The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-01-25
I'LL
Production on the Pacific
Coast for the Year End
ed is Great.

4SAA - estimated Dy DaVlu i. Day, OF
the United State Geological Survey, as
reaching possible $4,000. 600 barrels.
At the close of 1910 oil was being
produced In California at an average
rate greater than during 1909. This
increase confined and the total pro.
ductIon for the year 1911 was between
s0,OO0,OoO and $4,000 900 barrels,
compared with 73,O10.5 $50 barrels in
1910. While the consumption also in
creased, production continued TO ex-
coed the demand, stocks increased to
about 4O,OOO,0OO barrels, and prices
receded to 80 cents barrel where
they were not governed by longtime
contracts, although higher prices ruled
for refining oils. The Increased pro-
duc@on was chiefly from the Sunset
and McKittrick region. from the pools
already developed in 1910. Three
significant discoveries during the year
were ~ evidences of large field in
La Habra Valley; (2) the discovery
Of deep oil sand in the Midway field
containing a heavier oil than in the
higher zones; and CD the discovery
at the end of the year in the Coallnga
field Of zone OF light oil 1900 feet
below the main producing beds in a
lower geologic formation. The prob
ability of this aforementioned discov-
cry had been pointed out in the re-
ports on the coalinga district pub,
lished by the United States Geological
Survey In 1905 and again in 1910.
The Lake View gusher collapsed al
the end Of 1910 In the latter part OF
March the Associated Oil Company
drilled in sec. 10, T. 3, r. 10, in La
Habra HALEY, three miles from the
old Fullerton field and in line with
the developments in the Coyote Hills
oil was found at 1850 feet, and the
wells started at 600 barrels a day
This caused such activity in the re-
Eion and such favorable results that in
June the Fullerton field, including the
new development, was producing
about half a million barrels monthly.
iAI va SoAlNo SGEll lil4ih anu AltG htllS
promise 10 be persistent producers.
The Standard Oil Company promptly
connected the field by pipe lines to its
tank station at Workman and by the
end Of the year completed the connec-
ton to the new refinery at ri Segundo
the work on which began during the
year. The refinery was practically
completed by the end of December
and it began the first of January
with capacity of 5000 barrels day,
TO be rapidly Increased. The Asso-
clated Oil Company drilled a test we'll
in the Elk Hills, San Joaquin Valley,
in sec. 80. r. 80, R. "a, and obtained
small production. thus proving the oil
bearing character of these hills, as
had been predicted by the government
biologists. The oil was found at a
depth of more than 5000 feet and
proved to be Of 20 degrees B., an un[I
usually high gravity.
Important discoveries were made by
drilling along the border of the san
Joaquin Valley to the east and north
east of the McKlttrIck aeld, in the
Belridge and Lost Hills fields, result
ing in considerable extension OF the
possible productive territory.
Interesting developments were also
made in the Cat Canyon field: On Mo-
vealber 25 the Union Oil Company OBJ
tanned a G,6OO-barrel well of high
gravity oil. Transportation facilities
in the California fields We're increased
by the line of the Associated oil Com
pany from Canarez station to the Lost
Fills.
Whiel there was the expected accu-
mutation Of stocks, it is important to
note the considerable increases in com
sumption, important features If which,
were contracts with Arizona smelters
for 10000 barrels month. which
were made at the beginning of the
year. In October the Canadian Pacit-
ic railway was buying $4,000 barrels
month for use in terminal yards and
on the steamers plying to the north.
1t is said to be the plan Of this railway
eventually to use oil only for its pas
senger service as far as Kamloops,
b. C. The year proved strenuous for
the Independent Producers Agency,
and after many methods for relieving
the situation had been suggested the
association agreed to a plan for pro-
vidlng 100000 barrels of storage,
and at the end of the year contracts
for building this storage had been
made.
Inasmuch as the consumption has
been increased beyond what was
deemed probable at the beginning OF
the year, 1t can not be considered that
the critical conditions existing in Cali
fornia in 1911 have been entirely
without permanent benefit TO the trade
which has now reached position
where the addition of even one or two
large steamship companies to the
ranks of oil burners. or equivalent
consumption in other directions, would
make the demand equal the present
production. 1t is not too much to ex-
pcct that unless great increase in