Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1901 — Texas Oil Wells Falling. [ARTICLE]

Texas Oil Wells Falling.

The oil wells in the" Beaumont, Tex., field have caused new wonder in the last few days. Investigation of the probable cause for the s’range action Of these former gushers is to be made by the geoloeical survey, of which Dr. Wi liam B. Phi 1 ps is at the head. The drillers have noticed that the flow of oil in some of the wells was spasmodic; that they would spurt for a few minutes and then almost completely die ou f . It is now admitted by the oil men and drillers that the flow of all the wells is rapidly decreasing.