, 1935-10-20

pool and q new completion appear
assured for the Mercedes deep poo
in eastern Hidalgo.
Most interesting Of four deep
holes drilled on the Brock q Show
ers Ranch IN western HidaIgo coun-
~ 10 the sloan ct al NO. / Brock
a. Showers The hole was carried
TO 6y00s feet and Schlumberger test
run 20 bottom showed Ie feet of
gas sand nc 4.630-46 feet and "a
feet Of oil sand at 4,646-6D feet, ac-
cording to reliable report. Casing
% S-l6 inch o.. d. was set and
cemented at ATS feet and It Il
probable that completion wiz be
attempted either Sunday or early
next week.
IN starr county. r. Il. IRWIN "a
ais NO. ! Starr County Cattle Co.
drilled out cement In az inch %,
ID. casing set and cemented on Dot
tom &C about ABS feet (~correctedJ
and was TO gun-perforate Saturday
or Sunday. Schlumberger log show
Cd gas sand at 2,300-O8 feet, shale
at 2,308-l2 feet and oil sand at
2.Sl2-2O feet. Location Is about one
and a half Lilies south Of produo-
ton IN the Barbacoas pool and Ia
miles northwest OF Samfordyce.
The Willacy wildcat, King Woods
NO ] santa Rosa, east OF Sebastian,
VIII set and cement 5 3-16 inch q.
u. casing at $500 feet, according 70
company officials The hole Is bot
TONED IN shale at 6.5le feet. Pro-
auction test will be made Of three
sands between 5,242 feet and 6.446
feet. II unsuccessful. at least two
otheT production tests win be made
through casing perforations above
the 6,100-feet depth. The test has
caused a brisk leasing activity In
the area. Casing Is expected 10 ar
rive this weekend and drillerS are
now circulating to get on bottom
again, the hole having stood for
four weeks.
In Hidalgo, a deem wildcat WAS
definitely abandoned in the south
ern part OF the county and q new
wildcat block was being leased IN
the extreme southeastern corner Of
the county.
Several miles south OF Mission.
Maddox Turnbull : Twins NO. 4
John III. 5nary. temporarily aban-
doned August II after drilling to
6.O09 feet and running Sc~hlumberg-
er test, has been abandoned. Rig
was moved from the location this
week.
In the Southeastern corner Of
Hldalgo and the southwestern
corner of Cameron, an effort Ia
being made to block I'D about 5000
acres In the Santa Maria Water
Control az Improvement District
and around the town Of Santa
Maria. Interested In the leasing
efforts are Jacob Brandt, president
OF the district water board: z. y.
McCuley Of Santa Maria and I. H.
Henry Of Mercedes. They have made
a tentative agreement with well
known Valley operators TO drill a
7.500-foot hole IL the solid acreage
Is blocked. The contemplated block
Is about Is miles southwest of the
Union Sulphur Company,s Mer-
cedes deep pool and Is considered
virgin territory. II Is about se-en
miles southeast OF Mercedes. Acre
age Is being taken for a five-yea-
with first years rental free
and 81 per acre for each succeeding
year. The block Ia wen under way.
II Is reported.
Sun Oil Company during the past
week has taken more than 300 acres
LII the Alamo Tract south OF the
town OF Alamo and los acres Tn
the Rio Bravo Subdivision south
west OF McAllen. all IN Hidalgo
county. one wildcat In the Alamo
tract got down to S75 feet before
the September. 1885. hurricane tore
down the derrick and wrecked the
rig. King-Woods OIL company drill
ed a wildcat to 4.700 feet east OF HI
In the general vicinity OF the
leases taken this week. sun was prev
well-protected III the Rio
Bravo district. A group OF indie
pendent operators are reported max
Ing plans for another test on the
Alamo Tract
One wildcat continues 20 make
hole IN southern Starr county and
another was abandoned Thursday.
A short distance west OF Rio
Grande City. Evans 1 James No. !
II. Ferry Is drilling below 1900
'eet on q 100 foot contract.
In southeastern Starr. between the
5amf0rdyce field and the Irwin Wild
John II Clopton ct ais NO q
7oos a. Bennett ct al, ran Schlum-
test Thursday and abondon-
ID at contract depth Of 2.504 feet.
In the RIO Grande City pool Of
Iouthern Starr. Sioux-Heard's NO. 4
Goodrich. 100 feet southwest OF dis
drilled plug Saturday and
haililg. Sand was cored III
he test at l,330-31 feet and finch
ID. casing was set and cemented
top saturation.
About $500 feet north OF the rio
srande City discovery, w. w Tim
MI
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