, 1935-01-08
z new TESTS
TO Be MADE
Especial to The Herald)

Afordyce field OF southwestern Hidal-
60 county. four other rigs continue
ed TO make hole Monday. Two new
tests were to get under way this
week and three new locations were
actually staked.
Rogers OIL and Gas Company's
No. ] Francisco B. Guerra, in the
southeast Is acres Of tract 254, pOr-
cion 40. about 1890 feet east of dis
covery. began making dry gas late
Sunday night after flowing 80 per
cent oil and so per cent mud and
drilling water as 1t cleaned itself
slowly Sunday. The test was allow
ed 10 clean on a half-inch tubing
choke. When 1t began making no
thing but gas, 1t va closed in,
p~ressures Immediately rising to 1900
pounds on casing and 100 pounds
on tubing. The well Is TO be lubri-
Gated in an effort to build up a COL
umn Of oil in the tubing and cause
1t to flow. The test had the upper
sand at 2.70e-23 feet. shale at
2,723-27 feet and s~aturation at 2,727-
81 feet.
The only test drilling on the west
edge OF the field was the Heep Oil
Corporations No. 3 Seabury ct al,
in the northwest corner Of the
southeast rs acres Of tract 256. por-
cion SO. about 2,100 feet northwest
Of discovery. 1t was making hole
just below 1900 feet.
In the eastern section Of the field,
three tests were drilling and two
more we're rigging UP for immedi-
ate spudding.
Navarro Oil Company's No. ! "A.
F.. de Flores, in the center Of the
south 5 acres Of tract 275. porcion 40.
about 1850 feet east and slightly
south OF discovery. vas drilling at
2,320 feet.
Alamo Drilling Company's No. /
Francisco b. Guerra, in the west
end Of the northwest l2.5 acres Of
the south rs acres Of tract 254, por-
cion 40, about 1000 feet east Of dis
covery, drilled the plug in surface
casing Monday afternoon and was
making hole at $40 feet. Corrected
location on this test Is 282 feet
from the west and 233 feet from
both north and south lines Of the
Fl2.5-acre tract. Corrected location
on the No. 2 Guerra Is $50 feet from
tn east and 233 feet from both
north and south lines Of the l2.5-
acre tract.
Corrected location on the J. o.
Moss ct al No. l Francisco 3. Guer-
ra Is 282 feet from the west and 233
feet from the north lines Of the
west % acres Of the south SO acres
Of tract 254, porcion 40.
Weekly Oil Corporations No. 2
Q. Z. Smith. most southeasterly test
in the field and the most important
test now Ctilling in the proven area,
set and cemented surface casing at
200 feet Monday night. Location
Is In the northeast 34.43 acres OF
tract 276, porcion 40. and 500 feet
southeast Of discovery.
Two new tests we're expected 70
Spud in some time this week.
Windsor Oil Company's No. l DIR.
J. NJ. DoSs, located $50 feet from the
north and SIS feet from the east
lines Of the west SIS acres OF the
northeast s2.SS acres Of tract 27S,
porcion 40, Is building derrick. Ma
chinery has been moved to the loca-
ton, about 1900 feet southeast Of
discovery.
Moncrief a. Showers No. / c. T..
Smith will become the fields most
southerly test when it spuds in,
probably late this week. Location
Is $50 feet from the north and 323
feet from the west lines OF the west
10 acres of the east 21.29 acres Of
the northwest 1928 acres Of share
3-B. porcion Al, about 5000 feet
southeast Of discovery. Derrick has
been completed and machinery is
being moved in.
Three new locations staked Mon
day included:
j. NJ. Newman ct ais No. ? A. =.
de Flores, 100 feet from the south
and 240 feet from the west lines
Of the north 10 acres OF tract 275.
porcion 40, about $500 feet east Of
discovery.
Reserve OIL Company's No. ! Sea-
bury ct al. $50 feet from the north
and $40 feet from the east lines Of
the north % acres Of the west SO
acres of the southeast $3.50 acres
OF tract 256, porcion SO. about 800
feet northwest of discovery.
Reserve Oil Company's No. 2
Seabury ct al. $50 feet from the
south and $50 feet from the east
lines of the north 26 acres OF the
west 38 acres Of the southeast $3.50
acres of tract 265. porcion 80. about
2,700 feet northwest Of discovery.
In wildcat territory Of Hidalgo
county. King-Woods Oil company
has one test ready to start coring
and is preparing to spud in on an
other.
Woods No. l Osca Daskam.
In lot 23-A, block 40. porcion As,
about three miles east OF the field,
is coring just below 2.700 feet.
King Woods No. l w. M. Doughty,
in tract 90. San Salvador del Tule
grant. northern Hidalgo. about 10
miles north o. Edinburg. Is rigging
up preparatory to spudding In with
in the next two OF three days.
In western Hidalgo, Cato OIL
Corporations No. l Brock g. Show
ers Is drilling at 2.s25 feet after
resuming late Saturday at 2.4S6 feet.
Location is In tract 8. block IS. por-
cion 70, Ancient Jurisdiction Of
Reynosa, about nine miles west Of
Mission.