The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-02

has become apparent a slight de
crease in the daily demand for high
gravity crude oil from the Mid Con.
tinent fields. This decrease is prob.
ably temporary and due more to the
tact that during the winter months
when there is more or less slack
in the normal demand for gasoline
and other petroleum products, the
rehneries using Mid-Continent crude
do not run quite so much oil
through their plants. The fuel oil
situation, which is causing many OF
the skimming plants to reduce con-
siderably their runs of crude, is
also partially responsible.
The decline in demand first be-
came apparent in the Prairie Pipe
Line Company's business in Janu-
ary. when that company piped a
total Of 4,85S,409 barrels, or a daily
average OF 156725 barrels, against
q daily average Of l63,6l8 barrels
in December and a daily average
Of l727O2 barrels in November.
The slack in demand is also in
dicated by the fact that for the
last ten days there has been con-
siderable decrease in the tank car
shipments out of the Ranger pool.
Small buyers who have been rail-
roading considerable Ranger crude
have for the past week or two been
rather conspicuous at Ranger by
their absence.
Output of high gravity crude from
the Mid-Continent reached a peak
point OF approximately $4,000 bar
rels on February "A, owing to un-
usually good wells at Ranger and
in Oklahoma, but on February %
had dropped back to 4l8,000 barrels,
the latter figure representing a net
increase of $500 barrels in the en-
tire Mid-Continent. Comparing the
week end totals only, North Texas
largely through some shrinkage at
Burkburnett had dropped back to
63,4OO barrels; North Central Texas
which includes Ranger, had in
creased to approximately $4,000 bar
rels; Oklahoma had gained 1000
barrels, leaving the total on Feb
ruary 28 $4,000 barrels (Which does
not include $4,000 barrels OF low
gravity at IIealdton, OklaD; Kansas
was stationary at $4,000 barrels
North Louisiana at approximately
l9,50O barrels (Which does not in
clude as much low gravity crude).
There was little change in the
output of low gravity crude, a slight
decline in the other Gulf Coast
field being more than offset by two
new wells at West Columbia.
IIealdton crude the first OF the week
was reduced 25c a barrel, and Cor
sicana, Texas, heavy crude suffered
a 25c reduction at the same time.
The buyers in these fields following
precedent set in other low gravity
fields Of the Southwest by other
buyers at an earlier date. Total |
output of low gravity crude re-
mains unchanged at approximately |
100000 barrels.
Total output OF all crudes from
Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and |
louisiana on February 2S was 548,-
100 barrels.
Week in North Central Texas.
Things were a little dull at Ran
gcr, following the excitement of
week before last, caused by the big
sushers in the western edge of the
,ool there. The most interesting
natter in all the deep sands terri
ory was the Humble Oil & Rein
ng Com9anys wildcat well near
;eep SpAgs in extreme western
,omanche county approximately
ighteen miles southwest of the
Duke Knowles well, and twenty
i'd miles south of the Ranger pool.
This well, which is on the Goss
arm, got what appears to be the
egular black lime formation at g.
Is feet with an initial showing OF
90 barrels Of oil and quite a lot of
as. By the end Of the week sui
hur water had appeared in the well
nd the output of oil had consider
bly, decreased. 1t is not entirely
ertain that the water is coming
rom the oil-bearing formation, al
lough such appears to be the case.
New Wells at Ranger.
The most important well of the
eek at Ranger was the Magnolia
etroleum Company's No. | N. B.
.arris, half a mile west OF the vii
sc OF Olden, in the southwestern
lge of the Ranger pool. This well
a mile south OF the Magnolia S
etroleum Company's T. w, Con- I
ellee gusher and extends the Ran
err pool another mile southwest. I
he Harris we'll is not as large as c
le gushers to the north, its initial '
utput being about 1900 barrels
ith much gas, which had decreased I