, 1935-05-05

ties OF the Lower Rio Grande VAL
ley oil area Is again holding chief
attention in the section with q
number Of wildcats making hols
and three or four others getting
ready TO starr orlIIlng.
No outstanding development was
reported in the prolific Samfordyce
field Of southwestern Hidalgo. the
sections chief producer, other than
attempted extensions on both north
west and southeast extremitieS Of
the field. The one new complexion
reported during the week Is giving
trouble although there Is little doubt
bit that 1t viii be eventually fin
iShed as a good well.
Two wildcats, one each in Hi
dalgo and Starr Counties, probably
viii attract considerable attention
during the coming week.
In western Hidalgo, Downey &
Morton expect TO set casing early
this week In their No. ] OSca Das-
kan. in the east half OF Block 80.
porcion IS, Ancient Jurisdiction OF
ReynoSa, about four miles north
east OF the Samfordyce field. The
test logged gass and at 4,090-4.l0
feet, streaks OF hard, sandy Shale at
4lOO-O2 feet and oil sand at 4,lO2-
Il feet, the log being verified by a
Schlumberger test. Casing Is now
reported enroute to the site. Its
chief Importance Is in the possibility
OF opening I'D the third producing
horizon in the county.
In southern Starr, Armstrong,
Emanuel & Adams No. / Starr
County Cattle Company Is again
delayed in completion when 1t was
found impossible to run q shooting
tool to the bottom because OF q
bulge in cement at the bottom OF
the hole. After salt water broke In
during attempted completion In
sand at 2,7O4-i5 feet, cement was
set in the bottom Of the hole. inside
and outside OF liner and casing.
Cement was drilled from inside the
liner preparatory TO perforating al
ter cutting off the water. Cement
viii now be reamed before another
attempt TO shoot the casing. Loca-
ton Is in block 81, Jeffries-Lam-
beth Subdivision, porcion 80. Anci-
Cnt Jurisdiction Of Camargo, aoou'
a mile and a half south Of n
Barbacoas pool.
one other wildcat Is drilling IN
Hidalgo county, another new Wild
cat location has been made and
one abandonment was reported dur
ing the week.
In western Hidalgo. about 500
feet north Of the Samfordyce dis
coverv well, <. L. Smith Oil Com
pany,s No. / Alexandra Flores de
Flores. in the northwest corner OF
tract $50. porcion 80. Is drilling az
1850 feet. The test Is contracted 20
5000 feet
A new wildcat location Is Blur
Petroleum Company's NO. ! MRS. Il
L. Knowles, $50 feet from the nortn
and $50 feet from the east lines Of
the northeast 100 acres OF the
500 acres Of share IA. porcion ~
Ancient Jurisdiction OF ReynoSa,
about three miles southwest Of Mis-
sion. The wildcat will go 70 1000
feet and locat n Is on a block OF
3.5O0 acres out Of p~orcioneS 40. 50.
S: and 50. all south OF the Missouri
Pacific Railway. deophysical ana
sub-surface exploration work are
reported to have yielded favorable
results. z. r. Kirkpatrick, Houston
contractor. has the drilling contract.
Location Is In q comparatively large
area Of virgin territory.
The single wildcat abandonment
this week IN Hidalgo was Earl y.
Hankamer's No 1 Frank Rabo, IN
the southeast corner Of the Rabb 5ll
acres OF Laguna SEGA League. about
Ok miles north Of Edinburg. The
fest was dry 70 5,379 feet where IL
was abandoned Thursday. No snow
ings OF any kind were reported.
The discovery well I'm South Tex
as deepest producing area, the
new Mercedes field In eastern HI
dalpo. Is making its allowable Of $50
barrels daily. 1t Is Union Sulphur
Company's No. 3 American-Rio
Grande Land e. Irrigation COMPANY
which was completed last week In
sand at 7.477-e3 feet and which IS
flowing through two h-inch tubing
chokes under tubing working pres
sure Of about $50 pounds.
Using the heavy rig with which
the No. 3 American-Rio Grande was
successfully completed and a new
rig lust moved in. Union Sulphur
Company will 60 back into the old
No. 1 American-Rio Grande and the
No. 2 American-Rio Grande In an
effort to complete them in the
same sand from which the NO. 3
is now producing. 1t was announced
by company officials Friday.
The Union No. ] ARG was tenn
porarily abandoned at 6.43i feet on
July 1. 1884. when the drill stem
became stuck in the hole at the
depth given. It's location Is in the
northeast corner of Farm Tract
2..297. Block 50. North Capisallo
District, about n and a quarter
miles northeast Of the discovery
well Of the new deep area.
The No. 2 ARG Is located 400
feet from the south and 400 feet
from the east lines OF Farm Tract
2.O82. Block So. North Capisallo
District. about 200 feet southeast OF
the discovery well. It wes tenn
u~rorarily abandoned at S.044 feet on
January II. 1885. when drill stem
twisted off while roaming. The
drill stem parted at 2.629 feet and
the remainder was cut out to about
5000 feet. ~.
Officials stated the two holes viii
be plugged back to a point above
the distractions and ~sidetracked IN
an effort to pick up the same sand
at 7.477-gS feet from which the
discovery well is now producing
steadily.
The rig at the discovery well Ia