, 1935-03-12
s 41st Oil
Well Extends Field
500 Feet Southeast

flowing oil well In Hidalgo countyS
six-months old Samfordyce field
was turned into the tanks Monday
to provide an extension Of 500 feet
TO the southeast for the field. An
other test Is being completed,
three others are waiting on cement
to set prior to drilling in and an
other Is coring for the s~aturation.
Hill a. Hills Fort WORTH No. !
IC. Z. Smith. In the west end Of the
south 10 acres Of the northwest
1923 acres of tract 3-B. porcion Al.
about 5000 feet southeast Of dis
covery, gagged three barrels OF
pipeline oil hourly on q test Of
several hours early Monday. The
test was producing on a h-inch
tubing choke under tubing work.
ing pressure Of 200 pounds and
closed-in casing pressure Of $50
pounds. II had the upper Samfor-
dyce sand at 2.744-50 feet, shale at
2.750-56 feet and saturation at
2,756-60 feet.
Also In the southeast section OF
the field, Rogers Oh a. Gas Com
pany's No. 3 Fancisco Guerra. In
he northwest corner Of the south
cast q acres Of tract 254, porcion
40, about 1000 feet east OF dis
covery, was cleaning Itself Monday
night. The casing was being lubri-
Gated to build up a column Of oil
prior to cleansing through the
tubing. The test had the upper
sand at 2,709-17 feet. shale at o.
717-27 feet st1 the lower sand at
2.727-61 feet. Casing was set and
cemented at 2,758 feet.
King Woods Oil company's No. ]
John Lawrence. in the southwest
9.52 acres Of the east 1854 acres
Of tract 274. porcion 80, about 1900
feet east of discovery, drilled plug
Tuesday preparatory TO efforts at
completion. Located on the south
ern edge Of production and near
the center OF the field, the test
had gas sand at 2,767-73 feet. a
streak Of shale and saturation at
2.773-75 feet.
In the western section OF the
field. Reserve Development Com
pany's No. 3 Seabury ct al, in the
north % acres of the west SO acres
OF Tract 256, Porcion 38, about O.
700 feet northwest Of discovery. Is
waiting on cement after coring the
Samfordyce saturation at 2,755-62
ieet and setting pipe at 2.757 feet.
The newest test to top the Sam
fordyce producing horizon Is Cor
tez Oh Corporations No. 4 G. Z.
Smith, near the center Of the
northeast 34.43 acres Of tract 27S,
pcrcion 20. about $500 feet south
cast Of discovery. This test. wiz h
promises to extend production a
short distance TO the south, cored
the upper gas sand at 2.746-58 feet.
shale a t2,758-63 feet and satura-
ton at 2,763-89 feet. Pipe Is to be
set and cemented atop the Satura-
ton.
The fields only drilling test
Monday was the Bridwen Oil COM
pany's No. 2 Luis Pena, l65 feet
from the south and 165 feet from
the east Ines Of tract pit, porcion
40. about $500 feet southeast Of
discovery. 1t was making hole at
1880 feet.
Three other tests are to start
drilling beneath the surface casing
Immediately.
Shafer- Mundy's No. / Tabasco
Consolidated In 1spendent School
district, In tract 260, porcion 80
about $500 feet west Of discovery
set and cemented 203 feet OF sur
face casing. It is located on the
southwest edge Of production.
In the m~id-Section of the field,
Keep OIL Corporations No. / John
Lawrence, IN ire southeast 5 acres
OF tract 274, porcion 80, about 900
feet southeast OF discovery, has set
and cemented 200 feet Of surface
casing.
The fields northern OUTPOST.
Wheelock g. Collins No. ! Seabury
ct al. in the southwest corner Of the
southeast 20 acIes Of the north 240
acres OF tract 256, po-cion 38. about
1000 feet north and slightly west
of discovery. drilled plug in surface
pipe Tuesday.
On the northwest extremity OF the
field, Sicily OIL Company's No. /
Seabury ct al. IN the southeast cor
ner Of the west "a acres OF the west
IS acres Of the north 70 acres Of
The southeast 1863 acres OF tract
ESQ. porcion IS. about 3,90 feet
northwest Of discovery. showed for
production on grill stem test Mon
Gay. With the testing toll open for
a test of sand at 2,780?S4 feet, the
hole showed 2.0C0 feet OF oil and 80
bounds gas pressure in six minutes.
The test had cored sand at 2,766-84
feet, pyrites at 2,784-86 feet and
Shale at 2.78S-91 feet Seeking to
pick up the lower ~Samfordyce sand.