The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-17
OHANI9II8GAS

Tie receipts Of crude oil from the
yells in November by the pipe lines
il Pennsylvania, West Virginia, In
lana and Kentucky that make regu-
ar reports aggregated 1,995,572 bar.
els, the daily average being 1913.
hese figures show continued de-
rease in the general receipts from
hose OF the last two previous
nonths when the daily, average for
september was 72,734 barrels and
1886 for October. The difference
IS genera to every district, the great
st decline being shown in the runs
from West Virginia, Southeastern
lhio and the Lima fields. These are
The same districts that gave large
increase In the receipts from the
wells in October The smaller de-
crease is noted in the runs from the
Northern Pennsylvania wells.
Wells in Illinois.
The runs from the wells in Iii
nois, as reported by the Ohio Oil Co.
and the Underwater Pipe Zine amount
ed to 1,539,O72 barrels, decrease
Of 1873, 200 barrels from the October
report, which showed an increase OF
5O,SS6 over the September receipts.
The daily average was 51,3O2 barrels
or 2,320 barrels below the average
for October, which was 5S,622 AL
though many wells are being CON-
Dleted in the Illinois field and their
initial production is far above the
average of those Of other eastern dis
trlcts, they do not make up for the
decline in the older wells.
Sum Total of Receipts.
The sum total OF the receipts from
the wells BY tho lines east of the
Mississippi and the Prairie Oil and
Gas Co., was 72$1,S07 barrels. a de-
crease Of 347,55S barrels from the
October report. The total runs re-
ported BY the lines east OF the Mis-
sissippi aggregated 3,534,643 barrels
or over 1870, 900 barrels less than the
runs reported by the Prairie Oil &
Gas Co., alone. The daily average
of the total for November was 241,-
$50 barrels, exceeded only by that
for October, 244.495 barrels, which
is the largest for the year. The daily
average runs for September were
233,444 barrels; for August, 22O.-
600; for July, 9?5,9915; for June, a
short month, 227,112, and 2SS2,S7O
barrels for May,
Decrease in Stocks.
There was 4 decrease OF 57,17S
barrels in the stocks of Pennsylvania
grade oil, of $4,000 barrels in Lima
stocks, Of $500 barrels in those OF
Kentucky, and 5S6,S42 barrels in
the amount of Illinois oil held by the
eastern lines. At the same time there
was a gain of $4,000 barrels in the
eastern stocks Of Kansas oil, There
was gain, for the first time this
year in the stocks held by the Ohio
Oil Co., the gain being. nearly 1907
900 barrels. The stocks held by the
Pruirie Oil & Gas Co., show an in
crease OF 557 900 barrels.
The Total Amount.
The total runs of all lines In the
Mid--Continent field were estimated
to average 19O,979 barrels in No
vcmber, an increase over the average
for October of 6,572. The total
stocks of the field are estimated to
have increased in November $780,
999 barrels.
The runs from the Texas Panhan-
die region were 4,149 barrels below
those for October. The daily aver
age was 27,S13 barrels for Novem-
her, against 27O5O for October. De-
iiverics from the Panhandle were
slightly in excess Of those for Octo-
Der, so that stocks were reduced
nearly 5000 barrels.
Runs and Shipments.
Runs and shipments of the Penn
sylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, In
diana and Illinois fields:
Runs ..............,.. 147,30S
Previously reported ......' C55,9G1
Total ................ SO3.36g
Daily average -, .a....!. 100, 400
Shipments 1S1,962
Prayious reported ...... 6,716