, 1935-06-25

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other deep wildcats drilled several
miles north and west. Several major
I companies have spreads around the
well.
Another new wild cat In southern
Hidalgo county Is expected TO get
under way this week, q Semi-wild-
cat on the east edge OF 6amfordyce
plugged back to the Samfordyce
horizon and the Samfordyce fields
southwest outpost will be deepened
L.om the Samfordyce horizon.
The newest wildcat will be Mad
dox. Turnbull a. Twins No. / John
r. 6hary, about five miles south OF
Mission In tract q, Shary subdivi-
sion, porcion So, jurisdiction or
ReynoSa. Considerable acreage has
been blocked about the location BY
the developers and five major
companies have spreads nearby.
The test is to 60 to 5000 feet. Der
rick has been completed and ma
chinery Is On the ground.
In the Mercedes deep pool OF
eastern Hidalgo county, Union Sui
rhur company plugged back its No.
/ American-Rio Grande Land az
Irrigation company. 70 2.400 feet
and Is waiting on cement. The test
originally went to $3.50 feet. where
drill stem stuck. All but the drill
collar and bit were removed at hat
time-in July, 1884. After compile
ton OF the POOLS discovery well,
operators went back in the old hole
10 clean out and sidetrack. After
picking up the drill collar and bit,
drill stem parted and was then cut
out to a point just below 1900 feet,
to which the hole was plugged Mon
day. Location Is about one and a
quarter miles northeast of discovery.
Unions No. 2 American : Rio
Grande, about 200 feet southeast OF
discovery. is drilling at $500 feet.
Unions No. 4 American = RIO
Grande, about n and a half miles
southwest Of discovery, Is rigging
up and is expected TO get under
way shortly.
Activity in the Samfordyce field
showed g slight increase early this
week.
On the east OF production about
$500 feet east OF discovery. Harri-
son-Double DIS No. 2 Mrs. Lula
George, in tract Is. porcion Al. cored
to a total depth CT 800 feet in a
fruitless search for a saturated sand
believed to underlie the Samfordyce
HORIZON in that vicinity. The test
picked up a little sandy shale around
3.031 feet late Sunday but cored 10
feet deeper without finding trace OF
gay. The hole was plugged back TO
2,700 feet and cement will be drilled
out to the Samfordyce saturation at
1861 feet. Casing. set and &C.
mented at 2.925 feet for a test OF
sand at 2,923-34 feet which flowed
pure salt water. will be gun-per-
forated in the Samfordyce sand.
About $500 feet east Of discovery.
Harrison-D Davis Bishops No. 2 Fran
cisco Guerra, cored the upper SAM
fordyce gas sand at 2.723-45 feet
and continued coring Tuesday.
About $500 feet east OF discov-
cry, Ben q. Barnett ct ais No. 3
Missouri Pacific spudded In and set
and cemented 200 feet Of surface
casing GO-inch) Monday night.
On the southwest edge OF Sam
fordyce, the fields southwest out
post. +. A. Davis ct ais No. l Tomas
Flores. 800 feet southwest Of pro-
ducticn and $500 feet west Of dis
covery. viii be deepened. The hole
was cleaned out Monday and drill
ing resumed Tuesday at Att feet
The test ccred a salt water sand at
2,757-77 feet.
In Willacy county. two wildcats
were again under way.
South Of Raymondville, King
Woods Oil Company's No. / Santa
Rosa, Is making hole at 4.107 feet
on a 5,000-foot contract.
In southwestern Willacy. a water
line from a fresh-water lake has
been completed to w. r. Daniels
No. l Francisco Armendiaz. Drillers
are now cleaning out the hole and
will start drilling Immediately at
3.770 feet.
Starr county Monday reported
good prospects for a new shallow
field north OF Roma as well as an
excellent opportunity for an impor-
tant northern extension OF the Rio
Grande City pool.
Fl. G. Harter's No. 2 Sanchez Il
setting and cementing casing at sol
feet atop one and a half feet OF sat-
urated sand In an effort to open IN
new shallow production. The test
found gas sand at 494-501 feet and
s~aturation at 501-02.5 feet. Compile
ton Is expected late this week.
About 1000 feet north Of the Rio
Grande City discovery end 1000 feet
north OF production. w. w. Zim-
merman's No. I Frank Doyno. ccred
six feet OF saturated sand az q
corrected depth OF i.444-5o feet. Cas-
ing Is being set and cemeated at H.
444 feet and completion viii be at
TEMPTED late this week.
Several miles east OF the Rio
Grande CITY pool. Accumlat've Row
alties company's No ! II. r. Perry.
Is drilling below 900 feet after re-
Stunning Monday.