, 1935-10-22
Locations Made
For Three New
Wildcat Wells

discovery well OF the Barbacoas
pool, one and a half miles to the
north, has been producing for the
past three years.
About 10 miles northwest Of Mis-
sion In western Hidalgo. 8. j. Sloan
et ais No. l Brock g. Showers.
is preparing TO drill out cement and
gun-perforate In attempting pro-
ducti0n from sand reported as gas
sand az 4.655-71 feet and oil sand
at 4.67l-94 feet on Schlumberger
log.
In eastern Willacy. King-Woods
OIL company will start washing
down wednesday on its NO. ]
Santa Rosa, preparatory to run
ming 5 3-16-inch o. ID. casing and
cementing the string at $500 feet.
Production test viii be made OF
three sands IN the lower 319 feet
Of the hole. which Is bottomed In
shale at 6.5l9 feet.
Three new wildcat locations are
as follows:
Cook Maris- Arnold's No. / starr
County Cattle Co. go feet from
the north and Is feet from the east
lines Of lot "a Of the Cook-Maris-
Arnold subd. porcion so. Camargo
jurisdiction. Starr county.
In northern Hidalgo about eight
miles northeast Of Edinburg and
seven miles northwest OF the city
OF Elsa, Gulf States Oil company
Is completing derrick fcr its No. 2
John c. Engelman, located 400 feet
from the south and 400 feet from
the east lines Of lot 3. block 10, Las
Mestenas Grant.
Gulf States has also staked 10
cation for the No. ! Delta Or
chards. in lot ?. block 70. Las
Mesrenas grant. about one mile
south and slightly east OF the dis
coyery well.
About four miles south Of the
town OF Alamo highway 4. location
Is reported to have been in lot IL,
block 20. Alamo Land a. Sugar Co.
subd-. OF the Alamo tract. for Max
well-Mundy's NO. / Southland De-
velopment company. While more
definite details have not yet be-
come available. ii Is understood
that the wildcat viii 90 to 1000
feet.
A promised extension Of about
1000 feet north at Samfordyce in
southwestern Hidalgo. was delayed
when Porter a. Pickens ct ais NO.
B-l Garcia Land a. Cattle Co.
made clear salt water through
casing perforationa at 2,785-g5
feet. The test had sand at 2.787-
90 feet. On the theory that ce-
ment failed to set properly, the
hole viii be recemented under
pressure. reperforated and recon-
pleted. II Is about $500 feet
northwest Of discovery.
About 1000 feet northwest OF dis
covery, PhiIips-BarnsdaIl's No. 2
Yturria Land a. Livestock Co, cor
ed the saturation at 2,Sl3-2I feet
and is setting and cementing A.
inch o. ID. casing on bottom. Oil
string viii be gun-perforated for
production.
Sicily Oil company's No. z Sea-
bury ct al. about $500 feet north
west OF discovery, is drilling In
shale at 2.325 feet.
w. r. Lacy's No. B-1 Seabury ct
al. about 2.400 feet northwest OF
discovery. is making hole in shale
at 2.240 feet.
In the eastern section Of the
field, q new producer Is in process
OF completion and another new
test is getting under way.
Harrison-D Davis Bishops No. 5
Francisco Guerra, tract IL, porcion
Al, $500 feet east OF discovery.
drilled plug Monday and ran liner
and tubing Monday night in at
tempting completion in sand at o.
754.5-6O.5 feet.
Ernest Powell's No. 2 Mrs. Lula
George, 1900 feet east and slightly
north OF discovery and the fields
northwestern outpost. Is preparing
to set and cement 1O-inch o. d.
surface casing around 205 feet.
The test spudded Monday.
In the Rio Grande City pool or
southern Starr. Sioux-Heard's NO.
4 Goodrich. 100 feet southwest
OF discovery, viii be put on the
pump shortly. The test showed Gil
while bailing from sand at about
1.330-39 feet.
About 1900 feet north OF dis
covery, w. W.. Zimmermans No. 3
Frank Doyno, will be resumed i'm
mediately at 1910 feet.