The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-05
OIL NEWS
FROM OCA mi SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA FIELDS
WlL. KROHN

parts OF the southwest are expected 10
gather for the occasion at which mat.
tiers Of nation. vide interest will be dis.
cussed by prominent independent mem.
bers Of the industry,
In the latest quarterly bulletin L..
sued by the association. n review OF
the accomplishments of the district
for the first nine months Of 1921 is
given. pointing out new high records
made for tho area. The bulletin reads
in part as follows.
Despite the fact that the policy
Of rctrenchment adopted by oil pro,
ducers in the OknUlsee district early
IN 1921 IS the result Of drastic reduc.
ton in the price of crude oil reduced
field operations fully 50 per cent, new
high records for oil production were
made in the Okmulgee field in the
first nine months of 1921. In the Pc
riod between January 1 and September
30. the csnulgee district, embracing
Okmulgee and Okfuskee counties, and
the producing townships Of Mcintosh
county, produced f2,54s,472 barrels Of
oil-35,o 900 barrels more than was
produced in the district in the first
nine months Of 1920, which exceeded
all previous years by a wide margin.
The production Of the district in the
first nine months OF 1920 was 1854
s2s barrels and in the first nine
months Of 1919 the production Of this
district was 1889 barrels.
Field operations and competitions
in the Okmulgee district were reduced
30 per cent in the first nine months
of 1921, as compared with the first
nine months Of 1920, but this fact il
not fsflected In the oil production fig
ures. The explanation Of this is that
the deper sands now being developed
In the Okmulgee district are showing
greater initial daily production and
much greater settled production than
vas the case in the past.
The average number OF drilling
wells and rigs up in okmulsee and
okfuskee counties combined in each
month Of 1921 was 943. while the
average number of rigs Up and wells
drilling in the w counties in each
OF the first nine months Of 1920 was
3S6. At the close Of January. 1921,
there were 1913 rigs up and wells
drilling in the Two counties This mum.
Der grew less IN each OF the next
eight months and at the eKd Of Sep
tember, 1874. there we're but 1872 rlgs
and drilling wells in the TWO counties.
Total compilations in the two coun.
ties In the first nine months OF 1921
numbered 500 and new production in
both counties in tho same period
amounted 10 9S,3T6 barrels initial
daily flow. In okmulvcc county alone
IN the first nine months OF 1870 there
l.is5 competitions and 1874, 500
OF now production. Exact fig
nres on tho competitions and new pro
Of okfuskco county in tho
first ninc months Of 1890 arc not OBJ
Iainahic, but as part OF township H.
II a In tho height of its Develop
in that period 1t is certain thar
Tho new production obtained In Ok.
county In the first nine months
,f 1920 exceeded 80, 900 barrels, 30
hat the total for the two counties in
he first nine months Of la20 amounted
is4,Gs9 barrels Il least. This In Up
'roximately double the new produc.
ion OF the first nine months OF 1891.
The average initial probation per
we'll OF the wells completed In the
district In the first nine
OF 1891 was lss barrels. Gas
veils TO the number OF lss were con-
In this period the combined ipi.
ial daily flow OF these wells being
more than 500. o00. 900 cubic feet"