The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-11
THE GAS WELL
T&' apsr Of Brown Brothers SUB
mittcn 10 "a Meeting OF Citizens
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* to what was best, SIbmltiCU their
report it, a meeting Of citizens held
II III" auditorium Of The City Hall
Friday night. Hon. \, Uuerhrs pre-
oldcG
Proceeding This meeting Mayor
Eastman OIL Commissioner Hpple
vita W. Il. HENDERSON Sr. and O.. D.
',Incr md the other members OF
! the gas we'll, held a conference III
: the mayors office Scdn"sday
night. Thcr" was Il fun discussion
Of The condition Of the we'll and it
was then decided that as the Cit
ems committee had derived its ex-
jstrnce and its authority from the
people, that the report Of the Brown
BROTHERS should be presented at a
public meeting of the people.
The report which is addressed to
Hon J. H. Eastman, mayor, and to
w. X. Henderson ST., chairman of
The citizens committee is as follows:
Well In a Bad Condition
After you placed The we'll in our
hands we Immediately made an ex-
animation of same and found it to be
IN a much worse condition than we
had anticipated, and in our opinion
tn" we'll never was at any time in
proper shape to be operated as a gas
we'll, and it was merely a question Of
time until it would have blown out
around The easing similar to the
bl0WOutS near oil City, had it been
Kept CLOSED in, or even partly open
the gas was rcbaking through the
ground in new places every day.
The first thing necessary 10 be
done 10 a we'll in the condition in
which we found this we'll is to "kfl''
The we'll by the usual process, which
is to lubrlcatr it with mud on the
inside, for had we attempted that
method it would have blown ont
around the outer easing and quite
likely some distance from the we'll,
so we had to use a high-pressurc
pump and pump mud in between the
two castings under high pressue be-
fore it could be 'kiIIcd." which was
done by pumping mud directly in
the we'll and, ip that manner, had
fear that it would not even stand
that process, but would blow out
around the easing.
4 Suggestion
We suggest that the we'll be left
dead for the following reasons:
The slx-lnch pipe can not be remov,
ed and properly set, and we think |
the seat for the four-inch pipe has
been blown out. which was done
while the well had to be left open
After the well was killed the four.
inch pipe dropped several inches.
showing that the seat had given
away Even though the well could |
be put in such shape that there
would not be any danger of blow,
out" (and we do not think it posi-. |
bic TO- put it in that shape the best !
that could be expected from it would
be salt water gas we'll with only
a small commercial value, and at
the same time the salt water would |
be penetrating the gas strata. Under
these conditions, it is our opinion
that you would not be justified in
the expenditure necessary to
try to put the we'll in again; then,
tOO< should the we'll be brought in
and found moi to be in proper shape
it is doubtful whether or not it
could be KILLED" again.
That there was a large cavity at
the bottom of the we'll is evident
from the large quantity of mud re-
CURED TO fill it."
The report was received and or
dered filed. There was no comment
or discussion. The explanation of
the Brown Brothers is sufficient.
The well was never intended for gas.
Having concluded the reading of
the report, Mr.. Henderson an
nounced that there had been an
agreement between the committee
and the mayor to raise a fund to
1rifl another we'll Immediately.
The city has no funds with which
10 drill well. A number of citi-
ems have expressed their willing
ness to subscribe to a fund for the
drilling of a well.
The committee was continued to
circulate petitions for subscriptions.
1t is hoped that 100000 will be
realized. This committee will re-
port to a meeting when another
will be named TO contract