Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-05-04
APRIL FIELD
OPERATION

was recorded IN April, anu there
was likewise gain IN the output
of the new wells. Pennsy ivania
field operations, however, were
very close to the figures of thirty
days ago. There is still lack of
any features of interest and the
scarcity of territory of the first
order still continues. The new de-
velopment in Cabell county, West
Virginia, has not been found as
extensive as first indicated, while
Calhoun county operators have
been rewarded with some very
fair strikes. There were 148
more wells completed in the Penn
sylvania oil districts in April than
in March, and the increase in new
production was 972 barrels.
March completed more wells
than February, and registered a
goodly increase in new prOduc-
ton, but in field operations there
was a general decline witnessed
everywhere. Bad roads had their
effect in retarding the starting OF
new wells in the Southwest and
West Virginia districts. Wells
completed in the districts pro-
ducing Pennsylvania oil we're 81
more than during the previous
month, and there was a gain in
new production of 305 barrels.
February, in spite of a protracted
cold spell, recorded gains both in
new production and new work
over January, while in wells COM
pleted there was a decline Of 43.
In the Trenton rock fields OF
Ohio and Indiana, the April in
crease in new production was
only, 80 barrels. Indiana showed
! a decrease of 81 barrels, while
Ohio's new wells made a gain of
543 barrels. In March the increase
in new production amounted to
1,672 barrels, of which the Buck
eye districts contributed 209 and
the Hoosier districts 1853 bar
rels. In February these sections
revealed a large decline; the
Buckeye field fell off 1854 and
the Hoosier field 1,247 barrels. In
January the Buckeye region show
| ed a decrease of Az barrels and
the Hoosier of COL barrels. The
total decline in the new produc-
ton of both the Eastern and LII
ma-Indiana fields in January was
3,O49 barrels and in February p
100 barrels, while in March there
was net gain of 1877 barrels,
and in April of 1,044 barrels.
In April the Pennsylvania oil
districts completed TAB wells, of
which IA were busters and %
gassers, leaving $40 with an aver
age yield of about 1914 barrels
each. In March, the Pennsylvania
oil fields completed go wells ana
1874 were busters and sc gassers,
leaving 425, with an average yield
of less than 111a barrels. During
February there were 5O4 wells
completed in the districts produc-
ing Pennsylvania oil, and 112 of
these were busters and SO gassers.
The average yield Of the produc-
tive wells was close to Is barrels,
which was the best on record for
year. In the same sections 54l
wells were completed in January,
including 119 busters and 80
gassers, while the average yield
of the productive wells was 12:6
barrels. Compared with April,
1903, the month just closed
shows an increase of 70 wells
completed and 413 barrels in the
new production.
In the Trenton oil fields IS
more wells were completed IN
April than in March, but the gain
in new production was very
small, owing to the decline in the
Hoosier oil sections. In March,
AS more wells were completed
than in February, and the in
crease in new production was l.
672 barrels. In February pa
fewer wells were completed than
in January and the decline in new
production was 2,501 barrels.
Field operations in March showed
gain of 6 rigs, with loss OF 43
wells drilling, making a net de-
cline of 81. During April there
was a gain of Z rigs and % wells
drilling.
The Lima oil districts of Ohio