The Oklahoma city oil field

ONE of the items which will be of particular interest to those attending the A.I.E.E. South West District meeting, Oklahoma City, Okla., April 24–26, 1935, is the Oklahoma City oil field adjacent to the city. This general view of a portion of the oil field was taken in 1930 from a point just adjacent to the Oklahoma City business section, and shows a large number of wells in the process of drilling. The Oklahoma City field has 1,032 wells producing, with an average of one well for every 6 acres. This field has produced to date 240,000,000 barrels of oil; geologists report that an additional 125,000,000 barrels of oil will be produced within the next 5 years. Although the oil has flown almost entirely from its own natural gas pressure until within the last year, it is now necessary to use pumping on practically all wells. At the present time, the connected capacity in the field is 25,000 horsepower. This field has been the proving ground for developing the Reda pump.