Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-12-11
oil Fields Used Up.
PENsrLyASi,s surrLIks or PErRoLsuN
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The gres, oil d.lds ~ Psusylysnis are
bslpg rapidly exhausted. writes q 81 Lou
4. Gooe corr,.potdeni from Bfsifoni, Pa
Thi. fact I. now very apparent 20 pfseil.
cal oil opsrsiors, and sr;r,ordinary Efforts
arc bsing made - nad new nsld-, Dui the
beet Informed men engaged In the Indus
,ry are not hop.ful OF the results A. The
pr,.yn, time COO wells are being drilled In
the sdJri To- dnd = new prollnc. Geld
These wells afc being drilled In Penu.
syly.sl,, New York and West Virgin
ia, and in msby Instances the territory
has already been partially tested. and the
chances OF opening up . really new field
are regarded as sxeseilnsly remote.
The great pstrole ON bsslu seems TO be
going a. Old the rich Comstock lode The
daily projection OF The Psuusyiyanis snd
New York field. has fallen from 100 600
barrels . day, the msximum. 10 81 900 bar
rsls. 10 these a cures the O,lo nsld Il not
considered, a. Oaio oil 1, nov regarded
only q. fuel oil, and therefore does not
come iuto cOmpeiltlon with the Psnsyivan-
4. product In Psnnsylvanis and S.S
York 90 oOO we'll. have beeu drilled. or
thl. namDer about % 600 we're productive
,pd the rest dry. These wells have sx.
hsus,si hundreds OF thousands Of acres of
territory. The wonderful Bradford Geld,
that produced 100 OOO, 600 barrels of oil, Is
row practically drained.
We'll. sr- no longer drillci In this hsld,
aud the only production hers IL from old
wells which seldom yield Over one barrel
dsy. Thousands OF wells In the Bfsd'
ford region have been absnco oned entirely,
the tuhblng aud casing pulhd out OF then
sui ube wells plugged. The bonsrEs
fslis along OIL Creek. that once s.toaisn.
ed the world, are dry or nearly so. Where
wells were found that produced thoussrds
OF barrels q day, q well that will yield i've
barrel. = day is now considered good
one, while thousands OF acres OF this old
territory Is absolutely worthless for oil
purposes, aud IL being slowly rsclsimed
| for sgriculiurfl purposes. Clarion county
Is now considered exhausted sxcsp, the
limited pool st the county seat which IL
now Welding about 1000 barrels . day.
Batter and Armstrong counties have
produced iu the pelghborhood OF 80 600,
| 600 barrels OF oil, and ths drill can nnd
bat little more. The probabilities OF nnd'
ing another oil nsld have been greatly
iss.ened by the universal explorations ths'
have BEEN msce for natural gas. Ther,
are few important towns la the West that
have not drilled from one To four wells,
In the hope Of dndiug gas. and each ol
these wells. whether IL found gas or not,
ha. eopdsmusd The territory for oil. II
none OF the SEQ wells nov drilling nod I
rich spot, 10 will then become . serious
question with oil drillers where they shsl
turn TO dad the pfoduet 90 much soush
After ss al illamlusnt
Parsnip., sal.ify snd horssrscish can re-
main 10 the rows where grown. A. fre'r
Ing dos not iijare them. IL they sr'
covered With litter, however. 10 will pre-
vent sudden thswing around them In th'
spring. IL IL too much warmth thst does
lrIary 10 winter 90 such crops rather that
cold. A few warn days 10 winter may b
more detrimental than beneficial
Men talk sboa, skilled labor. A goot
farmer is . specimen OF SKILL In labor. Ev
err good farmer has served . lsrRe ap
prentlceship at bis trade, and no man VII
did not go serve ever Was q good farmer
N requires about three years To learn th
cart and mystery" Of Q mechanical trade
bu, no man ever equipped himself In thre
years for successful farming.
The msjofity OF house cellars are en-
tirely too warm IN store apples in for lonI
keeping. Those intenced for late kespipI
should be stored In places where they cal
be kept - near freezing - possible, an'
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