Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-14

4 small increase in the number of
completions, a large decrease in the
new production credited to the wells,
more dry holes. fewer gas wells, ana
an enormous increase In new work
at the close of the month are the
features of the oil field report for
April. as compared with that of the
previous month. The large falling
off in new production is due TO the
gulf coast division, which was also
responsible for the large increase in
the figures for March. New YORK
shows an increase in almost every di-
vision, although Oklahoma and Kan
sas lead in the amount. During April
2,070 wells were completed in al!
fields, an increase of 20S over March.
The new production credited TO the
wells amounted to "a, 1888 barrels, a
decrease of 57,0S2 barrels. Failures
numbered 3S2, an increase Of A..
There were los gas wells completed,
81 fewer than in March. AT the close
of the month the new work shows a
total of 3,771, a gain over March of
5O2. and the largest number ever
vecorded in these reports. The new
work was made up of $50 rigs, which
vas a decrease Of four, and Of 3.021
drilling wells, an increase of SOC. The
largest previous report OF new work
was $3.50 in April. 1914, two years
ago, and at that time it was expected
that the coming months would add
to ii. Instead there was a gradual
falling off owing II the overproduc
ton at Cushing. and the conditions
which followed the breaking out of
the war later.
There was a large increase in the
number of productive oil wells. Sub
tracing the failures and gas wells
from the total completed leaves $50
as the producers, with an average of
so barrels each. In March the num-
Der was 1883. with an average new
production of 109 barrels to the well.
In January the 1.20S producers av-
eraged 1876 barrels. and in February
the figures were / ,166 and 124 bar
rels. respectively. The figures for
April make the best showing for sew
eral years. so far ds the small num-
Der of dry holes and the many oil
producing wells is concerned. al
though the average amount per well
is far below that of any month for
the past three years.
The greatest interest in field opera.
uOns centers around the wildcat pros
poets in Oklahoma and Kansas, and
the development of the new pools
opened there. Kansas probably is
more exciting than its sister state,
owing to the new pools in Butler
county. but not so much is expected
from that territory as from that to
the south which has proven to be so
much richer in the past. Kansas has
now the largest daily production ever
credited to the state, the amount pcing
about twenty thousand barrels daily.
Wildcat operations are also extending
across along the belt line to the north
cast almost to the Nebraska line. Dur
Ing April 25l wells were completed
in Kansas. with an initial production
of 1925 barrels. The increase was IS
wells over March, and 1895 barrels.
OF the competitions Al were failures,
which was u small number out OF the
total. At the close of the month new
work amounted TO 4I7. an Increase Of
81, and by far tho largest number
ever known in the state. In oklahoma
soc wells were completed, with new
production of l,011 barrels. or the
competitions 1t5 were dry. Many of
these fixtures woro at locations which
were looked upon as almost sure. Tho
now dcvelopn. ,nts about Stone Bluff
and Boynton were responsible for sew