The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-26
NTEXAS-LOUISIANA OIL FIELD.
A RepSrt Thereon by the Geological Survey
Has Been Issued.
THE REMARKABLE FEATURES OF SPINDLE TOP
Are Explained by the Character Of the Oil Rock.
Petroleum Exists Over a Wide. Area in
the State of Texas

I stoned BY the irregulsrity IN the character
OF the beds. and to collect In pools by
means Of the saturation Of the rocks and
the circulation OF the water contained in
s eapans ' e G thought the Standardization stf
not only Of the oil in the coastal plain
pools. but also OF the sulphur and salt
After discussing the way In which the
Bllphurated hydrogen gas Affects the flows
Of the different wells In tho coastal plain
Of sulphur In various localities, the report
takes up the probable
DURATION or PETROLEUM BELT.
Without attempting any positive predic-
tion. the conclusion is reached with regard
to the Spindle Top odd that the Spindle
Top oil rock contains about onefourth Of
It's volume Of oil; that is. cubic foot OF
oil rock may be considered as holding one
fourth OF foot OF oil, or 81 OF gallon
OF oil at complete saturation. and a barrel
OF forty-two gallons will be obtained from
about twenty-four cubic feet Of rock, allow.
Ing for the proportion unavailable. Even
II we make the estimate at one barrel for
every twenty-sis cubic feet for Spindle
Top, and n little less for other fields, we
should have q yield equal to the BakI field
In Russia, and a much greater output than
that Of any Of the other American fields
The yield OF the Baku feld has been est
| mated 10 equal about one-dfth OF the
volume Of the rock. The petroleum stored
In the Tsenton limestone. one OF the best
producing llmestones IN America, has been
estimated at about 10 per cent Of the rock
| md the statement is ulnde that small nor
| lions Of tlS best Pennsylvania fields have
| yielded 100000 barrels per square mile
Petoleuhi does not exist In unlimited
| quantities anywhere. The supply is prae.
tlcally limited 10 tho contents OF the held
as we find and when this has been with
/ drawn 10 more Is obtninable. Spindle Ton
! ferns no exception to this innexible rule.
| ana the length OF time that even this great
| field may cnitslrre to produce oil Is alto
| getner dependent upon the number Of wells
| draining the pool.
discussion OF the physical md chemical
| properties OF this gulf coast petroleum
! leads up to the apparent consensus OF opin-
| Ion among the chemists who have examine
thgt y Is nnsuited for the production q
| u can he made to yield u good lubrcnting
| oil on a commercial basis. Its value as a
source q asphalt and as gas oil arc, as
| vet, undetermined With regard TO the sue.
cessful use Of this oil ns n fuel the expert.
I mcnts mnde by Prof Denton in the plant
! q the West Side Hygeia Ice company Of
| New York md by the Southern Pacific.
! Rnd the Gub, Colorado ana SANTA BE rail
| roads, seem, 10 establish both It's nvnil.
! ability and its economy us a generator Of
/ petroleum
may be successfully used in metalurgical
processes Is not yet settled.
When properly burned the flame Of the
| petroleum IL n clear white with an IntonSe
heat, and as the fuel Is completely con.
! fumed no smoke Issues from the smoke.
stack When improperly handled, however.
I'm Intensely. blnch smoke pours from the
tmokastack IN great volumes shutting and
spoillng clothes aud paint work and cover.
| Ing everything II touches with black,
greasy spot. On the whole,
BEAUMONT PETROLEUM
may be considered as valuable fuel even
in IT'S crude state. md when deprived Of
some OF It's lighter constituents It will be
quite aE safc MS any other liquid fuels now
on the market In some respects Il Is In
ferlor 10 the Pennsylvania and Russian
oils, but It's evnporntvc power ia higher
than that Of tho Virginia and Calltornig
oils. Compared with various Goals. ir,
GLIDING PittsOurg lump ana slack, anthra
cite, Indiana block Georges Creek lump
Maryland, Pocahontas, Virginia, Cardin
lump Wales. Cape Breton, Canada, the
number Of barrels OF BeauInont petroleum
required TO do the same amount OF work
os ton on coal ranges from "a barrels tc
As barrels,
At present there are fosr pipe lines Ia
Port Arthur and two 10 Sabine Pass
| whence shipments are made chiefly to New
orleans, Mobile, Philadelphia and other
I
ships
Tho combined tsnkngc Of steel and earth
en- tanks at Beaumont Is, at the present
time. about T,600OO0 barrels
Tho method OF drilling wells in inc
Beaumont and contiguous oil fields Is the
rotary process which IL described AT
length. Prices for drilling Wells vary in
accordance with the conditions ~ the con
tract but from So TO 81, 80 per foot Of
depth nay be considered fair average az
prices today, the contractor Furnishing all
tools, machinery, labor etc necessary Ia
drilling the we'll The company usually re.
serves tho right 10 accept or reject the
work upon completion The average time
required 20 dnll n we'll IN any Of the oil
nclds, when No accident occurs u about
Two months Considerable danger accom-.
pouies the flowing and the closing Of a new
well on account Of the poisonous nature OF
the gas accompanying the oil flow. This
gas contains n large proportion OF hydrogen
sulphidei and It's poisonous qualities nre In
tenslhed by It's beipg saturated with pc.
trolepm vapor
PETROLEUM vAPoR
has the effect OF rendering people inhalinr
It unconscious, and II the patient remains
under It's influence Tor any length OF time,