The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-10-16
ACTIVITY RENEWED IN OIL FIELD.
Assurance OF Refinery Inspires Conf.
dence i'm Local Developers.

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Tuesdays Times Democrat con-
tanned the following concerning the
local oil field, furnished that paper by
Capt. B. T. Walshe, who spent two or
three days this week Investigating
conditions here:
In the Welsh oil field the output of
oil continues about the same, with
perhaps a slight Improvement in the
quantity of oil pumped daily. The
we'll of the Welsh Oil and Land Devel-
opment company has been pumping
right along for the past seven months
without mishap, while the others,
without exception, have had more or
less annoying accidents
The wells now out of commission
and being overhauled are one we'll of
the Hill Top Oil company of New Or
leans, two wells of the Southern Pa
cific Railroad company, and the well
of the Southwestern Oil company of
Mobile. The we'll of the Metropolitan
Oil company, also owned in Mobile,
has been attached by creditors, and
pumping has ceased for the time be-
ing, causing some surprise, as this
well was considered one of the best in
| the Welsh field.
A we'll is being drilled by c. K. Nc
Fadden, of Beaumont, in the proven
| field and is now down 500 feet. Law
ton Whiteside is the driller in charge,
and it is reasonably certain of being
a good producer, as it is within a few
feet of the Welsh we'll, where the great
gas blowout occurred about a year
ago. At that time much oil gushed,
but it was thought the we'll was SO
badly injured by the force of the blow
out that it has never been completed
with a pumping outfit necessary in
this field, hence the we'll being drilled
by Mr.. McFadden is almost sure to be
a good pumper, and quite likely will
''come in" gusher.
Manager Preston Herndon' of the
Hilltop company is very hopeful that
his company's oil well, so long idle,
will yet be saved, and again be pro-
Queer. 1t is estimated that, prior to
the accident to this we'll, it was the
best in the field.
The Morrill, Oil Syndicate of New
Orleans is drilling an oil we'll on the
Welsh Spinletop due north of the
proven field about two miles, G. B.
Speed and brother, of Beaumont, be-
ing the contractors, and George Nc.
Grew, also of Beaumont, the driller.
This we'll is down something over 1906
feet, and will be finished with a six.
inch pipe. The Indications are good
and it is expected that bailing will
commence toward the end of the pres
ent week.
The Central Oil and Refining com
pany of Welsh is again actively al
work on it's plant, about a mile ives
of the corporate limits, on the South
ern Pacific Railroad switch. Already
the found ations are under way, The
| boilers set in position and the worl
= well in hand. The secretary anc
/ treasurer of this company, Robert Ell
I Childs, of Beaumont, has moved hi
e family to Welsh, taken house, ant
l announces himself a citizen of thi
S growing town, and General Manage
/, Slaughter, in charge of building tn
! plant, declares that he too intends t.
d reside here permanently.
: In view of this assured building O
j the big million-dollar oil refiner
n here, the renewed activity in eXtendin
: the Welsh oil field, and the additiona
= fact that all the oil the wells are no.
e producing is sold at one dollar pc
d barrel at the wells, makes the futur
4 of Welsh as an oil center indeed mos
: promising.
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