, 1935-08-06
Group OF
Compilations Due
In Hidalgo Field

MISSION, Aug. 6.-Another group
of competitions are scheduled for
the Samfordyce field Of southwest
ern Hidalgo county late this week,
five tests in the field now being on
the sand.
Several wildcats in various Sec-
tons Of the Valley oil area are
Lnder Ny.
Cuff States Oil Company's No. /
John c. Engelman, about eight
miles northeast Of Edinburg, Is
still producing steadily from two
sands between 6.670 feet and 6.740
feet. Choke has been reduced to
quarter-inch and the well is now
making a light brown distillate in
stead Of the pale yellow distillate
II made when first placed on pro-
auction. 1t is making about 80
barrels daily under pressure OF 1910
pounds, along with 10 to Is million
cubic feet of gas. Reports that the
we'll has been killed and had gone
completely to salt water are in
correct.
About five miles south of Mis-
sion. Maddox I'll -Irwin's No.
! John Shary. is drilling in hard
Shale at 5,736 feet.
Nearly II miles west Of Mission,
Downey e. Morton's No. / Osca
Daskam. also listed as ID. M. @. Oil
Company No. ! Daskam. is report
cd to have set and cemented liner
at about 4.075 feet, which is ex-
pected to remedy a salt water flow
recorded at the wildcat on May 20
when completion was attempted in
sand at 4,090-4.114 feet. "A 14-foot
error in casing measurement was
reported to have been discovered
after completion was attempted and
the liner was cemented inside the
OIL -tring to shut off the water
above the sand.
In Willacy county. King-Woods
Oil Company's No. l Santa Rosa.
l. drilling in hard shale at 5,627
feet ana will probably 90 to 5000
feet or deeper.
In the Samfordyce proven area,
five tests are on the sand and three
new tests are moving in.
On the east edge of the field.
Cortez Oil Corporations No. CT G..
K. Smith, about $500 feet east OF
discovery. is making a small amount
of oil Thorough k-inch tubing choke
with tubing working pressure of
625 pounds and cloSed-in casing
pressure Of lbs pounds through
casing perforationS at 2,750-52 feet
and 2,753-55 feet. Gas persSure has
been slowly increasing in the hole.
HenShaw & Rothert's No. l Sea-
bury ct al will spud in within the
neXt few days on location (cor-
rected) ZIG feet from the north and
248 feet from east and west lines
OF the northwest IS acres Of the
south 1888 acres of tract ESQ, por-
cion 80. about $500 feet northwest
Of discovery and l,250 feet north
vest OF production.
Two other locations have been
made In the 15-acre tract on which
the Henshaw-Rothert No. / Seabury
will be drilled.
Henshaw & Rothert's No. 2 Sea-
bury ct al is located 439 feet from
the north and 248 feet from both
east and west lines Of the IS acres.
Henshaw & Rothert's No. 3 Sea-
bury ct al is located 900 feet from
the south and 248 feet from both
easi and west lines of the Is acres.
Derrick has been completed and
machinery Is on the ground for re-
working of Wheelock & Collins No.
: Seabury ct al, about 300 feet
northwest of discovery and the
fields most northerly producer.
Original completion was through
casing perforations at 2.774-79 feet
and 1t will be reworked to over
Come excessive gas pressure.
In the Rio Grande City pool Of
southern Starr. one test is waiting
on cement. another is drilling be-
low the pay sand and two others
are temporarily shut down.
Hiram NJ. Reeds No. 6 Doyne a.
Chatfield Is waiting on cement aft