Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

opinion that a supply of natural pas
sufficient for the needs Of The city as
not possible for longer than three or
four years.
This report, however, has been
shown up as palpahly wrong in every
particular. the recent gas hearing IN
Tulsa disclosing. that there are hill
lions of available cubic feet II Sas
in this vicinity which may be- had Z
a favorable price is paid to the pro-
Queer. There is enough known but
undeveloped gas territory in north
eastern oklahoma TO last for years,
even though the drainage be heavy
beyond comparison
Pennsylvania was the greatest con
sumer OF natural gas in 1911, with
an output OF 1874 75.376,0O0 "ub,'
feet; Ohio was second with ll2.123.-
O29, 900 cubic feet West Virginia
was third, with sO.sGS, S,Gt5.000 cubic
feet: and Kansas fourth, with ~
S6I.143,O00 cubic feet The Kansas
figures include gas pped from Kan
sas and consumed In Missouri. also
gas plped from Oklahoma into Kah-
sas and Missouri In l9l Pennsyl-
yania used 103.22T5S0,000 cubic
feet for manufacturing ard 10.22I-
1890 cubic feet for other indus
trial purposes power etc. West
Virginia used 5O.13O.O46.OOo cubic
feet for manufacturing and 1885,
27S.O00 cubic feet for other indus
trial purposes Kansas used 1910
AZ. 900 and $500. .355.00o cubic f"et
for manufacturing and other indus
trial purposes respectively
On December 81. 1911. there wore
10,SO9 productive wells In Pennsyl-
vania. Ass in West Virginia. 4717 in
ohio, 2G33 in Indiana, and 20Oi m
Kansas. The total number of pr.
ductive wells in the United states TN
that date was 2S,42S.
During the last three years tho
separation of the more volatile
grades Of gasoline from natural gas
issuing from oil wells has become a
/ profitable industry of increasing i'm
portance. The industry did not pro-
gress as rapidly in 1911 as was ex-
pected Undoubtedly II will eventual
/ ~ become "A settled and flourlshlng
. business. for millions of cubic feet
or gas that is now wasted on leases
might be converted into gasoline,
i should the demand and price war
ffat. 1g.y u
/ cal survey last year attempted to
compile figures Of production OF gas
/ olino from natural gas, but many
plants were operated intermittenNb
and no records We're kept Of the out
put Statements from such produG'
ers could only be estimated. How
ever crude the method of manufa,-
ture, report Of the quantity of gas
oline produced shows an output IN
1911 Of 7.425.s39 gallons, with an en-
/ timated value Of S5S1,704.
As to Conservation.
Expressing the opinion that laws
could be enacted under the Oklaho-
ma constitution which would enable
. tlLltS OF lllt SldAt " AbHuNNlu quo
wells and thereby conserve the sup
ply. Attorney General Charles Yves,
in a letter to Gov. Cruce recommends
that such legislation be recommend
cd to the legislature
The latter asserts that the present
laws governing conservation Of gas
are not sufficient without supple.
menting other sections. Attention Is
/ called to Section q of Article X of
the Constitution, which allows cities
to issue public utility bonds in any
amount that may be voted upon by
J tho property tax paying voters. A
provision of the statutes Is also
pointed out which declares that the
erection and maintenance of natural
| gas pive lines by a city is public
utility. authorizes the cities to build
and operate them and apparently
authorizes cities to condemn proper
, ty for that purpose.
Tho attorney general recommends
/ the addition Of another section au-
/ thoriyng cities to condemn gas pro-
! periy and gas wells. and upon paying
the compensation found due. hold
and operate the same for public pur-
poses and for public gas distribution
within their limits wherever such