Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-05
December Field
Operations

velopments of the sections produc-
ing Pennsylvania oil. There was
a large decrease in wells COM
pleted and new production, and a
big drop in rigs and drilling wells.
Less activity was noticeable at
the close of December than for
any previous month of the past
wear. In the Buckeye and Hoo
sier sections, a small increase In
wells completed and new produc-
ton was registered, while the de-
crease in field work was not large.
November showed general In
crease of wells completed and
new production, while an entirely
different condition of affairs pre-
vailed in the Lima oil regions OF
Northwestern Ohio and Indiana.
The October figures on new pro-
duction were the smallest In sew
eral years past, but those for De-
cember were only a few hundred
barrels greater. In the regions
producing high grade oil, there
was a heavy decline in wells COM
pleted and new production during
October, with a gain in the num-
Der of dry holes, and the average
of the new wells was very small.
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.
December completed PA fewer
wells in the districts producing
Pennsylvania oil than November,
and there was a decline OF ll34
barrels in the new production.
At the same time there was a drop
of 81 in the number of dry holes,
while the average yield showed a
considerable increase. Seventeen
more wells were completed III No
vember than in October in the oil
districts of New York, Pennsyl-
vania, West Virginia and South
eastern Ohio, and the gain in the
new production was l77o barrels:
At the same time the number OF
dry holes declined u. Sixty-slX
fewer wells were completed in the
Pennsylvania oil districts in Octo-
Der than in September and the
new production decreased 1898
barrels. In new operations the
Pennsylvania oil sections suffered
decline Of Is rigs and 1O7 wells
drilling in December, and fell
short of the record at the close
of December, 1903, by III rigs
and 214 wells drilling.
In the Trenton rock oil fields OF
Ohio and Indiana, December pre-
sented an increase over November
of 33 wells completed, 766 barrels
production and 10 dry holes. Dur
ing the same period there was
gain of / rigs and a decline OF
fl wells drilling, making a net
decline of 81 in field work. In
the same sections, November reg
| istered a decrease of 102 wells
completed, 1913 barrels produc-
ton and - dry holes, while the
new work suffered decline of 80
rigs and so wells drilling. In De-
tober there was a drop of 20 wells
completed, accompanied by gain
of 800 barrels in new production
and II dry holes. At the same
time there was an increase in new
operations of AZ rigs and 10 wells
drilling. In September there was
an all round decrease Of 81 wells
completed, 1872 barrels new pro-
duction and "a dry holes.
In the sections producing high
grade oils COS wells were compIet-
ed in December, including 1l3
busters and SO gassers; this left
439 productive wells with an av-
erage yield of lib barrels to the
well, which is nearly a barrel and
a half better than the average OF
! the November wells. These same
districts completed SO wells in
November, including IA dry
holes and SO gasesrs, leaving Clio
productive wells, with an estl-
mated output for the last day of
the month of 6O91 barrels. This
was an average of nearly 10 bar
rels to the well. Eight hundle ed
and two wells were competed
during October, of which 1913
were busters and 62 gassers, leav-
ing 542 productive wells, with a