The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-03
MORE CORSICANA OIL.
THREE NEW WELLS DEvELOrEn
DURING THE WEEK.
An Increase of Ninety Barrels Fer
Day Added to the Output--stronx-
~ Imprewnated with Gas.

Corslcana, Texas, October 2.--CorslcenA
awoke this morning to find great gasser
In the corporate limits--a gas well---with
an immense escape OF natural gas.
The new we'll is situated between East
Third and Fourth avenues and on Third
street. north OF west and In the heart OF
what is known as the residence portion
for negroes. The lard upon which the well
is located is owned by ]. w. A. Clark and
is known as the Clark No. and belongs
to the Corsicana Oil and Development
company. The new Aud Is the talk Of the
city today and is a great stimulus for tho
oil business.
The oil sand in this we'll has not been
sufficiently generated to produce strong
flow OF OIL but as soon as the gas Is har-
messed drilling will be continued into the
oil sand and 1t Us predicted the flow from
| this we'll will be something extraord-
mary, as where strong supply OF gas mas
been found the oil supply has been above
the average. To give some idea OF the how
OF gas from this well 1t 10 only necessary
| to state that the gas rises to the top oil
the derrick distance Of sixty-five feet,
| and Is observed with the naked eye ut
that height by the naked eye as 1t re-
sembles steam.
On a block on Third street Is located an
other well by tho Oil City company. The
drill penetrated the oil sands last night and
the well will likely be completed soon The
gas flow from this we'll is equally as strong
as the Clark No. 2 and the workmen OK
perience a great deal Of difficulty In with
drawing the drill and bucket. When the
bucket Is taken from the well mud ana
water is forced out like rocket.
these wpllH
difficult Of completion.
The workmen at Clark's No. are
soaked In oil and work In great dread OF
a possible accident. AS little fre is kep'
In the furnace OF the engine as possible
which is about fifty 1--WE feet from the well
Spectators who go TO the wells inVari-
ably return oil-bespecked II they get close
enough to the well to witness the progress
OF the laborers. The strong flow OF gas l.
not found In this we'll as in the other.
ON the east side of the same street th'
Darlington we'll. which is being sunk b!
the Dallas Oil company, is nearins TN
! oil sand and will be completed Moaday.
Oil has been struck IN three we,is =
far this week--the Mills and GarittJ tn
Clark and the Oil City company's
The Corsicana Oil Development com
papy's No. II will be through the oil san
Monday, Mr.. Davidson. the contractor. ex
, meets TO strike the sand today ana hnis
on the day stated above NJ
The Colquitp we'll, located IN what }
called East Corsicana. TO the north OF eas'
, ia down about 800 feet and Will be nearln
the oil sands about Monday week.
The Oil City company is sinking WEI
In the same locality and now have IN
: drill to a depth OF about CORRECT.
!, Altogether there are now about te
drills at work and number or derrick
.. are being erected for new wells
t Iioutenant Governor Jester has lease
: his land southwest OF the city and a der
rick is being erected to begin operations
; This portion OF the field has been hithert
: updeveloped and is about two miles d's
. tant from the field where active operation
are now being made.
Estimating that the weiis "hicn nay
5 come In this week will flow an average o
, thirty barrels per day the oil outpu ma
been increased ninety barrels per day her
! In one week.