The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-18
OIL FIELD BROADENING.
Nearly the Whole Of Spindle Top Has
Now Been Tested.
sEvENTY.FIyE WELLS NOW UNDER WAY
Fourteen Big Storage Tanks Have Been
Filled with Petroleurn--Gobcr Drill
Is In Hard Rock.

Beaumont, Texas August 17.--The proved
oil Geld is gradually bl oadening. Every
few days an additional strip Is added, and
now the field Is almost as broad az long.
At first the wells were strung cut from
southwest to northeast but wells were put
down on each side OF this string Of gusn-
ers until they now cover yearly all OF the
disc that IL known as spindle Top Heights.
IL As true that there Ia still some territory
on the outskirts OF the hill that has not
yet been tested. but wells are now going
down that will test nearly all OF the re-
naming ground. The Gober well, which
has been expected to spout for several
days, is further to the north and west
than any Of the gushers, and one Of the
quincy wells, about $50 yards east Of the
Export OH and pipe Line WELL which las
been showing large quantities Of oil for
two or three days, Is the most eastefly
well. II this well comes in-and II is ex,
pected to do SO at any utae-1t Will aud
strip Of territory about 40 Yards VIDE
which will be material gain for the
pi there are now fully seyenty.hye webs
being drilled In gusher territory, And there
will likely be hfty gusbers Ia the held by
the end Of the present month.
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Each gusher that is brought In takes
the wells are retaining their strength Of
flow. About fifteen s7,5O0-barrel tauks are
new full OF oil, besides many smaller tanks
Fuliy 10000 barrels Of oil have been used
AZ fuel in the field aud several thousand
carloads have been shipped out, besides
several bargelDads. There Is no way Of
computing how much oil has been taken
from Spindle Top, but It will run up into
TIE millions OF barrels, including the great
volume OF oil that came from the Lucas
well before IL was capped. Notwithstand-
Ing the drawing on Of all this oil, the wells
SIN shoot Bkywnrd IN the same old way,
and oil men feel that IL will be a long
while before they have to resort to pumps,
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Quite as exciting experience was had
yestsrday with the Star and Crescent we'll
The well had not been allowed to now fur
some thne and when It was opened the oil
PaSed IN 20 tie wall sat In 'n feR PUMP @nSt e
the oil came and shot the pump out OF
the well Part Of the pipe remained IN
the well. howeysr, and the valve could mot
be closed. Y was several minutes before
the pipe eoAd be removed, ana during that
time the ground around the well was flor
oughly saturated with ell
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Tao drillsz struck hard rock IN the
drill through IL until Monday, when 1t is
Thought that the well Will spout
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Tbo well sf chs Citizens Consolidated OIL
company Ii aow being drilled through the
cap rock aud Is expected to gush within
two or three days.
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Owing 60 the 70 per cent advance in the
price oe pipe yesterday. OH men ara come
what apprehenBive that che supply of pipe
may be cut OF IL the strike Continues to
spread.
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THO Alamo OH compsny's wen viii bs
spouted tomorrow afternoon at 8 O'clock roi
the heneft OF the company and Its friends
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