The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-26
Oil Field News Notes.


ture. Lot No. ID in Smiths subdl-
sioh in the oil field recently sold for
$4,000.
J. w. Embry, one of the drillers OF
the MacFaddin well, accompanied by
his wife, went to Beaumont the latter
mart of last week to remain few days
Mr.. Embry expects to secure con-
tract for q new we'll in the Welsh heio
during his absence
The MacFaddin well gives every as
surance of being the best we'll IN Tue
feld thus far A test was mace
Tuesday for two hours and it showed
nm finely. A valve became stuck,
causing delay. Mr.. Whltsett IS con
fident it will pump 200 barrels daily.
200 barrel storage tank is being
erected near the well:
w. r.! Osborne. an oil well con-
tractor of Beaumont, was in Welsn
Monday and made trip to the OIL
field. Mr.. Osborne is of the opinion
that the Metropolitan which was dam
aged and subsequently abandoned Can
be made good producer, ana Will
negotiate it's purchase. He says ne
would like to enter the Welsh field.
Fl. E. Helwege, president; Warren
Kearnev. secretary, and Frank N
Butler, trea surer, of the Hill Top on
Company, came out from NE" VI
leans Sunday morning and sPent 6he
day in the oil field. The gentlemen
were very much pleased with the work
beino done on their holdings here.
They returned to the city Monday
morning.
A Jennings special says: During
the last week the crude oil market mas
been slowly but steadily ADVANCING
and the same grade which one week
AGO sold at 373 cents per barrel sold
TODAY at As cents. The advance in OIL,
together with many large contracts
which have been recently closed, Is
STIMULATING operations in the Jennings
field.
The derrick used at Hill Top Wei
No. 2 has been moved about twen1.
feet north and next week G. b. Speet
will begin drilling thu! the mana
four4h- well - M@lalimage OF Company
hEings In two pr! Speed informed tt
RJoTRNAL. Wednesday that NO
- which only pumped about elgn.e
barrels when first completed ten u"
roshas increased steadily ana
now producing forty barrels daily
6 Wood returned Monday aft
noon TO his home at McGregor, IeA'
after spending several days looAl
after his oil land interests III
Walsh field. Mr.. Wood is pleas
with the showing made by tne III
Ea6d;n we'll located on his land, a
rs that the Texas company Will
IN the welsh field within week
ton DAVIS. He is as sangu1ne as
that Welsh will be among bhe le"''
oil fields in the South.
According to parish RECORDS
Take Charles another fa1r-slZeu
has been made in Welsh Oil lanos.
deed was filed last week wherein
w Cosner and wife, of N1rgl
Ill, transferred to Mrs. A. D. oiiol
of Ceder Rapids, Iowa. lou VhlrV0o.
the Smith subdivision for a conSl
alton of $4,000. Mrs. Sno1er
considerable lanu III GAo oon
territory and it is said she con
mates developing portion Oh IT,
AS will be seen elsewhere in this
sne the Metropolitan oil we'll ano
seven belonging to the Metropo
Oil Company will be sold at p
auction March 30, next. 1t is
known fact that this well, before
check valve came out, was amon&
host wells in the field, and as the
ofland lies in the heart Of the pi
territory. it is certain that
familiar with the conditions o
veil will be here on the date OF
with the purpose of getting posse
of the property.
The following transfers IN the
oil field were recorded in Lake u
Saturday: Merchants Oil CO.
y Hoots. lot II, block H, vel
sub, 5000; Merchants Oil 90
Cook. lot ID, block H, Vendor :
5000: Merchants Oil Co. to G. b
semore, lot Gil, block Fl, We
sub. 5000: Merchants Oil Co. to
Carter, lot IL, block H, Vendor
500: Merchants Oil Co, to
AnId. lots %. 81, 81 and 30, bic