San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21
ALL RECORDS IN
lPRODUCT|ONOF
| CRUDE BROKEN
Year 1922 Saw Total of
556,207,725 Bar
rels of Oil.
TEXAS RANKS THIRD
Oklahoma Displaces Cali
fornia in Race for Great
ls7 est Output. ~
TEXAS RANKS THIRD

United States, this production coming
from Pennsylvania and the 1000 barrels
gere valued at $4,000.
But the year 1922 tells different
tory. During the twelve months clos
ing with December 81, total Of &c.
t07,T25 barrels of petroleum was pro-
.duced in the United States, the pro-
AUCTION coming from is states. The
1922 production was the greatest in the
History Of the nation, exceeding the
prior year by more than S6,500000 bar
lels, according to the annual statistical
Number of The Oil Weekly, under date
II January 20, which reviews the year
h the United States, in addition to all
toreign fields where oil is produced.
Oklahoma displaces California as the
kading producing state with a total of
IA, Ala, 900 barrels against 13S, 9OI 900
barrels for California.
Texas in Third Place.
Texas takes third place with III ,106,-
AS barrels. Louisiana also shows
Big gain over 1921, with total produc-
bon of 33,SS0,4S0 barrels last year.
arkansas secured a place in the prOduc-
.on list in 1921 with a total of TO-
10000 barrels for the year, and dur
ng 1922 this total was increased TO
uses, 635 barrels.
1t would appear at this time that Ar
ssnsss in 1923 will show further gains
nth a large production at Smackover
md promises Of new fields during the
rear. Wyoming and Montana also
ihowed a large increase with a total of
sH,177. PCS barrels for 1922 against 90
t5G.S00 barrels in 1921.
More than one-half OF ell oil pro-
luced in the United States comes from
be fields of the SOuthwest-which in
dude the states of Texas, Oklahoma.
Kansas, Louisiana and Arkansas. OF
be total L. $. production of jJ6.2O1,
S5 barrels, 13S90T 900 barrels are
reduced in California, almost an en-
IRE off TO itself. but recently taking its
dace with other states through ship
nents from the west coast to the East
past.
Southwest Stands First.
After CALIFORNIA; production had
leen taken from the grand total. there
ire left All, 300. 125 barrels production
or the other. sections of the United
States. The five states Of the southwest
,roduced total of 346 1106G0 barrels.
eaving only 71.13006J barrels of oil
% be produced in the remaining Il oil
producing states. This is an instance Of
RE importance Of the states in the
outhwest to the petroleum world. illus
rated in the most telling manner.
Another instance of the Importance
the five southwestern states as oil
PRODUCERS and petroleum activity is seen
ifhen it is found that approximately IJ
ter cent of the wells completed in the
United States in 1922 not including
california were drilled in the five states
Mentioned. OF the total Of 90 .26J com.
neted wells in the nation except fol
be west coast, 1868 were drilled in
be southwest. OF the total 1884 pro.
heers Of oil, 1871 were drilled to com
letion in the five states mentioned
fhe largest showing is in the flush oil
initial production OF the new producers
fhe flush production grand tOta
cached 1896, 100 barrels, but all o.
his initial production came from thu
puthwest with the exception Of only
1894 barrels.
Oklahoma Drills Most Wells.
Oklahoms led in the number of com
betions with j42S wells. 3j40 of which
bere oil producers, while Texas cam
eeond with total of 1881 wells, 307:
& which were producers of oil. Penn
rivania was third with 1864 wells, %
{ which were gassers and 1918 oil pro
kBers. Louisiana was fourth wit
DS7 new wells, 81 Of which were gass
rs and S47 were oil producers. Kar
as was fifth with 10i7 competitions, 6j
Il which were oil producers and 50
bssers.
Since the year 1859 when two O
teHs were completed, a total Of COS
30 wells have been drilled to cOmpl
lon in the United States, according {
igures compiled by the Oil Weekly fC
he statistical number. The cOmpl
Ions did not reach a total of 1000
year until 1869 when 1900 were con
teted. During the years 1911. 1871
6T3 and 1874 the number complete
ras less than 100 each year, but fro
bat year down to the present the i
rease has been gradual each year. II
amer year was 1920 when 80 4j2 vel
fere drilled to completion. The nur
er dropped 1861 in 1921 and
reased to % 1865 in 1922.
Mexia- Currie Active.
The Mexia-Currie district was t
loSt active in Texas with 4 total col
5etion list of 500 wells. 5G1 Of viii
tere producers of oil with total il
IaI or flush production Of G7S,0I0 b.
els. The total production for the yP
This district was 3j,l2O.4OJ barre
tephens county was second in point
ptal production with 14,024,9SO b,
els. But the number of convictions
Hephens county was only 3T4.2S1
,hich were producers, while Elect
ame across with 80 competitions, 4
{ which were producers.
In the Texas Gulf coast. Orange
9Th 1914 compilations. Jag of which VI
roducers, but West Columbia was
ssy leader in point Of total product
ith 1861. 80 barrels. Orange p
r~.ion for the year was 5,4O2,34J b
is.
Texas Completes 1881.
The compilations in Texas in ~
,ached total Of 1881. against Bill
Ba1. In 1922, the completed oil we
umbered 3072 with a total initial p
uction Of 1.419a33 barrels. or an av
r. of about 462 barrels for each
ell completRa.
An average hscsA pFsducton Of ca
eli completed h o. Gated States.
spting CalifornaA ~ - barrels