, 1934-12-02
Madagascar Oil
fAnea Looks to Mew
Drilling Actinty

ktarr county area this weekend
looked forward to one Of the most
intensive development periods in
It's history as an oil-producing
section. A survey OF the two coun-
Ties revealed that nearly every part
Of both had been the recent scene
ID leasing and that tests are Sched-
uled to be drilled shortly. In only
the more remote areas, no drill
ing u under way.
Three mystery" wells held chief
attraction for operators and scouts
In the Samfordyce field Of Hidalgo
county this weekend while two new
tests cored pay sand, two others
were attempting decomposition, a
new test spudded In and several
more we're drilling.
OF immediate interest was the
4. I. Larsen Trustees No. ! c.. O.
Salinas ct al, IN tract 10, porcion
Al, about $500 feet northeast OF
discovery. On drill stem test We'd
nesday night. the wildcat showed
100 pounds OF gas pressure In eight
minutes from sand below $500 feet.
It IL one OF the most important
tests now under was in the entire
area.
About $500 feet northwest OF
discovery. Afford OIL Company's
No. I Astruberto Flores. in the east
20 acres Of tract $50. porcion 38,
in Starr county was. known TO be
coring below 1900 feet. Informa-
ton is also being withheld on this
test pending examination OF cores.
The third mystery" we'll Of the
s1es is the Phillips Petroleum
0onpany's NO. / Seabury ct al,
R6out 5000 f0t northwest Of dis
covery. In tract 256, porcion Ss. II
was reported drilling about 1900
feet ges sand showing in the dis
covery and other wells In the Sam
fordyce area. Since no information
Is being given out or authenticat-
ed. the above figure Is merely a re-
port.
Two new tests set and cement
ed casing on top Of the Samfor-
dyce ~satursttou Thursday.
Heep OIL Corporations No. 2
Seabury ct al, In the southeast
rs acres Of tract 256. porcion So,
about 1850 feet northwest Of dis
covery, topped the upper SAM
fordcye gas sand at 2.765 feet and
cored IL to 2,T72 feet. had shale
ut 2,T72-75 feet and the Samfor-
dyce s~aturation ct l,T75-7O feet.
Casing was set and cemented at
2.765 feet. his test Is about 400
feet north Of the Heep No. ! Sea
bury ct al, Of the fields best
producers.
Showing for an eastern extern
ton Of the field by about 400
feet, Showers & Moncr1ef's NO.
i-B John Lawrence, In the north
east 13.5 acres Of tract 274. por-
cion 30. about 1000 feet east Of
the discovery, cored the upper gas
sand at 2,770-ei feet. A s-foot
sale break was cored from 2,79l
10 $500 feet, and the saturation
was topped at $500 feet. After
coring about four feet OF the
saturation casing was set and ce-
mented Thursday night at $500
feet northwest Of the discovery In
tract 25s porcion SO and the X. d.
Harrison ct al No. / Francisco
Guerra in tract IL, porcion Al,
about $500 feet east OF the dis
covery.
The Navarro test was deepened
70 q totsl depth OF 1874 feet and
a 5-inch oil string set and ce-
mented in the lower 81 feet Of the
hole, seven feet Of slotted pipe be-
ing included at the lower extre-
NIFTY OF the string. 1t is expect
etW the small string will shut
off high-pressure gas which pre-
vented oil production from satura-
ton last week az 2.795-90 feet, and
the additional five feet OF sand
a expected TO improve prospects for
production.
IN the Harrison test, a similar
Sob was undertaken. The test show
ed for oil production but high-pres-
sure gas from above the sand pre-
vented oil flow. The 5-inch string
wa set and ~cef1ented at 2.75l feet
and production will be sought from
the lower four feet Of sand IN the
hole. form 2.75i 70 2,755 feet. c.
ment plug was being drilled Friday
night.
Ring-woods Oil Company-Porter
Evans ct ais No. / ia Lawrence
in the east 8 acres Of the west 48
acres OF tract 274. porcion SO, ad-
Joining the discovery block on the
east. was drilling at 1850 feet and
expected to core the sand during the
weekend.
AS a probable further extension
10 the east, ]. NJ. Newman ct ais
No. / A. Flores. In the north 10
acres OF tract 275, porcion 40, about
1.4O0 feet east Of the discovery, was
drilling at 1000 feet.
Gohison Drilling Company's No.
I Felipe Farias, located $50 feet
from the north and l65 feet from
the east lines Of tract 273, porcion
3g. adjoining the discovery block on
the west and about $50 feet west
az the discovery, Is TO be Spudded IN
early next week. Derrick was COM
pleted Thursday and machinery
wa being moved 10 the location.
Another new wildcat, the second
this week, was announced Thurs
day. IL will be the Cato OIL Corpo-
ration's No. / Brock a. showers,
400 feet from the north and 900
feet from the west lines OF tract
4. block rs, porcion 70, Vista Her
mosa Subdivision of porciones 79-
20 Ancient Jurisdiction Of ReynoSa,
Il fialgo county. Location Is about
IN miles west OF Mission and about
tuo miles north Of State Highway
a. Surface casing was set and
cemented in this test Wednesday.
south Texas deepest wildcat, the
Union Sulphur Company's No. 2l