West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-03-26

month. The increase was In the
line OF shipping and marketing
facilities rather than of extending
the limits of the Spindle Top pool.
or of adding new wells to the num-
Der within the gusher limits. Sew
eral of the wells outside these
limits, which were unproduct:ve at
the producing depths of the Spindle
Top gushers, are being drilled
deeper. One OF them Is now nearly
5000 feet deep,and three others are
over 2,ooo feet. It Is the an
nounced intention of those who are
having them drilled to keep right
on until they find oil or exhaust
the practical possibilities of drilling
In that region so the prospects may
be said to be fair for at least several
deep tests at various points outside
the defined Spindle Top limits.
Aside from these deep wells but
little drilling Is being done In the
Beaumont region. In the matter
of getting into the gusher circle. 1t
appears to be now regarded as
cheaper by outsiders to buy gush-
er than to buy or otherwise procure
the necessary space to drill for one.
It Is estimated that the ship
ments from Beaumont field during
the past month aggregated nearly
700, 900 barrels, substantial gain
over the record for the previous
AS the shipping facilities
were used to their limits, the In
crease In shipments during Febru
airy measures the increase In such
facilities. In commenting on the
showing. the Beaumont Journal"
says:
1.-THE shipments for the month
show a great Improvement as COM
pared to the former month: Two
large cargoes have been Sent to
England, and number of smaller
ones have gone to the North Allan
tic States. The coast.wise trade,
embracing points In Louisiana as
far east as New Orleans, has been
by the addition of several
barges to the service.
"Men we'll informed with the
traffic In oil estimate that 500 tank
cars have been added to the service
during the month of February, and
fully as many more have been or
dered during the month, to be de.
livered In March. With these new
ones 1t Is probable that there are
now something like 1900 cars
actively engaged In Beaumont In
oii.trafhc exclusively. -
"Tank building begun In Deem
Der and January has been pushed
during FEBRUARY, and quite as much
new work was begun In FEBRUARY as
any previous month. Several new
bottoms were laid In and about
Spindle Top and Gladys City and
at FL Vista, Arthur and other near
by points.
No new pipe lines of any moment
were begun In February. The
Texas Fuel Oil company's line to
Port Arthur begun during the lat
ter part of January, has been pro-
crossing as rapidly as could be ex,
pected. The London OH and Pipe
Line company has completed six
inch Inc leading from the field to
Beaumont, and now have connec-
ton with the Kansas City South.
ern, are constructing through the
the city now to connect with the
Gulf, Colorado and Sarta Fe. The
Higgins OIL and Fuel company has
enlarged the pipe line through the
city from a four to six-inch.
When originally put down the six
inch pipe extended from the field
to the southern limits of the city,
and was then reduced to a four.
inch. This four-inch Is now being
replaced with a six inch.
THE Burt refinery, which was
hanging fire at the beginning ofthe
month, has begun construction,
The Central Asphalt & Refining
company at Port Neches,is making
a 6ne showing with the work
Many of the buildings are about
completed, and great quantity Of
machinery Is arriving daily. The
only new refining proposition Is
the Beaumont concern, the Unior
OH & Fuel company, which has
purchased a site and begun the
preliminary leading up to the
actual work. The Guffey people
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