The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-05-06
on RErORT.

greatest falling off was on the McCray
farm being 252 barrels per day. During the
month Of April this farm exhibits an in
crease of 2, barrels per day. In March The
production was 3l3 barrels per day, aud
in April $40 barrels. A plumber OF the
other farms show: 9 falling Of but the great
er part hold their own since the March re-
port was published.
The following table shows the decrease
per day on the principal farms and tracts:
Pearson farm, 6 barrels
Columbia farm, Al
Niagara farm, Is
Lake farm, 10
Central fayp, s
The Dalzell, A. Boyd, Sam. Boyd,
N E b ny Metropolitan, Brown, Cornen and
other farms aud tracts exhibit an increase
10 production over the mouth of March
The total average Of the several farms and
tracts 90 given 10 our table shows o daily
PRODUCTION Of 1850 barrels, q decrease Of
s. barrels since the March report.
As we predicted in our March report de.
veloping.w was quite lively during the month
Of April and promises to be more 60 during
the present month. On the Brown farm,
Lake farm and Metropolitan tract, Cherry
tree Run, . large number Of leases have
been taken and wells are to be put down at
once, drilling having commecced on several
already. On the Cornen fasm four new
wells are to be started at ouce. Leases are
also being taken ON the buchanan farm.
lying back of the Columbia farm, and the
indications are favorable for good paying
wells being struck on that farm. There are
81 present from 80 to 40 new wells going
down or about to be started in this vicini-
ty. On the whole the business of develop
Ing presents q favorable aspect at present,
much more 20 than It has for several months
past
1t will be seen that the St evenson farm
has been abandoned, having been flooded
out BY water. Included ip our report for
April will be found three or four tracts
never before reported by US, located on
Cherrytree Run.
The production Of thesa farms has been
taken into consideration in showing the de-
crease aimee last month.
On the first day Of the month these was
10 iron tanks at shiA point l5A 1886, barrels,
an increase OF 6, 956 barrels since March first.
During the month the shipments from this
point Of crude and refined oil was 81, 1924
barrels, against 49, 6 during March, an
increase Of 81 50.
Included in our report will b. iovpd q
table Of the production Of each lease on the
McCrsy farm, also the amount Of oil held
10 iron taukage by Mr.. McCray.
The farms and tracts where the produc-
ton is given from actual measurements are
marked with . star; oil others are estimated:
GOD FARM
Average daily production, SO
Number OF wells pumping, 81
Number Of wells drilling, |
CENT2AL FARM
Average daily production, PAT
Number of wells pumping, 46
Number oil wells drilling, /
COLUMBIA FARM
Average daily production, 4O2
Number Ut wells pumping, 50
Number Of wells drilling, 4
KEENAN, FARM."
Average daily production, 20
Number Of wells pumping, Z
is. MORAY FARM
Average daily production, $40
Number OF wells pumping. Al
Number Of wells resumed 8
Number of wells abandoned, /
NoTE---lncreaso since March Of 81 bar
rels.
EVANS TRACT
Average csily production, IL
Number VI wells pumping, 4
STEVENSON. FARM"
Average daily production, 6
Number Of wells pumping,
This farm was ~abando1ed on the Last OF
the month. Flooded out.
HYDE Il EGsEsT ARN,"
Average daily production, 10
Number OF wells pumping, s
tNumber Of wells abandoned, /
Number 0 f.wells completed, /
HESS FARM"
Average daily. production IA
| Number Of wells pumping, 10