The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-17
Has an Estimated Flow of 2,500, Cubic Feet
 Per Day
ANNOUNCEMENT IS
 MADE BY NELSON
The Total Flow of Combined Wells Is 10,O00,000 Cubic Feet and Pipe Line Is Now Consid-
 cred Assured

Frank Nelson, Jr., president of the Providence oil and Gas company, au- thorized the announcement yesterday ths new gas well had been brought in { Fayette. The gusher is said to be Il finest yet tapped in that territory and u flow of gas remarkable.
 The we'll was found at an early hour Sunday morning when the workmen were engaged on the night shift and were scarcely expecting it. The new well makes total of six already found and this latest one has an estimated flow of 2,500.0O0 cubic feet of gas per day. The total flow now estimateds all of which is bottled so as to retain it, is estimated at 100000 cubic feet by President Nelson.
 The new well is the first to be brought in by the Providence company since the new owners have taken charge. It would perhaps have been discovered earlier but work has been at low ebb in the gas field because of the high river interfering with the drilling. Work was only re- stunned at the field Saturday morning and the newest gusher came forth in few hours.
 MT. Nelson in giving his official state ment yesterday of the new well said that in his deliberate opinion the new SUD- ply absolutely assures that the city of Birmingham will have a pipe line within very short time. He added, however, that the company was engaged in drilling eight additional wells and that the work would got stop on that account
 The news of the discovery of the new we'll flew over Birmingham yesterday like wildfre. The original wells found by pr. G. B. Grove and his associates did not create any greater amount of excitement here than the new gas flow. The interested owners were advised of the find by telegraphic means, while the superintendent of the wells later came to the city and was in consultation with the owners.
 MT. Nelson said yesterday was happy day for this district as the discovery of this latest well absolutely proves that in addition to coal, iron and ore, kind providence had supplied gas and perhaps oil right nere at our BOOTS ana that the district would grow and prosper now as never before.
 In discussing the new well MT Nelson said:
 "The Providence Oil and Gas company drillers have struck another gas well. It has flow estimated at 2,5OO,0O0 cubic feet of gas per day, which Is a great deal more than used by the consumers of Birmingham now. The other wells and this one have a combined flow of about 100000 cubic feet of gas, which Is far and above anything like the consumption in this city. The well is the first of the nine we started some time ago which has proved valuable. This does no, mean, however, that we will cease work on the other eight. On the contrary we will go ahead with this work along the same conservative basis and will bring them in if the gas is there.
 Tn my opinion this well proves con- clusively that gas and oil, its compan- ion product, are at Fayette in great quan- titles Our company feels that way and we have staked our finances upon that opinion.
 "We now have sufficient gas to war rant the piping of it to Birmingham on a business basis, and I am of the opinion that details looking to such step will be taken shortly'