Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-23

Tho ris of the gas little known by the puohc OF
the manifold benefits of natural gas Ihose VINO arc 81
have Gas from we'll regulated lines always on tap o 1aei
the advantages which they enjoy through nature
hovntv An official bulletin from Washington gives some w n
fs regarding natural gas which OF more than ordinary
The bulletin ha, the consumption OF na'os gus ~ I,
,ho,oh the nessure except In the fields OF West Virginia.
h continued to decp necsaing the expense OF
~ market an Ii production from the declining neos "nen
exneuse must to increase as the pressure ~ ~
..nco n the source of supply Increases.
f natural gas consumed in the United States In 1901 was
Sa7 o67 500 which, cents per 1000 CUBIC 'ee
600 cubic feet fit possible to store this gas cuoe
the destiny being equal $50 feet greater nan Inc SUES
1s 600 cubic natural gas be taken as equal 10
6 sA5s 600 COAL valued So go per DC
opired 10 WELD for which the natural gas solo,
The value of production for was greater than nat
s,6 m over IA 1t also exceeded that OF 1o99o
T. NAV also be interesting that the vaue OF ooo9
oa barrels of petroleum produced In the United otas curing
os the value OF the natural gas
m cent of the value petroleum for the same !n "
80 s vsre Of the coal and displaced by natural gas
n ,ooo-vhch amounts $32446 56-s considered THIS es'lnae
d,splacing natural is nearly 40 per cent u 'ne
of the crude petroleum produced IN the same year.
There 2o7 wells producing na'ua gas d. 'ne eios
b r,be "a into MAINS and 2ooo Prconc
Ing wells drilled In the same year, there were 453 y
drers and os4 Abandoned In 1920 there 1o2o3 pro-
drcpe wells which shut In 1859 wells were ou
In the same year, $50 holes and 99I were ABANDONED
~ ,v soo miles of pipe laid during 1901 the mains
m from two inches up to 20 This brought the total up TO 81
8g miles gas mains of from two 1hcnes 10 80 Dcs
n at the close OF 1901 .rs;oo -
D,no the wear 1901 unusual amount or conooaono
49, ,d and there organized also number OF new
companies with large capital with view chiefly OF ung tue sfe
~ f bioh pressure gas territory Lewis HARRISON Marion anu
ez counties Virginia by the construction OF larger anu
longer pipe lines market this increased production In western
and Ohio This involves the outlay OF many millions OF
capital. ,e., a.. .
source of power gas stands at the head OF the list %
among fuels both expense ana
of operation
1t has been supplying the for very large NUMBER factories
and operations gas belt and lately has applied
n creating the power by the natural gas Itself Is compressed
from low to high when the original has tailed
the pes are insufficient deliver the necessary quantity OF gas at the
we'll pressure number of these Work up very close 10
horse power with that enables eight TO ten cuoc
of natural gas develop horse power for an hour saving OF from 40
to 90 per cent high duty steam engines
Il estimated fully domestic hresa supplied by nat
a AS and people furnished with this Ideal iuei and
light. - r
Companies or number of report the use OF
natural gas manufacturing establishments of various kinds number
Ing In all including and steel works and ZIG glass
works
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