The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-24
Producers State Purchasers
Are Not Storing the
Crude Oil.

Suspension OF the order relative 10
Hewitt field area is expected 10 be
snnounced by the corporation com
mission within the next few days.
following the granting OF petition re-
questing such action which was for
Warded 10 the commission by the con.
srfvation committee in charge Of the
enforcement of the order The petit
Ion oil the conservation committee
was drawn up following a resolution
unanimously passed by Hewitt field
producers cat meeting which was
conducted yesterday morning at the
Cafice OF Wirt-Franklin in the Simpson
building. Mr. Franklin presided dur
ins the session. at which were pres
eht seventeen members of the local
oil fraternity. The resolution, which
Vas introduced b. Max Westheim.
4, reads as follows
Whereas. on the l4th day Of June,
1871. at the request Of the producers
II the Hewitt oil field, the corporation
commission issued its order looking
10 the conservation Of oil in the Hew-
~ field by placing restrictions on
Drilling and further development
Which order restricting drilling in
the Hewitt Oh field has been enforced,
ed the provisions OF the conscr
V,ilon law have lccn complied With
lJ~~thc producers il, said field ard
Whereas, at meeting OF the pro-
producers of the Hewitt oil field that
tho 23rd day OF October, 1921. /, ap-
pcared that conditions have mater.
tally changed in the last few weeks;
asd.
Whereas. 1t is the opinion OF the
produceds OF the Hewitt oil field that
IL. the order. which was heretofore
made and which has been in force
and effect sinca made, should be sus-
pended at this time. the production
IN the Hewitt field would not be
increased by reason thereof TO exceed
ten or fifteen per cent OF the present
production; and II being the unani-
nous opinion of the producers OF the
Hewitt field that the order should
10 suspended until such further time
as conditions require It's enforcement;
now: Therefore.
he 1t resolved. that the conserya.
ton committee be requested to for
ward a petition to the corporation
commission asking that the curtail.
nent order Dee suspended until such
tine as conditions may warrant its
further enforcement
At % meeting OF the local produc.
ers conducted week ago. and which
was also held for similar purpose.
namely that of making decision rs 20
whether OF not the curtailment policy
should be continued or suspended. IL
was brought out that a renewed
drilling campaign would result In
such great Increase OF production
which would endanger the situation In
that the purchasing companies might
bc forced to curtail their runs. This
opinion was based not only on the
belief that renewed drilling would
carry production to sky high fig
ure. but also on the reports at that
TINE which were to the effect that
the pipe line companies were storing
their oil and would be unable to
handle Increased production iuasmuch
as their storage capacity WAS rapidly
fllinr As a result. the decision OF
the majority at that time was In fav.
1t OF continued restriction. At yester.
days meeting, those who fayorco
the lifting Of the lid. brought TO the
fraternity the information that both
these beliefs which had stimulated
approval of continued curtailment.
were at this time not matters Of fact.
They stated that engineers who have
made n survey OF the field. have re-
ported that II drilling is carried on
IN the Hewitt area In full blast the
production would not be increased. at
the most. more than 10000 barrels.
an Increase which would hot In the
least tend to make the local field
dangerous factor as regards overpro.
duction. Also. they said. latest inform.
alton available Il 60 the effect that
the pipe lines are not storing their
Oh. but that all Of II II being run 10
refineries and has a market
several members present stated thar