Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
October Field
Operations

In the regions producing hlgh
grade oil, there was a heavy de-
cline in wells completed and new
production, with a gain in the
number of dry holes, and the
average of the new wells was very
small. West Virginia's gusher
strikes were too few in number
to have any appreciate effect in
maintaining the supply Of crude
petroleum or in making good the
steady decline that is constantly
going on in all the older portions
of the oil field. No new pool of
any Importance has been added
to the area of the productive ter
ritory in many months, and moth
ir~ but small wells can be expect
C. ""om that now in process OF
devGo, ment.
\ new "thirty-foot' pool, on
The outskirts Of the Warrington
district, appeared rather promis-
ing at the close of the month, but
it may travel the same road as
it's numerous predecessors, and
prove sore disappointment to
the operators and land owners.
If it comes up to expectations
and more wells are discovered of
the same stripe as those now pro-
ducing oil, it will help to swell
the new production of the coming
month, and revive the waning
activities of the lower Southwest.
More wells were completed IN the
Pennsylvania oil regions in Sep
TENDER than in August, and there
was a decline in the new produc-
ton and work under way. In Au-
gust more wells were completed
than in July, and there was an
increase in the new production,
accompanied by a considerable
decline in new operations.
Sixty-six fewer wells were COM
p}eted in the Pennsylvania oil dis
tricts in October than in Sep.
TENDER and new production de-
creased 1898 barrels. There was
a gain of 40 in the number OF
dry holes. The rigs up and
building showed a gain OF 81,
while the drilling W IS took a
drop of ia, making net decline
for the month of 80. There were
6 more wells completed in the
districts producing Pennsylvania
oil in September than in August,
while the new production suffer-
ed drop of 1929 barrels. In
August II more wells were COM
pleted than in July, and there
was a gain in the new produc'
ton of SO7 barrels. Field work
in September revealed a decline
of 60 rigs and a gain Of 5 wells
drilling, a net loss Of 90.
In the Trenton rock oil dis
tricts of Northwestern Ohio and
Indiana, there was a drop of 70
wells completed in October, &C
companied by a gain of 500 bar
rels in new production and II
dry holes. At the same time
there was an increase in new OPP
erations of AZ rigs and 10 wells
drilling. The greatest increase
in the new production came from
the rich deep pay territory now
in course of active development
in Delaware county, Indiana. In
September there was an all
around decrease of 80 wells COM
pleted, 1872 barrels new produc-
ton and "a dry holes. During
the same month the new opera
lions were decreased % rigs and
50 drilling wells, making a net
decline of 70. During August the
same sections recorded an In
crease of so wells completed and
1912 barrels new production, ac-
companied by a decrease OF %
rigs and 81 drilling wells.
Eight hundred and two wells
were completed in the Eastern
oil fields during October, OF which
1913 were busters and 81 gassers
leaving 542 productive wells
with total yield of 4313 barrels
the smallest on record for many
months. The average of the new
wells was only about 8 barrels
each. The Pennsylvania oil dis
tricts completed S6s wells in Sep
TENDER, of which 161 were dry
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