of the wellhead apparatus 10 holes 18 may be provided in the base 17 to permit the base 17 to be more easily lowered from a vessel on the water surface not shown to the ocean floor 11 the plurality of containers 15 shown in fig2 are positioned in the ocean floor 11 in close fixed proximity to each other a supporting device 56 for receiving the well conductor is positioned central to the containers 15 and has a downwardly directed opening 21 therethrough for receiving a well conductor referring to fig1 the wellhead apparatus 10 may include and have mounted thereon a level indicator 50 to determine the angle of the containers 15 relative to the vertical a level controlling system may include a level indicator 50 valves 52 connected in communication with the ports 27 of the containers 15 for selectively evacuating water from selected containers 15 the controller 55 located on the apparatus 10 or on board a vessel at the water surface is in communication with the level indicator 50 and the valves 52 to selectively open the valves 52 based on the desired angle that the containers 15 are to be positioned relative to the vertical the method for positioning the wellhead apparatus 10 and sinking it into the ocean floor 11 comprises the initial.