, 1934-11-27
THREE WELLS
NEARING SAND


fENEIMA W A04 mEA3A4l
MISSION. nov. 27.-tF- Three
outpost wells I'm Hidalgo c0unty's
new samfordyce field. 10 miles west
Of here, raced toward the sand
Tuesday but information or an
other, believed 70 be cortng in sand,
still was not available for publica-
ton. A new wildcat location was
also announced for q 6.000-foot test.
II. I. Larsen Trustees No. I q.
q. Salinas ct nj, In tract 10, porcicn
Al, about $500 feet northeast OF
discovery, was attracting ccnsid-
cradle attention because OF It's
probable extension Of the field IN
event pay sand 70 picked up ct the
1.700-f00t level No information was
available, however, but some report
ls expected shortly. The test was
drilling at 2,7OO feet Sunday.
Second ia Importance among
outpost tests was the Afford OH
Company's No. ! Astruberto Flores,
Ia the east 20 acres Of tract $50,
porcion SO, IN Starr county, about
o,500 feet northwest OF discovery.
It was making hole rapidly at l,945
feet Monday night
One eastern outpost, Showers a.
Moncrief's No. LIB John Lawrence,
IN the northeast las acres OF tract
274, porcion 80, about 1900 feet
east Of discovery, was drilling at
1000 feet after drilling plug IN
surface casing Sunday. It was ex-
pected 20 core the sand Wednes-
day.
j. M. Newman ct ais No. ! A.
Flores. In the north 10 acres OF
tract 2T5, porcion 40. about 2.4O0
feet east Of discovery, set and
cemented surface casing Monday.
The fields easternmost drilling
test, the X. ID. Harrison ct al No.
I Francisco Guerra, In tract IL,
porci0n Al, about $500 feet east OF
discovery, cored two more feet
OF saturated sand TO put the bot
tom Of the hole at 2,755 feet Sun
day night. A lO0-foot string Of s.
inch casing was set and cemented
inside the original casing at 2,75l
feet for the purpose OF cutting off
a hi~gh-pressure gas formation be-
lleved 70 be preventing oil T-0duc-
ton. Plug will be drilled Friday and
recompletion attempted during the
weekend.
About 900 feet east Of discovery,
King-Woods Oil Company-Porter
Evans ct ais No. / John Lawrence,
In tract 274. porcion 80, was drilling
at 1850 feet. The test was former
" listed as Porter Evans et ais NO
1 Lawrence. Location Is IN the east
8 acres Of the west 48 acres OF the
tract.
Heep OIL Corporations No. ?
Seabury ct al, In the southeast rs
acres Of tract 256, porcion SO, about
1850 feet northwest OF discovery,
was drilling nc 1850 feet.
Navarro OIL Company's No. !
Seabury ct al, In tract Csc, porcion
SO, about 1000 feet northwest OF
discovery, was preparing TO pull the
liner and attempt TO shut off high
pressure gas which was preventing
Oh production from sand at 2.785-
80 feet. Drill stem test OF the sand
showed is fourbles OF oil in 10 min
utes with only so pounds gas pres
sure. Completion OF the vel brought
virtually nothing but dry gas and
q slight spray Of OIL. A packer VIII
be set on tubing atop the sand OF
a 1OO-foot oil string will be run
and cemented to overcome the gas,
The new wildcat location was
Clary, Spencer &c Hoods No.
Brock a. Showers, $50 feet from
the north and $50 feet from the
east lines Of Lot 4, Block II, Vista
Hermosa Subdivision OF porciones
1880, Ancient Jurisdiction OF Rey-
nosa. western Hidalgo county. The
test is about nine miles northwest
of Mission and Is contracted to 60
5000 feet. A l22-foot steel derrick
Is now being built and a big rig Is
being moved in. The test must be
spudded by December 5. Location Is
in a 160-acre drilling block and a
2~,3e2-acre lease.
In southeastern Starr county,
considerable interest was aroused
by the Merren, Johnson a. JeffrieS
No. / Starr County Cattle Company
located in Block 81, Jefiries-Lam-
beth Subdivision OF porcioneS 49,
80. Ancient Jurisdiction Of Camar-
go Casing was set and cementec
In shale at ASIA feet Monday after
sand had been cored at 2,523-3l
feet. Drill stem test OF the sand
showed $50 feet Of oil In is min
utes. Plug viii be drilled late this
week.
Another Starr county wildcat
gpudded In Tuesday. IL was Hen
shaw Bros eSt0n-Simon's No. !
M. M. Garcia, located In block 3
survey 908, a short distance north
east or the Jeffries-Lambeth area
which is also known as the Bar
bac0as pool.