, 1934-12-02

section ST. is cofing az 4,O76 feet
] In one Of the county's most inter
esting rank wildcat operations.
In western Starr, United Produc-
ton Company's No. / NJ. Guerra
ct al, located about 8 IL miles
northeast Of the Rio Grande in
porcion SIS, Ancient Jurisdiction OF
Mier, was reported drilling below
| $500 feet.
Conroe Drilling Company's No.
/ NJ. Guerra g. Son, located 300
feet from the northeast and 300
feet from the southeast lines OF
Block 80, Conroe Drilling Company's
Subdivision OF porcion IS, Ancient
Jurisdiction Of Mier, was reported
United holds leases on the north
east 1000 acres Of the southwest
e.700 acres In porciones IS and IS,
Ancient Jurisdiction Of Mier, while
Conroe Drilling company and Keep
OIL corporation hold the southwest
$500 acres In the same porciones.
In eastern starr, Smith, Glenn
entS a. GholSon Drilling Company's
formerly c. L. Smith ct alb No. /
j NJ. Longfellow, in section 28l,
was coring below 1856 feet.
In the Rio Grande City pool OF
southern Starr county, Goodwin a.
Zimmerman cored eight feet OF
saturated sand at l.45l-59 feet in
their No. l Mrs. Ira Davis on loca-
ton IN block l6 OF tract rs, porcion
81, Ancient Jurisdiction OF Carnar-
60. This location Is Just beyond the
north outpost wells Of the l.4OO-
foot Rio Grande City pool, which
was opened up in 1882 and which
had one good producer and several
smaller wells. Casing was 70 be set
and cemented during the weekend,
Starr oounty'S real hot So"
was the Jeffries-Lambeth area Of
south central Starr.
Henshaw Bros. -WeSton-Simon's
No. / M. M. Garcia, located In
block 9. survey 900, a short dis
lance north Of the Jeffries-Lam-
beth pool. set and cemented sur
face casing Wednesday night after
spudding In Tuesday.
r. H. Vices formerly listed as
Lester a. Duffield, Inc.) No. ! z.
B. Carruth et al. in share LIB, por-
clones 9i-92, Ancient Jurisdiction
OF Camargo, spudded in Friday and
expected to set and cement sur
face casing Sunday.
Armstrong a. EmanuelS No. /
Star County Cattle company, In
block 81, Jeffries-Lambeth Subdi-
vision OF porciones $3.50, Ancient
Jurisdiction OF Camargo, naS COM
pleted derrick and Is moving in
machinery.
Cement plug was drilled Thurs
day night in the Merren. John
son a. Jeffries' No. / Starr Coun-
~ Cattle company, in block 81.
Jeffries-Lambeth Subdivision OF
porciones $3.50 and the test was
making some oil Saturday. "A rich
sand was cored at 2,523-3i feet
and showed $50 feet Of oil in Is
minutes on drill stem test. The vel
is 1850 feet southwest Of the
Jeffries- Lambeth section. No tanks
ar. available on the lease and
production estimates were impos-
sible.
Several other locations for i'm
mediate drilling are contemplated
in the area and II is probable tl:st
a few Of these will be announced
shortly. There has been some
leasing activity in the section also.
In southern Starr. Z. L. Younk-
ms mol KelSey-Bass. located in
block 10, B. & B. Oil Company's
subdivision Of porcion 81. Ancient
Jurisdiction Of Camargo, Is still
shut down at 2,5l0 feet.
John Clopton, San Antonio
operator. is reported to be closing
deals on several blocks, totaling
$3.50 acres. owned by Mrs. A. M.
Kelsey-BaSs. According 10 in
formation obtained here, a $500
foot test Is TO be drilled on 1870
acres in section - and l3, porcio-
mes ~75-76-77, Ancient Jurisdiction
OF Camargo, Starr county, about
four miles south Of the North Los
Olmos shallow field, where there
are about so or 10 shallow produ-
GERS. Z 4O00-foot test is to be
drilled on 1890 acres In sections
i land II. porciones 1851, Ancient
Jurisdiction Of CamargO One ury
hole was drilled In section Is, por-
cion 81, and the Younkins wildcat
Is row being drilled a few hun
dred feet north Of the first test.
Clopton is also reported to have
contracted for one 3.O0O-foot test
and four I.5OO-foot tests in sections
355, $50, 357. 357 and ST. Of north
western Starr county. These
blocks, totaling $500 acres, are
located about eight miles south of
the sun OIL Companys production
IN Las Cuevitas Survey OF North
western Star.
z. N. Stickney, who has pre-
viously drilled IN Starr county Is
reported as having contracted a
4.O00-foot test in Section l66
northern Starr, about / 10 miles
north Of the Sun oil company's
No. / Gonzalez and Clark in sec
ton 372.
Southwest Texas daily oil al
lowables for December as set py
the Texas Railroad Commission
do not seriously affect Lower Rio
Grande Valley producing areas.
The North Los Olmos shallow POOL
reduced from $50 barrels daily
10 IT'S barrels. the Rio Grande City
l.4O0-foot pool was cut from 70
barrels daily TO so barrels, the
Texas Company's lone producer IN
the Roma pool vas cut out from
10 barrels daily to S barrels. Daily
allowable for the Samfordyce field
in southwestern Hidalgo remained
at 1850 barrels daily.