The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
WASTES WEALTH
Of GAS FIELDS
Conservation of Natural Gas
Would Mean Millions Saved
In Oklahoma.
FIELD Is EXAMPLE


These arguments for enforcement of I
the gas conservation bill are mudc by nu
oklahoma Clty business man who has no
Interest Ia $40 OF oil, but who has studied
conditions in tH" state Tor several NrarH;
Never before was there ever such
II waste of natural gus In any state rs
during the past two years In okla
humu. There was wasted In the
Gushing field alone during the years
1913 and 1914 enough gas to have
supplied the entire capacity Of one OF
the lending pipeline companies sup
plying consumers 5O,OOO,OOO cubic feet
daily for II period Of over ten years
During these two years the waste
ranged from 2O00OO,OOO to IOO,OOOOOO
cubic feet daily, ore more than two TO
four times rs much gus as is actual
iy consumed daily Tor useful pur-
poses In the states Of oklahoma, Kan
sas and Missouri combined.
For better understanding Of the
enormity Of this wanton waste con
slider the equivalent amount Of coal
represented by this quantity wasted
daily In tons Of coal II represents In
the Gushing field aloue from 10000 to
10000 tons Of coal daily, and during
the Two ycnrs 1913 and 1914 II repre-
sents total loss Of gHs equivalent to
iO,OOOO0O tons Of coal II such IL
waste In actual coal was made In any
civilized community, the perpetrators
Of this crime would be- In the peniten-
tiary or asylum before they destroyed
one tenth OF that amount
The amount Of gas wasted daily In
this state during the past two years
was equivalent In coal from 200 to
100 large railroad ears daily-5O ton
cars.
An Injury to the State.
The extent Of this waste is not
guessed ut, but Is determined by sys-
tcmaiic study Of the actual conditions
In the fields, by men widely expert
cnced IN the gas business and the
quantities nre determined by actual
measurement of the open flow Of the
wells blowing AS fur as It was prac-
teal 10 secure such measurements,
aud the balance Of the waste was es-
tinated by men skilled In such meas
urcmrnts.
Further II has been demonstrated
| that this waste Is absolutely unnec.
essnry and Is an uncaled for injury
to the people Of this state. Not over
. 10 10 per cent Of all gas produced
In this state Is ever put to useful ser
vice From 40 TO 10 per cent Of all
gas stored In the gus aud oil sands
Is lost through unnecessary careless
ness and unconcern, and the life OF
the supply for the people Of this
state is reduced to possibly one tenth
or even one twentieth of the time II
should normally have under effectiy,
conservation.
There is more gas lost and wastet
In one month IN the Cushing flelt
alone than would he necessary to sup
| ply all the requirements Of the peo
pie now supplied for period OF on'
year
People Are Injured.
Gushing, GlenpoOl, Cleveland ant
In fact, every large gas pool eveI
found In Oklahoma has wasted mani
more times the quantity Of gas thar
they ever produced for consumption
by the people for any useful purpose
No gas field In Oklahoma developed
In the past had life Of more thai
two TO possibly five years, due to thi
criminal waste, where with due car
TO prevent waste they should hny
lasted fifteen 10 twenty years.
No manufacturing plant can locat
In any gas field In which such wan
ton waste exists and the life Of IN
supply 50 shortened Unless Pre-
lection is given by the laws to pre-
vent waste and conserve the life o
the fields. Industrial plants are Pre-
hlhlted from locating In the fields. a
under present conditions It would b
absolutely impossible for such plan
/ to pay back the Investment durln
the short life Of the field And I
this extent. every citizen In Oklaht
ma has not only lost this enormnu
. amount Of valuable resource Of IN
state. hut the state stands out befor
I other states ~ permitting publ
, crime In not stopping this profllgai
! waste.
. Large producers Uf oil In the Cusl
% Ing field declare themselves AZ strOn
[ ly In favor II gas conservation an
conservation legislation, condition
that It Is applied 70 all produce
alike.
Too Many Wells Blowing.
The large pipeline companies taklI
! gas from the fields Of oklahoma ha'
:, unanimously declared themselves
!. favor of rating their purchas
> to give all producers a market al
i are strongly In favor Of conseryatiC
+, of gas resources.
. There are large oil wells blown
great quantities Of gas from the san
sand as for example, 1000 barr
oil we'll blowing 30OOO0O0 cubic fe
u NJ gus daily to the air or waste ecu
to thirty car loads OF coal daily.
u X not necessary to waste one foot
9 this gas, os there are separators
Y actual and extensive use which wOu
e conserve both products for market.