Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-04
SEPTEMBER FIELD
OPERATIONS

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a decline in the new production
and work under way. The num-
Der Of dry holes was also dlmln-
ished and the average Of the new
wells was very small. In August
more wells were Completed than
in July. and there was an increase
in tn new production. accOmpan-
led by a considerable decline in
new operations. Gusher strikes
are no logger in evidence and the
| great bulk of the wells drilled is
in territory that few years ago
the average operator would have
refused to consider at all.
| There were six more wells COM
pleted in the districts producing
Pennsylvania oil in September
than in August, while the new
production suffered a drop Of l.
329 barrels. In August II more
wells were completed than in
July, and there was a gain in
the new production of S07 barrels.
Field work in September revealed
a decline of 60 rigs and a gain of
5 wells drilling, a net loss of So.
In July AZ less wells were COM
peted than in June, while the de-
cline in new production was 557
barrels.
In the Lima-Indiana oil rrOduc-
ing districts there WIS IN all
round decrease Of 50 wells CON-
pleted, 752 barrels new produc-
ton and "a dry holes. During
the same time the new operations
were decreased % rigs and so
drilling wells, making a net de-
cline of 70. During August the
same sections recorded an increase
of 50 wells completed and 1912
barrels new production, accom-
panied by a decrease of % rigs
and u drilling wells. Delaware
county, Indiana, is the most pro-
life area of new production in the
Trenton rock fields. In North
western Ohio no new extensions
have been discovered in several
months. and the field is undergo
ing a gradual decline.
In the high grade oil districts
Of the East S6S wells were COM
pleted in September, of which 161
were dry holes and so produced
gas in commercial quantities, leav-
ing 657 productive wells, with an
average yield Of about 912 barrels
each. During August $50 wells
were completed, including 163
busters and 6S gassers, and the av-
erage yield Of the new wells was
close to T. barrels apiece. Eight
hundred and fifty-one wells were
completed in July, including JAG
dry holes and 80 gassers. The av-
erage yield of the new wells was
less than 10Y. barrels to the we'll.
Compared with September, 1903,
the month just closed shows an
increase of 81 wells completed
and a loss of 1898 barrels new
production.
In the Trenton rock oil fields
217 fewer wells were completed
than in the Pennsylvania oil re-
gions. but the new production OF
the Western districts was 5l54
barrels greater. Forty-four, or
10 of the whole number OF wells
drilled in the Lima-Indiana dis
tricts, were classed as busters,
while 2l1, or nearly 25%o of the
Pennsylvania wells, were unpro-
ductive of oil in paying quaint
ties.
In the oil sections of Kentucky
q new wells were completed IN
September, were dry and the
new production amounted to o44
barrels. Compared with August
this was a decrease Of 6 wells, 32o
barrels production and 8 dry holes.
There were 33 wells completed IN
August, including II dry holes
and l gasser, and the new produc-
ton was 500 barrels. This was
decline of 6 wells and 26 barrels
new production. Thirty-nlne wells
were completed in July; IA were
dry, and the new production
amounted to S95 barrels. There
were 20 wells completed in June,
with 10 of them dry, and the new
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