Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-04
West Virginia.

during July, and at the same time
recorded a considerable advance In
field operations. In July 166 wells
were completed, inclusive of 80
busters and II gassers, while the
new production summed up 1860
barrels production and 80 dry
holes.
West Virginia completed 2o7
wells In June, inclusive of 81 dry
holes and 20 gas wells. and the new
production figured up 1888 barrels.
In May the oil districts of West
Virginia completed 125 productive
wells and 90 busters, and the new
production was 2,S49 barrels. New
operations were composed of I18
rigs and 267 wells drilling at the
close of June. and ny rigs and 321
wells drilling at the close of July.
This represents a loss during the
past month OF one rig and gain of
50 wells drilling.
Warrington led the other dis.
tricts of the Southwest the past
month In wells completed and new
production but Wetzel.Tyler was
ahead in amount of new operations.
Twenty two productive wells four
busters and FIVE gasse1s was the
record for July and the new wells
averaged 80 barrels each. While 81
productive wells were finished In
June their average yield was only
about 21 barrels. Warrington
completed IS wells In May and 10
or nearly one halt, were OF the dus'
ter variety. The 10 productive
wells had an average yield of "a
barrels apiece. At the close of June
Warrington contained 80 rigs and
II wells drilling and at the close OF
July 81 rigs and SO drilling wells.
The 'Wetzel Tyler district COM
pleted 21 wells and three gassers In
July. and at the close of the month
contained S. rigs and 129 wells
drilling. The new production was
$50 barrels, an average of rs barrels
to the we'll. From 81 productive
wells completed In June, 1t was
credited with new yield of 1862
barrels, which was an average OF
over Sd barrels to the we'll. The
Wetzel Tyler district, from 20
productive wells, gave up new
production of 1910 barrels In May,
which was aa average of about 81
barrels to the well.
Richie couuty made better
showing In July than for several
months past. twenty-five pro.
ductlve wells were completed with
an average yield of over II barrels
to the we'll. In June 10 productive
we'll averaged about IL barrels
each. Twenty one wells and nine
busters was the record for May,
and the new wells averaged over 81
barrels apiece. The average of the
April wells was little over 80 bar,
rels. On the last of the month
there were II rigs and 81 wells
drilling and In operation.
Calhoun county continues to
keep In the public eye, although
little interest has been shown IN
field operations In that section for
long time. Five wells were COM
pleted in June and all were good
producers, their average yield being
30 barrels to the we'll. The May
report showed one 10 barrel pro
Queer and one buster. In July 3
good wells were completed with q
total daily output Of $50 barrels.
West Virginia supplies less thar
half the total production for July,
while Southeastern Ohlo's share
was over one third. From IFS pro
ducing wells were obtained 2,66e
barrels or 21 barrels to the well
Southeastern Ohio completed 15z
productive wells, with 1912 bar
rels production, which was an av'
erage of nearly Ia barrels. In the
district to the north of the Penn
sylvania State line, 2Io productive
} wells were completed, with total
output of 1,345 barrels, or an aver
age of a little over 4 barrels to the
,, we'll.
The oil districts of West Virginia
completed 133 productive wells In
June, which yielded 3,2SS barrels,
or little over so per cent Of the
total new production, and the
average per we'll was about rs bar
rels. Southeastern Ohio complet-
ed 147 productive wells, which