, 1935-03-19
in Starr
CountyAre in Oil
Fields Spotlight

More than 10000 feet southeast
Of production, Earnest Powell's No.
l George Moore. in the south END
of the Moore 40-acre fee in the south
end Of porcion a, Ancient Jurisdic-
ton OF ReynoSa, Spudded in Mon
day. The test viii be one of the
most important yet drilled In the
general vicinity Of the Samfordyce
producing trend Of present produc-
ton.
Near the field proper. Hiram M.
Reeds No. / G. E Smith, In the
west end of the south 10 acres or
the northwest 1929 acres OF tract
3-B, porcion Al, about $500 feet
southeast OF discovery, Is rugged up
and about ready 70 spud in.
About 100 feet east of produc-
ton and about $500 feet east OF
the discovery, Double d Oil Com
pany-K. D.. HarriSon's No. ] Mrs.
Lula George, in the southwest
corner Of the southwest 20 acres Of
tract IS, porcion Al, Is about ready
to start making hole. 1t will seek
both the Samfordyce sands and the
sand cored around $3.50 In the
old Chancellor-Hall test some 1900
feet east.
About four miles northeast Of the
field, Downey a. Mortonis No. /
OSca Daskam, in the east half OF
Block "a, Porcion As, Ancient JuriS-
diction Of ReynoSa, Is reported shut
down at $500 feet.
Nearly Is miles northwest of MIS-
sion, Double ID Oil Company's
formerly w. L. Clary) No. / BROCK
a. Showers, in lot 4. block II, por-
c:on 80, Ancient Jurisdiction OF
ReynoSa, Is due to resume at 3.406
feet after completgniing repairs on
boilers
Three tests in and around the
Rio Grande City pool OF southern
Starr county are making progress.
In the pool. Sioux OIL Corpora
tons No. 6 Goodrich, $50 feet from
the south and $50 feet from the west
lines OF block 3. tract 5. porcion 81,
Ancient Jurisdiction Of Camargo, Is
rigging up about 1,750 feet south
west of the Sioux No. ! Goodrich,
discovery well in the pool.
About 5000 feet northwest OF the
pool, r. II. Mitchell's No. ! Salinas,
1873 feet from the north and 800 feet
from the west lines Of block 2, share
80, porcion 30. Ancient Jurisdiction
of Camargo. is reported shut down
| around $50 feet (corrected).
Nearly 5000 feet north Of the pool,
Goodwin g. Zimmerman'S dirst re-
ported as DR.. j. N. Goodrich ct AID
No. / Pena, in the south corner OF
share 80, porcion 81, Ancient Jur-
isdiction OF Camargo. is reported
! making hole at l.476 feet.
Two lease deals in the field were
authenticated Monday.
Reserve Development company
sold its 28-acre lease with three pro-
ducing well and a fourth well drill
ing to o. L. Cordell Of Tulsa. Okla.
Consideration. according TO stamps
ON instrument filed in the office OF
County Clerk Jack Stone In Edin-
burg. was about $4,000 in cash. The
purchaser was reported to have as
| sumed oil payments still due under
the Reserve lease. The property Is
considered one Of the best In the
area and has a daily allowable OF
about zoe barrels.
Barnsdgll OH company OF Tulsa.
Okla, and Phillips Petroleum com
pany OF Bartlesville. Okla, have
purchased Jointly ITO acres Of adj
Joining land in porcion 80. Ancient
| Jurisdiction OF ReynoSa. Starr coun-
ty. and porcion 100. Ancient Jur-
isdiction Of Camargo. Starr county.
Consideration was $4,000 cash and
So. 900 In oil payments. The leases
were obtained from the Yturria
Land a. Livestock company and the
Yturria Bros. Land a. Cattle CON-
pany, both Of Brownsville. IL was
Barnsdall's first purchase in the
| area, but Phillips already owns acre
q TO the ast Of the purchase. The
new leases are about 1000 feet north
west Of present production but d.
rectly on the southeast-northwest
trend Of the field.