, 1935-07-22
DRILLING IN
VALLEY AREAS
ON INCREASE
New Tests Getting
Under Way; Others
Make Location To
Hunt Oil

Hunt I'll
Especial TO The Herald)
MISSION. July 27.-Drilling &C
tivity In both wildcat and proven
areas Of Hidalgo and Starr coun-
ties increased noticeably during the
weekend. Two tests in the Sam
fordyce field Of southwestern Hi
dalgo are waiting on cement, one
is drilling and three more are get
ting under way. One abandonment
was reported in the Union Sulphur
Company's deep Mercedes pool and
another new location there was an
nounced.
In the Mercedes area. Union Sui
phur company announced aban-
donment Of the Union No. 2 Amer
ican-Rio Grande, In the southeast
corner Of farm tract 2.O82, block So.
North Capisallo district. about 200
feet southeast Of discovery. Total
depth is below $500 feet, where drill
stem stuck and q fishing attempt
for the pipe failed
The new location will be Unions
No. 5 American-Rio Grande, $50
feet from the north and $50 feet
from the west lines Of farm tract
2,082, the discovery lease. about
600 feet northwest Of the discovery
well. Derrick has been skidded and
the test Is now rigging up.
About IL miles northwest Of the
Mercedes pool and eight miles
aaortheast OF Edinburg, drill stem
st Of sand around $500 feet fall
Hd In the Deering g. Kayser No. /
bohn G. Engelman when tools stuck
z in the hole a short distance off bot
tom. Sand to be tested was re-
ported In Schlumberger log at g.
$751;, 100 feet. The hole had been
plugged when abandoned several
months ago by Union Sulphur COM
pany at 1903 feet. A 90-foot &C.
ton Of perforated pipe was set and
cemented on the lower end of q
45e-foot string of finch o. d. cas-
ing at about $3.50 feet. When plug
was drilled Saturday, a formation
packer TO have been set inside the
shc-t string for drill stem test. En-
forts were being made late Sunday
to remove the drilling string and
tool from the hole.
n About five miles south Of Mis-
zion, Maddox urnbull -Irwin's No.
] John II. Shary, is fishing for one
joir' Of drill stem, drill bit and col
lar which twisted off Thursday.
Total depth is 4.478 feet on q 5000
foot contract.
Three miles southwest OF Mission,
Bluff Petroleum company's NO. !
Porcion Land Co., cored q good
looking gas sand at 5,523-39 feet
and shut down while awaiting q
new core-barrel. The test is bot
TONED in sand, lower part OF the
last core showing a tendency to
soften, and coring will be resumed
late Tuesday or Wednesday, The
show is reported to have been the
best in the hole thus far.
In the Samftrdyce area two new
tests are on the sand and waiting
on cement.
About 6,lO0 feet east CT discovery,
Harrison-D Davis Bishops No. 3
Francisco Guerra, cored the upper
Samfordyce gas sand at 2,727-30
feet, shale at 2.730-31 fet, gas sand
at 2,73l-45 feet and saturation at
2,745-53 feet. Casing finch o. d.
was set and cemented at 2,748 feet.
Plug will be drilled Wednesday.
On the Samfordyce discovery lease
about 800 feet northwest Of the dis
covery well, Ring-Woods Oil COM
pany's No. 5 John Lawrence, set
and cemented casing (7-inch o. d.
at 2,761 feet. Top OF the sand was
also feet and the hole was cored
70 2,762 feet, only one foot OF satura-
ton being taken.
On the east edge OF production,
Cortez oil Corporations No. CT G.
Smith. about $500 feet east OF
discovery. is awaiting arrival OF gun
1letion in the lower Samfordyce sand
] pieiton IN the lower Safordyce sand
at around 2.750-60 feet.
Two new tests spudded IN and set
and cemented surface casing Sun
day, a third test is drilling and three
new tests are moving In. Two new 10
cations were announced for the
field.
Henshaw a Roberts No. / c. 4.
Smith, about $500 feet east Of dis
covery. set and cemented EOS feet Of
surface casing O8-inch o. d. Sun
day. A DIESEL rig. the second 10 be
brought tc the Samfordyce area. IS
being used. Henshaw Brothers has
the drilling contract.
The fields northeast outpost. X.
ID. Harrison-D Double ID OIL COM
pany's No. 3 Mrs. Lula George. about
$500 feet east and slightly north CT
A~hscovery. set and cemented 1856 feet
10-inch Q. d. surface casing Sun
day. IT is about 400 feet north Of pres
ent production.
On the south edge OF the field.
Windsor Oil Company's No. 8 DR..
j. M. DcSs. about 1850 feet east OF
discovery. Is rigging UP for immed-
late spudding. Neuhaus Drilling Co.
has the contract.
About 1850 feet northwest OF dis
covery. w. r. Lacy's No. I Seabury,
ct al. is drilling below 1900 feet.
A new test for the western edge
OF production Is expected 20 get I'M
der way Tuesday. RI will be Gem
OIL company's B-2 Seabury co al.
$50 feet from the north and 53T
feet from the east lines Of the
north 20 acres OF the west 1920 acres
of the southeast 1871 20 acres OF tract
s2s6. porcicn 80. about 400 feet
northwest OF discovery. Derrick has
been completed and machinery Is
being moved in. Milan Drilling COM
pany has the contract.
Another new location have been
announced for Kline Woods OIL COM
pany. II viii be known rs King
Woods No. l Seaburv et al. 80 feet
from the north and $50 feet from the
east lines OF the southwest 10 acres
CT the southeast $3.50 acres OF tract