, 1935-08-04

1Ork DeVeiOpmenb Co. winch car
ried the hole to its original con-
tract depth Of 6.O09 feet. Deering az
Kayser, cCollum Exploration Co.,
which mapped the structure ms well
as the Union Sulphur company's
Mercedes pool, and Gulf States
hold about 5000 acres In a virtual
IL solid block on all sides Of the
discovery. Union Sulphur company
and Sun Oil company also have
leases ~favorably located.
"A highly important wildcat 10
Gated on interesting geology in
southern Hidalgo county, Maddox
Turnbull-Irwin's No. / John II.
Shary, has been considerably de-
layed by extremely hard rock FORM
atoms. The test is now using rock
bit In drilling alternating strata OF
hard rock and shale at SAT- feet
having made only six feet in one
tower. A number Of major COM
panies have spreads near the well.
located about five miles south Of
Mission.
Three miles southwest OF Mis-
sion, Bluff Petroleum Company's
No. ! Porcion Land Co., Is still
standing at $3.50 feet. Coring viii
be resumed shortly In the gas sand
in which the hole Is bottomed.
Work vas resumed this week on
another extremely interesting Wild
cat about II miles west Of Mission,
Downey e. Morton's Cd. M. G. Oil
company No. / Osca Daskam,
about five miles northeast of the
Samfordyce field. The test has
been standing since May %. when
IL made oil and salt water from
sand at 3.090-4.114 feet when
brought in. An error in casing
measurement was discovered, drill
lers reported, after 5-inch casing
had been set and cemented. Liner
viii be set and cemented this
weekend In an effort to shut off
the salt water everything the sand
and another attempt will be made
TO successfully complete the well.
With three new competitions re-
ported Thursday, the Samfordyce
field now boasts a total Of 70 flow
ing producers. all completed since
September 20, 1884.
Compilations announced were as
follows:
Harrison Davis Bishops No. 3
Francisco Guerra, about 6,l00 feet
east Of discovery, made its allow
able through 3-32 inch tubing
choke under tubing pressure OF
IT'S pounds and closed-in casing
pressure AZ 400 pounds from satur-
alton at 2,74S-53 feet.
Henshaw a. Rothert's No. / q
z. Smith. about 6.100 feet east OF
discovery, showing for production
Of its allowable on 3-32-inch tub
ing choke with tubing working
pressure Of So pounds and closed
in casing pressure Of 500 pounds
from sand at 2,742-47 feet.
Windsor Oil Company's No. 3 DR..
J. M. DosS, 1850 feet southwest Of
discovery, made its allowable
through Ia inch tubing choke
under tubing working pressure OF
ITO pounds and cloSed-in casing
pressure Of ITS pounds from sand
{ 2,747-53 feet.
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on the sand, as follows:
Cortez Oil Corporations No. CT
G.. z. Smith, about $500 feet east
OF discovery, Is standing full OF oil
with casing perforated at 2.753-55
fleet but with insufficient gao pres
sure 70 make 1t flow. Casing will be
again perforated during the week
end at 2,750-52 feet, still in the oil
sand cored in the test.
The fields northeast outpost, X.
ID. Harrison-D Double ID Oil company's
No. 3 Mrs. Lula George, about $500
feet east and slightly north Of dis
covery, cored the upper gas sand az
2,705-44 feet, shale at 2,7z4-46 feet
and ~saturation at 2.746-57 feet. Cas-
ing C7-inch o. d. was set and c.
mentd Friday at 2,752 feet.
In the western section Of the
field, w. F. Lacy's No. / Seabury
ct al. about 1850 feet northwest Of
discovery. has drilled plug. run liner
and tubing and is setting Christmas
tree. Production Is expected this
weekend from sand cored at 2.76l-64
feet.
Three other tests In the field are
drilling and two new tests in the area
are moving in.
The fields new northeast outpost
well. Ernest Powell's No. / Mrs. Lula
George, about 1000 feet east and
slightly north of discovery, resumed
drilling at 80 feet Thursday and will
set and cement surface casing this
weekend.
About 500 feet north OF discovery.
King-Woods Oil company's No. 6
Francisco Guerra. Is drilling below
1000 feet.
The fields western edge well, Gem
OIL company'S No. b. Seabury ct al,
nearly 400 feet northwest OF dis
covery, is making hole below 1850
feet.
Two new tests now moving in are:
Harrison-D Davis Bishops Nc. 4
Francisco Guerra, about $500 feet
east Of discovery, Is skidding derrick.
Mundy-Stephens' No. / Francisco
Guerra. about $500 feet northeast
Of discovery. has completed derrick
and Is moving In machinery.
Starr county generally was quiet
during the week. four tests in the Rio
Grande City area Of southern starr
and a single wildcat providing all
the activity.
One and a half miles south OF the
Barbacoas pool in south central
Starr. A. Nix No. / Starr County
Cattle Co. Is reported making hole
below 2.460 feet.
One new completion In the Rio
Grande City pool was recorded dur
ing the week as four other tests
were under way.
The completion was Hiram M.
Reeds No. 5 Doyno a. Chatfield.
which Is pumping about rs barrels
daily through casing perforations at
i.380-6S feet. The completion ex-
tended production In the pool about
800 feet southwest and IL a. about