The daily tribune., 1903-09-02
PRODUCTION OF PETROLEUM.
National Bureau Gives Some Inter
esting Statistics on Oil.

National bureau OlVeS some lntef-
esting Statistics on Oil.
In his report to the United States
geological survey on the production of
petroleum in 1909, now in press, Mr..
f. II. Oliphant notes the following
points as the most conspicuous features
in the production. sale. and export
of crude petroleum and its prodrcts
for the year 1909; The production of
crude petroleum was greater than that
of any previous year; there was a
slight decrease in production of the
Appalachian field. aud slight in
crease in the Lima Indiana field; the
genreal average price for crude petro-
leum was less than in any year since
1889; stock held in the Appalachian
and Lima Indiana fields showed con
siderable decrease. principally in the
Appalachian field; the exports of Pc
troleum in 1902. were less than in 1901 !;
no new pools were discove red in 1902
The total production IN the United
States of crude petroleum in 1902 was
80, 984, 500 barrels. as against SO, $3.50,
1874 barrels in 1901 an increase Of H.,
sos, 1896 barrels or 1916 per cent over
that of 1901, ald of ~ per cent over
that of 1900. The greatest portion of
the increase in 1902 came from Texas
and California, the gain being $780,.
1884 barrels, or 1872 per cent for Texas.
and 5.lS7. 5lS barrels. or 50 per cent
for California, as compared with their
respective productions in 1901. The
inrcease in Indiana in 1902 was l,723,
80 barrels. or about 30 per cent over
that of 1901. Louisiana produced
fonr the first time in 1902, the pro-
duction being 54s, ,6l7 barrels. The
increase in the production of Kansas
was l52, 59S barrels, or about So per
cent over 1901. Kentucky and Ten
nessee increased their production in
1902 by AZ, 799 barrels, or nearly 30 per
Gent. Indian Territory increased
$1,000 barrels and Wyoming $50 bar
rels as compared with 1901.
The largest decrease in production
in 1902 as compared with 1901 was in
West Virginia, where it amounted to
663, 7Sl barrels or about A. per cent
and Ohio in its two fields. showed
decrease of 6, 33, s55 barrels. or nearly
3 per cent. The decrease in Penn
sylvania WAS 56l, 49s barrels, or 40
per cent; in New York. SO, 1888 barrels,
or about per cent; in Colorado &c.
2ls barrels, or about IA per cent
The percentages of production by
fields show remarkable change from
1900 to 1902 In 1900 the percentages
were: Appalachian field, 81; Lima
Indiana field. "a; all other fields.
nearly 8. In 1902 the respective per-
centages were: Appalachian field.
80; Lima. Indiana field. 20; all other
fields about 32
The value of the crude petroleum
produced iii 1902 was 800. Gl0, 1884, or
SO cents per barrel, that for 1901 hav-
ing been $66. All, ,335, or 95.7 cents per
barrel, a decrease of 81 cents per bar
rel. or 10 per cent in 1902. The gross
amount received for the total pro-
ducing 1902 was only 50. 1893, ,0l3
greater than that in 1901, although
the increase II output was about 1915
per cent greater. The average price
paid for what is known as Pennsyl-
vania netroleum which comprises
nearly per cent of the product on of
the Appalachian field, was 81, ,2375
per barrel in 1905, that for 1901 having
been S1.21. gain of nearly cents
per barrel. There was also gam of
nearly cents per barrel in the price
of the Lima Indiana petroleum in 1902
over 1901. California petroleum
decreased 2l.8 cents per barrel in
1902 as compared with 1901, and Texas