The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-05
OIL RUNS INCREASE.
The Cut in Price Did Not Seem to
Control the Output.

Independence, Kan, Jan. 5-The Re
porter says: When the recent cuts in the
price of crude oil were made it was in
| timated the Standard hoped to thereby
cause reduction in field operations. The
daily runs of oil have been increasing SO
rapidly as a result of drilling activity
especially in the Indian Territory, where
big wells have been struck, that the
standard has been utterly unable to take
care OF the production, notwithstanding
the large preparations made for handling
It. Even with the pipe line to Whiting
completed today it would be impossible
to handle all the oil produced in the Kan
sas-Territory field, which amounts to
about. 5000 barrels a day.
were $40 competitions in the entire west
ern field and of this number SO were gas
IS an increase in new wells over Novem-
Der OF q, a decrease of IS busters, an in
grease of 10 gasserS and an increase OF
50 producers. The estimated production of
the December wells is 8,7S1 barrels an in
crease over Novenber's new production
of 500 barrels. Increase in November over
October was 1000 barrels. The continued
increase In field operations and the i'm
menSe production Is due to the activity
in the Indian Territory and Oklahoma,
and the large production average of the
On December 81 there were s. rigs and
so drilling wells in the entire field, max
ing a total Of 4S5. an increase of 8 over
the last day of November. The increase
was principally in the south part of the
field, Chautauqua and the territory. Chau-
drilling wells than in November, while the
Usage and Cherokee field had 20 more.
The miscellaneous list of wild cat drill
ing in Kansas was increased by II in De-
cember. showing the effort to find new
fields. While the wild cat ventures in De-
cember were more successful than in No
vember, no new fields of particular con-
sequence were discovered.
AS usual Montgomery county MAIN
tanned its lead over all other districts in
the matter of new work. In this county
mall Int ~ ,f@AwM -
which is We're gas and Il dry, and the
new production was 151o barrels. This was
crease of 8 gassers and a. decrease of
failures. The new production in Decem-
Der was So9 barrels more than in the pre-
Indian Territory and Oklahoma COM
pleted 11S wells in November and 112 in
failures. New production was increased
by TIC barrels. January 1, 1905. shows 81
in the territories. This is an aggregate
increase oyer December Of So rigs and
drilling wells The increase of December
In the Chanute district eS wells were
completed, of which were gas and
dry, and the new production was 613 bar
rels. This was an increase of compile
tons and 17s barrels production. The in
Erie field. There were IL fewer rigs and
drilling wells, however, on December 81,
than on November 80.
IN Cnautauqua- county 50 wells were
completed in December, of which were
gas and dry. The new production was
1,149 barrels. This is a decrease of 5
competitions and an increase of } gassers
and failure The new production de-
creased 123 barrels.
Montgomery county had 1S rigs and Y
drilling wells. total of s. the first of
the year, decrease from the previous
month of 7. The reason Montgomery
county, with less new work on the frst of
the month, completes more wells during
the month than the southern districts is
several can be drilled by one string Of
tools, while one we'll is. being drilled
down in the territories.
Although the wells are very small in
the Paola district, they are likewise
shallow and inexpensive to drill, and
result great many are put down every
month. In December there were So COM
pletions, with a. production of 22S bar
rels.
Neodesha. completed 20 wells in Decem-
Der, but has only drilling now.
Humboldt completed Is and has now 4
drilling.