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Bottom water may make its appearance as deeper drilling con- 
tinues and then will have to be shut off by one of the various methods 
of plugging or shutting off bottom water commonly used in the oil 
fields. The methods used in plugging and shutting off water will not 
be discussed in this article. 
Oil Production. 
There are about 550 wells producing in the Hewitt field with an 
average daily production of 45,000 barrels of oil. The average daily 
production per well in the Hewitt field is about 80 barrels. This average 
exceeds the average per well of any other field in the state. No doubt 
the average daily production of the wells could be greatly increased by 
the deepening of a great many of the wells in the field. The wells range 
in initial production from 50 to 2,000 barrels per day. 
