The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-31
Operators Look for Market
Decline in Western Usage
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PUMA CITY, JulY HV.--p'l pro-
duccrs are anticipating a marked
decline I'm the production Of the
western Usage and say that tho past
weeks production viii show nt lcnst
n t.600-bnrrol decrease daily In
| comparison with tho week before.
or n drop from $4,000 barrels daily
| to- at the most. 73,500 barrels Here
tofore II has been believed that the
western Usage peak would be l00,-
| 600 barrels daily.
The big companies. operating In
I the western Usage almost TO the
| exclusion Of all others, will not
| permit any particular lot-up In tho
| drilling campaign In that district.
| This Is also the opinion expressed at
| tho present time. They feel that
they should get the flush produc-
! tlon OF that field whilo they have
the opportunity TO do 30. and Dc
volopment ia expected TO go for
ward with tho same activity as at
the present, no matter what the
price OF crude may be-
Tho falling Off In production Is
not because OF let-up In develop
men.. these men say. but because
tho new wells brought In recently
are not sufficient In yield TO hold
up the fields production. Another
goodly number was brought I'm dur
| ing the past week, but the total pro-
duction was not ample enough to
keep the peak to $4,000 barrels
| daily
That tho companies, which
bought leases at big prices Mt the
last sale In Pawhuska, will go ahead
with n rapid development OF them
| In believed certain. over one hun
Inn
diatcly by these concerns ana 1t IS
tho general opinion that all Of those
will he drilled promptly. None will
overlook tho importance OF getting
| the flush production.
Sill Building Tanks.
In line with the policy OF the
companies operating In tho western
| Usage TO store all production since
the recent cut In the price OF crude,
the Sinclair OH company has let
the contract for n considerable
amount or additional tnnkage there
Mt once, and this program will no
double be followed by others. Al
the present time the pipelines are
busy filling tanknge OF several com
panies. whose farms are located
elsewhere than In tho Usage.
While the drilling campaign will
remain active and with considerable
rivalry In tho western Usage, this Is
not expected to be true In tho Bliss,
Tonkawa, whore drilling win b.,
very much more slowly started and
completed. Tho flush production
there IL not so important, neither
Is there the same rivalry az in tn,
western Osage, whore enormous
prices were paid as bonuses foi
acreage. In fact oil men state that
in their opinion. drilling In tn,
BllssTorkawa will be held bach
while the price Is down.
Tonlnwa Gas Disappearing.
Although the Bliss-Tonkawa field
has been one of the most extcnslv,
gas producers in the -Continen
field, yet the fact has just leaked GU
from prominent gas company Off
cial that tho Tonkawa gas IN disap
pearing rapidly and that towns dc
pendent upon that field Will be for
tunate in getting sufficient supply
for tho coming winter months.
, Both the Blackwell OH e Gas Co
and the Kay County Gas compan!
, have gns lines TO that field, and Il Il
! understood that both have been o
tho opinion that an ample suppl,
could be secured Every step wa
, taken, at the outset at least, to con
I, servnte the gas in that field. and tn
, state corporation commission name
, a special conservator for that area
, Many wells. drilling for oil hnv,
! been mudded off to save the gas, an,
, this program II still being followed
a For some time there has been al
escape for the gas provided I'm tn
center OF the field, the operators eN
planning that II Is necessary 20 re
y lleve the pressure I'm order 10 con
, tinue drilling operations.
TO Drill Near CARRIER.
, In connection with the building q