The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-01-17
rmian Oil Gas Company Featured in National Magazine

of Ohio. This the city has done
and has kept her facilities ade-
quately abreast of the changing
times and conditions.
Permlan currently serves
almost 1000 customers in six
communities, including domestic,
commercial, and industrial Gus
toners. Although its headquart-
ers are located in Marietta, the
| company's principal operations
are in Caldwell, the county seat
of Noble county. To get the gas
to consumers, Permian has ap-
proximately 53 miles of trans
mission, distribution, and gather
ing lines. The main transmission
line extends from Elba in Wash
lngton county to Caldwell, and
serves Caldwell, Dudley, South
Olive, and Dexter City, all of
which are in Noble county, plus
Macksburg and Elba in Wash
| lngton county.
Permian's other facilities in
clude an underground storage
| field southwest of Caldwell,
where gas from nearby produc-
ing wells is stored for use on
winter peak days. There are
seven wells in this field and the
gas is stored in shallow sands.
The company is considering
building new storage field,
which would also be located near
Caldwell, to add to their avail
able supply of gas for peak
demand. Plans for this field call
for four underground storage
wells. Other expansion plans in
clude increasing the size of the
pipelines between Elba and
Dudley.
| In 1858, the first full year
during which Permian received
natural gas from Texas Eastern,
they purchased 31,895 MCF
| (MCF = 1000 cubic feet). In
1854, the amount increased to
48,378 MCF and in 1855, Permian
received 63,648 MCF of gas from
| the 30-inch line The present con-
tract between the two COM
panies is for 20-year period
dating from the first delivery in
1852 to November %, 1872. This
contract was negotiated in Sep
tember, 1855, when the alloca-
tions were increased from SOC
MCF per day to 500 MCF. Texas
Eastern also has a contract with
Permian for a temporary period
to render winter peaking service
During the winter of 1856
Texas Eastern delivered to Per
mian under this contract 1867
MCF of natural gas. This winter
Permian has contracted for SITE
MCF under a similar peaking
service agreement.
Gas for Permian comes from
various sources. In a one-montf
period during 1856, the company
purchased from Texas Eastern
58% of the gas distributed; 1871
, was purchased from local wells
and 24@o was produced from
Permlan'S own wells. They
operate l9 gas wells in which the
company owns full-working in
terests and Is wells in which
they own part working interests
Il Permian Oil and Gas deve
loped the Heddleson Field, sit
: uated near Caldwell, and OF
August 3, 1910, drilled its frs
well there. In six CONSECUTIVE
years, the company drilled 81,
producers. Another successful
well was drilled in the field il
1949. All of these are still pro
ducing, as well as five wells il
a small field located north Q
Caldwell where the compan
drilled initially in 1947. Thre
, more wells were completed tha
same year and one was develop
ed in 1943. Permian owns part
working interests in a numbe
of wells in the South Olive an,
Dexter City fields. These ar
operated by independent pro
ducers. Drilling activity is moth
ing new to Permian. Its oldes
well which is still in production
was drilled near Dudley in Nobl
county on August 4, 1915.
Caldwell offices of the com
pany are housed in a modern
structure with ample office an
display space. Permian offer
its display window which ex
tends across the entire front Q
the building and large portio
of the floor space to dealers il
Caldwell for display of gas ar
pliances. Attractiye, animate
displays call attention to tn
cleaning appliances in the win
dow. Floor space has frequentl
been used for sales Of bake
goods conducted by local organ
izations, cooking schools, train
ing schools, and Industrial meet
ings. This cooperation is typics
of the attitude of this progressiv
company, for The Permian o.
and Gas Company is highly in
terested in the well-being c
Caldwell and the surroundin
area. In fact, Permian's sale