, 1935-07-17
ESPECIAL 20 me Heraldl

MISSION, July ia number Of
tests are drilling In the SamfOrdyce
field Of southwestern Hidalgo coun-
~ and two new locations va u
nOunced Tuesday TO further neignG-
en- resumption OF activity in the
area
In Starr county. a sO0-foot ex-
tension 70 the west was reported in
The Rio Grande City pool and a new
southwest outpost for the same area
va getting under way.
A number OF wildcats in various
parts OF the Lower Rio Grande
Valley oil N we're under way.
Southeastern extremity OF the
Samfordyce field was apparently
more plainly defined with abandon
ment Tuesday Of Ben q. Barnett
et ais No. 3 Missouri Pacific, about
900 feet east Of the west line Of
porc.on Al, on the railway right
Cf-way and about $500 feet east Of
discovery. The test was bottomed
finally at 2,756 feet where swabbing
resulted in gas pressure Of 300
pounds and salt water. A small
amount of oil was sEabbed from the
hole.
AS a result OF the Barnett aban-
dLnment. interest in the fields
eastern boundary turned more to
the north and east rather than
continuing east and south as has
been the case for the past several
weeks.
CorteZ OIL Corporations No. CT
@. K. Smith, about $500 feet east
OF discovery and about 100 feet east
OF Barnett. is plugged back to 2,700
feet and awaiting orders. Cortez
originally planned gun-perforating
al about 2,76-60 feet, but the Bar
nett failure may change that plan.
The Cortez test went to 2.944 feet
for testing Of two sands below 1890
feet, both OF which showed salt wa
ter on drill stem tests. before plug
glng back FOR another effort at
completion in the Samfordyce hor-
lion.
About 800 feet east OF discovery.
Harrison : Davis = Bishops NO. 3
Francisco Guerra. Is drilling at
2,056 feet.
Several hundred feet due north
OF the Cortez edge well and $500
feet east OF discovery, Harrison
Double DIS No. 3 Mrs. Lula George,
is rigging up. This test Is expected
10 further indicate the fields east
ern trend, being about 400 feet north
Of production
Several hundred feet northwest
Of the HarriSon-Douhle u outpost
and about $500 feet northeast OF
discovery, following a general trend
indicative OF a belief that the Sam
iordyce producing area recurveS
northwest In similarity TO a dome,
Mundy ct ais No. / Francisco Guerra
has been located in the north end OF
tract II, porclon Al. Derrick Will go
up on the location late this week.
About 800 feet northwest OF dis
covery and on the discovery lease,
King Woods Oil Company'S No. 5
5ohn Lawrence. Is drilling at 2.040
feet. This test has previously been
listed as King-W Woods No. 4 Law
renee. The correct number Is No.
5, the No. 3 Lawrence being an un-
drilled location in the southwest
corner OF the discovery lease.
w. F. Lacy's No. / Seabury ct al.
about 1850 feet northwest Of dis
ccvery, set and cemented 200 feet
o. l0-inch surface casing Tuesday
night.
The two new locations announced
Tuesday are as follows:
King Woods Oil Company's No.
9 Francisco Guerra, $40 feet from
TIE west and $50 feet from the south
lines OF the southwest 20 acres OF
tact 254, Porcion 80, about 500 feet
north Of discovery.
Windsor OH Company's No. 3 Dr.
J NJ. DoSS, $50 feet from the north
and $50 feet from the east lines OF
the west SIS acres OF the northeast
acres OF tract 278, porcion 40.
about 1850 feet southeast OF dis
cOvery.
Two Hidalgo county wildcats made
steady progress Tuesday.
Five miles south OF Mission. Mad
dox- Turnbull-Irwin' No. 1 John
II. Shary, IS drilling In hard shale.
at a depth ~(corrected) OF 1920 feet
Eight miles northeast OF EdinburR
END 10 miles northwest Of the Union
Sulphur company'S deep Mercedes