, 1935-03-03
Wildcat Oil Tests in Three
Sections of Starr-H idalgo
Territory Holds Interest

southeast OF discovery. set and
cemented surface casing Thursday
at 2O4 feet.
The fields new southeast out
post, Hill a. Hills No. ] q. E Smith,
Is drilling at l,425 feet. Location Is
Ia the west end OF the south 10
acres Of the northwest 1929 acres
Of tract 3-B. porcion IL. about $500
feet southeast Of discovery.
Several wildcats we're drilling or
working in Hidalgo, with one new
test To get started shortly and one
abandonment reported.
About four miles northeast OF the
field. Downey g. Morton's No. 4
OSca DaSkam. In block "a, porcion
As, Ancient Jurisdiction Of ReynoSa,
iS drilling at about 1880 feet.
A new wildcat in western Hidalgo,
Showers a. Moncrief's No. / Brock
& Showers, in lot IL. block Is, por-
cion 70, Ancient Jurisdiction Of
ReynoSa, about three miles south
OF the Double ID wildcat. is await
ing completion of a water well be-
fore starting making hole below
surface casing set at 208 feet.
1t Is reported that arrangements
are being completed to take the Cato
OIL Corportion's No. / Brock a.
Showers. IN lot 8. block 2, porcion 70.
Ancient Jurisdiction Of ReynoSa, six
miles south Of the new ShowerS-Mon-
Grief test. considerably deeper. II
has been standing for the East three
weeks at 5.025 feet. the contract
depth.
IN eastern Hidalgo. Union Sui
phur company's Nc. 8 American-Ric
Grande Land a. Irrigation company,
in lot 2.O88. block Sc. North Capisallo
district. about eight miles north OF
Mercedes. Is drilling at $3.50 feet In
hard Shale.
A new test and an abandonment
are reported from northern Hidalgo
King Woods OIL company's No. ]
w. M. Doughty. in share 90. San Sal
vador del Tule grant, about 10 miles
north of Edinburg. is dry and aban-
doned at SOLO feet, the contract
depth. II had been a very interest
ing test because of geology on the
general area.
Nearly five miles southwest Of the
Woods test. Nutex OIL COM
pany's No. | Frank Rabb Is expected
TO begin making hole beneath l25
feet OF surface casing shortly. Sur
face pipe was set and cemented with
the aid OF an automobile motor and
a mast while a steel derrick and ro-
tary equipment was being moved Is.
Derrick is completed and machinery
Is being rugged UP. Location Is IN
the southeast corner Of the Rabb sill
acres in Laguna SEGA League.
In addition to the Vice and Van
Hes wildcats. both Of which will
made drill stem tests this weekend.
7everal other wildcats in Starr coua-
~ are making progress. One aban-
donment was reported.
The single abandonment Is Sun
Ray Oil company's No. / S. San
chez e. Bro. in the southwest quar-
ter OF survey 344, western Starr,
about $500 feet south Of the Great
Plains Oil conpany's No. / Sanchez.
The test was abandoned at 4.c'5
,eet. contract depth. after falling 70
pick up saturation shown in the
Great Plains test at 3.659-86 feet.
The latter was abandoned when cas-
ing could not be run within 1875 feet
Of the bottom a. the hole.
Two tests in the Barbacoas pool Of
south central Starr were at interest
ing depths.
Merren, Bond a. Johnson's No. 4
| Starr County Cattle company. in the
south 20 acres Of Block "a. Jeffries-
Lambeth subdivision, porcion 80.
Ancient Jurisdiction OF Camargo. is
drilling at 2.760 feet. The test cored
IS feet OF gas sand at 2.7ll-46 feet
when IL examined the 2.70O-foct
sand, from which production Is be-
ing obtained In one well in the poo.
1t will now test the sand shown in
the Merren ct al. No. 3 :. 2. G. g
at 2.8l0 feet.
Armstrong, Emauel a. Adams No.
/ Starr County Cattle Company, IN
Block 81, Jeffries-Lambeth Subdiv-
ision, porcion SO. Ancient Jurisdic-
ton OF Camargo. will set and cement
casing this weekend at 2,705 feet atop
sand cored at 2,705-ll feet. Drill
stem test earlier this week showed
mud. water and some oil and gas.
In southern Starr, John II. Clop-
tons No. | Roos a. Bennett. ct al,
In the south end Of potcion o.. An
cient Jurisdiction Of Camargo. Is
fishing for Is feet OF drill stem, drill
collar and bit lost in the bottom OF
the hole at 4.334 feet.
About two miles north Of the Rio
Grande City pool. John ". Cloptor's
No. l Dionicia Lopez de Tjerina,
in block 4, tract 14-C. porcion so.
Ancient Jurisdiction Of Camargo. is
drilling at 760 feet.
In northeastern Starr. G. r. Borah
ct ans No. | Arcadia Guerra, in the
northeast corner OF share 8. San
Ramon grant. Is drilling at 2.740