Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1914-01-17

been found at Ncwkirk. wann. and
Hcnldtpn
large Wells iu Louisiana
Az usual many large wells. difficult
~ control were ohtuincd In the Cad
do reHiou. Louisiana. Including Moor
iugsp0rt and fires were disastrous
Tho product was Irregular but
showed an increase ia the Gulf re-
gion the product declined
Through the efforts 81 the Louis.
iunn Conservation Commission. tho
/ United states bureau OF mines and
the oil operators. the gas we'll near
ION city which had run wild since
the opening ~ the Cuddo region was
= closed
lncrca-, Ia Texas
I The Electra and other fields In
northern Texas continued 10 Increase.
and The decline Ice the OUR region
/ was slight Much wlldcatttns was In
progress at many points over tho
state chief interest centered Ia a
Inew development NJ Moran. Ia
shackelf0rd county.
increase In Wyoming
Production increased ln the Salt
Greek field OF wyoming. and the cree.
Sion of additional roflnorics was
commenced An important suit was
begun by the federal government 60
recover Oh lands entered upon since
the first withdrawal order 90 former
President Tau
Increase IN California
A. the close uf 1919 consumption ia
California had ~ nearly balanced tho
/ productive rate az to encourage the
producers and 80 least 10 defeat con-
certed effort toward restriction 81
/ drilling. Many ~ the wells ~ 1913
were gushers Of the phenomenal type
ana aided greatly IN increasing the
supply Tho efforts % Increase con-
sumption succeeded fairly we'll ao
that except during the month OF
greatest production. september. when
about 5000. 900 barrels wero produced
the consumption and the amount sent
to storage was less than a million
barrels.
The Fullerton field continued to
Yield large RushcrH with sufficient
frequency 10 justify the attempts to
reach the unusually great depth Of
the oil sands
Farther north the "west side"
fields OF Kern county continued az
strong factors In the increasing out
put Of the state and the Buena Vista
inns. Elk Hills. and other new dis
tricts gained In interest. Even the
comparatively old Kern River field
near bakersfield sustained interest by
wildcatting 60 the northwest. where
the Standard on oompany's well went
Into oil and aroused geologic and a.
nancial speculation over large area.
The product Of tho district declined.
Coallnga's year had many eventful
features. including extensions 81 ter
ritory TO the east and tho discovery
OF additional deep sands Welding oils
containing paraffln. The value OF
the field was indicated by the sale ~
the California on Fields Ltd. 20 the
Shell Trading a Transportation Co,
AN ally Of the Royal Dutch Syndicate,
lated In the year
The Santa Maria field benefited by
Increased tcchnologir development by
which the oils we're topped and de.
hydrated with markedly greater cffic-
icnCy These developments included
the successful Introduction OF the
cottrell electric dehydration process.
The adoption Of tho Trumbie ana
Dyer topping ana dehydrating proc
esses and the great advance In meth
DDS for obtaining gasoline from nat
ural gas were among the striking
nchievements of the year. hut while
less spectacular. the economies cf-
fected by many minor improvements
In the great reflneTies al Point Rich
mond. Oleum. and Ei segundO con-
tributed perhaps equally 10 the gem
ernl problem of efficient refining.
| In transportation the new pipe line
~ the General Petroleum Co. over
Tchachapi Pass effected cheaper
transportation 20 the south. and the
natural-gas line 90 Los Angeles was
Iequaily advantageous Meanwhile Sow
eral new tank oil carriers and oil
burning steamships were added 10 tho
Pacific coast trade and aided In in
creaslng consumption.
Fuel OH for the Navy.
on account Of tho Increased cost
~ fuel oil for battleships and the
fact that foreign corporations are rap
Idly purchasing reserves OF OH In the
united States the Secretary OF the
Navy has recommended TO congress
the policy Of producing crude OH
from the naval reaerVs and obtaining
ful from a.
There has been unusual progress IN
many parts of tho country during the
lyoar In petroleum refining. especially
in the dehydratlon of heavy crude
Tolls, IN obtaining gasoline from natu-
raj gas aud syntheticaily from heavy
Tolls. and in obtaining many special
products from crude oils.