, 1935-09-30

viii DC OF great interest 70 taLlby
oil men, many Of wnom have hold
inRs Ia the general vicinity. Loca-
ton is about n and O half miles
south Of the discovery well Of the
Barbacoas pool. and the test appar-
emily is the most promising Of sew
eral efforts during the past three
wears TO extend the producing
area.
STAIRS new wildcat Is John II.
Clopton ct ais No. 2 Roos a. Ben
nett ct al, share la, porcion 81.
jurisdiction Of Camargo. It Is now
making hole around 800 feet after
Sunday The test probably VIII BE-
startinLF beneath surface casing
carried 5000 feet or deeper.
About 10 miles northwest Of Mis-
sion in western Hidalgo, s. j. Sloan
et al,s No. / Brock a. Showers, Is
drilling below 500 feet In shale In
a 6.O00-foot contract.
Nearly five miles northeast OF
Samfordyce, Doyney a. Morton's
Cd. NJ. G. Oil Coz No. ! OSca
Daskam, started pulling casing
Monday and viii reset about 2.4OO
feet OF pipe. Drillers said cement
failed to set both on weephole job
in the bottom Of the hole In at
tempted production from sand at
4.lO5-i4 feet and at 3,2l5-55 feet,
where cement plug was set. Re-
completion viii be sought In the
sand where the hole Is bottomed.
Hidalgo's new wildcat win be Gulf
States Oil Company's No. ! Delta
Orchards, about eight miles north
east OF Edinburg and six miles
northwest Of Elsa. Rt1-builders
started erecting derrick Monday and
the test will get under way as soon
as possible. Machinery Is being
moved to location from the Gulf
States No. / Engelman, about one
mile north of the new location and
discovery well In the section. The
No. 4 Engelman Is still making gas
and a small amount OF distillate
with $500 pounds working pressure
from sands between $50 and 6'I4O
feet.
In the Mercedes deep area, Union
SULPHUR Company's No. . Amer
ican-Rio Crande, 600 feet north
west OF discovery. is waiting on CO.
ment after setting 7-inch O. d.
casing on bottom at 1923 feet. Cas-
ing will be gun-perforated at I'M
announced depth for production.
About two miles northeast of dis
covery and $500 feet northeast OF
production. Unions No. Q Amer
ican-Rio Grande. is rigging up.
Derrick was completed last week
but muddy roads have prevented
moving in machinery.
Unions NO. 4 American : Rio
Grande. a mile and a half south
west Of discovery, Is listed as
abandoned after five sands between
1900 and 1856 feet all made salt
water on production tests through
casing perforations.
Another new test In western HI
daIgo county which Is moving in
and preparing to spud In Is Lens
graf Walden armen's No. ] Brock
e. Showers. about Is miles north
west or Mission and 285 feet north
Of the old Clary test. The new hole
viii 20 to at least 800 feet.
Indicating In the eastern Sec
ton of the Valley was shut down
entirely the weekend
East Of Sebastian In Willacy
county, King Woods Oil company's
NO. | Santa Rosa, Is still standing
while operators study Schlumberg-
er log which showed an even doz-
en- sands between 2,400 and $500
feet. II Is probable that decision
will be reached this week The
Schlumberger log compares most
favorably with Schlumbergers from
other deep South Texas wildcats.
IL was learned.
In southwestern Willacy. L. a. ;.
Drilling company,s NO. 2 Francisco
Armendiaz wv. II. Daniel). Is still
shut down at 5.240 feet while laying
water line.
Samfordyce looked forward early
this week to western, northern and
eastern extensions, as well as TO in
side competitions.
The western extension offers
chief possibilities for immediate
drilling where Porter & Pickens
no. ! Garcia Land g. Cattle COM
pany, Starr county. is drilling plug.
Casing was set ard cemented on
bottorn at 2.815 feet and win be
gun-perforated for production In
sand at 2,809-15 feet. Location Is
1900 feet northwest Of discovery
and about 1000 feet west Of produc-
ton
On the north edge or production
about $500 feet northeast OF dis
covery and 2,100 feet north OF pres
ent producers. Mundy- Stephens
No. I Francisco Guerra, is still
waiting on cement after casing was
set at 1890 feet. First production
attempt win be made tn streaks OF
oil sand and shale az 2l990-3.027
feet in accordance with Schlum-
berger showings.
On the east edge Of the field K
ID. Harrison-D Double ID Oil COM
pany's No. 4 Mrs. Lula George. 1900
feet east OF discovery and 300 feet
beyond production. Is running tub
ing and preparing to wash into
production from sand at 2.76l-65
feet. The hole tested 80 threbles
Of oil In IA minutes on drill stem
test.
About 900 feet north OF discovery,
Ralph Z. Fair. Inc. Ring-Woodsl
No. 7 Francisco Guerra. cored the
upper gas sand ct 2,765-79 feet,
Shale nc 2.779-87 feet, oil sand nc
2.767-96 feet. and set and cemented
7-inch o. ID. casing at 2,79i feet
Cement plugs win be drilled Tues
day.
About $500 feet east Of discovery.
Rogers Oil AZ Gas company's b.
Francisco Guerra, set and cement
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