The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-27
FEBRUARY OIL TABLE
OUTPUT Of THE INDIANA FIELD EN-
COURAGING TO DRILLERs.
Hoosicr Wells Average GAS BarreIs
Daily. Being 30 Per Cent. Better
than the Ohio Wells.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
MONTPELIER, Ind. Feb 26.-Indiana oil
operators are feeling jubilant- the oil
developments. So far the present years
operations have proven very successful.
More business would have been done in the
oil fields during February. but the condi-
ton Of the highways was such that supplies
and rig material could not be hauled. AT
present more new locations have been made
than in any previous month for the past
year. but rig material has not yet been put
on the ground. This will certainly be
great year in tie oil country. A glance over
the State will prove to the readers that
the Indiana oil field is enjoying a boom un-
precedent in its history for good-sized pro-
ducers, no less than dozen wells with an
average output of over one hundred bar
rels each have been completed during the
month now closing and they are distributed
over the entire field, in fact each town.
ship in the field comes to the front with
recorFbreakers. Those who have been send
ing out specials to the dailies which have
stated that the oil star of the Indiana field
had passed out of sight must now take a
seat in the rear of the procession, for the
field is growing and rigs are springing up
in half dozen counties
Operators of three years ago became dis
couraged the large number OF salt
water wells and left the field and are now
sorry. The field is young yet. The oil bust
ness of the State will continue for many
found The main IL pool of the State, has
not been tapped The pressure Developments
are merely located on the tributary belts
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struck it will cause great excitement, as
large and enormous producers Will be the
result. In Ohio wells with a capacity of
better than ten thousand barrels day
have been struck and there is reason to be-
lieve that some of this kind will be found
in this State The formation of the oil
sands is the same and the great gas fields
are also here. 1t is only a question of time
until a monster gusher is unearthed THESE
style of wells are looked for in the vicinity
of Broad Ripple and Nobesville, in localities
where the famous gas field commences TO
dip. Large producers could not be expected
TO exist on level with the gas field,
the gas pressure is so great that Ii forces
the oil back to the edges where the forma-
ton or the oil-bearing strata is found at a
greater depth from the surface The day
aot far distant when hundreds of der
ricks can be counted only few miles north
of Indianapolis. There is plenty of terri
tory to keep the leasers busy for some
time 10 come, as oil mas Deen f0und at the
following places outside of the present oil
field: AT Broad Ripple, Brownstown, Cicero,
Farmland. Fort Wayne, New Haven, Fow-
Ter. Francisvile. Peru, Terre Haute, Win
chester, Maxwell, Larwell, Upton, Knights
town, Valparaiso, Royal Center LaPorte
Muncie and in many other localities where
wells were drilled for gas.
During the month of February there were
140 wells completed. of which forty were dry
or worthless for oil. The new daily produc-
ton from the producing wells is 2,440 bar
rels. In drilling wells there are Loo and in
ing tables give a more definite idea of the
work of February compared with that Of
January: