First petroleum industry conference acclaimed success at Tulsa, Oklahoma

An outstandingly successful 3-day technical conference of the new Petroleum Industry Committee was held September 27–29, 1954, with the Tulsa and Oklahoma City Sections as host. Three hundred eighty-nine engineers from 22 states and Canada attended this First Petroleum Industry Conference at the Mayo Hotel, Tulsa, Okla. It was acclaimed by all as filling a vital need in advancing further the art of electrical engineering through technical presentations and discussions of electrical technology and applications. Of 19 technical papers presented, one has already been accorded Transactions status, and it is expected that others will be elevated to this status upon recommendations from the committee. Seven papers were on pipe-line subjects, six on applications in production of oil and gas, four on refining applications, and two were of general interest.