Andy Anderson collection on oil production, 1919-1978 MVC023

Library Staff

This finding aid was made possible in part through funding from the County of Ventura and the Heritage Fund at the Ventura County Community Foundation.

Finding aid updated by Krystell Jimenez, 2021.

Museum of Ventura County

2021

100 East Main Street

Ventura, CA 93001

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Contributing Institution: Museum of Ventura County

Title: Andy Anderson collection on oil production

Creator: Andy, Anderson

Identifier/Call Number: MVC023

Identifier/Call Number: 134

Physical Description: 2 Cubic Feet (1 box, 13 ledgers)

Date (inclusive): 1919-1978

Abstract: Andy Anderson is senior vice-president of operations at energy company Aera. Headquartered in Bakersfield, Aera is a major oil and gas producer. Anderson has worked in the energy sector for over 35 years. He has a chemical engineering degree from Stanford University. This collection contains material on oil production as gathered by Andy Anderson. Materials include books, bulletins, graphs, maps, other publications (pamphlets, booklets, and catalogs), correspondence, and logbooks and ledgers used when drilling wells. Included is a set of American Petroleum Institute papers No. 801-32A through 32M with comments.

Physical Location: Some materials are stored at the MVC Research Library and some are off-site. Advance notice required for timely retrieval of off-site materials. Please contact the Research Library reference desk prior to your visit.

Language of Material: English .

Conditions Governing Access

PORTIONS OF COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Open for research. Advance requests can be made to Research Library staff via email.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights to the physical object belong to the Museum of Ventura County. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where the museum does not hold the copyright.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Andy Anderson collection on oil production, (Collection MVC023), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library, Ventura, California.

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Andy Anderson; gift; 1997.

Processing Information

The papers were processed by library staff and volunteers. The ledgers were processed by Krystell Jimenez, 2021.

Biographical / Historical

Andy Anderson is senior vice-president of operations at energy company Aera. Headquartered in Bakersfield, Aera is a major oil and gas producer. Anderson has worked in the energy sector for over 35 years. He has a chemical engineering degree from Stanford University.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains material on oil production as gathered by Andy Anderson. Materials include books, bulletins, graphs, maps, other publications (pamphlets, booklets, and catalogs), correspondence, and logbooks and ledgers used when drilling wells. Included is a set of American Petroleum Institute papers No. 801-32A through 32M with comments.

Arrangement

This collection has been arranged at the collection level.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Petroleum

Oil well drilling -- Tapo Canyon (Calif.)

Oil Fields -- Tapo Canyon (Calif.)

Petroleum -- Technical manuals

Pan American Petroleum Company

Box 1

Book: National electrical code 325162 1962

Box 1

Book: Summary of Operations, California Oil Fields, 31st Annual Report of the State Oil and Gas Supervisor, Vol. 31, No. 2 325161 1945 July-December

Box 1

Booklet: National Standard Petroleum Oil Tables (Circular C410) 325160 1937 April 20

Box 1

Book: New and Revised Tag Manual for Inspectors of Petroleum, 23rd edition 325159 1935

Box 1

Book: Oil Land Development and Valuation 325158 1921

Box 1

Book: Tag Manual for Inspectors of Petroleum, 27th edition 325157 undated

Box 1

Booklet: Catalog of API-AAODC vocational training courses for drilling and production industry 325156 1955 Winter

Box 1

Booklet: Hydraulics for Jet Bits (Hughes Tool Company Bulletin No. 2-B) 325155 1956 January

Box 1

Bulletin: "The Monogram", (American Petroleum Institute) 325154 1956 Summer

Box 1

Book: Cameron Hydraulic Data, 8th edition (Ingersoll-Rand Company) 325153 1930

Box 1

Book: Oil Well Blowing Handbook, 1st edition (Ingersoll-Rand Company) 325152 1927

Box 1

Book: National Tank Company handbook 325151 1959

Box 1

Notebook: "American Petroleum Institute Standards" 325150 1944 March

Box 1

Notebook: "American Petroleum Institute Standards" 325149 1944 February

Box 1

Booklet: "Oilfield Rentals" (Service Tools, Inc.) 325148 1959

Box 1

API list of publications and materials 325147 1963

Box 1

Bulletin: "Profitable Stripper Well Production through Long-Stroke Variable-Cycle Pumping," (S.C. Carter Company) 325146 undated

Box 1

Pamphlet: "Workmen's Compensation Law of California" 325145 1957 September 11

Box 1

Pamphlet: "American Petroleum Institute: what it is...what it does..." 325144 1980

Box 1

Book: "Foremen: Leaders or Drivers?" by Sherman Rogers 325143 1945

Box 1, Folder 1

Annual chapter reports: American Petroleum Institute, Los Angeles Basin chapter 325142 1955-1956

Box 1, Folder 1

Paper No. 801-32A: "Causes of Lost Circulation" by Elmer Wittmeyer 325141 undated

Box 1, Folder 1

Paper No. 801-32B: "A Graphic View of Pressure Surges and Lost Circulation" by E.H. Clark, Jr. 325140 undated

Box 1, Folder 1

Paper No. 801-32C: "Methods and Devices for Locating the Zone of Lost Circulation" by C.F. Gallagher 325139 undated

Box 1, Folder 1

Paper No. 801-32D: "Lost Circulation Materials and Their Evaluation" by Robert J. White 325138 undated

Box 1, Folder 1

Paper No. 801-32E: "Methods of Handling Lost Circulation" by C.C. Liedholm 325137 undated

Box 1, Folder 1

Paper No. 801-32F: "Sea Water for Water Flooding" by Pacific Coast District Study Commission on Fluid Injection 325136 undated

Box 1, Folder 1

Comments on Paper No. 801-32F 325135 undated

Box 1, Folder 1

Paper No. 801-32G: "Artificial Lift Applications in Deviated Holes; Part I-Methods for Predicting Sucker Rod Pump Performance" by D.M. Jones; "Part II - Subsurface Hydraulic Pumping and Gas Lift" by J.C. Lynch 325134 undated

Box 1, Folder 1

Comments on Paper No. 801-32G 325133 undated

Box 1, Folder 1

Paper No. 801-32H: "Rock Bit Design, Selection and Evaluation" by H.G. Bentson 325132 undated

Box 1, Folder 1

Comments on Paper No. 801-32H 325131 undated

Box 1, Folder 1

Paper No. 801-32-I: "Analysis of Pressure Buildup Curves" by R.L. Perrine 325130 undated

Box 1, Folder 1

Comments on Paper No. 801-32-I 325129 undated

Box 1, Folder 1

Paper No. 801-32J: "Joint Bullet and Jet Perforation Tests: Progress Report" by R.F. Krueger 325128 undated

Box 1, Folder 1

Comments on Paper No. 801-32J 325127 undated

Box 1, Folder 1

Paper No. 801-32K: "Progress in Oilfield Automation" by B.C. Carlson and T.R. Schmidt 325126 undated

Box 1, Folder 1

Comments on Paper No. 801-32K 325125 undated

Box 1, Folder 1

Paper No. 801-32L: "Underground Storage of LPG, El Segundo, California" by E.G. Bemis 325124 undated

Box 1, Folder 1

Comments on Paper No. 801-32L 325123 undated

Box 1, Folder 1

Paper No. 801-32M: "A New Application of Tungsten Carbide in Oil Well Milling" by Kelly A. Ziemer 325122 undated

Box 1, Folder 1

Comments on Paper No. 801-32M 325121 undated

Box 1, Folder 2

Graphs: "Design Chart" from the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company 325120 undated

Box 1, Folder 3

Dehydrating Methods and Equipment 325114

Chart: Kettleman North Dome Association Production Department Annular Areas for Various Combinations of Tubing and Casing 325119 undated

Parts List for Texsteam Chemical Injectors Series 2500 and 3000 325118 undated

"The BS- and B-type F-stage treater, specifications and capacities" 325117 undated

Paper: "Crude Oil Emulsions and their Electrical Resolution," by Robert L. Pettefer (American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers) 325116 1942 October 15-16

Description and specifications: Acme circulating heaters 325115 undated

Box 1, Folder 4

Booklet: "Union Oil in Ventura County" 325113 1978

Box 1, Folder 4

Pamphlet: "A Banker's View of Oil Conservation" by Hugo A. Anderson 325112 1954

Box 1, Folder 4

Pamphlet: "The Way to True Conservation," (Richfield Oil Corporation) 325111 1954

Box 1, Folder 4

Pamphlet: "Subsidence and Oil Production" (Richfield Oil Corporation) 325110 1955

Box 1, Folder 4

Pamphlet: "Are We Truly Cost Conscious?" by George F. Getty II (Tidewater Oil Company) 325109 1960

Box 1, Folder 4

Notes: "Just What Is This Electric Induction Heating for Forging?" (Norris) 325108 1959 February

Box 1, Folder 4

Booklet: "U.S. Oil Men Take a Look at Russia," (report to the American Petroleum Institute) 325107 1960 August 2-31

Box 1, Folder 4

Magazine: "Trained Men" Vol. 38, Number 1 325106 1958

Box 1, Folder 4

Coalinga area gas and oilfield maps 325105 undated

Box 1, Folder 4

Catalog: Petroleum equipment and services (Hydril Company) 325104 1963 May-June

Box 1, Folder 4

Paper No. 826-29-J: "Turbodrill," by J.A. Mitchell (Dresser Industries) 325103 1958 May 7-9

Box 1, Folder 4

Price list and requisition form: Lug All Company 325102 1964 August

Box 1, Folder 4

Pamphlet: "The Turbodrill (Progress Report) from Turbodrill Division" 325101 undated

Box 1, Folder 4

Reprint: "How to use those new AAODC Drill-Pipe Inspection Standards" by Alexei P. Maradudin (Oil and Gas Journal) 325100 1964 June 15

Box 1, Folder 4

Miscellaneous graphs and tables 325099 undated

Ledger 1

Ledger: Tapo 4 1919 July 31 - August 7

Ledger 2

Ledger: Tapo 5 1919 September 1 - December 1

Ledger 3

Ledger: Tapo No. 24 Book I 1920 December 29 - 1921 March 19

Ledger 4

Ledger: Tapo No. 24 1921 March - May

Ledger 5

Ledger: Tapo 30 1919 May 4 - 16

Ledger 6

Ledger: Tapo 38 1921 May 10 - June 18

Ledger 7

Ledger: Tapo driller's log 1930 September 7 - 23

Ledger 8

Unidentified Tapo logbook 1919

Ledger 9

Ledger: Well 36 one book (30) 1919 December 31 - 1921 March 8

Ledger 10

Ledger: Well No. 40 Book I 1920 July 25 - December 3

Ledger 11

Ledger: No. 33 1919 July 31 - 1920 April

Ledger 12

Ledger: No. 37 1920 July 10 - October 8

Ledger 13

Ledger: No. 40 1920 December 5 - 28

Box 2, Folder 1

Loose sheets from logbooks 1920-1921

Box 2, Folder 2

Correspondence and memos 1919 June-July