West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-06-04

In nearly every section OF the pro-
duclng region, but nothing remark
able was accomplished In the way
of results. The increase 10 the new
production was not commensurate
with the increase In wells complet-
ed and the a. ivity in field work.
Both the Pennsylvania and Lima
oil fields show q steadily increasing
volume of new operations, although
the Trenton rock fields of Ohio and
Indiana are the only regions that
possess anything very promising In
the way of new territory. The
greater portion of the new work In
the Eastern fields is within what Is
known as reasonably sure produc-
tive areas. Some small spurs to
the older districts occasionally re-
ward the efforts of the venturesom-
ly inclined, bat the wildcatter thus
far the current year have failed to
present operators with any new
field of pronounced proportions.
Sixty. nine more wells were COM
pleted In the Pennsylvania oil fields
than in April, and there was an
increase of 52S barrels IL the new
production. The average of the
new strike fell below the average
record for the April wells Com
pared with May year ago, there
is falling off of rs In wells com.
pleted and a decrease of 1884
barrels In the new production. In
April IS more wells were completed
than In March bat the new produc
ton dropped off 226 barrels. Com.
pared with April year ago, there
was difference of only 10 wells
completed, but the new production
showed decrease of 2,o84 barrels.
Fifty-nine more wells were COM
pleted in the Pennsylvania fields
during March than In February
and the new production made
gain of 2,133 barrels. This brought
the March and December figures
very close together. There were
I27 fewer wells completed In Feb
ruary than In January and the drop
in new production was Its barrels.
January, compared with December,
completed 10 fewer wells ard
showed a decline of 274 barrels In
production. The activity In field
work was measured by a loss of S
rigs and gain of ST wells drilling,
making a net decline of 46. April
was behind March by 20 rigs and
drilling wells. March had II fewer
rigs under way than February, but
shows a gain of two In drilling
wells, making net decline of 10
February, as compared with Janu-
airy, declined 81 rigs and drilling
wells. The January decrease was
20 and the December 70, so that
the past months record was I3I
below the high water mark on field
work of the preceding year.
Grant county In Indiana and AL
len county In northwestern Ohio
continue the active sections of the
Lima oil fields, and both counties
are yielding up large amount of
oil from territory that In years gone
by escaped the drill. Grant county
has been long considered as es-
pecially devoted to gas production
but the pressure has subsidized
sufficiently to give the oil men a
chance, and the field Is now being
thoroughly explored anew for Pc
troleum. Both divisions of the
Trenton rock oil fields revealed an
increased number Of wells COM
pleted and big gain In new pro.
duction. One hundred and twenty
nine more wells were completed in
the Trenton rock oil fields In May
than in April, and there was gain
of 1919 barrels In the new produc-
ton. New operations revealed an
increase of As rigs and II drilling
wells, or a total of I22. There were
seven more wells completed In the
Trenton rock oil fields in April
than in March, but the new pro-
duction declined 572 barrels. In
the Trenton rock fields there were
So more wells completed In March
than In February, aud the increase
In new production was 2,27I bar
rels:. the number OF dry holes was a
standof for both months. In Feb
Iuary III fewer wells were com.
pleted than In January and the de.
cline in new production was ,44o
barrels. Derrick.
Read liz I'm His Newspaper.
George Schaub, a we'll known
German citizen of New Lebanon,