reached its peak production in 1959, the state has experienced a continued drop in oil production of about 3 million bbls. per year. This rate of decline was observed for 1965, and will be about the same for 1966. The Uinta basin in Utah was the only geologic province that remained active as a result of several successful wildcat completions. These discoveries were significant because they expanded the Red Wash field into a belt of production that presently extends for 50 mi. Although exploration for conventional oil fields has declined in recent years, a great upturn in drilling activity became apparent in the evaluation of numerous oil shale and bituminous sandstone deposits of Utah. Shell Oil Company presently is conducting a steam-injection pilot flood in the Sunnyside area and two additional thermal recovery projects are pending. Drilling activity in Nevada has been concentrated in the Eagle Springs oil field. Presently there are 10 producing wells which have proved the existence of 800 productive acres. Elsewhere, Gulf Oil Corporation is drilling the fifth well in its current series to evaluate the stratigraphy and petroleum potential of various basin valleys in east-central Nevada. It has been reported that Gulf Oil Corporation will drill several additional wells. End_of_Article - Last_Page 2029------------

Exploration and Development in Utah and Nevada, 1964-1965: ABSTRACT

Utah's Uinta basin continues to be the best part of that State in which to prospect for oil and gas. Wildcatters discovered gas at two localities and oil at six localities out of 24 wells drilled in the Uinta basin between September 1, 1964, and June 1, 1965. Excluding the Four Corners area, half of the wells drilled in Utah were in the Uinta basin. Other wildcat wells were drilled at scattered localities through the northern Paradox basin, the northern plunge of the Uncompahgre uplift, the northern San Rafael swell, and the Kaiparowits region. These wells resulted in one oil and one gas discovery. All but two of the new oil discoveries were completed in Tertiary Green River sandstones near Red Wash field and in the belt of productive Green River sandstone extending west from Red Wash. Of the others, one was a new pay discovery (Jurassic Entrada Sandstone) in the old Ashley Valley field, and the other was an oil discovery in the Permian Kaibab on the Ferron anticline, between the San Rafael swell and the Wasatch plateau. During the first half of 1965, approximately the same number of wells were completed in Utah as during the first half of 1964. However, fewer wells were completed in 1964 than during 1963. Daily oil-productive capacity is down to 75,000 barrels per day from 90,000 barrels in 1964. The number of acres of Federal land under lease declined by 150,000 acres during the first quarter of 1965 from the previous quarter. Oil and gas industry expansion plans include a 6-inch gas transmission line to be built south from Price, Utah, to the Ferron gas field by Mountain Fuel Supply Company. Gulf Oil Corporation is considering the construction of a 3-million dollar viscosity breaker plant at the Wonsits Unit (near Red Wash) where its productive capacity of high-pour-point waxy crude oil exceeds the amount that can be accommodated by existing pipelines. A successful 3/4-mile step-out well east of the oil production in the Tertiary Sheep Pass Sandstones, Eagle Springs field, was completed early in 1965; this discovery gave added stimulation to leasing and drilling in Nevada. By mid-year, four development wells were being drilled around the step-out. An additional ½ million acres of Federal lands were leased during the first half of 1965, to bring the total to slightly more than 2 million acres of Federal lands under lease in Nevada. Northern Railroad Valley, White River Valley, and Jakes Valley are all leased. Large blocks of acreage also have been leased in Long Valley, Butte Valley, Steptoe Valley, and Newark Valley. Since the current play started in March, 1964, one dry hole has been drilled in Newark Valley, two in White River Valley, and one on the eastern flank of the Eagan Range. End_of_Article - Last_Page 1568------------

Deep Tests in Denmark 1935-1959

The exploration activity which resulted in the 31 deep tests reported on in this paper is briefly outlined in the introductory chapter.Mr. F. Ravlin initiated exploration by drilling the two wells at Harte. He held the concession covering all of Denmark from 1935 to 1938, when Gulf Oil Corporation acquired the concession. A large amount of geophysical and geological work was subsequently carried out under the aegis of the Gulf Oil Corporation, and until 1957 eighteen deep tests were completed. Finally, during the period from 1957 to 1959, when the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was the concessionaire, seismic work was carried out in selected areas, and 11 deep tests were drilled.Among the geological results the most important one was the proof of a well developed Pre-Upper Cretaceous sedimentary basin in Denmark. The rock column includes Pre-Cambrian, Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, and Lower Cretaceous formations. A thick evaporite sequence in the Upper Permian Zechstein is the prerequisite of the salt dome province discovered in North Jutland.Oil shows were encountered in dolomites of the Zechstein in South Jutland, but these petroliferous beds proved unproductive. A short blow out of petroleum gas was, moreover, experienced while drilling in the Suldrup salt dome in North Jutland. It is assumed, that a Zechstein dolomite was the reservoir.An abbreviated well log is given for each of the 31 deep tests. Graphic logs of the wells arranged into simple cross sections are found on plates 18 to 22. Bibliographic references regarding fossil species of importance for biostratigraphy are given in the Danish annex at the end of the paper. Most of the species concerned are illustrated on plates 1 to 11.

THE SHIPYARD OF THE FUTURE

Naval Engineers JournalVolume 75, Issue 2 p. 253-258 THE SHIPYARD OF THE FUTURE JAMES F. GOODRICH, JAMES F. GOODRICH The author was educated in the city schools at Jackson, Mich., and received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1937 from the University of Michigan, Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. Upon graduation, he served in various capacities in the engine rooms of Gulf Oil Corporation tankers, followed by a year as a machinist in the employ of Bethlehem Steel Company, Sparrows Point, in Maryland. In 1940 he joined the Todd Shipyards Corporation, Tacoma Division, where he was employed in various engineering capacities and eventually as Chief Engineer from 1943 to 1945, at which time he was transferred to the Seattle Division of Todd Shipyards Corporation, serving as General Superintendent and then as Assistant General Manager until 1956. In April of that year he was appointed to the position of General Manager of the Los Angeles Division, in which capacity he is now serving. In addition to The American Society of Naval Engineers, Inc., included among his many memberships in professional and civic organizations are The Navy League of the United States and The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, in which latter society he is on the Executive Committee and serves as a Member of Council.Search for more papers by this author JAMES F. GOODRICH, JAMES F. GOODRICH The author was educated in the city schools at Jackson, Mich., and received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1937 from the University of Michigan, Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. Upon graduation, he served in various capacities in the engine rooms of Gulf Oil Corporation tankers, followed by a year as a machinist in the employ of Bethlehem Steel Company, Sparrows Point, in Maryland. In 1940 he joined the Todd Shipyards Corporation, Tacoma Division, where he was employed in various engineering capacities and eventually as Chief Engineer from 1943 to 1945, at which time he was transferred to the Seattle Division of Todd Shipyards Corporation, serving as General Superintendent and then as Assistant General Manager until 1956. In April of that year he was appointed to the position of General Manager of the Los Angeles Division, in which capacity he is now serving. In addition to The American Society of Naval Engineers, Inc., included among his many memberships in professional and civic organizations are The Navy League of the United States and The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, in which latter society he is on the Executive Committee and serves as a Member of Council.Search for more papers by this author First published: May 1963 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-3584.1963.tb04864.x AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume75, Issue2May 1963Pages 253-258 RelatedInformation

Businessmen in Politics

The in movement began in earnest with the announcement of the results of the I958 congressional election. There was no doubt that this election was a striking victory for the Democratic Party and a humiliating rout for the Republicans. Whereas the line-up in the Eighty-fifth Congress' House of Representatives consisted of 235 Democrats and 200 Republicans, the margin in the newlyelected House widened to 282 to i53. Moreover the Senate lost, through defeat or retirement, such pro-business lawmakers as John Bricker, Edward Thye, George Malone, Arthur Watkins, Chapman Revercomb, Alexander Smith, William Knowland, and William Jenner. There were further indications that the new arrivals in both houses of Congress had been supported by trade union funds and the doorbell-ringing campaign of the AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Education (COPE). The next two years would be difficult ones for business, at least so far as the legislative prospect was concerned. Nor was it heartening to know that in five out of six states voters rejected right to law referenda. In anticipation of and in response to this turn of events, the members of the business community began to sound warnings. An executive of the Gulf Oil Corporation minced no words in calling attention to the predatory gangsterism and crackpot socialism that are thriving and expanding under congressional benevolence.' The president of du Pont, looking over the election returns, complained that corporations as such are disenfranchised and are without political identity.2 Less than a month after the Eighty-sixth Congress settled down to business a Ford Motor Company spokesman felt entitled to speak of labor's domination of the present United States Congress.3 The answer, of course, was for businessmen to get into politics and to act as a countervailing force against trade union power and the general trend towards socialistic legislation. The president of the United States Chamber of Commerce exhorted that association's members:4 We must roll up our sleeves and get to work * A.B. I95I, Amherst College; B.A. 1953, Oxford University; Ph.D. I955, Princeton University; Associate Professor of Government, Cornell University. Author, POLITICS AND THE CORPORATION (1958); POLITICAL THEORY: PHILOSOPHY, IDEOLOGY, SCIENCE (I96I). Contributor to political science and general periodicals. t B.A. I96I, Cornell University. Graduate Student at Harvard School of Business Administration, I961-1962. Currently Graduate Student in Political Science, The Ohio State University. 1Archie D. Gray, quoted in Washington Post and Times Herald, Sept. 23, 1950, p. 26. 2 Crawford H. Greenewalt, A Political Role for Businessmen, address delivered before the North Carolina Citizens Association, March 25, I959. 3 Thomas R. Reid, Political Action: A New Dimension of Responsibility for Management, speech delivered before the American Management Association General Management Conference, Jan. 26, I959. 4 William A. McDonnell, quoted in Time magazine, Oct. 6, I958, p. 82, cols. 1-2.

GULF OIL CORPORATION·PITTSBURGH 30, PENNYSLVANIA

RETURN TO ISSUEPREVAdvertisementNEXTGULF OIL CORPORATION·PITTSBURGH 30, PENNYSLVANIACite this: Chem. Eng. News 1957, 35, 52, 81Publication Date (Print):December 30, 1957Publication History Published online12 November 2010Published inissue 30 December 1957https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-v035n052.p081Copyright © 1957 AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETYArticle Views54Altmetric-Citations-LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (154 KB) SUBJECTS:Lipids Get e-Alerts

Exploratory Drilling in 1956

This report, the 12th based on data gathered by the Committee on Statistics of Exploratory Drilling, is the 21st annual summary on the subject published in the Bulletin. Frederic H. Lahee prepared this statistical analysis and wrote the annual article for 20 consecutive years. The current writer agreed to act as chairman of the Committee for one year because no one else was available. He is pleased indeed to announce that B. W. Blanpied of the Gulf Oil Corporation will be chairman for the coming year. During 1956, 16,173 exploratory holes were drilled in the United States. Of these 8,709 were new-field wildcats, 3,841 were new-pool tests (including new-pool wildcats, deeper-pool tests, and shallower-pool tests), and 3,623 were outposts. Among the new-field wildcats, 868 were successful; among the new-pool tests 1,021 were successful; and among the outposts 1,207 were successful. The total exploratory footage drilled in the United States in 1956 was 73,981,176 ft. in the 16,173 holes, or 4,574 ft. per hole. These figures compare with 69,173,209 ft. drilled in 14,937 exploratory holes, with an average depth of 4,631 ft. in 1955. For the ninth time, we are presenting data on Canada and Mexico. End_Page 989------------------------------

Geology of Maracaibo Basin, Venezuela: PART 1

Geology of Maracaibo Basin, Venezuela: PART 1

THE CROSBYTON ANOMALY, SOUTHEASTERN CROSBY COUNTY, TEXAS

The purpose of this study has been the interpretation of the most probable structure producing the slightly subcircular anomaly at Crosbyton, as mapped by the pendulum, torsion balance, magnetometer, and dip needle. Work was begun in 1935 under the direction of Dr. Barton, who was to have written the geological considerations. All calculations were completed in 1938, but unfortunately the geological interpretation was not written by Dr. Barton before his death, July 8, 1939. At my request, since he had discussed the Crosbyton anomaly with Dr. Barton many times, and was quite familiar with the work we were doing, Mr. Weaver kindly consented to write the geological interpretation and help me with the completion of the paper. It is due to his knowledge and able assistance that the paper has been brought up to date in the light of subsequent drilling by the Gulf Oil Corporation.

A Silurian Graptolite Zone in Crane County, Texas: ABSTRACT

In June, 1941, William Hilseweck of the Gulf Oil Corporation of Fort Worth, Texas, sent the writer a piece of core from a well taken at a depth of 9,340 feet in Crane County, Texas. While he did not determine the species, he correctly concluded that the graptolites on the core proved the presence of a Silurian zone for one which had commonly been called Devonian. A few fragments of graptolites occur on the surface of the core, but they have sufficiently diagnostic characteristics to identify the species. The stratigraphic conditions are noted, and the species is illustrated and described. Also, it is compared with specimens of the same species which were sent to the writer from the Chicago region by Alfred and Helen Loeblich. End_of_Article - Last_Page 905------------

Developments in Rocky Mountain Region in 1937

The discovery of oil in commercial quantities in the lower part of the Jurassic (?) Morrison formation at 6,664-6,693 feet on Wilson Creek dome, Moffat County, Colorado, in a joint test drilled by The Texas Company and The California Company constitutes one of the most important developments of the year. Development of prolific oil production in the Pennsylvanian Minnelusa formation in the old Lance Creek field, Niobrara County, Wyoming, added a substantial new reserve in the region. Substantial extensions were made during the year to the black oil productive areas of the Garland field, Big Horn County, Wyoming, and the Hamilton Dome field, Hot Springs County, Wyoming. Four new gas-producing areas were drilled in Wyoming during the year. The most important of these is probably the East Allen Lake field where two wells with an initial production of 20 million and 40 million cubic feet per day, respectively, were completed in the Jurassic Sundance formation. Three important dry holes were drilled within the plains region of eastern Colorado. While these failures are discouraging and will probably tend to retard development to some extent, they by no means conclusively condemn the territory. The effect of these dry holes was partly offset by an encouraging showing of oil obtained in a porous Pennsylvanian limestone, tentatively correlated as Kansas City, at 4,808-4,813 feet in the Gulf Oil Corporation's U.P.-Larsen well No. 1 in the Kit Karson area, Cheyenne County, Colorado. All of the major operators of the region carried out active exploratory campaigns during the year. Ten companies had seismic crews in the field. Geophysical investigations consisted largely of reconnaissance surveys throughout large, Tertiary-covered areas for the purpose of mapping the regional structure of the pre-Tertiary formations.

Resume of Development in East Texas During 1937: ERRATUM

CORRECTION The following correction should be made in the article by E. A. Wendlandt and C. L. Herold, Resume of Development in East Texas during 1937, in the Bulletin, Vol. 22, No. 6 (June, 1938). On page 734, line 3 from bottom, the map location of the Gulf Oil Corporation's Robertson No. 1, shown as (8), should be (7) for correct location on Figure 1. End_of_Article - Last_Page 1111------------