, 1935-08-19

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Sulphur company wildcats in the
Mercedes deep area Of eastern Hi
dalgo county were below 1000 feet
Sunday. a western Hidalgo wildcat
was still swabbing ana the sam
fordyce area has two promising OUT
post wells nearing the sand to eli
max a rather busy weekend In the
over Rio Grande Valley oil area. OF
particular interest were the Sam
fordyce outposts.
IN eastern Hidalgo, Union Sui
phur company's No. ] American
Rio Grande, one and a quarter miles
northeas tot discovery. cored 70 a
total depth Of 1905 feet, plugged
back to $500 feet, set and cement
ed a string Of 4 "a inch Q. D..
casing at that depth and Is waiting
on cement. The hole is to be side
tracked late this week at $500 feet.
and already has 7-inch o. d. casing
set and cemented at 6S72 feet. IL
not picked 10 the sand found IN the
discovery well at 7.477-93 feet and
was running 10 feet low.
Unions No. 4 American-Rio
Grande. about one and q half miles
southwest Of discovery, Is cor1ng at
1920 feet.
Unions NO. 5 American-Rio
Grande, 500 feet northwest Of dis
covery, is drilling in shale at $500
feet.
In western Hidalgo, Downey &
Morton's (same as D.. M. 9. OIL
Coz No. / OSca Daskam. five miles
northeast OF Samfordyce, is still
flowing cool salt water after swah-
bling last week. The water makes
rainbows while flowing and after
swabbingg shows an oil scum. The
crew started swabbing continuously
Monday. "a hours daily. and the
test will probably be swabbed the
remainder OF the week unless pro-
duction is obtained.
In the Samfordyce area OF south
western Hidalgo. one outpost test
picked up the sand about 1000 Feet
northeast Of discov~-y ana a
northwestern outpost \ rted corlng
at 2,740 feet. TWO oth-r tests In the
field were drilling and one Is being
completed.
The fields next producer Is e..-
pected to be Harrison -Davis-Bi-
shop's No. 8 Francisco Guerra,
about 600 feet east Of discovery.
Plug was drilled in the weephole,
or Inner string, Sunday night ana
tubing is being run prior TO wash
ing IN. Production will be attempt
ed through three feet Of perfora-
tons In the inner string at 2,I5T-oU
feet.
The fields northeast outpost,
Ernest Powell's No. 1 Mrs. Lula
George, about 1000 feet east and
slightly north OF discovery, corec
the upper gas sand at 2,706-48 feet
shale break at 2,T48-52 feet and
saturation at 2,752-61 feet. Casing
5 3-16 inch o. d. will be set and
cemented on bottom and gun-per-
forated for production.
On the eastern edge Of the field.
Ccrtez Oil CORPORATIONS No. C-l 9.
Z. Smith. $500 feet east Of discov-
cry. is still spravinR four to five BAR
rels OF oil daily through b-inch tub
ing choke with tubing working pres
sure OF $50 pounds and closed-in cas-
ing pressure Of l.I50 pounds through
casing perforations at 2,750-52 feet
and 2,753-55 feet.
About 500 feet northeast OF dis
covery, KinR-Woods Oh Company's
No. 6 John Lawrence, is rugged up
and awaiting orders
w. r. Lacv's Nc. 2 Seabury ct al,
about 1850 feet northwest of discov-
cry. IS drilling at 1912 feet.
The fields northwest OUTPOST
Henshaw & Roberts No. ! Seabury
Ell al. about 500 feet northwest Of
discovery and 1850 feet northwest
OF production. started coring In green
shale at 2.740 feet SUNDAY night
his test Is one OF the most interest
ing and important drilled In the
northwest section OF the 6amfordvce
area IN some time. If successfully
completed. offsets on the east, north
and west will be drilled.
In the Rio Grande CITY pool. Of
southern Starr. two tests are drilling
a new test is RIGGING no and n test
was abandoned. North Of Roma. q
shallow wildcat was abandoned and
an old hole Is being revoked ano
deepened.
Hiram M. Reeds No. Al Doyno &