, 1935-10-16
THREE NEW HlDALGO
TESTS CORE A


MISSION, Oct. l6.-Three new
wells. M of them promising to ex-
tend production 1900 feet To the
north and to a point $500 feet
northwest OF production, cored the
pay in the Samfordyce field N
southwestern Hidalgc county Tues
day.
The new outpost Porter a. Pick
ems No. B-l Garcia Land & Cattle
Co, on the line between blocks 2 and
8 Of the west half of porcicn 100,
Jurisdiction Of Camargo, Starr Co.,
Is coring In shale at 2,780 feet and
expected TO core the saturation i'm
mediately. This test Is being watch
ed with wide interest.
On the southwest edge OF produc-
ton, Ralph x. Fair. Inc. CKing-
Woods No. I Seabury ct al, tract 256,
porcion 80, about 2,400 feet west Of
discovery, ccred the saturation at
2,766.5-69 feet and set and cemented
7-inch o. D. casing in shale at D.
765 feet.
In the eastern section OF the
field, Harrison : Davis Bishops NO.
5 Francisco Guerra. tract ~, por-
cion Al, 5,40c feet east OF discovery.
topped the Samtordyce gas sand AZ
2,712 feet, cored gas sand to 2,74O
feet and cored oil sand at 2.74O-47
feet. Coring Is being continued.
Several other tests In the field
are under way.
w. F. Lacy'S No. ! Seabury ct al,
tract CSC. porcion 80. about 2.400
feet northwest OF discovery, Is max
ing hole beneath surface casing.
About $500 feet northwest OF dis
covery, Sicily OIL Company's NO.
z Seabury ct al. tract 256. porcion
38. Spudded in Tuesday night.
Phillips-Barnsdall's No. 2 Ytur-
ria and a. Livestock Co, In their
110-acre lease out Of the east half
Of porcion 100. Starr Co, TOTO feet
northeast OF discovery, is drilling
below 400 feet.
On the north edge Of production
and $500 feet northeast OF dis
covery. Mundy : Stephens No. 1
Francisco Guerra, tract 10, porcion
|i4i. Is still being washed with oil tn
effort To secure production from
sand at 2.937-5l feet. 200 feet be-
low the Samfordyce horizon.
Two important wildcats, one each
In Hidalgo and Starr counties. are
waiting on cement before making
production tests.
S. J. Sloan ct ais No. / Brock
a. Showers, lot Q, block is. porcion
90, jurisdiction Of ReynoSa, showed
gas sand at 4,630146 feet and oil
sand at 4.646-69 feet on Schlum-
berger log and casing has been set
and cemented az ATS feet prep
aratory to gun-perforating for pro-
duction test late this week.
In south central Starr. T. X.
Irwin ct ais formerly A. Nix No.
/ Starr County Cattle Co, Is miles
northwest OF ~Samfordyce. is wait
ing on cement after setting casing
In shale at 2.3l0 feet for produc-
ton test or sand cored at 2.312-20
feet.
About three miles north OF the
Sloan wildcat. w. +. Carmen Ell
ais No. / Brock a. Showers. Is
drilling at 825 feet.
In the Mercedes deep pool Of
eastern Hidalgo. Union Sulphur
company re-perforated its No. 5
American-Rio Grande, 600 feet
northwest Of discovery. at 7.479-05
feet late Tuesday for another pro-
duction test. This Is the fourth time
casing, set and cemented nc 1898
feet, has been perforated. The well
has Swabbed considerable oil Oh
81 gravity through tubing but has
not built up sufficient gas pressure
10 flow.
About two miles northeast Of
discovery, Unions NO. s American
Rio Grande, Is drilling around 1920
feet in shale. 1t Is $500 feet north
east Of production.