, 1935-09-01

MISSION, Aug. Slower Ric
G-snde Valley Of Texas during the
past week apparently entered what
Is expected to become one OF the
most important periods in It's brief
history Of oil development. For the
1rst time, rigs are running in eacn
Of the four Valley counties anC
production is being sought from
sands all the way from 1900 u
7,5OC feet.
Cameron county was the last oil
The four counties TO get deep tests
unoer way, one wildcat now drilling
and other preparing TO get under
way shortly.
The past week saw the sam
fordyce field of southwestern HI
dalgo extended 1850 feet to the
northwest and 500 feet TO the
northeast. while the Mercedes deer
pool In eastern Hidalgo, developed
by Union Sulphur company. was
extended one and a quarter mile:
70 the northeast. The entire Valley
area reported three new oil wells
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In the Mercedes deep pool, Union
Sulphur company completed It's
No. l American-Rio Grande, farm
tract 2.297, block So, North Cap
iSallo dist, to extend production III
The area one and a quarter miles
TO the northeast. Production Is from
sand at 7.490-97 feet and the vel
guaged Is barrels hourly on 3-S
inch tubing choke with tubine
working pressure Of 1900 pound:
ann cloSed-in casing pressure Of
100 pounds. The oil Is black and
has a specific gravity Of 81 degrees
corrected, slightly higher than when
the well was first completed anc
slightly lower than the IS gravity
u in the discovery well.
The other Union tests are under
way.
Unions No. 4 American : Rio
Gr6nde, one and a half miles
southwest Of discovery. Is corink In
hard shale and lime at 7.541 feet
!, Is expected to be the next test
or the sand. although M sand has
been reported in the hole.
About 900 feet northwest OF dis
covery, Unions No. 5 American-Ri o
Grande. Is drilling III shale at 5.6li
feet.
One wildcat In western Hidalgo
was abandoned and another goI
urder way during the past week.
s. j. SloaE ct ais No. ] Brock &
Showers. lot Q. block is. porcion 80,
jurisdiction Of ReynoSa, 10 miles
northwest of Mission, Is temper
erily shut down for machinery = =
pairs at 2.450 feet. The hole. con-
tracted to 6.n09 feet. will probably
core around $500, $500 and 4.400
feet on the basis Of showing in the
Old Kanellos wildcat. several hun
dreo feet to the southwest, which
was drilled in 1882.
Downey g. Morton's I'd. NJ. c.
Oil Coz No. ! Osca Daskam. five
miles northeast Of Samfordyce. was
abandoned at ALA feet after swab-
bling salt water for the past two
weeks from sand at 4.l05-l4 feet.
The water became noticeably warm
early this week. The hole may be
plugged back and gun-perforated
around $500 feet. where Schlum-
berger test gave some indication Of
oil-bearing sand.
In addition to the Union Sulphur
company's new deep producer. the
Samfordyce area provided three
new oil wells and one new gaSSer
during the week. The field now
has 80 oil wells and four gassers.
The producers we're:
Henshaw e. Rothert's No. I Sea
bury ct al, tract ESQ. porcion 3S.
500 feet northwest or discovery
and 1850 feet northwest Of produc-
ton, gagged 40 barrels daily on
3-32-inch tubing choke with tubing
working pressure Of $50 pounds and
closed-in casing pressure Of so
pounds from sand at 2,774-77 feet.
Ernest Powell's No. l Mrs. Lula
George. tract IL. porcion IL, 1000
feet northeast of discovery and 500
feet north OF production. gagged 40
barrels daily on h-inch tubing
choke with tubing working pressure
Of $50 pounds and closed-in casing
pressure Of 200 pounds from sand
at 2.757-6l feet.
w. +. LacyS No. 2 Seahury ct al.
tract $50. porcion 80. about 1850
feet northwest Of discovery, is
showing oil while cleaning through
b-inch tubing choke with tubing
working pressure Of las pounds
and closed-in casing pressure Of
IS pounds from sand at 2.7SS-89.5
feet.
The new gasSer, apparently mark
Ing the southeast extremity Of pro-
duction, Is Cortez Oil Corporations
No. CT c. Z. Smith, tract 3-B,