, 1935-06-23
Especial to The Heraldl


MISSION. June 22.-Drilling acti-
witty was resumed in several sections
OF the Lower Rio Grande Valley oil
area late this week after too much
water, the result Of excessive rains
and a flood on the Rio Grande. had
caused as much trouble as too lit
tie water. resulting from the drouth,
several weeks ago.
Nearly all interest continued to
center this weekend On the X. ID.
Harrison-D Double d Oil Company No.
2 Mrs. Lula George, on the east edge
Of the Samfordyce field in south
western Hidalgo. The test Is being
carried deeper in search Of a deeper
producing sand. believed to under
lie the ~Samiordyce horizon IN the
same general vicinity.
Both Samfordyce and the Rio
Grande City pool Of southern Starr
reported one new producer each
during the week with a second due
in the Samfordyce area. Several rigs
in both counties were drilling again.
Union Sulphur company is working
three rigs in the Mercedes deep pool
Of eastern Hidalgo and Willacy
county has one drilling wildcat and
another seeking to get started again.
validating activity will spread to
Cameron county in the immediate
future with King Woods Oil Com
pany, drillers Of the discovery well
Of the Samfordyce field moving in on
a location near Olmito for a 5000
foot hole.
The new Samfordyce producer is
Ben q. Barnett's Nc. Missouri Paci-
&c on the Missouri Pacific railway
right-ofway about 1000 feet east
Of the west line OF porcion Al and
$500 feet east Of discovery. 1t guag-
ed four barrels hourly through Is
inch tubing choke from s~aturaticn at
2,747-52 feet with tubing working
pressure of SIS pounds and closed
in casing pressure OF 100 pounds. II
was the 69th flowing producer for
the field.
The SEVENTEEN producer Of the
field is expected to be In the tanks
during the weekend when w. F..
Lacy's No. / EuSebic Flores, in tract
zoo. porcion 80. about 1900 feet west
OF discovery. completely cleans. II Is
now cleaning through 1.8-inch tub
ing choke from four feet of sand al
2,783-87 feet with tubing working
pressure OF 100 pounds and closed
in casing pressure OF ITO pounds.
The field now boasts 20 produc-
ing wells from the Samfordyce sand
all completed in the first nine
months Of the fields life. The dis
covery well. King Woods Oil com
pany's No. ! John M. Lawrence, was
brought in September 20. 1894, and
development OF the field has been
carried on steadily with both ma
jors and independents. chiefly the
latter. participating. The field now
has an allowable Of 3,240 barrels
daily.
The fields eastern edge semi-wild-
cat. HarriSon-D Double d No. 2, Mrs
Lula George. about $500 feet east
OF discovery. cored another SAND
Thursday night at 2.961-67 feet anc
drill stem test showed six joints Of
oil and salt water in nine minutes
The upper few inches OF the sane
were reported rather firm but carry.
ing considerable oil while the lowel
five feet were rather hard with les
Gil. This test, one Of the most inter.
Getting ever drilled in the Samfordyct
area, cored the thickest sand sector
yet recorded in the Samfordyce hori.
ION at 2,736-9f feet. It also coreC
three feet Of sand showing satura.
ton at 2,9OO-03 feet, then IL feet o.
sand at 2.923-34 feet which showed
considerable oil. The latter sane
flowed pure salt water on compile,
ton. The test is now being depend
for a test Of a saturated sand founC
at 3.074-79 feet in the old Chancel.
lor-Hall wildcat, several hundred
feet 70 the east, In 1888. when tn,
2~,960-foot stand was picked I'D.
About $500 feet east Of discovery
HariSon-D Davis Bishops No. 2 Fran.
cisco Guerra, is drilling below 2,l5t
feet.
Also on the east edge OF produc.
ton about $500 feet east OF dis.
covery. Cortez oil Corporations No
C-1 @. z. Smith, is awaiting order,
after showing high pressure ga,
on completion in the lower Sam.
fordyce sand at 2,749-52 feet.
About $500 feet east Of discovery
Ben q. Barnett's No. 3 Missouri
Pacific, on the south side Of The