The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-10
SINK A TEST WELL.
beraI Companies Will Combine and
Share the Expense Of II.
Ill BE SOME DISTANCE FROM THE HILL
L Higgins Company Has Shipped
Sxty-three Thousand Barrels During
the Month Of June.

BEAUMONT, Texas July "a movement
on foot few days ago by Mr.. ID. o.
xely. secretary Of the Buffalo OIL com.
III. has resulted In the completion of
Engagements for test we'll to he bore I
$the southwest OF spindle Top While
ural movements Of this kind have been
1er way from time to time, this latest
Il is the only one that has 50 far had
mihle results. OH companies and indl-
mails owning land off the hill are OF
~ tested by deep well, but each has
med to wait on the other to inaugurat e
b work aud the delay Is also partlr du,
"a he hope that some company wouh on
6owu account 90 deep enough to prove
Il territory, thus doing away wi Ii the
ID Ssity of several companies pooling Is
81 on a test well.
AZ meeting was held in the office of Mr.
uply this afternoon, and at this meeting
Nm companies and individuals agreed to
ID Scribe their proportionatc part OF the
81 Of sinking deep well, and it was
~ agreed that the well should he sunk
Ifbe John Douthitt survey, which at the
rs ent point is 1884 feet from the Higgins
81 l. The test well will, of course b,
least few feet further than this from
q proved field and will test considela-
rreatcr import to the field than any
ing that has been undertaken lately In
n way Of Development.
ID ~
1te oil shipments of the Higgins Oil aud
IL, company for the month of June, which
ars made public today, will be interest
4 to oil men-in fact, to every one in
ested In oil This company shIppet a
III of 63,O0O barrels of crude petroleum
,t3ng the month of June, which was real
IN first month in the shipping business.
III price for the oil was 3Ola cents per
ara, which brought the company about
3fiOb The company has nlnety-four
III ears In its service, and Q storage ca
rfy of 1900 barrels. II has also pipe
III connection with deep water.
M ~
Tin announcement in an English oil Jour
.@that the j NJ. Gunfey oil company
lsecontracted with the Shell Trading and
~ sport company, an English concern,
lslstrihute beaumont oil throughout Eu-
ny n countries Is another evidences that
etSuffey company expects great things o
sHell m this field, The company Is pus J.
eedevclopments along every linc ms rap.
III ms possible. and is constantly inct elS-
rAhe number of Its army of men.
ma Buffalo oil company, having pur-
|aSed tract on Spindle Top, will begin
Ekng a well within ten days. The ma
|lllfry is being put in place now.
ia Export oil and Pipe Line company
s4slet contract for well on spindle
S# and the drilling is to commence by
IA Is.
Wcrk has been discontinued on the Buff
Ioi Oil companys well situated south
est Of the hill The well was a buster
+ flr IS the drill went,
a Rey.s now being put down on Spindle
Up In which four oil companies are in.
lested 1t is being sunk at the corner
fpur tracts. The Enterprise OH com
e2Aictor and the Gladys oil companies
4 the other interested parties. EdCt
these companies intends sinking an in
>tdual well later.
The FL Beaumont Oil company has aban-
snet its we'll at the depth Of 1910 feet,
Sc drllers succeeded in pulling lost OF
& pipe.
An expert sent by the Huntley OIL and
rpning company to look over its lands in
|sper county, reports that on one o
Extracts he found large sulphur spring
lls strong indications of large deposit
Sulphur. On this same tract. he says,
sare are excellent indications of OIL and
4 pther tracts he found surface indications
non.
Nailowlng are the closing quotations o.
IL Il paumnnt oil I,ychnu0n.