Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1895 — Oil Production in Pennsylvania. [ARTICLE]

Oil Production in Pennsylvania.

The oil fields of Pennsylvania have produced during the year 1894 about 80,000,060 barrels of oil. During the year 1893 the total product was 31,000,006 barrels. The oil was sold during 1893 for 64 cents, and last year for 84 cents a barrel. In all about 3,900 new wells were drilled in 1894, while in the previous year only 2,000 new wells were prepared. The demand for Pennsylvania pH showed no diminution during the year.