, 1935-01-06
Year Promises
Reneued Actiuity
In Valley for Oil

has been completed and machinery
moved to the site. Alamo has made
a second location in the east end Of
the same tract, the No. 2 Guerra be-
ing located 282 feet from the east
and los feet from the south lines.
Indicating became increasingly
important in Hidalgo during the
week with drilling progress report
ed on several tests.
Union Sulphur Company,s No. q
American-Rio Grande Land and r.
rigation company. in lot 2,082, block
IS. North Capisallo district. eastern
Hidalgo county, twisted off the drill
stem at 2.629 feet but picked up the
lost section and will attempt to e
move 1t during the weekend. The
test was roaming at 8,044 feet when
the drill stem parted.
In central Hidalgo, Union Sui
phur company's NO. ! John c. En-
gleman. In lot 8. block 20, Las Mes
tenas tract. is drilling at $3.50 feet
in hard shale and lime. Operators
have decided to take the test to T.
800 feet, IL was announced.
In southern Hidalgo, King-Woods
Oil company has abandoned its No.
! Mrs. Margaret Fairbanks in the
north end Of the Fairbanks s32
acres IN porcion 81, Ancient Juris-
diction OF ReynoSa. The test was
located on interesting geology and
was originally expected to 20 to
5000 feet.
King Woods Oil company
nounced another wildcat location.
the test to be known as the No. 1
w. M. Doughty, $3.50 feet from the
west and l-214 feet from the north
lines Of tract 30, San Salvador del
Tule grant. northern Hidalgo. The
firm has obtained q drilling block
OF l,773 acres.
In western Hidalgo. several miles
east OF the Samfordyce field, King
Woods Oil Company's No. / Osca
Daskam is drilling at 1900 feet on
location in lot 23-A, block 40, por-
cion IS, Ancient Jurisdiction of
ReynoSa.
Also in western Hidalgo, Cato Oil
Corporations No. l Brock & Show
erS, in tract 8. block IS, porcion 70.
Ancient Jurisdiction of Reynosa. Is
reported ready TO resume drilling at
1000 feet after having been shut
down for several DAYS.
About seven miles north of the
Cato test, Clary, Spencer q Hoods
No. ! Brock a. Showers, located 800
feet from the north and $50 feet
from the west lines of lot 4. block
IL, porcion 70, Ancient Jurisdiction
OF ReynoSa. Is drilling at 400 feet
after drilling plug in surface casing
Wednesday night.
Starr county activity continued to
center about the JeffrieS-Lambeth
area IN Porciones $3.50, Ancient
Jurisdiction OF Camargo, about Is
miles northwest OF the Samfordyce
field.
Showing made in the Merren-
johnson -Jeffries No. 2 Starr County
Cattle company at the 2,700-foot
depth Is expected TO be sufficient
10 warrant considerable drilling In
the vicinity in search for oil in the
same sand. Except for the Texas
company's single 3,600-foot produ-
Ger IN the Roma pool. gas produc-
ton from the new sand at 2,1OT-l5
feet opens up the deepest produc-
ton horizon In the county. A drill
stem test Of the JeffrieS-Lambeth
sand at about 2.4O0 feet showed
some oil and salt water.
r. II. Vices No. | e 3. Carruth,
in share LIB, porcion 81, Ancient
Jurisdiction OF Camargo, two or
three miles east Of the Jeffries-
Lambeth producer, is drilling at
2.874 feet. 1t had q gas show In thin
streaks OF sand at 2.762-67 feet.
Armstrong d Emanuel's No. !
Starr County Cattle company. in
block 81, Jeffries-Lambeth subdivi-
sion Of porciones $3.50, Ancient Ju-
risdiction Of Camargo. is drilling at
$40 feet.
In Willacy County. w. r. Daniels
ct ais No. l Armendiaz. in share 4,
southeastern Willacy. is reported TO
have set and cemented 400 feet OF
surface casing.
The 3-month-o old Samfordyce field
in southwestern Hidalgo was given
an allowable during January OF only
$50 barrels per day for shipment by
truck or rail, according to informa-
ton received here Thursday. There
are now % producing wells in the
field. but the allowable was not in
creased. Operators are allowed to
produce 1.249 barrels daily for use
in the field. but since most rigs are
now using natural gas for fuel. the
latter allowable Is expected to
flood storage tanks shortly.