The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-04

D'IL and 3 Gas
The petroleum production in Cali
fornia during 1913, amounted Z to
97,Ses,s97 barrels; an increase Of
t7.7s2,7eS barrels over the figures
for 1912. when the amount report
ed aggregated 90,o74.42s barrels:
The enormous increase in 1913 was
obtained without the aid Of any Of
those sensational gushers Of the
Lakeyiew type, which have been so
prominent in other years. 1t was
also gained without any material
extension ofinew territory, but came
from the old fields.
Had Big Month.
y During only. one month I'M 1892
did the production; Of the; state pass IS;
the 100000 barrel mark, while in
1919 there were only three months
when that figure! was not exceeded.
The best production for the year
vas during the months Of July,
August and September. This was
due to the striking of several good
wells in those months, among them
being the famous Emery well iof the
Standard oilAG Company. in the Witt
tier Coyote district. The number
q active producing wells lwas in,
creased sonly a during i8ia from
k|5!s peeenbs q / ~ stas5s 70 "a, at
Ilttls END tofa Decent er A sfjs
Consumption Great:
lid The eonsiimp lgiires ard very
faYorab le; .slio9tns tfat 1854 sac
barrels went to suppl the demand
as against ss,s7s,5o2 barrels in
1912 and 72,9G0,794 barrels in
1911. The gain in 1918 over the
previous year was 1s,276,2S4 bar-
rels. Stocks of crude at the close of
1912 were 44,69S,054 barrels and
at the close Of 1918 they were A.
S7o,177 barrels, an increase for last
year Of 1 ,172,123 barrels. In 1912
the increase In stocks amounted to,
S,99s,5S4 barrels.
3 New High Mark.
L Az the beginning of 1913 it was
generally conceded that the large
production in California in the past
year would not be equallcd in the
future. But with even smaller
amount Of work as compared With
other years, and no material extern
sion of the producing area, a new
high mark was made in 1913. The
eonsumptive demand has also in
creased and the market looks good
to the producer. Conditions are
more favorable at the beginning of
1914 for again breaking the record
Of production than they were a,
year ago.
Roane Proceedings.
On Laurel run, Smithfield district
Roane county, the Ohio Fuel Oil
Company has completed and shot It's
No.,7 on the j. M. Cox farm and has
a f5-barrel pumper in the Big In
jun sand. /, On the same stream, the
South Penn Oil Company has com
pleted No. on the Jonathan Smith
farm ana has a 5-barrel pumper in
the same sand. In Harper district,
1eoane county, the Jarvis Oil Com
pany has drilled No. on the Mary
]. Lowe farm through the sand and
has a very light rumper.
Down In Kanawha.
In Elk district, Kanawha county,
1.-THE South Penn 2oil Company has
fairfield No. 3 On tie King Lands In!
to the salt sand and has developed
n gas pressure. On Straight Fork,
Duyal district, Lincoln county, the
Big Creek Development Company
has drilled No. on the j. III. Grass
farm through the Berea grit and
has a 25-barrel producer. On the
some stream. the same company has
drilled No. Z on the Nathaniel Ma
son farm through the Gerea Grit
and has show for 15-barrel pums
per.
On Falling Rock.
On Falling Rock creek, Big Sandy
district, Kanawha county, the o.
Cornell Oil Company has drilled No
l29 on the Goshorn tract through the