The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-01-16
NEWS FROM THE OIL FIELD
work on Southwestern Well DELAYED
On Account of Accident.

On Account of Accident.
Inc Southwestern well drilled b,
81 .. w. Clay, met with an acciden
yesterday morning while bailing sim
= liar TO that of the Denver Beaumont
n well. This well is at a depth of over
Y l-uo leet and the strong pressure OF
4 gas forced sand up between the strain.
/ er and six-inch pipe within few hun
urea feet OF the surface of the ground.
/ mus delaying work for several hours.
/ ~ Is thought, however, a four-inch
inner can be inserted in the six-inch
pipe, and in this manner Driller
Clay expects to bring the well in to-
iE nch' LIS IL Is reported; When the six
men liner was set Wednesday even
ing, further work was postponed over
night on account OF the high gas pres
sure, and the appearance of sand is
attributed to this delay. This well,
owing to the fact that it is consider
able deeper than that of the Southern
Pacific, gives evidence of a gusher.
and at any rate promises to be a
splendid we'll
Joseph Espalla, Jr., and Phelan B.
Dorian, of Mobile, Ala, and M. A
2uina, of Pensacola, Florida, arrived
Monday night to remain until after
the southwestern well, in which they
are Interested, is completed. While
mere they changed the location of the
well to be put down for the Metropoli
tan Oil Company to lot forty-two.
near the Denver Beaumont we'll. and
the material for the derrick has ac-
cord1ngIy been moved to that place. |
;. ". Clay has been awarded the
drilling contract and expects TO benin
boring within the next week
j. M. Lee, General Manager of the
southern Pacific for the State of
Louisiana. accompanied by Mrs. Lee.
spent Friday and Saturday in Welsh
Mr.: Lee was here for the purpose of
looking after his well in the oil field
now nearing completion, and other
interests of the railroad in and near
town. While here he purchased six
acres of Sam'l Blackford, Immediate.
ly north Of the railroad and soutb-
west OF the present wells, on which
will be built racks for loading oil and
the necessary sidings. The price ,
paid was $l025.
j. M. Bowen, driller of the Denver I
beaumont well which met with an ac 4
cldent last week on the eve of compile
non, has been busily engaged repair
ing the damages that progress NAV be 4
resumed. The cause of the accident =
S attributed to the fact that the screen
vas not woven closely enough to en- 4
'lude sand; Some difficulty has been )
experienced in operating the swedge
nipple, a device used in cleaning q
Greens already set. Until this is
lone and an inner screen put down no G
urther progress can be made on the q
veil. '1'> Y
Martin Van Hemel. of Mobile. Ala. G.
'as IN this Friday and SATURDAY. at 8
ending to matters in the oil field =
1r. Van Henel is a member of the {
loblle syndicate which owns cOnsid- 4
rable holdings in the oil territory AT
MS place and the object of his visit &.
as TO confer with other Mobile par f
es VINO were here regarding the ad- :
lsabtllty OF putting down more wells. e
was decided to sink two more wells e
M the contracts were awarded to S. y
!. keoughan, of Jennings. G
John {. Lee and Jacob L. Keller. n
resident and secretary respectively =
the Merchants Oil Company, ar G
we'd here Friday to look after their e
lterests IN the Welsh oil field. They y
ere pleasant callers at the JOURNAL G.
ice Friday afternoon and informed 4
that they were getting along SPLEEN X
dly and hoped to begin the develop g
ent OF their holdings within a short -
me; They left Saturday morning *
r their home in Decatur, Ill G
The Big Mound Oil Company of -
eSMolnes, Iowa, shipped fine rig X
Roanoke Wednesday, to be used G.
boring some test wells on the farms x
ChaS: n. Iwick and Jno. Robin *
n. This rig is the finest well drill e.
g outfit brought to this section and -.
is quite probable that Oil will be "a
und in paying quantities on the g
'ldlngs OF the Big Mound Company q
The lumber for derrick belonging x
company of Beaumont oil men ~
Us hauled out Tuesday. The loca- q
IN of the new well to be drilled is a x
V feet northeast of the Southern ~
cific well. S. w. Clay has the q
ntract of boring and will begin X,
eratiOns as soon as he completes ~
; well for the Southwestern Oil g
mpany. x
A rig arrived here Monday from ~
aumont for w. p. Galloway, who @
s leased three acres near the Den x
beaumont well, and will begin ~
ling as soon as preparations can e. p
made. II. E. Wilson came over x,
IN Beaumont Monday to take ~
irge of the machinery and will 6
crate the drill when everything is x
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