, 1935-08-28

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Most of the Samfordyce activity
centered at the northeast extremity
of the field, although a new pro-
ducer Is expected shortly in the
western hall Of the area.
W. F. Lacy's No. 2 Seabury ct al,
tract 256, porcion 80, about 1850 feet
northwest Of discovery, drilled &C.
ment plug Tuesday and started
washing. after running tubing.
Wednesday morning. The test cored
the S%aturation at ~2.788-895 feet.
A new eastern outpost test spud-
ded In Tuesday. Located about 1900
feet east OF discovery and nearly
400 feet east of production, Har-
rison-D Double d Oil Company's No.
4 Mrs. Lula George. tract Is. por-
cion Al, started making hole Tues
day. 1t Is the fields easternmost
test.
About 6,400 feet northeast Of dis
covery. Cortez Oil Corporation Is
rigging up for immediate Spudding
on its NO. ! Francisco Guerra.
tract II, porcion Al. Derrick was
skidded TO the location Tuesday.
Ernest Powell, whose No. / Mrs.
Lula George, in tract Is, porcion Al,
about 1000 feet northeast OF dis
covery, extended production 500
feet northeast in the weekend, is
expe tied to move IN on his No. 2
George, several hundred feet east,
when he completes a water well now
under way near the new producer.
HarriSon-D Davis : Bishops No. 4
Francisco Guerra, tract II, porcion
IL. about $500 feet east Of discov-
cry. is drilling below 500 feet.
About $500 feet northeast Of dis
cove-y and 2,100 feet north Of pro-
duction, Mundy-Stephens No. /
Fl. 7cisco Guerra, tract IL, porcion
Al, cored the upper Samfordyce gas
sand Tuesday at 2,732-59 feet and
is row roaming down preparatory
to further coring. The test appears
to be running high and prospects
IRE good. IT is contracted TO 1000
feet Or production, and is attract
ing core attention than any test in
the field at the moment.
About 500 feet northeast Of dis
covery, King Woods Oil Company's
Ralph 4. Fair. Inc.) No. 6 John
Lawrence, tract 274. porcion 80, Is
drilling below $500 feet.
At the fields northwest edge,
Henshaw g. Rothert is moving in
for the No. 2 Seabury ct al. tract 256,
porcion 80, a few hundred feet
south of the No. / Seabury, COM
pleted during the weekend to ex-
tend production 1850 feet.
Virtually all interest in Valley
wildcat areas at the present time
Is conferred in the Mercedes deep
pool Of eastern Hidalgo county,
which is being developed by Union
Sulphur company as its first Texas
oil operation
Union extended the field a mile
and a quarter to the northeast Sum
day by completing the No. ! Amer
ican-Rio Grande, in farm tract
2.297, block So, North Capisallo dis
trict. Tuesday, the tubing working
pressure remained stationary at
1900 pounds while the closed-in
casing pressure rose to 1.7O0 pounds.
Production remained steady at rs
barrels hourly through 3-8 inch
tubing choke from sand at 7,490-97
feet. Corrected gravity of the flow
Tuesday was given as 81 degrees,
however, as compared with 46 de-
greeS, corrected Monday.
Now being watched Is Unions NO.
4 American-Rio Grande. lot /, block
50, North Capisallo district, one and
q half miles southwest CT discovery.
The test is coming at $500 feet and
thus far has not reported finding
the sand from which the No.
ARG discovery well, and the No.
ARG are producing.
About 600 feet northwest OF dis
covery, Unions No. 5 American
Rio Grande, farm tract 2,082, block
86, North Capisallo district, Is
drilling in hard shale at $500 feet.
Two wildcats are under way In
western Hidalgo county.
Downey g. Morton's No. l Osca
Daskam, block "a, porcion As, Jur-
isdiction CT ReynoSa. about five
miles northeast OF Samfordyce, Is
still swabbing from sand at 4,l05-l4
feet. Fluid is 900 feet down the hole
and is mostly salt water. with scum
Of oil and gas show.
About 10 miles northwest OF Mis-
sion. S. j. Sloan ct ais No. ] Brock
a. Showers. lot 9. block 10, porcion
80, Jurisdiction of ReyncSa. is drill
ing at 1850 feet on a 6!O00-foot con-
tract.
In starr county. the Rio Grande
City pool Is the center Of all act
ivity.
Sioux-Heard's Nc. 2 Goodrich,
block 5. tract 5, porcion 81, juris-
diction OF Camargo, 1900 feet south
west Of discovery. is waiting on &C.
ment after setting casing atop sand
at 1.34S-56 feet.
Hiram M. Reeds Nc. Al Doyno
a. Chatfield. block 2. tract n. por-
cion 80. about 200 feet northwest
Of discovery. is drilling at ISIS feet.
II will probably be carried to 5000
feet or more after missing the Rio
Grande City pay.
About 1000 feet north OF discov-
cry, w. w. Zimmerman's No. 2
Frank Doyno. block /. tract TIA,
porcion 81. is ready to start coring
at 1850 feet.