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Production of petrolum in New York {concluded) 



VALUE 



I9OI 

 1902 

 1903 

 1904 



1905 

 1906 

 1907 

 1908 

 1909 

 I9IO 

 I9II 

 I912 



I913 

 I914 



I915 

 1916 

 I917 

 I918 



I 206 618 



119 730 

 162 978 

 036 179 



949 511 



043 088 

 052 324 

 160 128 

 160 402 

 073 650 



955 314 

 782 661 

 916 873 



933 511 

 928 540 

 874 087 

 879 685 

 808 843 



460 008 

 530 852 



849 135 

 709 770 

 566 931 

 721 095 

 736 335 

 071 533 

 914 663 

 458 194 

 251 461 

 338 350 

 255 508 

 773 671 

 476 378 

 190 195 



850 378 

 307 814 



The crest of production had already been passed by 1891. The 

 largest output was made in the years 1880-1885 when the flow 

 reached as high as 5,000,000 barrels annually. The number of 

 producing wells at present is in excess of 11,000. According to the 

 Mineral Resources for 19 16, there were 11,200 wells in production 

 on December 31st of that year. About 3000 of the total are in 

 Cattaraugus county, 8000 in Allegany county and the remainder 

 in Steuben county. 



It will be seen from the above table that the production during 

 the last four years has varied very little, averaging a little under 

 1,000,000 barrels annually. The maintenance of the output at such 

 an even rate during the declining stages of the industry is quite 

 remarkable and in striking contrast with the history of most fields. 

 This is largely the result of adherence to a policy of conservation 

 and economy on the part of the producers. The product of the 

 New York wells is too valuable to be wasted, commanding the 

 highest market prices paid for Appalachian oils. The economy 

 with which operations are conducted is indicated by the fact that 

 the average well yield is only about one-fourth of a barrel a day. 

 The development of the remaining areas of undrilled ground and 

 the redrilling of intermediate wells may be expected to report an 

 active industry for a niimber of years to come. The product is 

 handled by several pipe-line companies and shippers, including the 



