The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-02
GOOD OIL SIGNS SHOWN.
Ia the Well Belonging to the West
Texas Oil Company.
THE LOG GIVES HOPES or A GUsHEU
The Texas and Pacific Well lie to Be
Abandoned for the Time Being.
Gas in Maskemp Well.

Beaumont Texas, June 1.-Tne town was
again IN a furry Of excitement this after
noon. caused by reports from the oil hein.
II was stated on the streets shortly after
noon that the well OF the West Texas on
conpany, located about two miles soutn
west OF the city, had come in. lmmedi
afely there was rush for vehicles and
large number Of persons visited the well.
While the report that the wcll had come
In proved 10 be untrue, there were eood
indications In evidence az the we'll some
oil was coming up on the water discharges
from the well. and this, coupled with what
Is shown by the log Of the drlllofs, makes
the situation at. this well quite hopeful
This well, being situated much farther
away from The field than the Kelly or sac
Texas and Pacific well. developments IN
connection with It will be watched with
the kcenest interest. The well Is ahont
two and one-half miles northwest Of the
Lncas well. The exact location Of the
well % on lot % Of W. /. Blacks ada.
ton to the Iowa colony, IN the ]. W. But
lock league.
Mr. W. A. Fitch OF san Antonio ls vice
president and general manager Of the
West Texas oil company, and no gave
out the following Ia regard to the wen
this afternoon:
I'VE strtick slight indications ~ oil ana
rock formation az the same time yester.
day afternoon Bsforc ihis there has
never been tho slightest sign Of oil about
the place The rock which was found
yesterday was as hard as Mint and the
drill has made only ahont two inches In II
since last Night. When I WIS there last
there was quite a quantity ~ oil coming
out OF the well. and ! mean by this quite
"a lit. -
oil the size 81 a dollar ut times. then
asaiD the OIL would come IN long strings.
but 81 was almost constant; aud ] learn
from Mr. Maddox here. who has iust come
from the we'll, that this dow Of oil Is ger
ting stronger. Yesterday when we first
touched rock the hole diled with quln
nnd this sand pumped ont and waen VIC
had drained the Inst ~ tho sand out.
TINS oil began coming along with tho dis
charge. This IS practically the whole
story. snd N. os Mr.. Maddox SAYS, the
oil IS getting stronger an the time. 7e
can not but think that The wrU WIN he
gusher, although I do NOT want TO raise
any false hopes. The drllers az tho wcu.
who. are I'll experienced mon from 'pe
Corsicana FIELD. say that. In their opinion.
" the well Was bHiled ont 81 would now
pump fifteen barrels Of Oh a DAY.
~ have kept n Jog Of the wen, ana also
have log pf the Higgins No. j. and
ma the formation a. our Wen g Identical
with the Higgins. We went through the
same shell beds which were found AZ the
same depth in The Higgins This, 20 NV
mind Is she most satisfactory evidence
i have yet found. particularly when we
strike the rock az the same depth as tho
Higgins well. We Can not place limit
upon the time for completing tho weN and
bringing N gushcr. II 10 proves SUCH
for the drilling IN the rock Is very tedi.
Gus and slow, hut Il is within the HOUNDS
81 possibilities 10 nEish II IN forty eight
West sturn. WIN Il drilling this wen.
gives the depth az s4s feet.
Another report that hdded 20 the excite.
ment was 70 the eject that strong flow
e gas had hsen struck 10 tho well Of tho
No1kenp company, which rs being drilled
~ Hauin Bros. az q depta ~ 100 feet
TctS wfll D. laeated IN suhdivision q OF
f1e " Buliock guc and X about
mic north and !itfle vest - the Kelly
ne 4ae Feppu BIAS that tbe gas was
struck last nlshtssnd the aow was 50
stfnnE tAas u throw mud ans water M
y Elrh quantities ~ 10 neeeRsitafc the
ttrFqizE - rhe ma r1incfr over night. The
- VAS FFprrtet - hare started no again
TF l1-uiaE. This report Is generally
gwen rreds1re. though The Post reporter
AIS sof yet been able 20 verify H.
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y vas sisted h this mornings Post tHat