St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-01-21
.C. D. STEWART STRIKES
GUSHER AT VINTON
And Hon. ThOS. H. Lewis Is In the Deal for
Good Amount. Reward of Perseverance,.
LATTER HAS OTHER HOLDINGS
Mr.. Lewis C0RSidere HARSe La Butte Field A
Promising 0ne...COBiracts Beyond
Capacity of Well.

The people of Opelousas, as
well as acquaintance throughout
the State of Mr.. Chas. D. Stew
art, formerly a resident of Opel
ousas, and Hon. Thos. FL. Lewis,
one of the prominent citizens and
distinguished lawyers of this city,
will be glad to learn that they
have struck oil.'
The strike was made in a Vim
ton field, now considered one of
the best fields in the country.
Both Mr.. Lewis and Mr.. Stew
art have been persevering in ex-
plotting for oil, and their success
is richly deserved.
Having called on Mr.. Thomas
H. Lewis, Sr., for information as
to recent development in the oil
field at Vinton, he stated that he
had just returned from Vinton
and that the reports circulated as
to the gusher developed by the
Stewart Oil Company do not seem
to be exaggerated. The acre
upon which the we'll is situated
is in the center of the developed
field surrounded on every side by
derricks. Previous to the devel-
opement of the Stewart oil well
the field was producing daily an
aggregate of 27, 900 barrels. The
capacity of the Stewart Oil Com
pany being in excess of $1,000
barrels per day. The we'll is now
producing 5000 barrels per day
which is more than one-half its
capacity, there being no facilities
for storing and handling more
than that quantity. The contract
has been signed with the Texas
Oil Company for 135, 900 barrels
of oil, Is, 900 to be delivered daily
for three months at .45c per bar
rel. Another contract has been
agreed upon for the delivery to
another company of $4,000 bar
rels per day for so days. These
two contracts, however, will not
exhaust more than one-ffth the
daily capacity of the well.
Oil men expressed the opinion
that the flow, owing to the great
depth of the stratum of oil-bear-
ing sand penetrated, will con-
tinue for longer period than
other gushers of similar flow.
The company is capitalized at
$4,000 $26, 500 of the capital
stock having been actually issued.
Upon being asked whether he
had any objections to state the
amount of his interest in the
Company, Mr.. Lewis answered
that he had no objection to Civ
ing the information, and that he
owned $4,000 of the capital
stock, paid up and worcestershire.
The promoter of the company is
C. D. Stewart, formerly resi-
dent of Opelousas, now of Baton
Rouge and we'll known as a popu-
lar and successful contractor and
builder.
Upon being asked what other
oil fields, if any. Mr.. Lewis had
an interest in, he said he still
owned stock in oil companies at
Beaumont, Jennings and Anse
LeButte. His holdings in the
latter company, however, being
considered of much value. He
owns an interest in a sixty acre
tract just north of and adjoining
the old oil we'll developed at that
point. One we'll only has been
developed on the sixty acre tract,
having a depth Of less than 1400
feet and which has been steadily
producing oil for four months
| past, averaging a daily produc-
ton of about 200 barrels. More
than 10000 barrels have been
sold from that we'll, and oil men
are of the opinion that that well
has solved the question as to the
successful development of the
Anse LeButte, a field that is
strewn with failures and wrecked
fortunes, though it has been dem
onstrated beyond question that
the oil is there and in unlimited
quantities. The inflow Of the
salt water has caused the trouble.
Other wells are soon to be put
down on that sixty acre tract
following its example, and valu-
able results are expected.
The development Of the Stew
art gusher was Immediately felt
by the oil market, lowering the
prices.
| Misses Minnie and Lulu Lott,
! of Mobile, Ala, are here, the
guests of relatives and friends.
/ i