ABSTRACT
In all, 934 wells were drilled in West Virginia during 1948, or 8 less than in 1947. There were 923 permits to drill or deepen, 53 less than in 1947. There were 1,132 wells abandoned under permit or abandoned under original drilling permit numbers; 310 more wells were abandoned in 1948 than in 1947. Wells completed were: gas, 590; oil, 131; oil and gas, 26; storage et cetera, 9; dry, 178. The 1947 totals were: gas, 644; oil, 93; oil and gas, 25; storage et cetera, 9; dry, 171. Wells ranged in depth from 283 to 8,942 feet, compared with 385 to 8,120 feet in 1947. Total footage drilled was 2,520,757 feet, compared with 2,570,198 feet in 1947. The average depth of wells was 2,699 feet, compared with 2,819 feet in 1947. The total daily initial volume of gas was 491,441 MCF, compared with 506,672 MCF in 1947. Range in size of gas wells, 6 to 24,000 MCF, compared with 10 to 18,151 MCF in 1947. Total initial daily oil, 2,478 barrels, compared with 1,567 barrels in 1947. Number of wells drilling or completions unreported at end of year, 333, compared with 310 in 1947. Preliminary estimates of production for 1948: gas, 221,130,000 MCF; oil, 2,695,000 barrels. Estimated number of producing wells at end of 1948: gas, 14,250; oil, 16,365. A table gives statistics by counties.
