Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-08
JULY OIL REPORT
(OiI city Dorrfck.D o

a marked increase i'm the number
of wells completed, a large increase
in new production, and "a small de
crease i'm the amount of new work at
the close of the month, are the fea-
lures of the report Of operations in
the oil fields for July, as compared
with the June figures. During July
5S2 wells We're completed, credited
with an initial production of 1879
barrels. OF this number 232 were
dry and l43 were gas wells. The in
crease in competitions amounts to 10
and the falling Off i'm new production
is 21,5OG barrels.
The largest increase i'm completed
wells came from the eastern fields,
and was distributed among all the
districts with tfe exception of Allie
ghony and Middle Field, where there
was "a slight decrease. West Virginia
gave an increase Of so competitions,
southeastern ohio added 81, Butler
made a gain of "A, and the old pools
in NenangO and Clarion showed II
more than in the previous report. OF
the total % were dry and Sc gas
wells, leaving only 227 productive
oil wells. Southeastern Ohio had the
greatest number of failures as nearly
Oue-third of those completed fell i'm
the dry hole column. West Virginia
reported 20 failures, Butler 10 and
NcnanEo-Clarion II, while Allegheny
and Middle Field had none. West
Virginia is credited with an increase
Of 523 barrels i'm new production;
Butler with 493 Barrels; Middle Field
with 65, and small additions i'm the
other districts. Southeastern Ohio
showed a decrease Of 1877 barrels. The
Evans City poOlais responsible for the
increase in Eutler county, and which
brought the new output of that dis
trict almost equal to all of West Viz
ginia.
At the close Of the month the Pen
~sylvania fields showed an increase of
IS in new work, credited entirely to
the operations in Butler county. Else
where work in the division shows "a
decline. O
In the Central West fields fswer
wells were completed owing largely
TO the falling off in operations about
Cleveland. Illinois reported 10 more
competitions than in June, Lima and
indiana five more each, while the
Central Gas Belt showed a decrease
Of Is. The same general division re-
ported o4S failures, Of which n were
IN Illinois. II in the gas territory 10
in Indiana, six I'm the Lima pools and
three in kentucky. Indiana operators
suffered most in the failures, as Of the
10 wells completed, 10 We're dry and
one was a gas well. In Lima o also,
nearly Onc-half the competitions were
failures or small gasscrs. o New pro-
ductiOu for the Central West division
showed "a decrease of 81 barrels, for
while Illinois and Kentucky made a
gain of 1877 and l4O barrels rcspec-
lively, Lima lost lac barrels, Indiana
81 and Central Ohio 125 barrels I'm
new work there was a gain Of n for
the Central West, all OF (which was
due to work in the gas fields, as the
other fields SHOW a small decrease
each, with the exception of a. gain Of
one in Kentucky.
Mid-Continent fields made a gain Of
16 i'm work completed, all of which is
to be credited TO Kansas as that state
reports 20 more than in June, while
Oklahoma has 10 less. New prOduc-
ton was 1886 barrels, a decrease of
1856 barrels below that Of June.
Kansas made "a small increase Of %
barrels, but Oklahoma fell off 1880
barrels due to fewer large wells i'm the
Gushing field. The decline at Cush-
ing is also reflected in the new work,
as Oklahoma shows a decrease Of'39,
while Kansas reports II more than in
the previous month. The work in
Kansas is largely being done by the
gas companies, and therefore is not
IN portant as to oil.
North Louisiana is advancing rap
idly as a great oil producing field
Since the opening Of the Crichton pool
the production Of the state has been
materially increased and is now nearly
double what II was at the beginning
Of the year. In July A. wells were
completed Of which seven were dry
or gas wells, and the new production
amounted to 29,9t6 barrels. These
figures show a decrease Of IL in com