, 1935-04-21
Especial to The Heraldl

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MISSION. April 20.-Two deep
wildcats seeking completion at 400
feet and $500 feet at opposite ends
OF Hidalgo county took away part OF
the attention from the Samfordyce
field in southwestern Hidalgo this
weekend which reported two new
competitions. TO bring the total num-
Der of flowing wells in the field TO
55, four wells on the sand waiting
on cement and two on the south
eastern edge in the doubtful stage.
III addition to the two wildcats at
tempting completion in Hidalgo. two
others were coring and two more
abandoned.
Two new wildcats were under way
In Willacy county TO get some at
tention for the Valleys coastal area.
In Starr county, two tests were seek
ing completion, one in proven and
one in wildcat territory, and q half
dozen others were drilling. Two
abandonmentS were reported in the
county during the week.
In western Hidalgo. Downey a.
Morton's No. / OSca Daskam, in the
southeast corner Of the east half OF
Block "a, porcion As. Ancient Juris-
iiction OF ReynOSa, about four miles
lCrtheagt Of the Sam. ordyce field,
vent in the hole late Thursday for
Grill stem test. Castings halted the
testing tool so feet off bottom and
the hole will be reamed preparatory
20 another drill stem test this week
end or early next week The test
has cOred an upper gas sand at a.
090-4.l00 feet. hard lime break at
4. l00-02 feet and saturated sand at
i,i02-l0 feet.
Union sulphur
In eastern Hidalgo, Union Surplur
Company'S No. 3 American-Rio
Grande Land a. Irrigation Com
pany, In the southeast corner OF farm
tract 2.082. block So. North Capisallo
District. about eight miles north Of
Mercedes, is waiting on cement to
Jet after recementing the oil string
at 7.477 feet through performations
about so feet up the hole. Recement-
ing was ordered after high gas pres
.ures-2,500 pounds on casing and
2-250 pounds on tubing-showed
while the well was cleaning itself
early last week. AT that time. South
Texas deepest hole EVER showing for
production made about 30 per cent
oil Of 49.2 gravity. Casing was re-
cemented al 7.477 feet atop l6 feet OF
oil sand. the hole being bottomed
at 7.493 feet.
In northern Hidalgo. about Is miles
north OF Edinburg. Earl j. Hanka-
mer'S No. l Frank Rabb. in the
southeast corner Of the Rabb Sill
acres of Laguna SEGA League. is cor
ing a break at 1850 feet. A small
amount Of dry sand showed in the
bottom of the first cor at 4.550-60
feet and coring is being continued.
Resume Drilling
About $500 feet northeast OF the
Samfordyce field, L. l.. Smith Oil
C-mpany'S No. I q. q. Salinas et al,
in the northeast corner Of Share
10. porcion Al, Ancient Jurisdiction
of ReynoSa, resumed drilling az o.
900 feet after coring from 2,735 feet
10 1900 feet. The first sand break
showed at 2.753 feet and broken
streakS Of dry sand. shale and dry
sandy shale were cored frequently.
The hole will be drilled TO the 5000
foot contract depth and a Schlum-
berger test made this weekend.
The two deep abandonmentS this
week were Double ID Oil COmpany's
formerly w. L. Clary) No. / Brock
a. Showers, in Lot 4. Block II, por-
cion 80. Ancient Jurisdiction Of Rey-
noSa, completed contract al 6.O03
feet. abandoned dry: and Showers
a. MoncriefS No. / Brock a. Show
erS, IN lot IL, block Is. porcion 70,
Ancient Jurisdiction Of Reynosa.
abandoned dry at 5.5l5 feet. These
tests were about Is miles northwest
OF Mission.
The Samfordyce field recorded an
important extension OF 1000 feet TO
the east as its saith completion and
a south edge well as It's 55th produc-
er. all OF which are flowing.
X. ID. Harrison Double ID Oil COM
pany's No. ] Mrs. Lula George. in
The southwest corner of the south
west 20 acres of tract Is. porcion Al,
about $500 feet east Of discovery,
made an estimated four to five bar
relS hourly on ls-inch tubing choke
under tubing working pressure OF
gao pounds and cloSed-in casing
pressure Of 325 pounds from sand
Az 2753-56 feet. Several new locations
are anticipated nearby within a
short time.