The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-21
The Inner Pipe Prevented Full Dis
play of Its Power.
THIRTY THOUSAND BARRELS A DAY
Is the Estimated Daily Capacity Of the
New Well.
NO ACTUAL TEST OF 1T WAS MADE
And the Estimates Were Based on the
Flow as II Was Before Being
Shut of.

Sour Lake. Texas, June 2o-rhe well
which was capped by the Guney Petroleum
company last week came in as gushcr
this afternoon II was not expected and
when the stream OF oil rose In the air
there was a general stampede on the part
Of residents aud visitors to get sight
" it.
There was no doubt IL was a gusher,
and the stream of oil went dfty feet above
the pipe, not solid stream, because there
was a four-inch pipe inside the slx-inch
and this gave It the appearance Of spray
rather than of solid stream Ii is also
probable that this also prevented the oil
going as high as 1t would have done had
it had full play.
No effort was made to test the strength
OF the low, but it was the general opinion
that the capacity Of the well as It was
then flowing was about 10000 barrels.
The exact manner In which this result
was arrived at can not be told, hut there
were several prospoctors who claimed 60 bc
expert oil men and who had seen the
beaumont wells gush. and all of them
agreed on 10000 barrels.
AS soon as the fact became apparent 20
the people in charge OF the well that 1t
had gotten beyond control, they began the
work Of trying to shut It of and prevent
gushing, forcing water down the inside pine
at as high pressure as they could com
mand In order 10 stop the oil from coming
w. This partially succeeded and the dow
rapidly diminished, but II continued 20
spout long enough for several scores Of
people to give evidence as TO the height
attained.
Some time ago when the first vein was
struck the company had fence put up to
/ keep people away from II. When the
second vein was reached and drilling was
stopped guards were placed at the well to
| prevent any tamperlng with the cap. It
| is the general opinion that the gas which
was very strong, prevented perfect control
| Of the flow and that the oil came before
was not blown out, though the gas was
sufficient 10 send the oil through me pipe
despite the water pressure.
49,
when the news of the Rusher az Sour
Lake reached Houston yesterday afternoon
there was not great deal OF excitement
The general desire was for confirmation
OF the report and by the time this had
been secured those who had heard the news
had come TO the conclusion that only the
expected had happened and there was NJ
good reason for getting excited over tht
matter. special train, carrying several
Interested parties, left early In the even
ing and several others left on tho regular
train to see for themselves. The news
spread during the evening and The Posts
telephones were worked overtime by thost
who were not convinced The real ex
element Is expected TO develop today aUt
tomorrow, and Sour Lake expects crowd
There are now three other wells beinr
drilled near the springs and preparation
ere under way for two others.
Bryan. Texas. June 20.-Mr. c. G. Par
sons Of this city today closed a trade witt
Mr.. j. H. Trezevant selling 20 l3 acre
Of his forty-acre tract at Sou Lake 10
$500 an acre.