urn:taro:tslac.20103 Railroad Commission of Texas, Gas Utilities Division: An Inventory of Gas Utilities Division Permits Screened at the Texas State Archives, 1974-1979 Finding aid by Laura K. Saegert, Paul B. Beck This EAD finding aid was created in part with funds provided by the Texas Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board for the Texas Archival Resources Online project. Texas State Library and Archives Commission January 1987. Finding aid encoded by Laura K. Saegert in EAD Version 2002 as part of the TARO project, January 2004. Finding aid written in English. September 2008. Revised by Laura K. Saegert, Overview Texas State Archives Railroad Commission of Texas. Gas Utilities Division. Gas Utilities Division permits screened 1974-1979 The Gas Services Division (formerly the Gas Utilities Division)of the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) establishes rates and services for gas utilities and their customers and enforces those rates. It also maintains safety standards for gas and hazardous liquids pipeline systems; oversees intrastate gathering and storage services; and adopts and maintains adequate safety rules and standards in the handling, transportation, and odorization of LP-gases. This series consists of permit forms and correspondence, dating 1974-1979. The Gas Utilities Division (later called the Gas Services Division) of the Railroad Commission of Texas screens a permit application to operate natural gas pipelines to determine if the operator is classified as a gas company or as a gas utility. 2 microfilm reels These records are written in English. Restrictions on Access

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Agency History

The Railroad Commission of Texas regulates the exploration, production, and transportation of oil and natural gas in Texas. Its statutory role is to prevent waste of the state's natural resources, to protect the correlative rights of different interest owners, to prevent pollution, and to provide safety in matters such as hydrogen sulfide. It oversees hazardous materials pipelines and natural gas pipelines and distribution systems as well as propane, butane, compressed natural gas, and liquefied natural gas. It works to make sure a continuous, safe supply of natural gas is available to Texas consumers at the lowest reasonable price. Additionally, the Commission regulates surface mining for coal, uranium, and iron ore gravel, and conducts a program for reclaiming lands that were mined and abandoned before 1975.

The Railroad Commission of Texas had its origin in the demands of the shipping public in the late 1880s that insisted that railroads be subject to regulation based on public interest. An advocate for governmental regulation, Attorney General James Stephen Hogg ran for Governor in 1890 with the issue of railroad regulation as the focal point of the campaign. Hogg was elected Governor in the general election and the voters also approved an amendment to Article X, Section 2 of the Texas Constitution that empowered the Legislature to enact statutes creating regulatory agencies. These elections paved the way for the Legislature to enact on April 3, 1891 "An Act to Establish a Railroad Commission of the State of Texas," that later was placed in the Texas Revised Civil Statutes under article 6444 et seq. (House Bills 1, 3, and 58, 22nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session).

The Commission originally consisted of three members appointed by the Governor for three-year terms. Governor Hogg appointed the first three Commissioners in 1891 including John H. Reagan, who resigned as U.S. Senator from Texas to serve as the first Chairman. The Texas Constitution, Article XIX, Section 30 was amended in 1894 to provide for elective six-year overlapping terms for the Commissioners. That same year John H. Reagan was elected and served until his retirement in 1903.

The Texas Railroad Commission was the first regulatory agency created in the State of Texas and originally had jurisdiction over the rates and operations of railroads, terminals, wharves and express companies. The legal focus was on intrastate passenger and freight activities. Interstate jurisdiction fell under the U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission. For the first twenty-five years of its existence, the Railroad Commission was largely concerned with regulating railroads, setting rates, receiving complaints, and making investigations. As other controversies arose where the Legislature deemed that the public interest could best be served by regulation, additional duties were assigned to the Railroad Commission.

The Railroad Commission's authority was broadened beginning in 1917 with the passage of the Pipeline Petroleum Law (Senate Bill 68, 35th Legislature, Regular Session) that declared pipelines to be common carriers like railroads and placed them under the Commission's jurisdiction. This was the first act to designate the Railroad Commission as the agency to administer conservation laws relating to oil and gas. The Commission's regulatory and enforcement powers in oil and gas were increased by the Oil and Gas Conservation Law (Senate Bill 350 of the 36th Legislature, Regular Session), effective June 18, 1919. This act gave the Railroad Commission jurisdiction to regulate the production of oil and gas. Acting upon this legislation, the Commission adopted in 1919 the first statewide rules regulating the oil and gas industry to promote conservation and safety, including Rule 37. This rule requires minimum distances between wells at drilling sites in order to protect field pressure and correlative rights.

The Gas Utilities Act of 1920 (House Bill 11, 36th Legislature, 3rd Called Session) gave the Commission regulatory and rate authority over individuals and businesses producing, transporting, or distributing natural gas in Texas. In 1937, following a large natural gas explosion in a school in New London, Texas, the 45th Legislature passed legislation giving the Railroad Commission the authority to adopt rules and regulations pertaining to the odorization of natural gas or liquefied petroleum gases (House Bill 1017, Regular Session).

The passage of the Public Regulatory Act of 1975 (PURA) (House Bill 819, 64th Legislature, Regular Session) required certain state regulatory agencies, including the Commission, to set the overall revenues of a utility based on its "cost of service." Regulation of liquefied petroleum was added to the Commission's responsibilities in 1939 by the 46th Legislature (House Bill 792, Regular Session). The legislation authorized the Commission to adopt and enforce safety rules and standards in the storage, handling, transportation, and odorization of butane or LP-gases. Regulation of compressed natural gas was added to the Railroad Commission's responsibilities in 1983 (Senate Bill 617, 68th Legislature, Regular Session).

In 2005, the Rail Division and its remaining function, rail safety regulation, were transferred to the Texas Department of Transportation (House Bill 2702, 79th Legislature, Regular Session). The Railroad Commission no longer has any railroad-related functions.

Three divisions with the agency have regulatory functions: the Gas Services Division, the Oil and Gas Division, and the Surface Mining and Reclamation Division. The Office of the General Counsel's Enforcement Section has enforcement powers, the Safety Division is responsible for the safe transportation of products through pipelines, installation of LP-Gas (propane), and the reporting of damage to pipelines through third-party damage reporting, and the Alternative Fuels Research and Education Division has research and education functions. Support divisions include the Public Information Office, Personnel, Finance and Administration, Information Technology Services, Intergovernmental Affairs, and the Office of Internal Audit. Three elected Commissioners direct the operations of the agency.

The Gas Services Division works to ensure that a continuous safe supply of gas is available to Texas consumers at the lowest reasonable rates. The division establishes rates and services that are fair and reasonable for gas utilities and their customers; enforces those rates; maintains safety standards in the gas and hazardous liquids pipeline systems throughout the state by inspection and investigation of any hazards or accidents; oversees intrastate gathering and storage services; and adopts and maintains adequate safety rules and standards in the handling, transportation, and odorization of LP-gases (liquefied petroleum gases) for dealers, handlers, and consumers. It further regulates propane and compressed natural gas by requiring anyone working with these gases to pass a written qualifying exam administered by the Commission. The division also focuses on regulatory policy and analysis as well as identifying and eliminating natural gas transportation problems. There are four main sections in this division - Audit, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Pipeline Safety, and Regulatory and Analysis.

(Sources: Guide to Texas State Agencies, various editions; general laws and statutes; the Railroad Commission website, accessed on August 24, 2008; and the records themselves.)

Scope and Contents of the Records

The Gas Services Division of the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) establishes rates and services for gas utilities and their customers and enforces those rates. It also maintains safety standards for gas and hazardous liquids pipeline systems; oversees intrastate gathering and storage services; and adopts and maintains adequate safety rules and standards in the handling, transportation, and odorization of LP-gases. This series consists of permit forms and correspondence, dating 1974-1979. The Gas Utilities Division (GUD) (later called the Gas Services Division) of the Railroad Commission of Texas screens a permit application to operate natural gas pipelines to determine if the operator is classified as a gas company or as a gas utility. This designation has important ramifications concerning safety regulation, rates, auditing, and taxes. A gas utility pays a gross receipts tax on its pipeline revenues, has its rates set by the Commission, must follow strict safety regulations, and is regularly audited by the GUD. A gas company is still held to minimum safety standards, such as odorization of gas, but in general, is not as strictly regulated as a gas utility and pays no gross receipts tax or has regular audits.

Natural gas operators filled out two forms to help the RRC determine their status; form T4, Application for Permit to Operate Pipeline or Pipelines in Texas, submitted to the Administrative Services Division, and form PS-18, Operations Information Form, submitted to the GUD. Based on the information in the forms, the GUD determined if a pipeline operation was subject to its rules and regulations.

Usually, both types of forms and some correspondence are in any one company's permit file, but sometimes one or both of the forms are missing. The correspondence in these records is routine. There are internal division memos discussing the status of individual companies, outgoing correspondence informing the company of its designation, and incoming correspondence asking questions and sometimes protesting the GUD's decision. If such a dispute became prolonged or formal the matter was transferred to the Legal Section.

This finding aid describes one series of the Railroad Commission of Texas records. See Railroad Commission of Texas: An Overview of Records for more records series.

To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types.

Arrangement of the Records

These records are arranged alphabetically by name of the company as received from the agency.

Index Terms

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Corporate Names: Railroad Commission of Texas. Gas Utilities Division. Subjects: Gas companies--Texas. Natural gas--Texas. Gas industry--Texas. Document Types: Permits--Texas--Gas industry--1974-1979. Functions: Regulating gas industry. Related Material

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Texas State Archives

Railroad Commission of Texas, Gas Utilities Division audit files, 1974-1979, 2 microfilm reels Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Gas Utilities Division permits screened, Railroad Commission of Texas. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Processing Information

Inventoried by Laura K. Saegert, 1981

Described by Paul Beck, January 1987

DACS compliance by Laura K. Saegert, September 2008.

Accession Information

Accession number: 1981/120

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Railroad Commission of Texas on February 12, 1981.

Detailed Description of the Records Gas Utilities Division permits screened, 1974-1979, 2 microfilm reels 3349 Abel, M.D., # 00811 3349 Adobe Oil and Gas Corporation, # 00515 3349 Amalgamated Bonanza Petroleum Ltd., # 01799 3349 American Isometrics, # 01472 3349 American Petrofina Co., # 00990 3349 American Petrofina Co., # 00100 3349 Amoco Production, # 01910 3349 Apache Gas, # 01626 3349 Apco Oil, # 00796 3349 Arcadia Refining: 3349 01499 3349 01613 3349 01705 3349 Archer, Carl M., # 01017 3349 Ashland Oil, Inc., # 00002 3349 Ashland Oil, Inc., # 00002, Retake 3349 Aweco, Inc., # 01766 3349 B. and L. Production, # 01638 3349 Balcones Minerals, # 00975 3349 Bass, Perry R., Inc., # 00143 3349 Bass Enterprises Production, # 00769 3349 B.D.K. Production Co., Inc.: 3349 00925 3349 01767 3349 01768 3349 01769 3349 B.D. & W. Petroleum Co., Inc., # 01849 3349 Baxter, Murphy H., # 01410 3349 Benavides Pipeline, # 01027 3349 Benavides Pipeline, # 01061 3349 Bexar Pipeline, # 01267 3349 Bexar Pipeline, # 01531 3349 Big Lake Gas, # 01743 3349 Black Hawk Gasoline, # 00981 3349 Blair-Vreeland, # 00572 3349 Blasston Marine Corp., # 01479 3349 Bleakley, Jack, # 01485 3349 Blue Dolphin Pipeline Co., # 00286 3349 Boldt Pipelines, # 01522 3349 Bough Oil and Gas Co., # 01348 3349 Brazos Pipeline Corp., # 01928 3349 Brazos Transmission Utility, Inc., # 01906 3349 Brennan Energy, Inc., # 01931 3349 Brinkerhoff Oil, Inc., # 01780 3349 Browder Brothers Gas Co., # 00901 3349 Bruns, H.D., # 00005 3349 Burk, J.D., # 01721 3349 Burk Royalty Co., # 00973 3349 Burnertip Gas Sales Co., # 01062 3349 Burns, R.L. Corp., # 01310 3349 Burns Petroleum, # 00937 3349 C. & P. Gathering Co., # 01740 3349 Cactus Operating Co., # 00531 3349 Cannan, Morris, # 01209 3349 Canyon Gas Gathering Co., # 01367 3349 C.B. Gas Gathering Inc., # 00799 3349 C.B. Gas Gathering Inc., # 01826 3349 C.C.G.P., Ltd., # 01927 3349 Champline Gathering Co., # 01704 3349 Chase Oil and Gas, Inc., # 00007 3349 Chase Oil and Gas, Inc., # 00008 3349 Cheyenne Compressor Corp., # 01753 3349 Christie Oil Co., Inc., # 00009 3349 Cities Service Co.: 3349 00288 3349 00289 3349 00290 3349 00294 3349 00295 3349 01471 3349 Clajon Gas Co., # 01601 3349 Clajon Gas Co., # 01602 3349 Clemco, # 01349 3349 Coastal States Crude Gathering Co., # 01882 3349 Cobra Oil and Gas Corp., # 00012 3349 Coline Oil Corp., # 00013 3349 Comal-Tex Gathering Co., # 01536 3349 Continental Carbon Co., # 00986 3349 Convest Energy Corp., # 01726 3349 Coronado Transmission Co.: 3349 00907 3349 01024 3349 01352 3349 01353 3349 01411 3349 01455 3349 01456 3349 01457 3349 01458 3349 01459 3349 01460 3349 01461 3349 01462 3349 01463 3349 01464 3349 01465 3349 01466 3349 01467 3349 01468 3349 01469 3349 01660 3349 01661 3349 01662 3349 01664 3349 01672 3349 01695 3349 01735 3349 01815 3349 01816 3349 01846 3349 01869 3349 01887 3349 Corpus Christi Oil and Gas Co., # 01286 3349 Corpus Christi Oil and Gas Co., # 01951 3349 Cottonwood Pipeline Co., # 01606 3349 Cowden, Wright E., # 01511 3349 Cox, Edwin L., # 00017 3349 Crawford Energy, # 01506 3349 Crescent Pipeline System, # 00793 3349 Crockett, M.W., # 01127 3349 Crystal Oil and Land Co., # 00673 3349 Crystal Oil and Land Co., # 00997 3349 Dallas Royalty, Inc., # 01830 3349 Daniel Oil Co., # 00861 3349 Darland, D.L., # 01558 3349 Delta Oil and Gas, # 00022 3349 Delta-Suburban, # 00685 3349 Dinero Oil Co., # 01130 3349 D.K.G., Inc., # 01935 3349 Double Eagle Drilling Co., # 01404 3349 Duncan Corp., # 00073 3349 Dynamic of Texas, Inc., # 01911 3349 Eagle Transmission Corp., # 01885 3349 East Hardin Pipeline Co., Inc., # 01925 3349 Eddleman, M.W., # 01189 3349 Energy Development Corp., # 01565 3349 Energy Transmission, # 01586 3349 Engelke, R.H., # 01770 3349 Enterprise Resources, Inc., # 01860 3349 Enterprise Resources, Inc., # 01904 3349 Enterprises Unlimited, Inc., # 01476 3349 Erso, Inc., # 00066 3349 Esperanza Pipeline Corp., # 01716 3349 Esperanza Pipeline Corp., # 01730 3349 Etling, William F.D., # 01001 3349 Expando Prod. Co., # 00081 3349 Explorado Oil Co., # 01126 3349 Exxon Corp.: 3349 01865 3349 01866 3349 01867 3349 Fabsteel Co., The, # 01387 3349 Fagadau, Sanford P., # 01014 3349 Fair, R.E. Gathering System, # 01013 3349 Fair Operating Account, # 01012 3349 Farmland Industries, Inc., # 01307 3349 Fergeson Crossing Pipeline Co.: 3349 01090 3349 01720 3349 01870 3349 01889 3349 Field, James R., # 01583 3349 Fields, Bert, Jr., # 00019 3349 Fleming Energy, # 01955 3349 Fletcher, E.B., # 01919 3349 Forest Oil Corp., # 00791 3349 Fox, Hewitt B., Inc., # 01007 3349 Freestone Gas Co., # 01520 3349 Gas Engine & Compressor Service, Inc., # 01028 3349 General Enterprise, Inc., # 01568 3349 Geo-Tech Petroleum Mgt. Corp., # 01263 3349 Geological Exploration Co., # 01560 3349 Germany-Humphrey Oil Prop., # 00074 3349 Getty Oil Co.: 3349 00260 3349 00261 3349 00337 3349 00338 3349 00507 3349 01671 3349 00374 (Aguilares Gas System, Webb County) 3349 00374 (Bay City Gas Gathering System) 3349 00374 (East Carthage Gathering System) 3349 Gifford, Mitchell and Wisebaker, # 01753 3349 Golden Spread Land Co., # 01837 3349 Goldking Production Co.: 3349 01420 3349 01420, Retake 3349 01618 3349 Goodrich Operating, # 00069 3349 Gordan L., Smedling & Associates, Inc., # 00165 3349 Greer Petroleum Co., # 01814 3349 Guajello Pipeline Inc., # 01591 3349 Gulf Coast Gas Corp., # 00923 3349 Gulf Oil Corp.: 3349 00409 3349 00410 3349 00420 3349 00422 3349 00427 3349 00430 3349 00432 3349 00435 3349 00486 3349 00826 3349 01345 3349 Gulf Refining Co., # 01033 3349 Gupton, W.L., # 01437 3349 Gupton Gas Co., # 01657 3349 H-M Oil Co., # 01765 3349 Halbounty, Michael T., # 01065 3349 Hall, Jack R., # 01587 3349 Haring, Louis H., Jr., # 01109 3349 Harrison, Dan J., Jr., # 01527 3349 Helmerich & Payne, Inc., # 01570 3349 Henderson Clay Products, Inc., # 01744 3349 High Chapperal Oil Co., # 01282 3349 Highland Resources, Inc.: 3349 01840 3349 01858 3349 01841 3349 01859 3349 01842 3349 H.M.H. Operators, # 01416 3349 H.N.G. Oil Co., # 01653 3349 Hoffman, W.H. (Bill), # 01635 3349 Holly Energy, Inc., # 01778 3349 Hopkins-Pope, # 01643 3349 Horizon Oil and Gas Co., # 00972 3349 Houston Oil and Minerals Corp.: 3349 01676 3349 01678 3349 01757 3349 Huffington, Roy M., # 00411 3349 Huggs, Gerald E., # 01890 3349 Hughes and Hughes, # 01423 3349 Hunt, D.H.; Hunt Energy Co., # 01899 3349 Hunt, N.B., # 00265 3349 Hurley Petroleum Corp., # 00808 3349 Hurley Petroleum Corp., # 00029 3349 Intercoastal Operating Co., # 00817 3349 Interamerican Energy Corp., # 01825 3349 Intrastate Gathering Corp., # 01872 3349 Iron County Plant, # 00096 3349 Jet Oil Producers, Inc., # 00802 3349 Jones Management Corp., # 00210 3349 K & A, Inc., # 01444 3349 Ka-Hugh International, Inc., # 01556 3349 Kaiser-Francis Oil Co., # 00314 3349 Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co., # 01135 3349 Kansas-Nebrasks Natural Gas Co., # 00136 3349 Kemick, Jerome G., # 01801 3349 Kenilworth Oil Co., # 01592 3349 Kennedy & Chanig, # 01625 3349 Kerr-McGee Corp., # 00072 3349 Kerr-McGee Corp., # 00846 3349 Key Production Co., # 01733 3349 Kilroy Company of Texas, Inc., # 01414 3349 Kuehl, D.W., # 01912 3349 L.F. & G. Gas Gathering Co., # 01853 3349 L.F. & G. Gas Gathering Co., # 01854 3349 Lamar Gas Gathering Corp., # 00745 3349 Latimer 73 Ltd. Partnership, # 00744 3349 Lear Petroleum Corp., # 00233 3349 Leggett Lumber Co., Inc., # 00865 3349 Lewis Production Co., Inc., # 01369 3349 Liquid Energy Corp., # 01877 3349 Liquid Energy Corp., # 01876 3349 Logue & Patterson, Inc., # 01116 3349 Machii-Ross Petroleum Co., # 01864 3349 Mapco, Inc., # 00668 3349 Mapco, Inc., # 00669 3349 Marino, Charles B., # 00292 3349 Marino Contractors & Supply, Inc., # 00031 3349 Martex Gas Transmission, # 00036 3349 Maynard Oil Co., # 00305 3349 McBrayer Oil Corp., # 01103 3349 McCann Corp., # 01918 3349 McFadden Oil Corp., # 01751 3349 McFarlane Operating Co., Inc., # 01134 3349 McMoran Exploration Co., # 01594 3349 McMoran Exploration Co., # 01605 3349 Mesa Petroleum Co., # 00801 3349 Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline Co., # 00708 3349 Midco Energy, Inc., # 01575 3349 Miller, Bob I., # 01670 3349 Millican Oil Co.: 3349 00809 3349 00810 3349 01038 3349 01038, Retake 3349 Milwhite Co., Inc., The, # 00092 3349 Mississippi River Transmission Corp., # 01154 3349 Mississippi River Transmission Corp., # 01155 3349 Mitchell, R.B., # 01073 3349 Mitchell Energy Offshore Corp., # 01719 3349 Mokeen Oil Co., # 01096 3349 Monument En. Corp. and Noble & BRB, # 01544 3349 Moore & Moore, # 01923 3349 Morris Gathering System Venture, # 01940 3349 Morrow, D.B., Inc., # 01723 3349 Mountain Oil Co., # 00938 3349 Murphy Oil Corp., # 00955 3349 Murphy Oil Corp., # 00956 3349 Neeb, H.L., # 01104 3349 Neuhaus, V.F., # 00255 3349 Neuhaus, V.F., # 00234 3349 Northern Gas Products Co., # 00710 3349 Northern Natural Gas Co., # 00763 3349 Norris Petroleum Consultants, Inc., # 01786 3349 Novice Pipeline Co., # 01936 3349 Olmos Gathering Co., # 01698 3349 O.N.G. Exploration, Inc., # 01739 3349 Orr, B.B., # 00039 3349 Owl Petroleum Co., # 01539 3349 Padre Island Resources, Inc., # 00977 3349 Palafox Gas Co., # 01378 3349 Palo Pinto Oil & Gas, # 00675 3349 Panther Hollow Ranch, Ltd., # 01500 3349 Paraffini Oil Corp., # 01680 3349 Paraffini Oil Corp., # 01706 3349 Parker Pipeline Corp., # 1902 3349 Parko, Inc., # 01574 3349 Patton, J.L., # 00042 3349 Patton, J.L., # 00713 3349 Peak Pipeline Corp., # 01445 3349 Pelican Pipeline Co., # 0049 3349 Penisula Exploration Co., # 01588 3349 Pennzoil Producing Co., # 01862 3349 Pennzoil Producing Co., # 01863 3349 Penzo Petroleum, Inc., # 01525 3349 Penzo Petroleum, Inc., # 01608 3349 Peter Paul Petroleum Co., # 01147 3349 Petro-Lewis Corp., # 01193 3349 Petrotex Management Co., # 01371 3349 Petrotex Management Co., # 01669 3349 P.G.P. Gas Products, Inc.: 3349 00106 3349 01734 3349 01805 3349 Phillips, Loyce & Jack, # 01098 3349 Phoenix Resources Co., # 01187 3349 Prairie Producing Co., # 01341 3349 Premier Resources, Ltd., # 01278 3349 Pringle Petroleum, Inc., # 01881 3349 Prudential Drilling Co., # 00239 3349 Prudential Drilling Co., # 01873 3349 Quinlan Processing Plant, Inc., # 01129 3349 Quintana Petroleum Corp., # 01481 3349 Rael Gas Co., # 00989 3349 Rainbow Pipeline Co., # 01636 3349 Range Oil Corp., # 01898 3349 Rankin Oil Co., # 01070 3349 Ransone, Robert, Inc., # 01725 3349 Red Rooster Pipeline, # 01577 3349 Rhoads, H.B., # 01855 3349 Robbins, Petroleum, # 01216 3349 Sabine Pipeline Co., # 00184 3349 Sand Bluff Gathering Co., # 01265 3349 Santo Gas Limited (no # given) 3349 Saxon Gasoline Co., # 00049 3349 Saxon Gathering Co., # 00050 3349 Serendipity Gas Co., # 00059 3349 SESCO Production Co., # 00683 3349 Shaffer, Milton F., # 00148 3349 Smith, R.E., # 00718 3349 Snider Industries, Inc., # 01083 3349 S.O.C. Gas, # 01195 3349 South States Oil & Gas Co., # 00184 3349 South States Oil & Gas Co., # 01600 3349 South Texas Gas Co., # 01157 3349 Southeast Carthage Gathering System, # 00213 3349 Southeastern Public Service Co., # 01120 3349 Southland Drilling Co., # 01803 3349 Southwest-Forest Gas Gathering Co. (no. # given) 3349 Southwestern Gas Pipeline Inc., # 01264 3349 Southwestern Gas Pipeline Inc., # 01501 3349 S.R.G. Oil Corp., # 01644 3349 Starrett, C.E. 3349 Stoltz, Wagner & Brown, # 01593 3350 Strata Energy Inc., # 01649 3350 Stubblefield, D. Lyman, # 01097 3350 Subsurface Energy Corp., # 01609 3350 Sun Natural Gas Corp., # 01683 3350 Swearingen, W.P., # 01607 3350 Tejas Gas Corp.: 3350 00930 3350 00945 3350 00946 3350 00947 3350 00948 3350 01089 3350 01148 3350 01162 3350 01166 3350 01241 3350 01254 3350 01324 3350 01368 3350 01391 3350 01429 3350 01494 3350 01512 3350 01627 3350 01639 3350 01694 3350 01697 3350 01703 3350 01749 3350 01754 3350 01755 3350 01783 3350 01787 3350 01788 3350 01789 3350 01800 3350 01817 3350 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., # 01006 3350 Texaco, Inc.: 3350 01850 3350 01851 3350 01884 3350 Texas Clay Industries Division, Inc., # 01578 3350 Texas Crude, Inc., # 01752 3350 Texas Gas Exploration Corp., # 00816 3350 Texas Gas Pipeline Corp., # 00147 3350 Texas Gas Gathering Co., Inc., # 01313 3350 Texas Petroleum Co., # 00185 3350 Texcolada Oil Co., # 01623 3350 The Stone Oil Co., # 01821 3350 The Superior Oil Co., # 01782 3350 The Townsend Co., # 01748 3350 Tidal Transmission Co., # 00055 3350 Tiger Oil Co., # 01938 3350 Tiger Oil Co., # 01939 3350 Tigrett, Robert L. Oil & Gas Co., # 00040 3350 Tipco, # 01314 3350 Townsend, G.W. 3350 Trinity Gas Corp., # 00139 3350 Trumpter Petroleum Corp., # 00698 3350 Trumpter Petroleum Corp., # 01285 3350 Tubb, Stephenson Oil Interests, # 01961 3350 Tuco, Inc., # 01641 3350 United Production Co., Inc., # 01402 3350 U.S. Pipeline Corp.: 3350 00900 3350 01186 3350 01914 3350 Vaquero Petroleum Co., # 01932 3350 Vara Petroleum Co., # 01296 3350 Vara Petroleum Co.: 3350 01280 3350 01295 3350 01645 3350 Ventech Engineers, Inc., # 01389 3350 Virlar Exploration, Inc., # 01880 3350 W-D Producing Co., # 00863 3350 Warren Petroleum Co.: 3350 00125 3350 01298 3350 01312 3350 01375 3350 Weaver, W. Carlton, # 01170 3350 WEBCO Pipeline Co., # 01327 3350 West Stevens Gathering System, Inc., # 01581 3350 Western Petroleum Inc., # 01085 3350 Western Petroleum Inc., # 01682 3350 W.H.B. Exploration, # 01956 3350 Wilcox Operating Co., Ltd., # 00015 3350 Wood, McDane & Thomas, # 01140 3350 Worldwide Energy Corp., # 00555 3350 Worldwide Energy Corp., # 01347 3350 Young, Marshall R., Oil Co.: 3350 00080 3350 00766 3350 00767 3350 00767, Retake