The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-02
SHIPMENTS FOR AUGUST.
More Than Seven thousand Cars
Seat Out by Rail and Water.
WORTH A QUARTER OF A MILLION
Saturday Was the Best Day Of the
Month"; Discussion Of the Wells
Which Yield Water With the Oil.

Beaumont, Texas, September 1.-rher,
has been general lull IN oil circles her,
today. due 70 several causes In the arst
place the office men, who are the one,
upon whom the papers depend for much a
their news, are very busy closing the,,
months business and looking to details
They therefore have little time 10 tslk
Then, It is Labor Day, and the oatside men.
like all the others. are taking rest
~
Saturday was the last business day in
August, and the day was hummer in
point OF shipments on the last business
day Of the hot month there we're oss cars
OF oil shipped by rail out OF Beaumont ana
Gladys, surprising by a considerable mar
gin the shipments Of any other single day'z
business during the history ~ the neid.
There was also a good. healthy movement
by water. 26o cars. counting the barrels az
10 to the car. TO 1920, while the barrels
by rail were 4So65. There have been many
days when the combined shipments have
run above this figure. but II is the best vet
BY rail. The total shipments for the month
were 1858 cars and 1.310,944, and It should
have averaged. at % cents yer barrel,
which is presumed TO be about the average
received now. total amount OF s2ss, sas. IS
This Is figuring the water shipments at the
same basis as the rail-. There are many
that contend that this is too low but it is
certainly that much.
~
The water in the oil that has been noted
on one or two occasions here, and which
has been mentioned. IS causing more coin
'ment. and the Enterprise this afternoon
has quite lengthy article on It. covering
the views Of some of the oil people, as
follows:
During the past fey day; some q the
die TOP Heights, have become great
iy exercised over the fact tnat
water has been pumped from some Of
the wells Instead Of oil The alnrmists
have said that the field Is on the verge OF
becoming exhausted; others who have their
all Invested In well have, through fear,
while the Enterprise does not deny that
water has been pumped from several Of the
wells, II does not claim that there is no
need for. alarm and submits the following
reasons In substantiation of Its belief In
the first PLACE, there are quite a number
OF wells on Spindle Top that, were hastily
and therefore improperly finished aud in a
great number Of Instances the parties who
let the contracts for the drilling of the
poorly. finished wells, are as much respon
sible for the poor hnishings as the contrnc-
tors are. In order 10 get a gusher' m9nNE
noyices in the development Of the oil hedh
hurried the, driller, thus affording mind
cause to do his work In a rather hasty andt
wasteful manner. and IN other instances
some Of the contractors had entered Into
contracts so extensively that they them
selves possibly. brought pressure to hear
upon their drillers that then seemed ex-
pedlent, but which is now bearing poor
fruit In drilling wells on Spindle Top 1t
| a known al n w O aro
conversant with the soil through which
200 feet down water vein was drilled
through In which the sand was often 100
feet in depth. II is further matter Of
record that In not few INSTANCES In set
ting the casing the threads were worn
awsy at tho joints and also that the casing
Admitting these propositions TO be true
and they are. is { any wonder that soma
expert who has thoroughly Investigated The
reason for the presence of the water I'm
the wells that have water pumped from
them theories that tho water is seeplnc
into those wells through the apertures
made by splitting the casing In one in
stance a contractor finished six.inch well
and the last thing he did was 10 burst the
casing practically running the well II II
had been allowed 10 remain So, This con
tractor took the hazardous chance Of hay
ing the well left on his hand by ntorming
the owner OF the accident He suggested
To the owner, however. that n he would
consent 20 his placing fom-inoh casing
would furnish the fournch casing aud SIT
II for the original price Of tho contract.
The owner appreciating the contractors
frankncss, agreed 10 the alteration. md
parties who are ronversant with the fact
say that tho well Is rs good producer 3
any on the field today and Inns neeer
pumped water Nothing so far has been
sfid about the winter that was pumped INTO
the wells during tho process Of drilling
thcm. Millions of gallons Of water won't
Into the wells In this manner, and whore
SO much water was Injected irto the earth
rs II now any grave wonder that water Is
being pgmped out? The, Enterprlse thinks
ond Pipe Line company. through Senator
Charles a. Towne, purchased ten wells
dlcatc is spending $4,000 for the construc-
iion ~ one storage tank should be evi1nn Q
sufficient 70 renew confidence IN the tialh
among those who have become weak kna u
aud Inspire brighter hopes for even great "
possibilities among those who own wells
\ bout the salt water being pumped from
Enterprise has II from good authority that
the wnter Is improperly designated The
on this question saws that the
wntcr Is not salt wdtor. and that the hTaclz.
lsh taste Is produced by Ii having nassed
through the oil and thus becoming lnnree.
mated with the mineral properties Of the
"The above article was written after thu
subject had heen freely discussed With a
nnmher Of persons who understand the
Snlndle Ton and parties who have mo fur
ther Interest than that which should hnd
Judgement in tho hearts and minds n evorr
oyhl citizen; the nphuiidnC ~ the fields /
greatness against tho attacks ~ unthourht /
ful, Ignorant or malicious persons"
80
The bsrEcs LELAND Lewis and NJ T /
Jones. both for the Higgins Oil and Fuel I
are loading Oh az the company !
wharf here for Ionisfana.
Tomorrow the regular call VIII take I
place on the oil exchange There was no
,all today. nor was there any Saturday |
hut the brokers say thev have = good big /
volume Of business for tomorrow
eusher Is Due at Crowley.
Crowley. La. sentemher 1.-The drIIlers |