Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-01
WORK OF THE MONTH.
A Bullish Tabular Statement Show
ing Smaller Production.
M'oURDY GAINING ON WILDWOOD.
Butler County Also Exhibits Marked De-
crease of Business.
ITS DAY OF GREAT GusHERs GONE BY

The monthly report for the entire Penn
sylvauia field for April presents an interest
ing story for the producer and the trade in
general. On the whole the field situation,
as indicated by the figures assumes q favor
able and rather hullish aspect There were
completed in the month just closed 2S7 wells
aggregating 8 new production of 7,710 bar
rels. against 275 completed wells and pro-
duction of Z, 751 barrels in March. This is
an increase of u completed wells and de-
crease of Il barrels of new production.
There is also an increase of Is dry holes, but
the most bullish feature of the report is shown
in the new work On the LIST of April the work
IN hand was represented by 40l drilling wells
and 2lS rigs, making q total of 6l9. With the
drilled and lS6 rigs. a total of 574- This is a
decrease of IL drilling wells, 30 rigs and total
decrease of 45 The most noticeable decline In
the southwest field is at Wildwood.
The Decline at Wildwood.
In March IS wells were finished, giving pro-
duction of 29l barrels, while in April only IL
wells were completed. with production Of
2SO5 barrels-a decrease OF II wells and 9s6 bar
rels production. A comparison of the new
work with March shows an increass of 10 rigs
and drilling wells, there being total up to date
of $50.
The decrease in new production at Wildwood
is more than made good in the McCurdy pool
the only member of .he southwest aggregation
that shows any material increase in production.
In March this district had credit OF 62O bar
Tels, and in April the new production foots up
1 940 barrels, an increase Of l.2Z5.
During the month one fair producer has been
developed in the fifth sand at Mcdonald, but
the eHbryonic state of affairs in this quarter
precludes any predictions of material worth as
TO its future. But little definite knowledge has
been gained regarding the Noblestown well,
and the importance of this venture will be de-
termined in the future. West Virginia has
brought forth nothing out of the ordinary,
although several important experimental ven-
tures are nearing the sand in different loca-
tions.
The Situation in Butler County.
Butler county again shows u decided decline
in operations, compared with the report on the
LIST of April The figures then showed: Wells
drilling, 80: rigs. 52 completed, 50; dry, z; new
production, 1914 barrels. The present figures
are: Drilling CO; rigs, "a; completed 81; dry, IA:
new production, 994 barrels. To more fully
appreciate the latter figures and their signif.
cance, they must be compared with those of
one year ago when there were l4o drilling
wells. lis rigs ans over 100 wells completed.
The principal work then in the then
famous l0O-foot district on LtJle Greek, which
now, however, plays no important part in the
monthly report
One-third of the new production for last
month comes from Jefferson Center, which Is
OF very hashy nature Gallery, Harmony
and Zelienople have 22 drilling wells and IL rigs
divided between them. While the most active
there Is nothing these fields to encourage
the producer and no money is being made.
Muddy creek has been endeavoring to get up
a boom by newspaper advertising The cold
figures, however, stand ont boldly and cannot
be altered. They show That Muddy creek is
not in the oil report sufficiently to cause any
undue excitement Five completed wells, 3
dry and Is barrels production tell its own story
for the month. There are drilling wells and 4
rief The total production of the field is less
than 100 barrels per day
For the first time IN a number of years Butler
county is without developed pool of gushing
tendencies. and it remains to be seen how long
this condition of affairs will last H. NC.