, 1935-05-09
Well Brought
In for ,S~amfordyce;
Another Is Cleaning

ginning TO clean slowly Thursday
morning with no presSureS showing.
Tubing was 90 feet off bottom and
the well will be forced TO clean It
self Of that much mud before be-
ing turned into the tanks.
On the south edge Of production,
in the northeast corner OF the
south half OF the northeast 34.43
acres Of tract 27S, porcion 40. about
$500 feet southeast Of discovery. Is
waiting on cement after setting
casing on bottom at 2,766 feet. The
test cored ii feet Of oil sand at
S.752-63 feet. Shale at 2.763-64 feet
and sand at 2,764-66 feet
The only test drilling In the
field Wednesday was w. +. Lacy's
No. / EuSebio Flores, about 100
feet west OF discovery. 1t was max
ing hole below l,l50 feet in Shale.
Three new tests are expected To
DC under way IN the field late this
week.
The fields new northwest outpost,
Shelly Oil Company's No. Al Sea-
bury ct al. about $500 feet north
west OF discovery, Is about rugged I'D
and ready for immediate Spudding.
II Is 400 feet northwest OF produc-
ton.
On the southwest corner of the
field, E A. Davis ct ais No. l Tomas
Flores, about $500 feet west OF dis
covery, Is rugged up and will spud
In this weekend.
The fields eastern edge test.
Cortez Oil Corporations No. C-l c.
IA. Smith, about $500 feet east OF
discovery, has compelled derrick
and Is rigging up.
In wildcat areas OF Hidalgo coun-
ty, three tests will attract consider
able attention during the next few
days.
About 200 feet southwest Of the
Union Sulphur Company's No. 3
American-Rio Grande Land q Irri-
cation company, derrick has been
Skldded TO the old Union No. 2
American. which was temporarily
abandoned in January after twist
Ing of drill stem while roaming at
GOA feet. Tbs test will be plugged
back and ~Sidetracked IN an effort TO
complete as a producer IN the same
SAND as the discovery well at TAFT
SO feet.
Derrick is going up over the old
Union No. ] American, about one
and q quarter miles northeast or
the discovery. The No. ! was tenn
porarily abandoned in July, 1884,
after sticking drill stem at 6.43i
feet. 1t viii also be plugged back
and Sidetracked in seeking the dis
covery sand.
In western Hidalgo, about four
miles northeast of the Samfordyce
field, d. NJ. @. Oil Company's (same
as Downey d. Morton) No. / OSca
DaSkam, is expected TO set and
cement casing on bottom at ALA
feet late this week. The test has an
oil sand at 4,090-4,ll4 feet, accord
ing 10 both log and Schlumberger
test. Frank Dayvault, who has
drilled several wells in the Sam
fordyce area, will be in charge Of
completion.
Activity continued to pick I'D
slowly in Starr county areas.
In the Rio Grande City pool OF
southern Starr, Sioux Oil Corpora
tons No. 8 Goodrich, cored the Rio
Grande City sand at 1888 feet
and continued coring Wednesday.
About Is miles north OF Rio
Grande City. Sun-Humble's No. /
Mantor & Briggs, began making
hole beneath surface casing set at
POS feet Wednesday.
About five miles east OF Rio
Grande City. HughSton Oil Com
pany's No. ! Wood Is reported fish
ing below 900 feet.
Another attempt to extend the
Barbacoas pool about one and a
quarter miles south Is being made
after gun-perforation OF casing We'd
neSday In Armstrong. Emanuel e.
Adams No. / Starr County Cattle
company at 2,7o4-l0 feet. Tubing
was being run Thursday.