, 1935-03-21
AZ PRODUCERS
NOW FLOWING
IN OIL FIELD

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MISSION. March 1.-Two new
producers were turned into the
taSks in Hidalgo county's Sanford
~ oil field Wednesday while a
promising Starr county wildcat In
the Barbacoas r e swabbed salt
water. A number of tests are drill
ing In the Lower Rio Grande Valley
area. Samfordyce now has AZ pro-
ducerS. Just six months after COM
pletion Of the discovery well last
September 20.
The new producer which attract
cd greatest attention was Sicily OIL
Company's No. ! Seabury ct al, in
the southeast corner OF the west
"a acres OF the west 4S acres Of the
north Is acres Of the southeast 1863
Gcres of tract 256. porcion 80, about
$500 feet northwest OF discovery.
After cleaning for two days. II made
~ barrels OF pipeline crude in l6
hours through i.8-inch tubing choke
under tubing working pressure Of
900 pounds and closed-in casing
pressure Of 1880 pounds. Produc-
ton apparently Is from the upper
Samfordyce sand, which in most
competitions in the field carried gas
under high pressure. Casing, orig
inally but incorrectly reported as
having been set and cemented at
2.797 feet atop the lower Sam
fordyce Saturation, was set and
cemented at 2.782 feet, leaving 10
feet of open hole. The upper sand
in this test showed 1000 feet Of oil
and 80 pounds gas pressure In six
minutes on drill stem test at 2,780-
81 feet. The lower sand showed
228S feet OF oil in % minutes with
cut pressure. at 2,797-2.801 feet. The
Skelly completion extends produc-
ton in the field about 900 TO 100
feet northwest and opens up sew
eral additional leases to drilling.
Sicily has not yet announced an
other location.
Second Completion
The second completion recorded
Wednesday was Bridwell Oil Com
pany's No. 8 Luis Pena, in the
southeast corner Of tract pit, por-
cion 40, about $500 feet southeast
of discovery. II was making an esti-
mated six TO eight barrels hourly
on h-inch tubing choke under tub
ing working pressure Of $50 pounds
and closed-in pressure OF 100
pounds. The test picked up the
sand at 2.750-55 feet and set casing
ut 3,75l feet. 1t Is on the south edge
Of production.
The Starr county wildcat show
ing for production was r. H. Vices
No. ! z. B. Carrlth. near the CEN
ter Of share LIB, porcion 81, Ancient
Jurisdiction Of Camargo. south CEN
tral Starr, about two miles south
and east of the BarbacoaS pool.
From sand cored at 2~,882-2.908 feet
n after casing was set and ce-
mented at 1896 feet. the test swao-
bed mud, oil and salt water Wed
nesday. The test Is standing.
Development in the Samiordyce
field continues steadily. with an
other completion due late this
week for a northerly extension OF
production. a second test cortng for
the sand on the west edge Of pro-
duction. a semi-wildcat on the east
and a wildcat two miles southeast
both getting under way.
Wheelock e. Collins No. ] Sea
bury Ell al. in the southwest corner
OF the southeast 20 acres Of the
nnrth 24O acres Of tract 256, porcion
a about 5000 feet north and
slightly west Of discovery, gun-per-
forated casing from alta feet to
2.779 feet Wednesday night in an
attempt to secure completion from
the saturation at that depth. Cas-
ing was set and cemented at 2.78I
feet, where the hole Is bottomed,
and the Samfordyce saturation was
cored at 2~.768.5-79 feet. The test
Is the most northerly in the field
and is expected TO indicate a grad
ual widening Of the producing area
fanwise toward the northwest.
On the west edge OF production,
Reserve Development CompanyS
No. 4 Seabury ct al, in the north
west corner Of the north % acres OF
the west 80 acres Of the southeast
SO 80 acres Of tract ESQ. porcion 38.
about $500 feet northwest Of dis
covery. is coring for the sand at
arse feet.
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