, 1935-03-03

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MISSION, March 2-Wildcat tests
in three sections OF the Starr
Hidalgo counties area this week
stole the oil spotlight from the
Samfordyce field 70 southwestern
Hidalgo county. although the field
reported three lev competitions and
two more due late this week.
Considerable interest was shown
in wildcats northwest Of Mission,
west OF the Samfordyce field and
IN south central Starr.
Probably the most interesting at
this particular time Is r H. Vices
No. ! <. B. Carruth, in share LIB,
porcion 81. Ancient Jurisdiction OF
Camargo, south central Starr. about
two miles east of the BarbacoaS
pool. The test was drilled 70 4.0l9
feet but was plugged back TO 2.766
feet and SidetTacked. In the side
tracked hole, II has cored nine feet
Of saturated sand at 2.882-9l feet
and will make a drill stem test dur
ing the weekend. The sand section
was shown on Schlumberger test
TO be sand at 2.800-2.90f feet and
sandy shale from 2,907-94 feet.
In southeastern Starr county, T.
v. Van HuSs' No. / Garcia Land a.
Livestock company, $50 feet from
the east line OF porcion 100. Ancient
Jurisdiction OF ReynoSa, and 4,747
feet south OF highway 4, cored an
other foot Of sand carrying a good
odor and showing some oil at 2,787-
SO feet. Drill stem test is due dur
ing the weekend. The test Is about
$500 feet northwest of the Sam
fordyce discovery well and 5000
feet west OF production. IL topped
sand at 2.785.5 feet and has cored
two and a half feet of sand.
About Is miles northwest OF Mis-
sion, Double D. Oil Company's uor-
merly w. L. Clary) No. / Brock IL
Showers. in lot 4, block IL. porcion
80. Ancient Jurisdiction OF ReynoSa,
set and cemented another whip
stock at about 1870 feet Thursday,
The first whipStock was lost and
finally fished out OF the hole Wed
nesday. The test will Sidetrack and
look for saturated sand at 3!053-56
feet. first reported or February Is.
Drill stem test failed on February
e, when ten feet Of mud vas shown
In IS minutes
The three competitions in the
Samfordyce field during the week
were as follows:
Windsor Oil Companyis No. 2 DR..
J. NJ. DoSs, in the northwest corner
OF the west So ere Of the north
east 90 SO acres OF tract 278, porcion
An about A mn Fnnf rnfYfhRnEN nj
discovery, made an estimated 5 TO
8 barrels hourly on 4-i6 inch tubing
choke under tubing working pres
sure OF 200 pounds and cloSed-in
casing pressure OF 375 pounds from
saturation at 2,753-58 feet. 1t Is ON
the southeast edge Of production.
Gem Oil Company's No. ! Sea-
bury ct al, in the southeast corner
Of the east "a acres OF the west
48 acres Of the north 70 acres OF
tract ESQ, porcion 80. about 800
feet northwes. Of discovery, made
an estimated 4 TO 6 barrels hourly
on 3-l6 inch tubing choke with
tubing working pressure OF 300
pounds and cloSed-in- casing pres
sure of 1000 pounds from Satura-
lAOll ~ &stOO~ NDO ANCS-
Cortez Oil Corporations No. Q G.
z. Smith, near the center OF the
northeast 34.43 acres Of tract 278,
porcion 20. about 1850 feet south
east of discovery. made an eSti-
mated Is barrels per hour on IS
inch tubing choke under tubing
working pressure Of go pounds and
cloSed-in casing pressure OF AIS
pounds from saturation at 2,764-69
feet.
Two tests we're due for completion
late this week.
Reserve Development Company's
No. 2 Seabury ct al. in the south
east corner Of the north % acres
of the west 80 acres Of the south
east $3.50 acres Of tract 256. porcion
38, about 2.lOO feet west and slight
ly north OF discovery, drilled plug
and ran tubing Thursday night.
The test had saturation al 2.765-72
feet and set and cemented casing
&C 2.766 feet.
Navarro OIL Company's No. 3 Sea-
bury ct al. in the northwest corner
OF the north Is acres OF the south
east 81 acres OF tract 256. porcion
80, about 2,7O0 feet northwest OF
discovery. set and cemented one
Joint of 5 3-l6 inch casing 70 the
bottom OF its second s~idetracked
hole at 2.76S feet. The casing will
be n-perforated at 2.764 feet this
weekend and production sought
from that depth.
Five new tests got under way IN
the field during the week, the new
est Of which is John Waite ct ais
No. 1 TabaSco Consolidated indie
pendent School District. Machin-
ery was moved TO the location. on