, 1935-02-17
Demicks Are
Being Built Ooer
Valley Oil Fields

In lot 8. block rs. porcion 10. /. shut
down at 5,O25 feet. 1t is expected 10
be deepened.
Nearly four miles north OF the
Showers location, w. l. Clary's No.
/ Brock a. Showers. in Lot Z. block
IL. porcion 70, is coring below 1850
feet. Nothing definite has been
learned about many reports, most
OF them incorrect. concerning this
test.
About four miles north Of the SAM
fordyce field in western Hidalgo,
Downey a. Mortonis No. / OSca Das-
kan. in block "a. porcion IS. An
cient Jurisdiction OF Reynosa, Is ex-
pected TO resume early next week
after being shut down for three days
at 2.6l5 feet.
Another wildcat in northern Hi
dalgo is King Woods Oil company's
No. / w. NJ. Doughty. In share 90,
San Salvador del Tule grant, whiCs,
Is making hole at $3.50 feet. a cor
rected depth. The test is contracted
to 20 5000 feet.
In eastern Hidalgo. Union Sulphur
Company's No. 3 American-Rio
Grande Land e. Irrigation company
in lot 2.082. block SO. North Capt.
Sallo district. Is drilling in shale at
4,227 feet. II is about eight miles
north OF Mercedes.
The two abandonmentS in the
county were both a short distance
east Of the Samfordyce field.
King Woods Oil compaAy's No. /
OSCa DaSkam. IN lot 23-A. block 40.
porcion as. Ancient Jurisdiction of
Rcynosa, went to 1868 feet before
abandonment. II had no important
shows. Location was three miles east
Of the field.
Harrison edlin- DaSkam's No. l
Garcia Land e. | veStock company.
$50 feet north OF the Military high
way and $50 feet from the west line
Of porcion A.. Ancient Jurisdiction
Of Reynosa, about two miles east Of
the field. was abandoned dry at
3.205 feet without finding either the
Samfordyce horizon or q sand show
ing for oil at 1850 feet In the old
Chancellor Hall we'll a few hundred
feet west.
Validating occupied the most i'm
portant spot in Starr county activ-
ity with only one test still working
in any proven area.
Armstrong. Emanuel & Adams No.
| Starr County Cattle company In
block 81. Jeffries- Lambeth Subdivi-
sion. porcion go Ancient Jurisdiction
Of Camargo. south central Starr.
bailed salt water early in the week
in saturation al 2.572-72 feet. cored
slightly deeper ard is 70 make n
other test.
In the northwest corner OF the
county. two tests were under way.
Crawford ct ais No. 1 Hicks d.
Hicks. $50 feet from the northeast
and 1000 feet from the southeast
lines Of the south 500 acres of FL
Pedernal grant. Is shut down at
l,6l5 feet while repairing the rig.
In Survey 344. western Starr. Sun
Ray Oil Company's No. ! S. Sanchez
a. Bro, in the southwest quarter Of
the survey and 1900 feet Duth OF
the Great Plains No. | Sanchez. Is
drilling at 2,23i feet. The test has
had several water and dry. gray
sands, deepest Of which was IL feet
and bore a sl.lht gas odor.
Also in western Starr. Heep Oil
Corportions tConroe Drilling Coz
No. l VI. Guerra a. Son. In block 35,
Crawford subdivision, porcion So.
Ancient Jurisdiction OF Mier, Is still
shut down at 1850 feet.
In southwestern Starr, Dale
Sneed's No. ] Virginia G. de Guerra.
in southwest corner OF the north
1000 acres Of share 80. porcion 90.
Ancient Jurisdiction Of Mier. has set
and cemented 2l5 feet OF surface
casing. The hole was drilled 10 its
present depth with a spudder be-
cause Of hard rock and will probably
be carried the first 1000 feet with
the cable-tool outfit.
About two miles north Of the Rio
Grande City pool IN southern Starr.
John H.. CGpton's No. | Ancient
Jurisdiction OF Camargo. spudded in
Friday. It's location along the Rey-
noSa escarpment. from which Rio
Grande City production Is coming,
will make II rather interesting.
John II. Clopton's No. ! Roos a.
Bennett ct al. about 800 feet from
the east line Of Porcion 81, Ancient
jurisdiction Of Camargo. and about
1900 feet north of highway 4. Is
drilling at some $500 feet. The test
has had a large number Of gas
sands, some ranging from five to
ten feet In thickness.