The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20

Beaumont, Texas. October ISL have your
note asking me for what information we
may have regarding the diminishing Of the
pressure In our wells on Spindle Top, and
Vdhe pleasure IN asserting that 10 our
best knowledge and belief there has been
no loss of pressure whatever from any Of
our wells or any others that we are ac-
quainted with.
Regarding the possibilities Of the pres
sure going out and this becoming a pump.
ing proposition, after careful consideration
and comparing this field with others with
which we have come In contact, II would
l9-cur-iud-1nt at -rtrat-+his >.Ga-zsnre .is like
" to continue for long period of time, al.
though some certain parts of the field. OF
course, may not be as strong as others. 1t
would seem from the style Of sand and the
immense pressure that we have that we
may look for flowing wells for some time
to come.
This COMPANY is flowing one or more OF
its wells continually, and in the export
business, which Is now becoming better
known than AT any other time, we have
good opportunity of testing the capacity
National Oil and Pipe Line Co,
BY Chas. d Pullen.
Office Of R. l.. Cox & Co. oil We'll Drill.
ers, Developers and Contractors, Beaumont,
Texas, October lS.-ln response TO your In
qulry as to reduction In the force, pres
sure or gushing capacity of the Spindle Top
OIL wells we Will state unhesitaungly that
these gushers are as stronx As ever. Any
statement to the contrary Will show either
! ignorance or malicious intent. We are not
only familiar with the general combination
In this held but have several well drilling
rigs at work which enables us to prac'
tlcaly test and confirm our opinions. We
are not suffering from shortage, but have
| production so enormous that the world
stands appalled, at the force and output
| Of these wells. This natural power forces
heavy strings Of pipe out of the wells, des-
! troys derricks, machiner~ and human lttei
tears off gate valves as the oil PUSHES out,
"a Of n
equaled in the history of the oil industry.
The pumps that have been shipped to this
field are not for emergencies and are not
necessary TO coax this dark fluid to climb
to the surface and hand to the owners
Office of the Haywood OIL Company,
Beaumont Texas, october 19.-In RESPONSE
TO your request for information regarding
the pressure of our wells. we beg to sub
NIT the following statement of test made
today:
| our Haywood No. was allowed to 6ow
uninterrupted for seventeen minutes Aow-
| Ing into two tanks at the same time, the
pressure being seventy pounds to the
minutes the well was closed, and the pres
sure taken, showing 107 pounds TO the
square iuch, This is practically the same
as when the well first came In, there being
three pounds difference which can be &C
counted for from the fact that when the
pressure Of 10 pounds was taken the, well
had flown uninterrupted for over an hour.
u
from this well than any well in the field.
Haywood oil Company.
W. c, Tyrrel, President.
Dewey Haywood, Secretary and Manager.
| Office Of the German American OIL Com
pany, Beaumont, Texas, october Ian
! swering your inquiry as to my opinion IN
regard to the pressure In the oil wells on
| Spindle Top-that liz, whether or not there
! is decrease in the pressure-I can say
freely and without the slightest hesitation
that after uine months close and Interest
| ing observation Of this Held my opinion is
| that the pressure In latest completed wells
(when properly drilled Is equally as great
as in The first wells drilled on spindle Top
In giving this opinion desire to say
| that myself and associates have been en-
gagged In active operations in this field ever
since the third day after the Lucas well
cane in | saw that well at its best: saw
all of the early gushers spout. and have
witnessed tests Of the latest wells brought
! In and on these observations and actual
tests this opinion Is based, which Is that
the pressure is equally as great now as 1t
was the day the Lucas gusher burst forth.
Assistant General Manager American on
| Company.
Office of Higgins on and Fuel Company,
your inquiry with reference u the dow OF
! our oil wells, | viii state That as far as
We can observe, there has been no diminu-
| ton In the flow Of the OIL though the gas
/ pressure is somewhat less than II was orig
inally. which. however, does not necessarily
infect the oil as YOU well know that in
many Instances in drilling a well gas peck
els have been encountered without finding
oil and that after such gas pockets have
blown themselves out, the well was sunk
farther down, and a good flow Of oil OBJ
talned.
Al amy rate we have never been able ia
turn our wells on fun force into-An empty
tank. on account of the force Of the dow
which was almost sure To start the rivets
and omen the seams, Nor have We found
il necessary to agitate our wells, But in
this connection we wish to state that we
do not share the belief OF good many
that the flow Of the wells is imitless-
Higgins Oil and Fuel Company.