, 1935-02-18
HIDALCOBACK
in SPOTLIGHT
On OIL HIT


ty Jumped back into the South Tex
rs oil spotlight this weekend on the
basis Of q saturated. five-foot core
from a rank wildcat. W. L. Clary's
No. ! Brock az Showers. about ten
miles northwest Of Mission.
The test drilled into q hard cap
rock q 3,04e feet. made four feet In
the rock and then dropred into a
heavily saturated oil sand which wa
ecred from 3.055 feet TO 3.O58 feet.
When this information spread, op-
orators. biologists and land men OF
both independents and major com
panies rushed into Mission and Nc
Allen and brisk trading In the vi
cinity developed within a few hours.
Location OF the test is $50 feet from
the north and $50 feet from the
east lines Of lot 4. block 70. porcion
20. Ancient Jurisdiction OF Reynosa.
Lot Z contains 40 acres. as do all
other lots In the Vista Hermosa
subdivision Of porciones 70 and 80.
and IL In the southwest 40 acres OF
the l60-acre drilling block. Clary
holds leases on 1888 acres in the
vicinity, most OF which was obtain
ed from J. ID. Brock. Mission ranch
man. and z. A. Showers. Houston
and Fort Worth independent oil OBJ
orator. who jointly own the 1000
acre Brock a. Showers ranch.
Acreage near the well. which had
been selling at IS to SIS per acre.
increased several times in price but
the prices showed some tendency to-
ward steadiness Sunday.
II. A. Showers Ell al had already
made location for their NO. | Brock
az Showers $50 feet from the north
and $50 feet from the east lines OF
lot ii. block Is. porcion 70. about
three miles south OF the Clary test
before the saturation was cored IN
the Clary wildcat. Derrick was
completed Sunday and machinery
wiz be moved 70 the location from
the Samfordyce field. within the
next few days. Rumors OF other
tests In the vicinity could not be
verified.
A drill stem test or the Clary test
10 expected 10 be made about mid
week. 1t Is l3 miles northeast OF the
Samfordvce field and the sand Is
about 800 feet below the ~Samfordvce
producing horizon. The sand ao-
pears TO be considerably coarser
than that In the Samfordvce fled
and showed a decidedly brownish
color ms comnared with the light
green. high l~ubricating value oil
from S~amfordvce.
In the Samfordyce field, develop
nnent continued steadily. Another
well. the seth flowing producer, was
In process Of completion. an out
post well 500 feet northwest OF pro-
duction showed for production on q
drill stem test and two others were
near the sand. Two new tests we're
70 Ret under wav Immediately.
Showers e. Moncrief's No. S-B
John Lawrence. IN the northeast
1S.5 acres OF tract 274. porcion 80.
about 1900 feet east OF discovery.
~ cleaning itself with no pres
gures showing SUNDAY NIGHT after
the plug was drilled SATURDAY. night
and tubing u Sunday. The test
had saturation at 2.77e-8i feet.
About 500 fee. northwest OF pro-
duction. Gem Oil ComDany's No.
GIGgGAN CT Hls III AAlE cUllIlEh1L NDE~
ner OF the east "a acres OF the west
~ acres Of the north rs acres OF the
southeast 1862 acres OF tract 256
porcion 80. about 800 feet north
west OF discovery. showed seven
threblee OF oil In Is minutes on
drill stem test Sunday night. The
test had the upper Samfordvce gas
sand ut 2.743-59 feet. shaie az 2T59-
80 feet and saturation az 2.T68-7A
feet. The testing tool was seated AZ
2.766 feet. Casing will be set and
cemented az 2.765 feet.
Navarro OIL companv's No. 8 Sea-
bury et al. In the northwest corner
OF the north Is acres OF the south
east 81 acres Of tract 2s6. porcion
30 about 2,700 feet northwest on
discovery. set and cemented casing
SUNDAY at 2.T6l feet. The test had
been s~idetracked az $500 feet after
drill stem test in the original hole
showed salt water IN the saturation.
The sidetracked hole picked I'D the
saturation at 2.7s9-72 feet. While
running casing Thursday. the whip
stock was disclosed from the con-
crete plug and fishing failed 10 bring
II e the surface. Another whipstock
was set and casing run and &C.
mented.
Another new test for the north
west corner OF the field got under
way Sunday night when the Re-
serve Development Company's No. 2
Seabury ct a. got under way. Loca-
ton Is $50 feet from the south and
2o7 feet from the east lines az the
north % acres OF the west 50 acres
Of the southeast $3.50 acres OF tract
ass, porcion SO. about 2.TO0 feet
west and slightly north or discovery.