, 1935-09-29
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Especial 70 The Herald
MISSION, Sept. 28.-Oil activity
In the Lower Rio Grande Valley
are again centered about the sam
fordyce field OF southwestern Hi
dalgo and southeastern Starr coun-
ties this weekend as both western
and northern extensions Of 1000
feet or more were anticipated.
Three new producers were recorded
In the field and one completion
was reported in the Rio Grande
City pool of Starr county.
Wildcats continued operations In
Starr, Hidalgo and Cameron coun-
ties while q Willacy county wildcat
which showed a dozen sands be-
tween 2.400 and 6.400 feet was still
an unknown quantity. Salt water in
five sands from 1900 TO 1850 feet
apparently defined the southwest
extremity OF Union Sulphur COM
pany's deep Mercedes pool Of east
ern Hidalgo. A. new wildcat win be
started In western Hidalgo county
within the next two weeks
Compilations in the Samfordyce
field, which brought the total num-
Der Of producers to 80. were as fol-
lows:
Skelly Oil Company's No. 5 Sea-
bury ct nj, $500 feet northwest OF
discovery. gagged 60 barrels hourly
on So inch tubing choke with zoe
pounds tubing working pressure and
40 pounds closed-in casing press
ure through casing perforations al
2.006.5-125 feet, and was then shut
in to It's allowable OF 40 barrels
daily.
Cortez Oil Company's No. l Fran
cisco Guerra, 6.400 feet east Of dis
covery, made its allowable OF 40
barrels daily ON Ia inch tubing
choke with tubing working pressure
Of $50 pounds and closed-in casing
pressure OF 400 pounds from sand
at 2,760-65 feet.
HARRISON Davis Bishops No. 4
Francisco Guerra, $500 feet east
OF discovery. made an estimated SO
10 90 barrels daily on 3-32 inch
tubing choke with tubing working
perssure Of 100 pounds and closed
in casing pressure OF 1000 pounds
from sand at 2,751-56 feet.
Three outpost wells, one each on
the north, west and east, are wait
ing on cement after setting pipe,
and three other tests art Srilling.
A new test will get under way i'm
mediately, and three new locations
were announced at the fields
northwest extremity.
About 1900 feet northwest Of dis
covery and 1000 feet west Of pro-
duction, Porter & Picl@ns NO. !
Garcia Land AZ Cattle Co. Starr
CO., made drill stem test Thursday
which showed 1.400 feet Of oil and
100 feet OF water in IL minutes with
slight pressure. Chokes were 3-8
inch on bottom and quarter-inch on
top. Sand tested was at 2.800-l5
feet, with the water coming from q
few inches Of sand just beneath a
slight shale break at 2,0l5 feet.
Casing Is Ia inch O. ID was set
and cemented to Abs feet Thurs
day night and will be gun-perfor-
ated for production. This test
shows every possibility Of extending
production 1000 feet west.
About 2.l00 feet north Of produc-
ton and $500 feet northeast OF
discovery. Mundy- Stephens No. l
Francisco Guerra, probably will drill
plug during the weekend and at
tempt completion In sand and shale
streaks at 2,900-3.027 feet on the
basis OF showings o. Schlumberger
test. Casing is set Ut 1880 feet.
Failing to obtain production at this
depth. the hole viii be plugged back
and casing gun-perforated at 2,753-
6S feet, where another oil sand was
shown on the Schlumberger.
The fields eastern outpost, X. ID.
Harrison Double d Oil company's
No. 4 Mrs. Lula George 1900 feet
east OF discovery and 800 feet be-
yond production. will drill in an at
tempted completion this weekend
from sand at 2.761-65 feet. The test