, 1935-05-14
HIDALCO and
STARR TO GET
new WILDCATS
Compilations Being
Attempted in Tests
In S~amfordyce; New
Location Made
Especial TO The Herald)

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tempted in the Samsordyce field OF
southwestern Hidalgo county and a
wildcat was seeking completion In
southern Starr, drilling activity
throughout the area was setting q
faster pace Tuesday with new tests
announced for both proven and
wildcat sections.
In the Samfordyce field, two tests
were attempting completion, three
tests were drilling. two more were
ugged up and a new location was
announced.
On the west edge OF the field. c.
u. Smith-Ffank Dayvaults No. /
6eabury ct al. about $3.50 feet north
west OF discovery, washed a sand
bridge out Of tubing with water and
was being jetted TO assist in clean
ing. The test Is attempting compile
ton through casing perforations at
2.Bl3-15 feet.
On the southeastern extremity of
production, H. j. Porter ct ais No.
! G Z. Smith, about $500 feet
southeast Of discovery, gun-perfor-
ated casing again Monday night at
2,760-63 feet. Previous perforations
st 2.752-57 feet failed to show for
production.
The fields northwest outpost,
Skelly Oil Company's No. Al Sea-
bury ct al, about $500 feet north
west OF discovery, Is making hole
below 2,204 feet.
Also in the western section Of the
field, w. +. Lacy's No. ! Eusebio
flores, about 100 feet west of dis
ccvery, is drilling at 2,3l5 feet.
The fields eastern edge test,
Cortez Oil Corporations No. CT G.
T.. Smith, about $500 feet east Of
discovery, Is drilling at lois feet.
A new southwest outpost Is ex-
pected TO get under way soon. 1t Ia
4. A. Davis ct ais No. ] Tomas
Flores, in the north end Of Tract
81, porcion 80, about $500 feet west
Of discovery, and Is rugged up and
awaiting orders.
Seeking an extension Of about
200 feet northeast on the eastern
edge Of production, K. d. Harrison
Double D Oil Company's No. 2 Mrs.
Lula George, about $500 feet east
OF discovery, has skidded from the
No. / George, which was completed
a few weeks ago for a l.O00-foot ex-
tension of production TO the east,
and Is rugged up ready to spud. Cor
rected location is $50 feet from the
west and 610 feet from the south
lines Of the southwest 40 acres Of
tract Is, porcion II.
The new location Is Showers e.
Moncrief's No. 2 @. Z. Smith, l65
feet from the east and $50 feet
from the north lines of the west
10 acres OF the east 2l29 acres OF
the northwest 26.29 acres Of tract
3-B, porcion IL, about 6,1O0 feet
southeast Of discovery. Derrick ma
terials and machinery are being
moved TO the location.
Casing Is being run on one wild
cat and two others r rigging up
In western Hidalgo.
ID. M. G. Oil Company'S No. /
Osca DaSkam, In the southeast COR
ner Of the east half of block "a,
porcion IS, Ancient Jurisdiction of
Reynosa, about five miles north
east OF the Samfordyce field. is
running 5-inch O.. D. casing pre-
paratory to attempts at completion
Casing will be set and cemented on
bottom at ALA feet and gun-per-
forations will be made in the lower
II lcCI VI dAc ooA4d ocSeAOAA oe 1,OoV-
ala feet.
About two miles south Of the D.
M. G. wildcat, Nedler a. Graham's
No. / Osca Daskam, near the CEN
ter Of block ~, porcion IS, is rig
gine I'D for a 4.50O-foot test.
X. l. Smith Oil Company'S No. l
Astruberto Flores, $50 feet from the
south and $50 feet from the west
lines of tract $50. porcion 38, about
400 feet northwest Of the Sam
fordyce discovery and $500 feet
north and slightly west Of produc-
tom. Is rugged up and ready to
epud IN on a 4,5O0-foot contract.
The location is on the direct south
east-northwest trend OF production
through the Samfordyce field and
win probably be watched closely for
O possible extension Of the produc-
ing area.
In starr county, hard luck con-
tinued to haunt an attempted ex-
tension of the Barbacoas pool OF
southern Starr and several other
tests in the ares were making hole
or preparing TO get under way.
Armstrong, Emanuel & Adams
No. ! Starr County Cattle company,
In block 81, JeffrieS-Lambeth sub
division, porcion 80, Ancient Juris-
.diction Of Camargo, about n and
n half miles south Of the BarbacoaS
pool, is fishing for a swab and line
In the bottom Of the hole at 2,7l9
feet. The test was swabbed through
the tubing during the weekend but
showed nothing after gun-perfor-
alton at 2.704-l2 feet. Tubing was
pulled and Swabbing started through
the casing. whereupon the test be-
gan showing gas. The swab-line
Parted Just as gas pressure started
to build up.
In the Rio Grande City pool Of
southern Starr, w. W. thinner
mans No. / Doyno a. Chatfield,
about $500 feet southwest OF dis
covery, Is making hole at 720 feet.
About two miles north Of the pool,
John II. Clopton's No. / Dionicta
T1jerina, Is drilling at 1905 feet.
Two new wildcats are scheduled
70 get under way within the next
two weeks in southern Starr.
John II. Clopton's No. ! Kelsey
BASS, In block 5, section 10, porcion
e6. Ancient Jurisdiction OF Camargo,
about four miles southwest OF the
BarbacoaS pool. has completed der
rick and machinery Is being moved
to the site.
In the south end of porcion So.
Porter Evans No. ! KelSey-BaSs,
9sO feet from the south and $50
feet from the east lines Of Lot 8,
block !, 3. & B. oil Company sub
division OF porcion 50. Is to get
started within the next several
DAYS. The test will go to 5000 feet.
IN eastern willacy county, King
woods oil Company's No. I Santa |
Rosa, Is again shut down for boiler
repairs nc l.712 feet.