, 1935-06-16
Especial TO The HerAld)

MISSION, June l5- Drilling
operations IN all parts Of the Lower
Flo Grande Valley oil area were
severely hampered during the past
week by unseasonably heavy rains
Creeks and small washes carried
almost steady streams Of water,
dirt roads were virtually impossible
and leases in many instances were
almost covered In water.
The weeks outstanding develop
ment was discovery Of a new 1900
foot sand. believed to be Of the mid
ole FRO series, at the eastern ex-
tremity Of the Samiordyce field OF
southwestern Hidalgo county. The
first test to pick up the sand viii
attempt completion during the
weekend.
The Samfordyce field proper, pro-
ducing from the upper FRO. re-
corded one new completion and two
ether tests are due for early COM
p.etion. In the Rio Grande City pool
81 southern starr. a new test on the
vest edge Of production Is showing
oil
The new 2,9O0-foot sand was cored
in the K. d. Harrison-D Double D
Oil company's No. 2 Mrs. Lula
George, in tract Is. porcion Il.
about $500 feet cas-. Of the Sam
fordyce discovery. After coring the
regular Samfordyce gas sand al
27Il-36 feet and the Samfordyce
saturation at 2.736-9l feet. the
thickest sand section yet recorded
in the Samfordyce horizon, the test
drilled to 1924 feet and attempted
10 take two five-foot cores. Only q
few inches OF sand we're recovered
ia addition to Jumps on the out
side OF the core-head, but the
Showings were sufficient TO cause
operators TO set and cement casing
G-inch o. d. at 1924 feet Tne
hole Is bottomed at 1884 feet and
completion will be attempted this
weekend. The find Is being watch
"a with great interest and undoub-
tedly win result In considerable
drilling on the east of the sam
fordyce field.
About 600 feet south OF the Har-
rison-D Double d, Cortez OIL Corpo-
ration's No. CT G. K. Smith Is
waiting for the lease to dry out be-
fore deepening from the Samfcrdyce
sand to the 2,900-foot sand for a
second test Of the formation. The
Ccrtez CT Smith. on the east edge
or Samfordyce. made gas under high
pressures through perforations from
sand at 2,749-52 feet.
The new completion In the Sam
fordyce field during the week was
Gem Oil Company's No. Az Sea-
bury ct al, about 800 feet north
west of discovery. The well guaged
so to SIS barrels daily through II
inch tubing choke under tubing
working pressure OF CTS pounds and
closed-in casing pressure OF l.O75
pounds from sand at 2.765-n feet
Now waiting on cement after
coring the Samfordyce sand are
TWO tests. one each In the eastern
anc western sections OF the field.
Ben q. Barnett's No. 2 Missouri
Pacific, about 6.400 feet east OF dis
covery, will drill plug and attempt
completion this weekend. The test
has casing set and cemented al
2.747 feet after coring the Satura-
ton at 2,744-52 feet.
About 1900 feet west OF discovery
w. T.. Lacy's Nc. l Eusebio Flores,
will drill plug and attempt compile
ton in sand at 2,7S3-S7 feet early
next week. The test Is now re-rig-
ging after destruction Of the derrick
~ high winds last week.
About $500 feet east Of discovery.
HariSon-D Davis Bishops No. 2 Fran
cisco Guerra, Is again shut down for
pump repairs at $50 feet.
The fields new southwest outpost
r. A. Davis ct ais No. l Tomas Flores.
about $500 feet west of discovery and
600 feet southwest Of production. is
making hole below 1880 feet and viii
begin coring for the Samfordyce pro-
ducing horizon this weekend.
Three H'ialgo county wildcats are
now under way and an important
new wildcat location was announced
during the past week.
In the Mercedes deep pool Of east
ern Hidalgo. Unicn Sulphur Com
pany's NO. 2 American-Rio Grande
about 200 feet southeast Of discov-
cry. is drilling below 4.2l5 feet In
s~idetracked hole. Drill stem test OF
sand az 4.105-l5 feet this week show
ed considerable salt water in three
minutes.
About one and quarter miles
northeast CT discovery. Unions No
/ American-Rio Grande Is fishinc
for $500 feet Of drill stem. The test
had picked up ~ feet OF drill collar