, 1935-03-27
LOCATION FOR
2 new WELLS
ISANNOUNCED

(Special TO The Heraldl
MISSION. March 27.- With two
tests on the sand. two new locations
MADE and several tests drilling, Hi
6a1ko county's Samfordyce oil field.
% miles west Of here. renewed ac-
tIvity Tuesday.
Validating in Hidalgo and Starr
counties again attracted much at
tcntion and several tests r at in
teresting depths.
In the field. o. L. Cordells Hor-
merly Reserve Development Coz No.
4 Seabury ct al, In the northwest
corner OF the north % acres OF the
west SO acres OF the southeast $3.50
acres OF tract 256. porcion 80. about
800 feet northwest OF discovery,
drilled plug Monday night and was
running tubing Tuesday night. The
test is expected to be completed BY
Thursday for a slight extension OF
the field TO the west.
Casing Is Set
Near the center OF production,
Heen Oil Corporations No. ! John
Lawrence. in the northeast corner
% the southeast 5 acres Of tract
274. porcion 80. about 1900 feet
southeast OF discovery. IS waiting
on cement after setting and &C.
menting casing at 2.762 feet. Sat-
uration. with neither the upper
Ssmfordvce gas sand nor the usual
shale break. was cored at 2.76l-64
feet.
In the northeast edge OF the
field. Observation-Disclosures No. 3
Francisco Guerra. in the center OF
the southeast 20 acres Of tract 254.
porcion 90. about 800 feet north
east OF discovery. spudded in Tues
dav and was about ready 70 set
surface casing "wednesday.
Derrick materials have already
been moved 10 the site and machin-
erv is now enroute for the fields
new western OUTPOST test. which VIII
hs known as c. T. Smith-Frank P
Devvault's No. | Seabury ct al. D0-
cation is 100 feet from the norIn
and $50 feet from the east lines OF
the south 900 acres OF the West
1920 acres of the southeast l5lIV
acres Of tract 256. porcion 80. ABOUT
$3.50 feet northwest Of discovery.
The test Is about 400 feet turther
west than the O. L. CordeI NO. :
seabury ct al. The lease adloins tne
Cordell % acres On the southwest:
The second new test announced
Tuesday will be Jack Porters no.
I ". r. Jackson. $50 feet from the
north and $50 feet from the east
lines of the north 10 acres OF tne
Jackson 81 92-acre fee in tract 20
norcion 40. about $500 feet south
east OF discovery. The location is
on the south edge OF the flelos
southeaSt-northwest trend.
ON the southwest edge OF produc-
tion Shafer-Mundy's No. ] Taoasco
consolidated Independent Schooi
District. in the north end OF tract
oeo norcion SO, about $500 feet west
Of discovery. Is shut down at 2'5Sc
feet with boiler trouble.
The fields southeast outpost Wen,
hiram M. Reeds No. / G. Z. smith,
a. the west end OF the south 10
acres of the northwest 1929 acres
ri tract 3-B. porcion Al. about 300
feet soltheast of discovery, Is drill
ing lust below 1000 feet.
Others Drilling
A semi-wildcat 1000 feet 5 OF
nroduction and $500 feet east OF
discovery. x. ID. Harrison-Double ID
a Company's No. ! Mrs. Lula
George. in the southwest corner OF
the Southwest 20 acres OF tract Is,
norcion Al. is drilling at 1880 feet.
About two miles southeast oil
and one mile southeast
corner Of the Moore 40-acre lee III
the south end OF Porcion AZ, An
Gent Jurisdiction Of ReynoSa, Is
drilling at 1885 feet.
Nearly four miles northeast OF
the field, Downey & Mortons NO:
/ Osca Daskam, IN the east nan
of block "a, porcion 40, Ancient
jurisdiction of Reynosa. Is reported
making hole around 1890 feet.
Fifteen miles northwest OF Mis-
sion. Double d Oil COmpany'S tor-
merly w. L. Clary) No. ! Brock d
showers. in lot 4. block 10, porclon
80. Ancient Jurisdiction OF Reynosa,
cored brownish-green shale at
4.O62-66 feet and cored more shale
at 4.O77-83 feet. 1t resumed drill
ing at 4,083 feet after coring the
break.
About three miles south and
slightly west OF the Double ID Wild
eat. Showers & MoncrietS No. l
Brock q Showers. in Lot IL, block
Is. porcion 70. Ancient Jurisdiction
Of Reynosa. is making hole at a.
l40 feet.
A number OF Starr county tests
in various parts OF the section con-
tinued to make progress.
Starr County Active
On the north edge of the Barba-
coas pool in south central Starr.
Merren, Bond g. JohnSon's No. 4
Starr County Cattle company, in
the south half of block "a. Jeffries-
Lambeth subdivision, porcion 80,
Ancient Jurisdiction of Camargo.
has s~idetracked at about $500 feet
and Is drilling in the new hole. The
test will seek TO make another
test of a sand cored at 2.833-4l feet
in the original hole in which two
drill stem tests failed to show sat
isfactorily.
In the southern part Of the coun-
ty, John II. Clopton's No. / Roos g.
Bennett ct al, in share Ia, por-
cion 81, Ancient Jurisdiction of Ca
MARCO. Is drilling at 4.3l0 feet after
sidetracking at 1856 feet. Acid
bottle tests show the new hole TO