, 1935-05-21
Wildcats Get
Under Way in Starr
And at Samfordyce

five miles northeast Of the Samfor-
dyce field. Is running 5-inch 0. d.
casing very slowly into a 6A Inch
hole after washing Sunday and Sun
day night. The oil string Is being set
through 100 feet Of SA-inch sur
face casing. adding to the difficulty
OF the Job. The test has an oil sand
at 4,090-4.ll4 feet, according to both
log and Schlumberger test.
About 9.400 feet northwest Of the
Samfordyce discovery, Z. L. Smith
Oil company's No. / Astruberto
Flores. in tract $50. porcion 80. An
cient Jurisdiction of Reynosa, Is cor
ing at 3.O58 feet. The first core at
3.042-5e feet failed to show any
thing promising.
In eastern Hidalgo county, Union
Sulphur Company's No. 2 American
Rio Grande Land g. Irrigation COM
pany, 200 feet southeast CT the Union
No. 3 American, Mercedes pool dis
covery, is reported making hole
around 1900 feet after Sidetracking
at 1000 feet.
In the Samfordyce field, Sicily Oil
company's No. Al Seabury ct al,
the fields 64th flowing producer
which was completed Sunday. guag-
ed so barrels per hour cn a brief
guage with S-inch tubing choke I'M
der tubing working pressure Of l60
pounds and closed-in casing pres
sure OF 500 pounds through casing
perforations at 2,805-13 feet. On Is
inch tubing choke, the well guaged
Is barrels hourly with tubing work.
ing pressure of l40 pounds and 500
pounds closed-in casing pressure.
Still showing for production and
flowing by heads is H. j. Porter ct
ais No. / c. E. Smith, IN about $500
feet southeast Of discovery. The test
is on the extreme southeast edge OF
the field and Is making oil by heads
through casing p~erforations at 2,755-
50 feet.
c. Z. Smith-Frank Dayvault's No.
l Seabury ct al, is again flowing oil
after cleaning out sand bridged In
the tubing. The test was completed
last week through casing perfora-
tions at 2.Sl4-l7 feet.
Cortez Oil Corporations No. CT
c. K. Smith, about $500 feet east OF
discovery, Is waiting on cement at
2,740 feet after coring Saturation at
2.746-51 feet.
Also on the east edge Of produc-
ton about $500 feet east Of discov-
cry, Harrison Double ID Oil Com
pany's No. 2 Mrs. Lula George. Is
drilling at 1850 feet.
Two new tests Spudded in during
the weekend.
On the north edge Of the field
about 300 feet northwest Of dis
covery. Gem Oil company's No. Az
Seabury ct al, in tract ESQ, porcion
38, Is ready to set and cement sur
face casing.
In the eastern section of the field,
Rogers Oil g. Gas company's No. B.
3 Francisco Guerra. in tract 254. por-
cion 40, about 5000 feet east OF dis
covery, set and cemented 20l feet OF
surface casing Monday.
In Starr county. another new Wild
cat will get under way shortly and
two other tests were reported Mon
day.
Henshaw Bros. No. | ). Sanchez a.
Bros, in survey 344. western Starr. Is
moving in a new Diesel rig. the first
10 be brought into the Valley oil
section and is rigging up for a A.
3O0-foot test.
About to miles north of the Rio
Grande City pool of southern Starr,
John II. Clopton's No. / Dionicia IL
ierina, block 4. tract l4-C. porcion
81. Ancient Jurisdiction Of Cam
argo, is drilling at 1900 feet.
Seeking to extend the same pool
about 300 feet southwest. w. w.
Zimmerman's No. l Doyno & Chat
fidle is coring at 1.345 feet.