The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-01
WELLS ARE COMPLETE.
Contractors Say that Nothing More
Can Be Done to Them.
Nj, K. AND TIA SURE ENOUGH GUSHfR
Said to Throw Stream Of Oil Two
Hundred Feet Hioh--Mosquitoes
Have Again Become Bad.

beaumont, Texas, August 81. To-day
closes the busiest week as well as the
busiest month In the history of the Beau
mont oil Geld with the bringing In OF the
iong-deIayed Gober well and the adding OF
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas and the
Drillurs' wells TO the list Of completed
yushers The two last named wells were
practically in last night, and today the
owners Of the wells, after having seen them
tested, accepted them from the contractors
ms finished. The Fort Worth well and
the well OF the Beaumont Coufederated OIL
company have not yet been accepted by
their owners as flushed. but they are evi-
IDENTITY in just as good condition as the
other two.
The we'll Of The Gober oil company Is
one of the most interesting spouters in the
held. The drill was stopped at first at
depth of about 500 feet, whore 1t was
thought that an abundant supply Of oil
had been found. The hnier brought out
large quantities OF oil. but 1T refused 70
flow on it's own accord. 'the owners ahu
the drller were somewhat puzaled as 10
what they should do, but they finally con
cluded to drill deeper. and at ll.3O inns
morning, when the drill was near ne depth
OF 900 feet the coveted gush Of oil came,
and there was no mistake Us 70 Tie apllhl-
ance of the supply this time. j. shot IN
a steudy stream about nifty feet over the
derrick as long as It was permitted 80 hbW.
The GOber is an eghtInch well aud udds
q small strip OF new territory 20 Oh" Neld
on the northwest Those who saw the
well gush describe II as beilg Hs COED as
the best one In the field, th0lSl IL Is be-
ieved TO be pretty close to the northern
limit of the oil-bearing sand. At least, u
the sand extends much further nofh Il
takes decided DIP.
All OF the wells brought In yesterday and
today. except the Cober well, are on the
Hoge-Swayne purchase. The rost cor1e-
spoudent counted nfty.ninp dcrricks or this
tract Of land this afternoon, and these der
rlcks cover space that Is less than ten
acres IN extent 80
=. NJ. Y,st, general manager II
the Missouri. Kansas ana Texas On
company, this morning pronounced the
Beatty wen finished aud one OF
the best spouters in The field. The
well was practically bulshod yesterday
but was not considered sufficiently GER
fain 20 pronounce Dc ON" until they had
given Il another opportunity to spout aud
+his was afforded this morning when the
valve was opened. il Is said 10y spectators
that the stream OF oil sho. fully 200 feet
Sigh and two splendid photographs were
made Of the well in action. il is an eight
incn well and this egh inch casl0g IS not
only set on the cap rock, but the hole is
trimmed out and q shoulder made In the
rock and the pipe extends several jnchcs
Inside of the Cap rock Thus lnsuring that
nc i wstsr or Rand c9n get mo + ,Ehia
inch redncer was placed ON t6e eIrbtinrh
casing and the action was Ike a stream
on Wd ". lIol ON a p9wS,IIag5 ire pump Ths
pany owns one-duaIter ~ nm aero Nh.
Aost Is exceptonally well pleased with Inc
w. nuu s"S,S 1nA{ ~ VIII produfe 24Wo
W 81. Graham 4, ~ OF rtrGs nv 49, ~
AAA
~.
iae We" OF me priilerE on company
Is pronounced q finished wen and has bcen
accented op tbo Jrtirer Tobr, CHI, ~.
''Nn ~ "a
such. MY IN Frather Of the Drilers'
company said the well Is considered =, ~
o,tsbo5 IN o,.or,. - 70
-,o,,ia 49, 80. ,i.'.'' "nN '',"'aEh IT.
a., .,.,.e,a '.',,iu"S "e
=. se,,, ~. q. t ~ 80 relio'',y '.iA'u' ana
-. :, LII -. 100 '''.i'1e 10 r'eah itSelI
fhe hlli. Speaklne of Tho n,t,o NO ot IVY . IN
well yesterday Mr. Prathcr sa-d that X
lowed Tor several moments, but would
is due to N Ia"k oT n ugs,ugreu {uat ms
amy fault Of the drilling and he could moi
see nov anythlng could he done to I'm.
prove nc now; me casing Is set In che
tTFP aUca am ~, Tue urn passed wen into the
~ nanu' i5e ven was drilled by tho
SSIinipany unus0 the direction OF John
SHNt Pe'
The Fort Worth Oil company's well Is n,
exect dunIico+a % .ho y,I,i,
~, =, DA'Hols' as IL hls'
tue he"uh"ut Nonieuerated Oil compQny's
No. J. Both OF these shouted vesterdo,
but the flow xvorld NOT i,st a., 49,. -
| ,4darotio e., 49,, -oi "hF Von
s'uetNpie tihc. All inc leadlng contractors
working on the hill pronounce the well,
1 say that they have done all they know how
4 TO do. The casing Is on the rock aad IN,
n !n extends ,,, into the sand II Is though
Tor while hut in tSeir ntesep Fnc cD , nl2y
are as finished as the contractors can max
them These four wells may us wen b
viii snont o M, u,i'S' ia o1ss whether the!
4 ~ +ba hiu co,,n -, ~ tuV uHlnncr nov
W '-' NS"N'b ticSe' - Aolly-one
The mosquitoes have again captured III
fower Country roor 4ba ,,,ie ors
sun "nu 're san
70 ne even worse this time than they wer
a month or 30 ago when man ana beos
ksufrsred 90 greatly from, mo ,ost. M,
-. ,,,,,s, - ~ p'S's me
Sg, put HdNe teaeneu as iar as the o
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