, 1935-05-07

acres OF ~ west ~ acres OF the
north 100 acres of the south 1880
acres OF tract ESQ, porcion 80, about
$500 feet northwest Of discovery.
The test offers possibility OF an ex-
tension of about 800 feet west.
Derrick and machinery Is
being moved to the fields new
southwest outpost, X. A. Davis ct ais
No. ! Tomas Flores, IS feet from the
north and Is feet from the west
Lines OF tract 312, porcion 80, about
$500 feet west OF discovery. Mundy
d. son has the drilling contract
On an inside location in the south
eastern section OF the field, Rogers
Oil & Gas Company'S No. B-3 Fran
cisco Guerra, near the center of
the northwest 12.5 acres Of the
southeast rs acres OF tract 254, por-
cion 40, about $500 feet east Of dis
covery, is rigging up. The company
will drill its own well.
Cortez Oil Corporations No. C-l
G. K. Smith, in the northwest cor
ner Of the northeast 40 acres OF
tract 3-B. porcion Al. about $500
feet east of discovery, Is the fields
new eastern edge test. Derrick ma
terials and machinery are being
moved in.
Two new competitions are expect
co in the field within the next two
or three days.
On the west edge Of production,
G. E. Smith-Frank Dayvault's No.
| Seabury ct al, about $3.50 feet
northwest of discovery, will gun
perforate at 2,8l3-l5 in seeking
production from the upper Sam
fordyce sand cored at 2,8i3-35 feet.
Casing Is set ard cemented on bot
tom at 2,915 feet. The test Is ex-
pected to extend production about
800 feet west and slightly south.
In the southeast section Of the
field, Rogers Oil a. Gas Company'S
NO. 4 Francisco Guerra, about $500
feet east OF discovery, drilled cement
plug Monday and was preparing TO
run and set liner and tubing. The
test has casing set at 2.759 feet after
coring the lower Samfordyce sand
at 2,756-6l feet.
On the south edge of the field.
II. j. Porter ct ais No. / G. z. Smith
about $500 feet southeast OF dis
Covery, Is preparing TO set and &C.
ment casing. The test cored the
upper sand. which showed some oil,
at 2,752-63 feet, shale at 2,763-64
feet and the hole is bottomed in
sand at 2.766 feet. Schlumberger test
was run in the hole Monday.
On inside location in the western
section Of the field. w. F. Lacyis No.
/ Eusebio Flores, in the north end
Of tract 200. porcion 3S. about 1900
feet west Of discovery, is making hole
at sos feet.
Additional activity is expected
shortly in two wildcat areas Of Hi
dalgo county.
Union Sulphur company has skid
oed derrick and Is rigging up for re-
working its No. 2 American-Rio
Grande Land g. Irrigation company.
400 feet from the south and 400 feet
from the east lines of farm tract q
082, block So, North Capisallo dis
trict. which was temporarily aban-
doned at 8.044 feet in January. The
hole will be plugged back and side
tracked in an effort TO pick up the
new deep pay from which the No. 3
American-Rio Grande. 200 feet to the
northwest. Is producing from 7,477-
80 feet.
Derrick is going in and a rig is
route for reWorking the Union No. /
Amer:csn-Rio Grande, one and a
quarter miles northeast of the deep
discovery, which was temporarily
abandoned at 643l feet in July 1894,
after sticking drill stem at the bot
tcl. Location Is in the northeast cor
e Of farm track 2,297. lot SO. North
CapiSallo district.
Operators anticipate that some
line will be required to gradually re-
work the holes and get on bottom
preparatory 10 plugging back.
Casing is reported enroute fer the
Downev & Morton No. / OSca DaS-
kan, about four miles northeast OF
the Samfordyce field. The test cor
ed an oil sand at ~4.090-4.1l4 feet sew
eral weeks ago. and Schlumberger
test verified the driller's log.
About 800 feet north Of the Sam
Nrdyce discovery, <. L. Smith OIL
cNnpany's No. / Alexandra Flores de
Flares. is coring below 1880 feet.
Arrival of a gun-perforator is be-
ing awaited by two Starr county
wildcats prior to attempts at COM
pletion.
About n and a half miles south
Of the BarbacoaS pool in southern
Starr, Armstrong, Emanuel e. Adams
No. ]. Starr County Cattle company,
has reamed down through cement In
the lower so feet Of the hole prepara-
tory to perforating between 2,704-15
feet. Both oil string and liner were
cemented to shut off salt water and
the liner was drilled out.
About 1900 feet northwest Of the
Rio Grande City pool. Hiram NJ.
Reeds No. / Block Bros. will gun
perforate casing before resuming
drilling at around 1900 feet. Produc-
ton will be sought from the 1,400-
foot sand Of the Rio Grande City
pool.