, 1935-03-31
fspecial to The Heraldl

MISSION, March 3d. Hidalgo
county's Samfordyce oil field, 20
miles west Of here. recorded its 49th
flowing well Thursday and its 50th
producer to be completed since the
discovery well was turned into the
tanks last September 20 will be
flowing into storage during the
weekend. Another test Is 70 drill
cement plugs this weekend and q
number Of other tests are drilling.
Five Hidalgo county wildcats con-
tlnued 70 make hole during the
week, four OF them being below 800
feet and three below 4,l0J feet. In
SJarr county, activity Slackened
somewhat, the chiefly interesting
test being a wildcat on the north
edge OF the Barbacoas pool.
The new completion IN the SAM
fordyce field was Wheelock O.
Collins No. ! Seabury Ct al. in the
southwest corner OF the southeast
20 acres Of tract ESQ. porcion So.
ABOUT 5000 feet north and slightly
west OF discovery. 1t was brought III
as a dry gaSser early this week alter
casing mad been gun-perforated al
2,7i4-i9 feet. IL began spraying oil
ABOUT mldweek ana its production
was estimated Thursday at over 100
barrels daily on quarter-inch casing
choke under casing working pressure
OF 600 pounds and cloSed-ln tubing
pressure OF $50 pounds Lease Stor-
age is now under construction and
the well will be flowing its allowable
this weekend.
On the west edge OF production.
o. l. CoTueli'S formerly Reserve
Development company No. 1 Sea-
bury et al, in the northwest corner
OF the north 70 acres OF the west 50
acres Of the southeast $3.50 acres OF
tract ESQ, porcion SO, about $500
feet northwest OF discovery, Is viz
tually clean and will De turned into
the tanks during the weekend. IL
has cleaned Itself OF all except a
small amount OF water through Is
inch tubing choke under tubing
working pressure OF $50 poonds and
cloSed-ln casing pressure OF 20
pounds from S~aturatlon at 2,795-99
ieet.
Near the center OF the field. Heep
OIL Corporations No. l John Law
renee. in the northeast corner OF
the southeast ) acres Of tract 27i,
porcion 80. about 400 feet south
east OF discovery. drilled plug Friday
and will attempt completion during
the weekend in sand at 2,76l-64 feet.
IL Is on the south edge OF produc-
ton
Three new locations we're made in
the field during The week and der
rick materials and machinery have
already been moved TO the location
for immediate spudding.
Seeking 10 extend production
about 800 feet southwest. c. K
Smith Frank Dayvaults No. ! Sea-
bury ct al. in the northeast corner
OF the south 22.90 acres of the west
1890 acres Of the southeast 1910
acres Of tract ESQ, porcion 38. about
$3.50 feet northwest Of discovery,
has completed derrick and is NOV
ing machinery to the site. The test
will be watched with considerable
interest as il may indicate a widen
ing OF the producing area fanwiSe 70
the northwest.
On the north edge of the field,
Moran Corporations No. ! Fran
cisco Guerra has been located $50
feet from the west and 100 feet from
the south lines OF the west rs acres
OF the north Is acres OF the south
east 100 acres of tract 254. porcion
40. about 1900 feet esat of discovery.
Thet test was originally but incor-
rectlv reported as j. NJ. Newman ct
as No. 3 Flores. and il is located
an offset 70 the Flores lease.
Drilling company will drill
the test.
In the southeastern section OF the
field. Jack Porter ct ais No. ! w. R.
Jackson, $50 feet from the north and
$50 feet from the east lines OF the
north 10 acres Of the w. r.. Jackson
62-acre fee in tract 27S, porcion 30,
is moving in machinery and derrick