The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-23
Northern Oklahoma oil High
in Gasoline Content

pONCA CITY, Okla. July ga
With the bringing In OF production
In the Otoe Indian country, 10 miles
south OF this city, the producing area
OF the northern oklahoma or ponca
city district Is thus materially in
creased and the scope Of the high
gravity oil territory extended. The
latter fact IS OF tho greatest i'm
portance, taking into consideration
the recent cut In the price Of Mid
Continent crude, for 1t remains that
the high gravity crude OF this dis
trict is greatly In demand by all re-
fineries and is commanding a sub
stantial premium In many instances,
even as high az SIPS barrel
In fact, the increasing demand FOR
gasoline In causing the Mid-Cout-
neut refiner to turn to north central
Oklahoma as the most promising
source OF high gravity crude petro-
leum according to NJ. O.. Gully. geol.
ogist in the economies department OF
the MaTiand OIL company here, "A
comparison of this district with
other areas shows that there IL am
Pile Justification OF this action" he
says and then continues:
THE average daily production on
June /. 1922. in the district known
as north central Oklahoma, embrac-
ing Usage, Kay, Grant, Garfield,
Noble and Pawnce counties, was ap'
proximately 10000 barrels. OF this
quantity 100000 barrels, or 7S per
cent, had a gravity In excess Of 81
degrees Raume. SeVenty-fiVo per
cent of all the oil of this grade pro
duced In Oklahoma comes from this
district. The gravity OF the remain
der OF the oil produced I'm this dis
triCt averages from % to 81 degrees.
THE average daily production or
crude In excess OF 80 degrees Baume
in the rest OF Oklahoma on the same
date was 2l6,000 barrels. Thirty-siX
per cent of the oil in excess Of 81 de-
grees Baume produced in Oklahoma
Ia coming from the north central
area, located within a radius OF 40
miles from PonCa City Outside OF
this district the production IL com
| ing chiefly from fields that have
! passed their peaks. while within 1t
there are many untested structures
and several fields that Will unques-
tionably increase their yields.
within the area is the Burbank
field, Marlsnd discovery. The
proved area of this field is 10000
acres and the total thickness OF the
producing horizon is 20 feet Pro-
Iduction on June IS was about $4,000
barrels daily From the beginning
operations I'm this field have eNem-
| plified the economic benefits Of sane,
conservative development. The In
crease In production has been grad
Iual and no water troubles have
arisen. Although the field has pro-
|duced over 100000 barrels during
/ the two years OF it's productive life.
| the peak has not yet been reached.
Has Never Shown slump.
THE limits OF the Burbank field
are yet to be established. The pro-
ducing horizon is thick and the oil
| is of high gravity Burbank Is the
only large field that was prominent
| in the Mid Continent district on jan
uary !. 1922, which has not shown Il
| decided slump. on the contrary II
| has increased its daily yield from
/ 6.140 barrels on January | TO 7l,Si6
on June 10. CAT the present date
1t l. approximately 1900 barrels)
The evidence Is that In stability and
ultimate yield OF light oil Burbank
will he second only to Cushing in the
| Mid Continent field.
Another field in north centra