The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20
PRESSURE OF THE OIL WELLS.
What Practical Oil Men Have to SAY About
the Matter.
THE EFFORTS TO HURT THp oppAr
Caied TO the Attention of the Citizens of Beaumont
ana ,hey Unanimously and Effectively Discredt
raise Reports Which Have Been Circulated.

Beaumont Texas, October ia.-In its Of
forts to substantiate its former statemen,
that the wells in this field were losine
pressure, the Beaumont Journal is HAVING
touch OF the strenuous llfe But IN,
Journal has said that black is white
and the following which was printed II
the Journal this afternoon, is a sample Of
tnat papers argument In support Of IT..
position: " The Post correspondent ha,
not seen the Higgins well tested. write,
The BeTununt-rurrsspd rdrrlt II TIT Pr-r
but the Haywood well referred to by the
Journal showed a pressure Of 107 pounds
which the journal failed to note In re.
ply the Journal disayows having accused
| the Beaumont correspondent of seeing any,
thing since he has been In this CITY and
he certainly did not see test Of the pres
sure Of the Hevwood well Thursday 70,
no test was made Of that well on that
dav without 1T was done after the party
which went out To witness the perform
ance of the Paulhamus spouter had left
the field"
This is not all of the Journals plant, bu,
the foregoing is the meat Of the cocoanut
and the following letter, which has direct
bearing on the question at issue will ht
OF interest. at least 10 the Journal 1t /.
not of importance whether The Post cor
respondent did or did not see the test Of
the Haywood well, but the statement Of
President Tyrrell of the Haywood oil con-
pany not only secs" the Journal but
raises it a bean:
I MIR Frank Andrews Beaumont, Texas
Dear Sir; In tests made with n pressure
gauge our Haywood well No registered
l01 pounds pressure to the square inch on
| Thursday, October H., and a like amount
] y np "a
truly, w. G. Tyrell, President
BY VIII C, Tyrell.
If the Journal still doubts that a test
was made Of the pressure in the Haywood
well last Thursday, affdavlts can be Sc
cured. Furthermore, II the Journal ask!
for the demonstration usually required by
a Missouran, the officers Of the Haywood
OIL company will doubtless arrange tt
show that paper by a test for its espe
clal benefit that the well really will regis
ter a pressure of 107 pounds,
The pressure Of the Spindle Top wells
has never at any time hinged upon tbs
veraclty Of the reliability Of The Post cor
respondent, for there are too many sub
stanual and widely known citizens Of The
town who are are ready to testify as L
the condition of the wells The following
letters, taken from a number printed by
the Beaumont Enterprise this afternoon
contain stronger statements than The Posi-
correspondent has made concerning the
| conditions Of the wells. and the controversy
is now between the Journal and some OF
| the best citizens of Beaumont who Incl
! dentally attest the correctness Of The Pos
| correspondent contentious far more Ell
/ fectlvely, probably, tnan be could DO uh
First National Bank, Beaumont, Texas
| October ls 1901 have made careful ID
quiry of responsible parties and IN N!
opinion there Is no diminution OF the nov
Oh OH Oh 'p'H''e A'p W ". S. Davidson
Beaumont National Bank Beaumont
| Texas. October 1871 have recently VISIT
| ed the oil deld at Spindle Top and belIey
the oil pressure is as great now as al az.
I time since the lucas gusner came III ~
/ longer than yesterday, 18th Instant, wa
a gauge testing the pressure OF one OF IN
wells In the field and the pressure was q
pounds to the square inch in eluch PIP
/ I believe it will be many years oetor
| pumps will be used for getting oil out o
the ground at Spindle d. loe ean, President.
The Citizens National Bank, beaumont
| Texas. October 1S.--In answer TO Your IN
| Qulry, ! beg to state that In my JuagmeII
| the pressure of oil in the flowing wells OF
! Spindle Top since the discovery OF ID
From personal inspection of the nov
| of two wells recently brought IN ! va
unable to detect any less force thap tAa
/ displayed by wells the how Of WhlGl
witnessed early in the history Of the neld
f. J. Marshall, Vice President
American National Bank Of Begumon.i
| Beaumont, Texas, October ls.-lt is Wit
surprise l learn through the foreign pre-
| reports Of the rapid decline OF our on Ie,I
coming as they DO in the face of the larg
numper of wells that have been nrousn
in during the past two weeks undlm ,,la zee
| in either force or volume. You should zee
justified in saying to your readers INA
such reports are absolutely without four
dalton. iu- fact, that up, to the p 6is'91
| iSnlng force In any of our seyenty-odd wellS
and such reports sent throughout the cor
| try must be attributed to the ignoranc
of notoriety seekers or the maIiel2MHss tbSs
j. w ". Sturm, well contractor. Beaumont
Texas. October IL have been drillln
on Spindle Top since February OF t9ii
year; have completed six of the well
known as "euShers." ! can see 20 ms
terial difference in the pressure OF tnos
| have paid pretty close attention I
most of the wells that have been hnishe
on spindle Top and my opinion IS tnat tne I
is enough gas 10 Cow the wells for a lon
time. There Is, as a matter OF conrG' u
decrease in the pressure. co..,
OtnCe or w. 4. Slnrmt AouI a'A"t. ~
Artesian. Salt, oil and Gas Wells, Beal
mont Texas, October ISL have been 20
ing oil wells in this field since Fenruar
| Of this year, and have completed morc ina
| ten gushers NV FIRST well was the famot
| Beatty NOV known as National No. u,
During the time ! have been operatih
| have closely studied the capacities
the various wells on Spindle TOP helgntt
and the gauge pressure. nave no messy
livered By wells properly hnisned shows =
| falling IN at this date nor does the ga
| pressure show appreciate decrease
| nv judgment the time when these gnshel
| viii cease 10 flow and when pumping WI
be resorted to is so distant that u u
minor factor in the development OF tn
beaumont Texas. October IL We con
menced drilling In this field In April. lm
fnished our fourth well on spindle 10
on October 49, 1
The pGzsure on the last well seems to 4 !
ished In May last. have been upho
10 detect any decrease In any Of the wei
that nave come In recently. The presSnl
seems to he lust as strong as II was VIZ
there were bot three Of four wells nn ll,il
on Spindle Top. w. n Gr4hIainIl ~
Office Of W. r. sharpe. OA Wen M
tractor. Beaumont. Texas. October IT, ~
report sent out from Beaumont and Aust
and scattered broadcast Throughout IN
country. in effect that the supply ot p
troleum In this field and the pressure,
the wells Is decreasing 50 TapuiE ~
pumping will soon he resorted 70, y ~ ~
iutely untrue. To my positive knowlsut
this field retains Its renfarkable pIssso,
sunday | personally tested 70 Nehs ~
spindle TOP Heights ana tne n sS"s The,
istered 100 pounds per SQUIRE men a ~
| r-afle were dnwed NEARLY two hours ana "