The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-13
|lNHATTAN STRUCK OIL.
\ N Nav Be Bored Deeper by Its
Owners.
,FyFD TO BE IN THE FIRST STRATA
i, The Lake OF Petroleun'-Co-
Smbia Drill May Also Be
Sent Deeper.

i ~ort Texas, July IL. THE Manhat-
4 wel. which was announced TO nave
- this afternoon, may have to De
~, deeper. as the flow of oil is said
come from n vein of oil above
.sher strata. This well is near the
srorne well and is thought to have
III 'H w. same vein that was cased or
me latter well.
"a also likelihood that the Co
fhio yell will be drilled deeper In order
-, stronger flow. 1t was spouted
4 .s.srroon. but the oil did not reach
4 TOP Of the derrick.
H. Manhattan well was hardly expected
4 .odov In fact, the drill was several
4 .sort NJ the level where wells usually
Il IN on the hill. In consequence OF
q ,,ct that the drlllers were hardly pre-
"A for the gusher, It spouted about an
H. bsfcre 1t could be shut of, saturating
q r,ound with oil for quite space
mi tbe derrick. The oil was reached
" Tos drilied by f. l.. Kinsolving x
q Milo the Manhattan well adds no proved
& t,orv 10 the feld. 1t makes the sixteenth
H. and unless the plans and hopes OF
= ntv.seven other oil companies go astray,
n hut the forcrunner of several other
.s,,srs 1t Is now entirely within the
.Ire of probability that the number Of
.<hers in this field viii be doubled within
I'M 6fty wells under way on proved ter
M and with the experience the drillers
IA gained in this field the percentage or
"A will not be near so great as formerly.
nsler these conditions II Is likely that the
iii will witness the bringing in of well
IN day, on an average, for the next fif-
IA or twenty days.
M steamer Prince. belonging to this
IN Transport and Trading company, will
I the first of that company's vessels to
ia Port Arthur to take on cargo Of
foeum for the j. NJ Guffey Petroleum
ii pany for export The steamer has ca.
ztity Of 5000 barrels and will make reg
M trips between Port Arthur and foreign
" for the distribution of the Guffey
nhpany's OIL The Information Is given
III that this company expects to obtain
a& Beaumont petroleum in its refinery at
IN Arthur. The process that this com
IN uses will, it is said. leave the res
MIN in good condition for fuel, and It ex-
@ts to market the refined oil ip Eu'
man markets.
lie Beatty oil company's we'll did NOT
NC In today, as was expected, and Con.
saftor Sturm has given it out that the
~ will not likely be brought in before
qaday, though 1t may come In sooner. II
lefhe desire Of the stockholders Of the
5mpany that the well be brought In or
Midday II possible, as most of the rigs
fQlnd II will not he running on that day
% there Will not be so much danger from
'Xhe well Of the Catt,emen's Consolidated
company had reached a depth of Sol
IN at 10 o'clock this morning, with
Ia Inch hole. and the drillers hope TO
VIC ,nine-inch casing on the cap rock.
~ vel is sltuated on spindle Top and
1opld come In within two or three days.
"a ~
arrangements for the test well in the
Nbthitt survey have been completed and
ie contractors who are putting down the
'eqeral Crude well have been instructed
continue boring to depth Of 1000
w II possible, unless oil should be found
s9rer, This well is 1900 feet southwest
the held and the outcome Of the tesr
H nave a far.reaChlug effect one way
.,%another on development in that terri
.spe well Of the Columbia oil company.
'1'ch came in yesterday afternoon. is
~ '~ feet deep-the shallowest producer,
*fhe held. While the oil rose only about
%tnty feet above the surface, 1t was In
FHefed with by the drill and pine, which
fnalned in the well.
ffveral days ago the Columbia drlllers
~ feeling their va down in advance
|fne regular hole with four-inch pipe
ana immediately withdrew the pipe
~ resumed operations with the siX-inch
plpe. Drilling with the larger pipe
j 'eS ,sNsi SATISFACTORILY, and at the stated
~ SsesIeraay the oil suddenly began
bns eight or ten feet above the floor
II sne derrick with the rotary pipe In
W s nye. The strike was altogether uneN-
|32A d. O9 the drlllefS, because, notwith-
~ they had found some oil Mt this
|<< baso SSln me four-inch feeler, II was
]28 ~ .u 20 pc merely slight showing
I Rot 81 with pressure by any means.
/, <,igb. other wells on the hill have found
|Al& 81 So showing of this oil sand at abont
.s@ same depth, but none of the others
III made much out of 1t.
III o SVon as the oil began flowing yester.
|E8 roo..srnoon the men set to work to get
1lt ouChhiy pipe out and finish the well.
IN rnS was difficult working I'm the
I'm gas, the deed was accomplished
&fHr ~ CLOCK and the valve was closed
|12 ra,gI lie rotary pipe was removed from
o1 M me oil spouted freely and nearly
Top OF the derrick.
4, p po"lns are the closing quotations OF
beaumont OIL Exchanges: