Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-07-04
OIL NOTES.

Another increase in wells completed
and new production was recorded dur
ing June and another small decline in
active operations. The general dispo-
sition to curtail new work has been
checked to some extent, but there is
every reason to expect gradual de-
cline in drilling from now on.
The Cecil pool is nearly drilled oyer
and the only very active sections are
the Indian Creek district, in Tyler
county, and the new Berea grit 5evel-
opment south of Waverly, in Wood
county, West Virginia Some very
good strikes were recorded in the Brad
ford and Middle fields during June and
in both sections the new produc ton
was considera bly, increased.
During June the total. number of
wells completed in all fields was 1, 45S
including 272 dry holes, and the new
production footed up 24,646 barrels.
This was gain of rs wells over May,
while the new production was increas-
ed but 2O6 barrels. For the month of
May the total of new wells in all fields
was 1,3S0, with production of "a. 440
barrels; the unproductive wells num-
bered 256. Eleven hundred and eighty
two was the total number of wells
completed in all fields for the month
of April, and the new production foot
ed up 23,410 barrels. The dry holes
were 222 in number. Nine hundred
and nlnety-eight was the number com
pleted in the various sections Of the
producing regions of New York, Penn
sylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and In
diana during March, and the new pro-
duction footed up 1897 barrels. The
the close of May, at 1915 at the close
of April, and l. $50 at the close of March.
On the last day of June, they summed
up 1896, which is decrease of $50 from
the total for May 81.
There were 794 wells completed in
the Pennsylvania oil regions during
June: 1S9 were unproductive of oil in
paying quantities and the new produc-
tion figured up 1881 barrels. This
was an increase over May of &c wells,
4S1 barrels production and Ia dry holes.
During May 72S wells were complete
with II, $40 barrels production, and the
dry holes numbered 175. The increase
over the preceding month was 115
wells, 90 barrels production, and 20 in
dry holes. In the fields producing
Pennsylvania oil, 6l3 wells were COM
pleted in April, with II, $50 barrels pro-
duction. The March summary reveal
ed a total of 542 wells completed, of
which 142 were devoid of oil, while the
production of the remainder amounted
to s,S42 barrels The record for new
work at the close of June was 437 rigs
and 6s1 wells drilling. decline of one
rig and ~ drilling wells from the May
list. At the close of May the new
work summed up 72S drilling wells and
43S rigs, decline of 2S in drilling wells
and 21 in new rigs from the April re-
port. At the close of April the new
work consisted of 459 rigs and 756 wells
drilling, total of 1,215. The field
operations at the close of March con-
sisted of 44s rigs and 500 drilling wells.
NoRTHwEsTERN OHIO AND INDIANA.
A heavy decline in new work is no.
ticeable throughout the Lima oil fields
of the Buckeye and Hoosier States.
There is small gain in new wells but
the new production shows decline
and there is general disposition
throughout the region to curtail active
operations
In northwestern Ohio there were BIB
new wells completed in June; the new
production was $3.50 barrels and the
dry holes amounted to SO. There was
an increase of 0 wells as compared with
May and decline of 235Ibarrels new
production. During May. 5O4 wells
were completed, 55 of them were dry.
The gain over the April figures was II
in wells completed and 565 barrels in
new production. On the last of June
the new work summed up 146 rigs and
200 wells drilling. On May 81 there
were S74 drilling wells and POS rigs un-
der way in the Buckeye fields, which
was gain of IL oyer the total for the
previous month. On the last day of
April the new rigs numbered 202 and
the drilling wells 96S, total of $40.
The Indiana report shows 151 wells
completed in June, with S,155 barrels
new production; the dry holes were 90
in number. Compared with May there