, 1935-03-07
WILDCATS I'M
STARR COUNTY
HOLD INTEREST

Especial 20 The Herald,
MISSION, March -Four Wild
cats, three In Starr county and one
In Hidalgo, again yere In the VAL
ley oil spotlight this week with
casing to be set on three and the
fourth continuing coring.
In the ~Samfordyce field OF south
western Hidalgo. three tests were
waiting on cement after coring
the saturation. three tests were
drilling and four new tests were
getting under way.
Most Of the wildcat activity was
centered In and near the Barba-
coas pool In south central Starr.
Test Shows on
Merren. Bond 4, Johnson's No. 4
starr County Cattle, IN the south
20 acres OF block "A, Jeffries Lam
beth subdivision, porcion 80, An
cient Jurisdiction Of Camargo on
the north edge Of the pool, showed
small amounts of mud and oil on
drill stem Nst Wednesday. A sand
section at 2,735-54 feet was tested.
Casing C7-inch o. d. Is expected
to be set and cemented late this
week at about 2,74l feet, where an
unimportant shale break was n
countered.
About one and O half miles south
Of production In the pool, Arm
strong, Emanuel a. Adams No. l
Starr County Cattle company, in
block 81, Jeffries- Lambeth subdivi-
sion. porcion 80, Ancient Jurisdic-
ton Of Camargo will set and ce-
ment q 4l0-foot string Of 4 Ia inch
I. u. casing a ALL feet, bottom Of
the hole. An oil string G-inch o.
d. was set and cemented several
weeks ago to 2,570 feet, when an
unproductive SAINT was cored and
which later tested salt water. The
pools 2.700-foot sand was core In
the hole at 2,705-11 feet.
Nearly one and q half miles east
and slightly south Of Barbacoas, r.
II. Vices No. ! +. b. Carruth, In
share LIB, porcion 81, Ancient Jur-
tsdiction Of Camargo, expects to set
and cement casing 7-inch o. d.
late this week atop sand cored at
2,B82-2, 904 feet. The sand was
missed when the original hole was
drilled TO contract depts Of 4.0l9
feet but showed on Schlumberger
test. The original hole was plugged
back 20 2,766 feet where the test
~sidetracked for q test Of the sand
section shown on the Schlumberg-
er.
In Hidalgo. Double d Oil Com
pany's 0ormerly w. L. Clary) No.
] Brock a. Showers, In lot 4, block
IL. porcion 80, Ancient Jurisdiction
Of Reynosa about Is miles north
west OF McAllen Is again the center
Of attraction. Resuming coring
Wednesday, the test, which had
stopped a sand at 1884 feet In a
sidetracked hole, took another six
foot core wednesday night at 2,947-
IS feet and was still in sand which
was reported by some TO carry a
slight gas odor and by others to
show nothing. With IL feet Of the
section already cored. the test will
core completely through this sand,
then re-enter the hole with the bit
and drill through the hard cap said
70 overlie a saturated sand repu-
tedly cored at 3,053-58 feet In the
original hole. Disagreement over
the 2,e50-foot sand in the original
hole resulted in the decision to
core it again.
Three Cement Casing
In the Samfordyce field. three
tests have set and cemented casing
atop saturated sand and are now
waiting on cement to set.
The fields southeastern outpost
Hill a. Hills No. l G. E. Smith. in
the west end Of the south 10 acres
OF the northwest 1929 acres of
tract 3-B, porcion Al, about $500
feet southeast Of discovery, set and
cemented casing at 2,756 feet after
coring s~aturdeion at 2,756-60 feet.
Also In the southeast section OF
the field. Rogers Oil a. Gas com
pany's No. 3 Francisco Guerra, in
the n9-thwtlt corner OF the SOUTH
east rs acres Of tract 254, porcion
20, about 1000 feet east OF discoy-
cry. set and cemented casing Wed
nesday at 2,75S feet. The test cored
the upper gas sand at 2,7Oe-I7
feet, shale at 2.7l7-27 feet, and the
lower sand at 2,727-61 feet.
In the center of production but
also In the south edge OF the
field. King Woods Oil oempany's
No. LIB John Lawrence, in the
southwest 9.52 acres OF the east
SI.64 acres OF tract 274, porcion 80,
about l,50O feet southeast Of dis
covery, was TO set and cement cas-
ing wednesday night at ATS feet
The sand record was as follows:
Upper sand, 2,767-73 feet: a slight
shale break at 2.773 feet and satur-
alton at 2.773-75 feet.
o. the three drilling tests in the
held two were In the northwest
section and the other was in the
southeast corner Of the field.
At the fields northwest extrem.
tty. Sicily Oil Company's No. / Sea
bury ct al. in the southeast corner
OF the west ~ acres OF the west "a
acres OF the north Is acres of the
southeast 1863 acres of tract 256.
Purcion SO. about $500 feet north
west Of discovery. is drilling at
1,545 feet. This test will attract
much attention when 1t begins cor
ing for the sand.
Others Drilling
At the western edge OF produc-
ton, Reserve Development Com
pary's No. 3 Seabury ct al. 643 feet
from the north and $50 feet from
the east lines If fha north % nnrnn