The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-15
TO TAKE CARE OF GAS
New Proposition Submitted 10 the
Beaumont Oil Companies.
II Is PROPOSED TO MAKE USE OF II
Matter Of Fire Protection for the Field
ls 20 Come Up Saturday Before
District Judge Martin.

heaumont. Tcxss, October ll-senator
VI L. Lockwood ~ reunsvlvaniR. one a;
'ue most experienced ol men IN this neld.
"he mas undoubtedly Learned great deal
q tue various troubles that confront Oh
nelds IN every locality. advances a prep.
osition Tor tho protection OF Spindle Ton.
lie is now having contracts printed witch
Ae VII submit to the companies for their
spproral and he hopes to have them gen.
etnlly signed.
The Sabine OF and Marketing companv
proposes TO nut In biz gas suction plant
" euulcicnt capacity 60 draw an the foul
sASes tom the wells and tanks ana stcre
same IN one large reservoir. whore Il Win
Ne held In control and not allowed to IS.
cape 10 the detrlment Of tho neld. Tue
company Will lay large main over the
held aud tue suction lines that VIII con.
nect with the wells and tanks viii be lid
800, -,N NVlueh plpe. the well owners being
tt,,Ns'.tl 70 pay FOR 30 feet OF the two.
iuSA plplug and where more than ,NO foot
ale REQUIRED 10 make the connections the
SiouiipSuS. Is 10 detray the cost OF pipe and
laying OF same. The well owners vim IA
required 10 siEu up a contract atinv-{rs- ttS
Vplnpanl the privilege OF using tho gas
tnus obtained for whatever purp0se n may
Siee1, ana ~ addition pav the company
- per month FOR removing fhe ~ns yr,r,
me wells and tanks Ii is estimafea maj
y tne gas that estcapeS from wells and
tanks can be controlled thar h will reduce
W. W "a, eA@'enSe Of labor on the hill at least
- per cent relieve thc unessiuess that
y always felt bv those who are engaged
~ WORK and thus afford the operators ON
{ne mn an opuortupitv TO oct batter spry.
're from the men they employ.
The IRE protection matter Is expected 70
take new turn SATURDAY. when Judge Mar.
TIN Will hear an amendment 10 tho rules
governing the bill. which provides for the
protection from ere. aud Is As follows
That the order Of this court he entered
commanding aud compcllne tho several
said defendants 10 refrain from using other
than electric lights iu the oil dcld known
as Spindle Ton Heights. in jefferson couu-
~ Texas; that defendants be required TO
provide all PRODUCING wells iu said FIELD
Glowing wells executed WITH casing heads
property screwed on 10 casing n the we'll.
ana 80 connected With oil lead lines leading
on the neld as 20 carving on all gas eX-
ctpt such as Is or NAV be used for fue'
under boilers: TO omen and keep open ell
streets aud alleys In said field: that they
be restrained from permitting tanks and
reservoirs for containing oil TO remain
on said oil Geld without leading the gas
therefrom on from said oil feld, OF In
the alternative. into the air 10 q distance
Of not less than seyenty-dve feet"
49,
Contractor Johnnie s wvnn. speaking OF
the dow OF the shallow wells at Sour Lake.
SAYS that in his opinion thoy will easily
how 1900 barrels of oil dav aud that ii
Is stcndy aud not SpRsmodic The wells
range IN depth from $40 TO hoo feet
l. Il
The practicahllitv Of the use of air IN
the held for the lifting Of oil from the
wells Is becoming more aud more recog
nised now when Il was expected that Il
would become an extinct process SO far IS
spindle Ton IS concerned, Many concerns
that thought air would not do three or foui
months ago are now reorderlnG outfits and
making arrangements to handle the oil II
that manner,
~
J. $. Cu,linRn Of the Texas OIL company
and Hon. ]. W. McKie. representing IN,
STANDARD oil COMPANY, were in Beaumont
TODAY.
MI W r Gri6itbs Of the J. NJ, Gu1ey
Petroleum company says that the compauy
IS hard az work on the ScuI Lake pip'
line Il viii not REQUIRE verv much time
TO 6nlsh Il az the rate they arc going now