Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-10


bered 571 with an average Of l6s
barrels. In October the oil wells num-
bered 1856, with an everage Of l4S
barrels TO the we'll For September
the figures were 9S3, with an average
of 1874 barrels. In August the oil
wells numbered 1896 with an average
OF 92 barrels a day. In July the pros
ductive wells were l,474 with a daily
average of 225 barrels, the highes,
average for the year with the eNcep'
tion Of the present report June had
l,757 producers averaging los b-r'
rels The productive wells for May
numbered 1919 with an average
initial production of rs barrels. In
April the productive wells were 1928
averaging 6S barrels.
New work at the close Of December
gave 443 rigs and 1910 drilling wells
a total of 1853, A comparison with
November shows an increase OF seven
! rigs and a decrease of 3S wells drill
| ing leaving a net decline of 81. The
changes from the November report
are slight as to any division, and
generally indicate a duh period for
| n time. Zero weather in the Central
West low prices for oil; storms and
bad roads in oklahoma and Texas,
and the holiday season were all fact
ors in causing a cessation Of oper-
ations. Gushing continues as active as
| ever and the only other lively field
is that of Cleveland, where wells are
being drilled on city lots for gas.
During December the production of
Gushing was increased by the drilling
in Of large wells In the northern sec
tion until 1t was estimated at over
ESQ, 900 barrels a day. The decline,
however, must be great, as at the
| close OF the month the daily output
was reported at 100000 barrels, with
| several new gushers added. The
| Corporation Commission had practi-
cally withdrawn all orders against
drilling. and 1t looks as II the field
would be rapidly developed until the
end is reached. Shooting is beipg re-
sorted to in some instances to keep
up production; more wells are going
! on TO the beam, and there are~wells
where the oil Is being cut by water.
Healdton furnished one large pros
ducer during the month. The other
points of interest were a 50barrel
well at Muskogee, and the Prairie's
Paden well, both wildcats and both
indicating that new pools may be
opened.
South Falls Off.
There were no special features in
the Texas and Louisiana fields. The
total daily production for the Texas
| Panhandle, Gulf Coast and Caddo
| pools was smaller at the close of the
month than at the end of November
There is less work under way and the
| completions are not of the size to
maintain the output.
In the oil fields east of the Missis-
sippi 1913 wells were completed in De-
cember, only one less than in No
vember. The new production amount
ed to 4,2S9 barrels, an increase over
the November report of S99 barrels
| The greatest gain was in Lima, 3S1
| barrels, and Illinois, with 302 barrels
| Indiana also showed an increase OF
1873 barrels. Good wells in Butler
county and West Virginia gave the
small addition of "A barrels over the
| November figures. OF the compile,
| tiOns, SO were dry and 126 gas wells
| Illinois, Indiana, West Virginia and
| Southeastern Ohio furnished most OF
| the failures New work in the east
| ern divisions shows a net decline OF
| 81, the only locality to show an In
crease being the gas field. about
| Cleveland. The amount Of work is
still considerable, in view of the dull
season, bad weather and small area
Of drilling territory, A year ago the
amount of new work at the close OF
| December was 1876 in the eastern
| divisions, so that for this month
shows a decrease in the year Of al
most one-half. During December sew
eral small oil wells were found In the
Newburg sand while drilling for gas
at Cleveland, but they do not yet in
| dicate a paying production, as they
are very small and the expense is
great. In Lawrence county, Illinois
two good wells near st. Francisville
have apparently opened a new poo
in the deep sand. A small well north
of uhe Blue Creek field in Kanawha
county, West Virginia, may mean the
| discovery of another pool there.
No change in the quotations for
crude oil was made during December
it being the only month in 1914 OF
which this could be said. Oil held in
earthern storage at Healdton is be-
ing sold at 80 cents a barrel and
there are reports of producers who
have cut prices in Oklahoma in order
to get rid of their oversupply, but
these incidents have not affected the
posted quotations.
REVIEW OF OIL FIELDS OF
| 1914 SHOWS MITCH INTER