The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-30

March 2s, was approximately l52,OOO
barrels, a decrease of approximately lO,-
900 barrels, under the totals Of March
15, when the fields attained peak
point of 1G2, 600 barrels as a result Of
abnormally heavy flush production
from several wells in Eastland and
Stephens counties.
The figures of March 49, are 1900
barrels, greater than the February is
totals; $4,000 barrels greater than the
figures of January "a; $4,000 barrels
greather than the figures Of Dec. 8,
1918.
In other words, although the output
today is approximately ten thousand
barrels less than two weeks ago, to-
days production is nevertheless 49,
900 barrels greater than it was four
months ago The production totals
seesaw back and forth some, owing to
temporary conditions, but as a general
rule, steadily increase from month to
month. The net gain in March alone,
after losing the flush production Of the
big wells of two weeks ago, is approx
imately $4,000 barrels.
Reasons for the Temporary Decline
A sharp slump in Stephens county
daily output is chiefly responsible for
the falling off in the general totals, and
the Stephens county slump has been
largely caused by normal decline in
the flush production of the Mid-kansaS
No. l w. +. Carey, in the Caddo pool,
and the unusually rapid loss in flush
production by the Gulf Production Com
pany's Fincher and White gushers in
the Breckenridge pool stephens coun-
ty is now estimated as producing 49,
600 barrels daily. No wells of i'm
portance have been completed in the
county in the last ten days to offset
the decline OF the older wells.
Eastland county the Ranger pool
is now producing G4,50O barrels daily,
not quite as good as the peak point
attained directly after the Norward
was deepened. Twelve wells have been
completed in Eastland county within
the last two weeks, and have been able
20 hold the output almost even. There
should soon be another increase in pro-
~
of wells are on top of the sand and
preparations are being made to deepen
other wells already producing i'm the
western edge Of the pool.
The Duke Knowles pool northern end
of Comanchc county, is credited now
with an output Of $500 barrels daily.
Il considerable increase over ten days
a
the Knowles No. /, which has been
deepened again.
The North Texas district increased
its output Il couple Of thousand bar
rels, due to an unusually large mum
Der Of competitions at Burkburnett:
thirtysiX wells and two dry holes hav.
ing been completed at Burkburnett in
the last eight days. Burkburnett is
now credited with 81 900 barrels daily;
Electra, 1900 barrels Iowa Park. ct
al. 1000 barrels.
More Pipe Lines Being Completed
Within the next two weeks the Mag.
nola Company win have about com
pleted its S-inch pipe line from its
main line from its main trunk system
to Ranger, and will give it the water
test about April 18th. This line will
not start out with more than 10. .OOO
barrels capacity owing to slow delivery
of pumps, which restricts the line to
starting with one station The other
pumps should be in and set up by
June 18th.
The Prairie Pipe Line Company. un-
der recent lease contract. takes over
the Magnolia Petroleum Company s.
inch pipe from Bowie, Texas, to Cush
ing, Okla, ON April lst and should
have connection completed between
Ranger and Bowie by April 10th or
l2th. This viii give the Prairie alto.
sether two S.inch pines for hand 'ng
Ranger crude. The Prairie is q 30
steadily pushing work on its CO nj.
nation s.iuch and l2.inch pipe sy. .em.
which is to add $1,000 barrels to the ori.
'iual s-inch line connecting the Ranger
.s.. W. ne Prairie trunk system in
oklahoma
The Guf Pipe Line Company is run.
ming OIL regularly from Ranger to TT.
Worth.
The Siuc'airGulf Company has be.
gun crowdine construction Of its pipe
line from Ranger to Healdton. Okla,
where it will connect with the same
company's line from Healdton to Cush.
ius. Okla, where in turn connection
as made with the main trunk system
"t the Sinclair oil Corporation.
Humble oil \ Refining Company
starts Ranger Pipeline
The Humble oil x Refining Com.
pany is energeucally proceeding with
preliminary work toward the con.truc.
ton Of a pipe line from RauSer to
Houston and perhaps on down to the
Gulr subsidiary corporation, the
Humble Pipe Line Company. has been
organized. Contractors have been call.
ed in TO make bids for hauling string
ing, and laying pipe. Dtching ma.
chimes are being bought. 1t is reported
that much Of the machinery has been
ordered for pump stations.
r. L. Steiner Of Dallas has been in
New York the last two weeks making
arrangements to finance the proposed
Wagner Il Steiner Pipe line from Rang.
er to FIT. Worth, TO supply refineries
ut the latter point.
Gasoline Fight Causes Some
Alarm
The sudden outbreak of a price cut
ting war in the retail gasoline market
IN the Mississippi Valley is causing a
great deal Of comment and some alarm
in Texas oil circles. So far as can bt
authoritatively learned the prhe cut
ting at New Orleans. Memphis Chat
tlnooga, and other points. started be
tween the Standard Oil Company, o
Louisiana filling stations and the Gul
Refining Company filling stations. Gul
officials at Memphis were repoated a