, 1935-01-20

MISSION. Jan. 19.-One OF the
busiest weeks Hidalgo county's
Samfordyce field has experienced
resulted in completion OF three new
producers to bring the total to 26
since September 20. when the field
was opened.
In addition, three other tests
are waiting on cement TO set, an
other test is In the sand and five
tests are drilling In the field
proper.
seven wildcats In widely separ-
ated sections OF Hidalgo kept in
terest at a high pitch.
Starr county offered possibility
Of new production near its western
boundary when a wildcat which
had been drilling for two years
cored % feet Of heavily saturated
sand and set casing. More than a
dozen other wildcats in the county
reported activity.
The three new producers in the
Samfordyce field we're listed as:
Navarro Oil Company's No. / "A.
r. de Flores, In the south 5 acres
Of tract 275, porciOn 40, about $500
feet east OF discovery, flowing an
estimated II barrels hourly through
quarter-inch tubing choke under
$40 pounds tubing working pressure,
saturation being picked up at 2.751
feet and cored to 2,758 feet.
Heep Oil Corporations No. 5 Sea-
bury ct al, In the northwest corner
o. the southeast Is acres OF tract
256. p0rcion 80. about 200 feet
northwest Of discovery, gagged at
IL barrels hourly through b-inch
tubing choke under tubing working
pressure Of $50 pounds and closed
in casing pressure Of go pounds.
The test had had SaturatiOn at
2.757-85 feet with neither upper
gas nor a Shale break.
Alamo Drilling C0mpany's No. !
Francisco B. Guerra, in the west
end Of the northwest lbs acres Of
the south Is acres OF tract 254, por-
cion 40. about 5000 feet east OF
discovery. flowing estimated s bar
rels hourly through 3-l6 inch tub
ing choke under tubing working
pressure Of 125 pounds and closed
in casing pressure OF ITS pounds
fom ~saturation at 2.756-60 feet.
The three tests now waiting on
cement before completion are:
Weekley Oil Corporations No. ?
c. Z. Smith, in the northeast 34.43
acres OF tract PTS. porcion 40. about
500 feet southeast of discovery:
upper gas Sard at 2,726-41 feet.
shale at 2.74l-46 feet. ~saturation ut
2.746-52 feet. casing set and &C.
mented at 2,752 feet with the lower
six feet perforated.
Showers a Moncrief'S No. I G.
<. Smith. in the west 10 acres OF
the east 21.29 acres Of the north
west 2629 acres Of share 3-B, por-
cion Al. about 5000 feet southeast
OF discovery: upper gas sand az
2.753-57 feet. sEele at 2.757-58 feet,
saturation at 2.758-62 feet. casing
set and cemented at 2,758 feet.
Rogers oil & Gas Company's No,
1 Francisco b. Guerra, In the
southeast Is acres OF tract 254,
porcion 40. about 1900 feet south
east Of discovery, deepened TO 2,764
feet and set and cemented 5 3-l6
inch oil string at 2.764 feet in
lower 200 feet oil hole to overcome
high pressure In upper gas sand at
2.7O9-23 feet. ccred Shale at 2.723-
n feet and Saturation at 2.727-64
feet.
A fourth test was expected to set
casing during the weekend IT Is
Windsor oil company's No. l DR.. j.
NJ. DosS. in the west IS acres of the
northeast 1898 acres If tract 278l
porci0n 40. about 400 feet south
east Of discovery. which was COR
ing near the top OF the upper gas
sand az 2,728 feet.
Drilling tests in the Samfordyce
field all got under way during the
past week.
Seeking to extend production
about 700 feet northwest. Reservl
Oil company's No. l Seabury ct al
in the north % acres Of the wes'
38 acres of the southeast $3.50 acres
Of tract 256. porcion SO. about 2,70t
feet northwest Of discovery. Is drill
ing at 1900 feet.
On the northeast edge of produs-
ton. Reynosa Oil company's No.
Francisco 3. Guerra, in the north
west 10 acres OF the southeast A
acres Of tract 254, porcion SO, about