The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-02
IN THE OIL FIELDS.
More Wells Completed in June
Than in ANY Month OF 1897.
THE INCREASE IN PRODUCTION
Over May is 1900 Barr,ls-The South
west Fields Furnlsh Two-third' of the
New PrOduction-Grsa Activity in all
Parts ofths Lower FlsIdS-EIk Fork At.
tracing tho Most General Attention
Late News from tho Fields.

In the monthly review of the oil fields,
the oil City Derrick published the fol-
lowing yesterday and 10 reproduced by
permission OF the Derrick:
More wells were completed in June
than during any month of the present
year, and the new production was the
greatest recorded in nearly two years.
The Increase over May IL more than $500
barrels and there arc no signs OF any i'm
mediate cessation In drilling operations.
The southwest fields furnished one-thlrd
of the new wells and over three-fourth5
OF the new production. OF the total Of
1895 barrels, nearly 10000 barrels came
from that division OF the Pennsylvania
oil fields southwest OF Butler county.
Elk Fork gave n good account OF Itself
during the past month and large ARIA
Of prospective oil territory appears to
have been opened UP, Warrington is
credlted'wlth a number OF gush3. strikes
and Wood. Peasants and Richie coun-
ties make considerable showing In the
report.
In the Pennsylvania, New York, West
Virginia, Ohio and indiana oil fields.
there were S6S wells completed In June.
with 1883 OF them OF no account as oil pro-
dusers. and the new production was
1850 barrels This IL a gain OF "A wells.
1928 barrels production and II dry holes
ovar the month preceding, During May
S24 wells were completed; lG9 were destl-
tute OF oil In paying quantities and the
new production was 1892 barrels. which
was an increase over April Of "a wells
1908 barrels new production and I'VE dry
holes. For April there were completed
IL all fields AS new wells. including 1854
dfv holes, aud the new production was
l2AIS barrels During March the sum
may Of operations In the Pennsylvania
Ohl, and Indiana fields showed GG6 wells
completed. il,s2i barrels production and
153 dry holes
New operations for all fields nj the
close " June consisted Of i2S rigs md sol
drtilhig wells. decline of % rigs. with
an intrease OF Nc wells drilling. or net
Increase OF "a over the figures for the
close OF May The new work for al!
fields at the close OF May was composed
If $50 rigs and EOS drilling wells a total
AZ i.l55, and net decline OF y from the
figures that prevailed on April 30 The
new operations in the field producing
Pennsylvania and Lima oils summed up
4S5 rigs and 60l drilling wells At the close
q. y DEIlt u kdlH tl - ~ new Nhlh ONEl
tho preceding month. On the last day
OF March there were 4l7 rigs and sos
drilling wells, a total ot llG2 in new
operations under way.
IN wha; Us known as the Pennsylvania
oil fields. there were COS wells completed
in June. including li2 that we've nom
productive Of oil. and the new produce
tion was 1876 barrels The gain over
the preceding month was 90 wells, 3,G1S
barrels new production and nine dry
holes IN May $40 wells were completed,
irc!giing 1917 dry and the new production
Nns 9. 80 barrels. Compared with April,
this represented an increase Of G8 wells,
Leo barrols production and T. dry holes.
In April. $50 wellF were completed, with
SOS barrels production and i've dry
holes. There were as wells completed
in March With GOoi barrels production
and liG dry holes.
At the close OF June there were 81 rigs
nad ga wells drilling under way In the
Pennsylvania FIELDS. which lg decrease
OF II rigs and IN lncrclst OF % wells
drlllpg. IA compared with the agules Of
month ago TIC count at she close OF
May showed 322 rigs and 52l drilling
wells IN the Pennsylvania fields. This
was q dterelsc Of q rigs from tho April
record accompanied by an increase OF a
IN wells drilling. making n net increase
" i've. on Aprll so the report showed
3Gi rigs and "a drilling wells under way,
md there we're $3.50 rigs and 400 wells
drilling on March 81.