, 1935-05-22
2 New Compilations
Expected in Valley
Fields During Week

field, which cored a good-looking
oil sand at 4,090-4.1l4 feet. Casing
C5-inch o. d. was set atop the sand
and completion will be attempted
This weekend.
About 9,400 feet northwest Of the
Samfordyce discovery, z. L. Smith
Oil company'S No. ! Astruberto
Flores is shut down temporarily
while a new derrick is being built
The big derrick with which the
test is started will be moved to Pla-
cedo by NeuhauS Drilling company.
Total depth Is 3yO74 feet, nothing be-
ing found thus far except dry sand
at 3,050-56 feet.
On the southeast edge OF the Sam
fordyce field, II. j. Porter ct ais
No. ] G. Z. Smith about $500 feet
southeast OF discovery, Is installing
q. p. I. valves in an effort to make
the well flow steadily through cas-
ing ~perforations at 2,755-59 feet. 1t
has been making oil by heads fer
the past several days.
On the east edge of production
about $500 feet east of discovery,
Cortez Oil Corporations No. CT c
E Smith will drill plug and attempt
completion Thursday In sand at O.
1861 feet.
Another new test In the eastern
section CT the field spudded in Tues
day night and a second Is rigging up
Tor Spudding shortly.
Gknuta~r q AMln,r.ags~ ~ n - ~
Smith, about $500 feet last Of dis
covery, completed rigging up and
5pudded Tuesday night.
Ernest Powell. contractor, will drill
Harris Davis Bishops Nc. 4 Fran
cisco Guerra, $50 feet from the south
and go feet from the east lines of
the south 40 acres of share II, por-
cion Al, Ancient Jurisdiction Of Rey-
nosa. about $500 feet east Of dis
covery, Derrick was completed Tues
day and machinery Is being moved
to the location
On the east edge of the field. Har-
rison- Double DIS No. 2 Mrs. Lula
George, about $500 feet east Of dis
covery, Is making hole below 100
feet.
Also in the eastern section Of the
field. Rogers OIL g. Gas Company's
No. B-3 Francisco Guerra. about g.
200 feet east of discovery, drilled sur
face plug Tuesday and is now be-
low 3l5 feet.
In the western section Of the field,
Gen Oil company'S No. Az Seabury,
ct al. about 800 feet northwest CT
discovery. Is drilling below 400 feet
after drilling surface plug Tuesday.
In Starr county, two new wildcats
are to spud in within a few days. an
other effort Is being made to extend
the BarbacoaS pool. and several rigs
are making hole.
Armstrong. Emanuel e. Adams No.
l Starr County Cattle company has
plugged back TO 2.240 feet prepare
tory to gun-perforating after fail
ing TO complete because of salt water
at 2.7l1-l5 feet. Location Is a mile
and a half south OF BarbacoaS.
Water line is being laid to John II.
No. ! KelSey-BasS which
already has completed derrick.
Henshaw Bros. NO. | S. Sanchez
a. Bros, will get under way late this
week, 1t Is expected. This test has
been previously listed as Sun-Ray
Oil company'S No. 2 Sanchez but will
be carried as Henshaw No. / San
chez.
Also in western Starr. Heep Oil
Corporations (Conroe Drilling Coz
No. l NJ. Guerra a. Sons is drilling
at 3.404 feet.
Seeking to extend the Rio Grande
City pool, about 300 feet to the
southwest. w. w. Zimmerman's No.
/ Dovno a. Chatfield is coring at l.
369 feet.
In eastern Willacy King-Woods
Oil Company's No. / Santa Rosa. Is
again shut down for boiler repairs
at 2.O55 feet
In southwestern Willacy, w. L.
Daniels No. l Francisco Armendiaz.
in Little Share 4. a 2.606-acre tract.
will resume this week al 1850 feet
as soon as an electric rig Is moved
in and set up.