, 1935-04-25

with the spirit OF development
seemingly pervading the Lower Rio
Grande Valley oil area wednesday.
the Samfordyce field in southwest
ern Hidalgo recorded two new pro-
ducers and three others cleaning.
II the Rio Grande City pool, q new
l00-barrel-per-day wei was clean
ing and showed installation OF be-
coming n of the best producers
IN that section
The new producers In Samfor-
dyce were:
Mortex Oil Corporations No. !
Francisco Guerra, near the center
OF the west rs acres Of the north
west las acres Of the southeast 100
acres OF tract 254, porcion 20. about
1900 feet northeast Of discovery, on
the north edge Of production. con-
ttnued TO make an estimated II TO
Is barrels daily through lis inch
tubing choke under tubing working
pressure Of Is pounds and cloSed-in
casing pressure OF 100 pounds from
sand at 2,776-78 feet. The wells high
gas pressures were overcome by lu-
bricating with oil and apparently q
column OF fluid has built UP to such
an extent that the well may now be
classed as a new producer. 1t brought
the producing total TO 81.
The 58th producer In Samfordyce
Is Shafer-M undy'S No. l TabaSco
Consolidated Independent School
district. the fields southwest out
post, located in the north end Of
tract 26O, porcion 80, about 2,500
feet west Of discovery. II Is now en-
tlrely clean, having cleaned slowly
for the two days under 100 pounds
casing working pressure through l-8
inch casing choke and no pressure
recorded on the tubing. Production
Is from one foot Of the Samfordyce
saturation at 2,77O-n feet. The
well Is flowing into sluSh pits pend
ing competition Of lease storage now
under construction and Is estimated
70 be making its daily allowable.
Three other tests in the field are
cleaning.
The fields northwest outpost.
Sicily OIL Company'S No. 2-E Sea-
bury ct al, in the southwest corner
OF the west "a acres Of the west AZ
acres of the north 70 acres OF the
southeast 1850 acres OF tract 256,
porcion 80, about 400 feet north
west of discovery, Is still being
"jetted" with gas In an attempt 70
build I'D a column of fluid. 1t Is ap-
parently cleaned and Is showing
considerable oil but little pressure.
Also on the west edge OF the field,
G. Z. Smith-Frank Dayvaults No. !
Seabury ct al, in the northeast cor
ner of the south 2290 acres OF the
west 1870 acres OF the southeast
1917 acres Of tract CSC. porcion 38,
about $3.50 feet northwest Of dis
covery, gun-perforated casing at
2,844-46 feet Wednesday and ran
tubing and set Christmas tree We'd
nesday night preparatory to wash
ing and completion. The tests re-
ViSed sand record is Is follows: oil
sand at 2,8l4-35 feet, shale at 1885,
A feet, oil sand at 2,844-56 feet,
shale at 2y856-2,9l5 feet. where
casing Wis set and cemented. The
upper sand showed oil and salt
water on drill stem test but the
lower sand, found some 20 feet be-
low the Samfordyce producing hori-
zon, was not tested.
On the southeast extremity Of the
field, Hiram M Reeds No. 2 G. z.
Smith, In the east end Of the south
10 acres Of the northwest 1929 acres
OF tract 3-B, porcion Al. about $500
feet southeast of discovery. gun
perforated casing set and cemented
at 2,793 feet Wednesday and Is now
cleaning slowly through h-inch tub
ing choke without pressure showing
ON either casing or tubing. The test
perforated casing at 2,767-70 feet
after coring the lower Samfordyce
sand ut 2,761-93 feet.
On the southern tip Of the field,
CorteE Oil Corporations No. lib G.
l. Smith, in the northwest corner
OF the south 80 acres Of tract 3-B,
porcion IL, about $500 feet south
east OF discovery, Is still awaiting or
ders after coring the lower Sam
fordyce sand at 2,765-68 feet.
Two new tests are drilling in the
southeast section of the field
Rogers Oil e. Gas Company's No.
4 Francisco Guerra near the center
OF the southeast Is acres Of tract 254.
porcion 40, about $500 feet east of
discovery. is making hole again at
1880 feet after resuming Tuesday
night.
About $500 feet east of discov-
cry. Ben @. Barnett's No. / Mis-
souri, Pacific, on the Missouri Paci-
fic Railway r1ght-of-way and 500
feet east Of the west line Of pro-
cion Al. cored the upper gas sand
at 2.267-42 feet Wednesday. oil sand
at 2.742-46 feet and sandy shale at
2.746-52 feet. Coring Is being con-