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Most Of the major oil companies
had scouts on the ground Thursday.
but there was little lad for them to
lease. The largest leasing deal in
volved q 355-acre tract at miles IL
and 2 owned by Schwartz brothers.
which was leased for $40 an acre,
or $4,000. Name OF the Jesse was
not announced.
50 Per Cent Gasoline
The well cleaned itself in remark
ably short time. beginning to spray
gas and wash water under tubing
working pressure Of so pounds
through quarter-inch tubing choke
at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning. BY
mid-afternoon, the well was rapidly
changing from water to oil and 1t
was turned into the tanks through
the separator, virtually cleaned
early Wednesday night. The flow
was estimated by brief guages at
400 to 500 barrels of pipeline crude
daily. A small amount of lease
storage Is available and the produc-
ton probably will be stored on the
top Of the ground until larger tanks
can be built.
Analysis Of the oil showed it to
be about so per cent gasoline, and
the corrected specific gravity is
49.5 degrees with a temperature Of
so degrees. Company officials said
no decision has been made con-
corning disposal Of the production.
Exact location Is 500 feet from the
south and AS feet from the east
lines Of farm tract 2.082, block Sc.
North Capiasillo district, about
eight miles north OF Mercedes. The
well Is located near the center Of a
block Of about 10000 acres first
blocked up by McCollum Explora-
ton company Of Houston in 1888
and taken over by Union in the
same year. Union then added an
other $1,000 acres on all sides Of the
original leases.
Officials Watch
The first test was spudded in
about one and a quarter miles north
east OF the present location on
March IS, 1884. and drilled TO g.
43l feet before abandonment when
drill stem became stuck in the hole.
The second dry hole went to a to-
tai depth Of 8,044 feet in the same
tract as the discovery well but was
abandoned January II, 1885, when
drill stem twisted off while ream-
ing. The new well was spudded in
on January "a.
On March %, 1t cored saturated
oil sand at 7,477-93 feet and set and
cemented casing atop the sand.
After drilling plug, running and set
ting liner and screen and run
ming tubing, the well was washed
in on April 10 but sanded up and
showed nothing but gas under ter
rifle pressure. $500 pounds on cas-
ing ad $3.50 pounds on tubing.
When liner and screen we're pulled
it was found that a faulty cement
ing job apparently had caused the
trouble. Casing was recemented at
7,47l feet on April Is and plug was
drilled Monday. liner and screen set
the same day and tubing run Tues
day. The well was washed Tuesday
night and began cleaning under its
own pressure Wednesday morning.
w. r. Keever, president Of the
company, who resides in Sulphur,
La. watched completion OF the test.
The company's Mercedes office has
been directed by j. B. Taylor and
G. j. Leblanc and Wesley Traban Is
field superintendent
Third Field Anticipated
COMPLETION OF the Union wildcat
gives Hidalgo county two important
oil fields with a third in prospect
for the immediate future. The pro-
life Samfordyce field was opened
in September, 1894, by the King
Woods Oil company with COM
pletion of its No. l John Law
renee in tract 274. porcion SO.
Ancient Jurisdiction Of Reyno-
sa in the S o u t h W e S tie r n
corner of Hidalgo county. The field
now has 50 flowing producers with
three others being completed, in ad-
dition to three gas wells. Produc-
ton at Samfordyce Is from the low
er Of two sands around 2..Nl-2B01
feet. The field Is now about two
miles long and one mile wide.
The two fields are at opposite
ends Of the county, Unions new
well being only a short distance
from the Hidalgo-C Cameron county
line and the Madagascar county
line almost cutting the Samfordyce
field at its western extremity.
The third field in prospect is at
still another depth. 400 feet. Oper-
ators are preparing to run and ce-
ment casing in the Downey g. Nor
ton No. l OSca DaSkam. in the east
half of block "a, porcoin As, ancient
jurisdiction Of ReynoSa, about four
miles northeast OF the Samfordyce
field. The wildcat, according TO
Schlumberger test, has "a feet Of Oil
and sand at 4.O90-4.1l4 feet and the.
sand recovered in cores gives every
indication Of good production. This
wildcat has been under way since
1888. being first started by the
Dayle L. Smith Oil company Of Nc
Allen and taken over last Octoebr
by the present operators.