The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-23
Highest Crafty Crude
Around P0ncd City

PONCA CITY, Oct. 22.--"It IL
strikingly significant that tho aver
age gravity of the crude oil pro-
duced IN the northern Oklahoma or
Ponca City district IL a. degrees
higher than the average OF all other
oils produced in the Mid-Continent
field" is the statement issued this
week from the department OF eco
Monies OF the Marland oil company
here, of which Clarence c. osbon is
in charge.
"The Increasing demand for gaso-
lire is causing the Mid Continent
refnier To turn tn north central
oklahoma as the most promising
source OF high gravity crude petro-
leum," says this statement, and a
comparison of this district with other
areas shows that there Is ample
Justification for this action" This
district embraces the counties OF
Kay, Usage. Grant, Garfield, Noble
and Pawnee.
The statement shows that OF all tn.
oil produced within this district "a
per cent has "A gravity in excess OF
81 degrees Baume, and that 7b pei
cent of all the oil OF this grade pro-
duced In all oklahoma comes from
this area. The gravity OF the re-
mainder OF the oil. or 81 per cent,
produced In this north central dis
trict averages from 80 to 81 degrees
II is shown that on June ]. TINS
year, the total production or this
area was approximately 10000 bar
rels daily, OF which 10000 had a
gravity Of better than 81 degrees
Baume. The remainder. or $1,000
barrels, had n gravity OF better than
80 degrees. The average daily pro-
duction OF crude In excess OF 32 de-
grees In the rest OF Oklahoma on
the same date was 216,000 barrels
Thlrty-siX per cent OF the oil In eN.
cess Of 32 degrees Baume produced
in all oklahoma is coming from the
north central area, located within q
radius of 40 miles Of Ponca CITY
! Outside Of this district the prnhnc'
| tion is coming chiefly from neld'
| that have passed their peaks, while
within this north central area are
many untested structures and severa
| fields that will unquestionably IN
crense their yields.
Burbank Most Conspicuous.
The western Usage or Burbanh
field is the most conspicuous within
| the northern Oklahoma area at pres
ent. The proven field IN something
over ten thousand acres Thi'
is the only large field u
| oklahoma, II IL shown tina
was prominent in the Mld-Con
| tinent field on January !, 1929
which has not shown a decided
slump. This field on January l wa,
| making 36,140 barrels: on June II
il had reached 74s4s barrels. and or
October is II had climbed to SO ,0s'
barrels. OH men maintain that II
stability and ultimate yield of High
| oil, the Burbank will be second onll
to the old Cushing district In IN
| entire Mld-Contlnent Thus far th'
Burbank has produced approximate
| Iy $4,000, 900 barrels
| The producing horizon or sand o
| the Burbank field il thick, an aver
age @. 70 feet. and the oil Is ~ higi
gravity. The limits Of the field have
| not been entirely established. AM
many oil men helitye that the higi
peak has not been reached. SOM
have placed II at 100000 barrels
The statement from Mr.. Oshon's de
partment SAYS: From the begin
ming operations In this field hav
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