, 1935-07-11
Begins It's
Comeback as Tests
Core at Samfordyce

z. Smith, failed to get drill stem
test OF sand at 1924 feet when
The seat failed TO hold. Another test
will be made shortly.
About $500 fee east Of discovery,
Ben q. Barnett e. ais No. 3 Mis-
souri, Pacnic, is stii. swabbing In an
effort TO secure production from
sand al 2,748-52 feet. The test fall
ed to show on original completion
after washing with oil.
Harrison-D Davis Bishops No. 3
Francisco Guerra about 500 feet
east Of discovery, drilled plug in
surface casing Wednesday night and
started making hole below the sur
face string.
In the western section OF the
field, King-Wcods OIL Company's
No. 4 John Lawrence, about 800 feet
northwest Of discovery, spudded in
Wednesday night. II Is the first OF
six new tests scheduled for King
Woods leases In proven areas.
w. +. Lacy's No. ! Seabury et ell.
about 1850 feet northwest Of dis
ccvery. Is about rugged up and will
spud In shortly. Two tests viii be
drilled on the Lacy SIS acres out Of
the southeast 26 acres In tract 256
Two rank wildcats and three IN the
new Mercedes deep pool Of eastern
Hidalgo county continued to make
steady progress wednesday.
Three miles southwest Of Mission,
Bluff Petroleum Company's No. /
Porcion Land Co., Is drilling below
$3.50 feet.
Five miles south Of Mission, Mad
dcx-Turnbull- Twins NO. / John n
Shary, cored sever feet OF hard.
sandy shale and Scft soapStone late
Wednesday at 3.472-79 feet and
continued making hole Thursday.
In the Mercedes deep area, three
Union Sulphur company rigs are
running steadily.
One and a quarter miles north
cost of discovery, Unions No. /
Anericen-Rio Grande. Is drilling In
hard shale and lime at SAT- feet.
About 200 feet southeast Of diScov-
cry Unions NC. 2 American-Rio
Grande, Is fishing for stuck drill
stem at $500 feet. Some Of the drill
stem was cut out and the fishing Job
Is expected to recover the remainder.
Unions No. 4 American-Rio
Grande. one and a half miles south
west OF discovery, Is waiting On ce-
ment after setting 10-inch surface
casing at 1900 feet.
In Starr county, a number OF tests
were still making progress.
On the west edge Of the Rio
Grande City pool, Hiram M. Reeds
No. 4 Dnyno g. Chatfield, is coring
az 1870 feet.
In the south end OF pcrclon o6.
Jurisdiction Of Camargo, Accum-
ulative Royalties Company's No. !
II. r. Ferry. Is making hole below
800 feet with only a few more
feet 10 Grill before completing cen
tract al $500 feet.
In northeastern starr county, G.
r. Borah's No. ! Arcade Guerra,
Is shut down at 3.5l7 feet with drill
stem twisted Off IL the hole. A fish
ing job is under way.
Operators In the Samfordyce field
Of Hidalgc county expressed consid-
cradle pleasure at restoration Of the
June allowable OF 50 barrels per well
per day to q total OF 3.240 barrels
dali for the field. A Texas Railroad
Commission order shortly after July
1 reduced the daily field allowable
to 2.79a barrels dairy. OF 42.44 bar
rells per well, on representations
that there was no Market for Miriam
do crude ard on the basis OF q five
cent per barrel prize cut In Webb
county producing areos. The restora-
ton will enable fulfillment Of ex-
pcrt orders totalias 10000 barrels
from the Snmfordvce field by Aug
ust Is. II Is realisbly reported.