Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1987 Page: 3 of 8
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County oil, gas wells pump
millions into county economy
Pikhi BocoatJu. 8, 1W-Phi 3
The sale of crude oil, con-
densate and natural gas from
Matagorda County wells made an
important contribution to the
county’s economy in 1985 and
accounted for S219.8-million of
the $33.5-billion wellhead value
of Texas petroleum production.
In its annual survey of the
economic impact of the oil and
gas industry operations in the
significant producing counties of
Texas, Texas Mid-Continent Oil
& Gas Association reported that
the county ranked 47th among
Texas’ 254 counties on the basis
of the value of its marketed
petroleum production. These
production figures include cas-
inghead gas.
The county's wells produced
2.4-million barrels of crude oil,
valued at $65.7-million, and
70.6-miIlion cubic feet of natural
gas, valued at $154.1-million.
Owners royalty in the county
received $27.4-million as their
share of the output, the Ass-
ociation noted.
It) addition to paying property
taxes to cities, counties, and
school districts, producers in the
county supported state govern-
ment through production tax
payments estimated at $14.5-
million, according to the Asso-
ciation survey. Crude oil taxes
amounted to $3.0-million, while
natural gas levies totaled $11.5
million.
Based on Texas Employment
Commission figures, some 1,087
oil and gas industry employees in
the county received wages of
approximately $25.0-miliion in
1985.
In the search for new petrole-
um reserves in the county, oil
and gas producers spent a
reported $67.3-million in drilling
of 87 wells, including 29 wild-
cat, or exploratory wells. This
effort resulted in the successful
completion of 17 oil wells and 22
gas wells, although some $36.9-
million was lost in the drilling of
48 dry holes. As of April 1, 1986,
there were 626 producing wells in
the county: 295 oil and 331 gas.
Petroleum processing also con-
tributed to the county economy,
with one petrochemical plant,
and four natural gasoline plants,
with a combined capacity of
433,987-Mcfs per day, in opera-
tion.
LADIES
SHOES
Beacon Early Files,
10 YEARS AGO--1977
Work on the South Texas
Nuclear Project had been in
progress for a little over a year.
Unit Qne was approximately 7
percent complete while the Unit
Two site had been excavated.
The first baby born in Palacios
in 1977 was Charlene Maldon-
ado, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Cosme Maldonado. She was
brought into the world on Jan. 1
at 10:47 a.m.
20 YEARS AGO-1967
Construction was to begin
Jan. 9 on widening Highway 35
extending 4.861 miles west of the
Matagorda County line.
The Palacios area recieved a
total of 40.04 inches of rain
during 1966 according to reports
received each week from the
FAA station at Palacios airport.
25 YEARS AGO-1962
Bauer Dredging Co. of Port
Lavaca was awarded an $80,400
contract for dredging the Gulf
Intra-Coastal Waterway tributary
channel to Palacios to a depth of
12 feet.
The Trinity Baptist Church was
presented $4,850 by the Texas
Baptist Carla Relief Fund.
Approximately 125 attended
the Open House Sunday after-
noon honoring Mr. and Mrs.
Dan. D. Paulk.
Dr. Victor C. Calma, Associate
Professor of Pediatrics at the
University of Texas Medical
Branch at Galveston, was to
address the P.T.A.
30 YEARS AGO-1957
The Greenwood-Curtis Ameri-
can Legion Post, in their Christ-
mas program, delivered baskets
of groceries and clothing to more
than 20 families.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Parson
were the parents of the first baby
born here in 1957. The little miss
arrived on Jan. 1.
Mr. and Mrs. John Louderback
were the parents of a boy,
Andrew John, born Dec. 27.
35 YEARS AGO-19S2
John C. "Red” Richards was
appointed manager of the CP&L
Co. in Palacios and William H.
Clement, Jr. was made assistant
safety director.
Michael Edward Brune, son of
Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Brune, born
Jan. 2, was the first baby born in
1952 at the Bayview General
Hospital.
The First Baptist Church of
Rosenberg purchased the C.M.
Teller residence adjacent to the
Baptist Encampment grounds.
40 YEARS AGO--1947
ble fracture of his right leg and
Mrs. Amy Hall a fractured wrist
in an automobile accident near
Placedo Christmas morning.
The search continued for Frank
Phillips, a Houston s ports mrfn
whose boat capsized in Matagor-
da Bay on Sunday.
45 YEARS AGO-1942
Mrs. Ada Balcombe was ap-
pointed as Public Health Nurse
for Matagorda County replacing
Miss Madeline Pershing
50 YEARS A GO-1937
Smoke and fog were the cause
of a 17 car pile-up on the highway
just north of the city on Christ-
mas morning. Only several peo-
ple were injured. The majority of
the cars were occupied by people
from Wharton County who had
attended the Christmas Eve
dance on the Pavilion.
Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Baldwin
were the parents of a baby boy.
55 YEARS AGO-1932
Honor pupils in the High
School were Bob Trull, 8th grade;
Florence Stark, 9th grade; Cole-
man Clement, Ouida Gray, Char-
les Nester and Dorothy Smith,
10th grade; Virginia Wiley, 11th
grade.
The new Texaco Filling Station
was opened Jan. 11 by Clarence
L.S. Appleton received a dou- _ and Bill Chamblee.
In Gulf of Mexico
FURTHER REDUCED | Palacios based “Grandpa” crew
aid rescue of manned capsules
ONLY
Values To
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. SHOE STOJtE
Hwy 35 East at Virginia Street
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A Palacios based shrimp boat,
its captain and crew, were
credited with locating and assis-
ting in the rescue last month of
32 men floating in two capsules
after having evacuated from an
oil platform.
The shrimp trawler “Grand-
pa”, owned by Edward Garcia,
Sr. of Palacios and captained by
Jacinto Pino of Portland was
approximately 70 miles south-
west of Galveston and 50 miles
offshore in the Gulf when it
responded to distress flares fired
in the night sky on Dec. 21.
Using jihortwave^radio com-
munications. the crew of the
1 “Grandpa” made contact with
one of the two capsules which
contained 14 men who had
evacuated from an oil platform
which had appeared to be on the
verge of a blowup several hours
earlier. Another capsule with 18
men was also in the area.
The “Grandpa” subsequently
contacted the Coast Guard and
stood by for several more hours
until the rescue operation was
complete.
The following is a statement
concerning the “Grandpa” and
her crew’s role in the rescue
which was given to the Coast
Guard:
“About 9:30 or 10:00 p.m. on
December 21st, the shrimp trawl-
er “Grandpa”, owned by Ed-
ward Garcia, Sr. of Palacios, and
captained by Jacinto Pino of
Portland was dragging for sh-
rimp when Ivfr. Pino noticed
flares, signaling someone in
trouble. He immediately picked
up his nets ana directed his
vessel toward the area of the
flares. He turned his radio to
channel 16, the Coast Guard
Channel, to see if he could pick
up any information as to the
cause of the trouble promoting
the flares, but he heard nothing.
"His progress toward the site
of the flares was hampered by 35
knot winds and high seas,
making it extremely difficult to
see any person or object in the
water. About 11:00 p.m., how-
ever, he spotted a “capsule” in
the water. By radio communica-
tion with the men in the capsule,
he ascertained that there were 14
men in the capsule and that there
was another capsule containing
18 men. The second capsule was
found within about '/i mile of the
first.
"Because of the wind and high
seas and the survivor’s fear for
their safety, the spokesman for
the survivors requested that the
captain of the "Grandpa" radio
IT
the Coast Guard and not attempt
a rescue by the “Grandpa" and
its crew.
"After radioing the Coast
Guard, apprising them of the
situation and giving them the
location and other information,
the “Grandpa” stood by.
“After two or three hours
other vessels arrived on the site,
together with a Coast Guard
vessel.
“After a short while, the Coast
Guard vessel left, with the
request that the "Grandpa”
stand by.
“Several hours later two heli-
copters arrived and, with spot-.
lights on the capsules, started
rescue operations. The “Grand-
pa” stayed at the site until
rescue operations were apparent-
ly well under way, when he was
told he could leave.”
Birthdays
JANUARY8
Salema Bailey
Leslie Lucio
JANUARY9
Jodie Lasoya
Julia Guevara
David Garcia
Mary Diaz
Lucy E. “Hardung" Crawley
Delores G. Hernandez, Garwood
JANUARY 10
Gilbert Gonzales
Dallas Elizabeth Cowart
JANUARY 11
George Harrison
Stephanie Garcia
JANUARY 12
Desirae Rocha
Anissa Solis
JANUARY 13
Joe E. Flores, Houston
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is pleased to announce
the relocation of his office to
1410 Avenue F.
Bay City
(1 Block South of Present Office)
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