, 1935-07-28

Wen Completed
One new wen was completed at
Samfordyce during the past week
70 bring 70 a total of 70 the flowing
producers in the field. one test IS
being completed this week at the
fields east edge and a new COM
p.etion In the Rio Grande City pool
OF southern Starr is anticipated
early next week. The only abandon
ment in the area was Union Sui
phur Company's No. 2 American in
the Mercedes deep pool Of eastern
Eidalgo.
Wildcats attracted considerable
interest this weekend.
About five miles south Of Mis-
SION, Maddox urnbull- Irwin's No.
I John II. Shary, Is coring below
4.730 feet. The test drilled into sand
at ATS feet but lost recovery on
the first core. DrillerS continued
coring.
Three miles southwest OF Mission.
Bluff Petroleum Company's No. !
Porcion Land Co. Is shut down and
awaiting orders at $3.50 feet.
About eight miles northeast OF
Edinburg and IS miles northwest OF
Union Sulphur company's deep
Mercedes pool, Deering g. KaySer's
No. / John G. Engelman, Is still
attempting TO remove stuck drill
stem and testing tools. The hole,
originally drilled to 1903 feet, was
plugged back with cement 70 6,873
feet. A 5O0-foot string OF 7-inch O.
ID casing was set and cemented
atop the cement plug at 6,873 feet,
approximately 100 feet % the string
being perforated at about 6,70O
feet TO $500 feet. the perforated
sections taking in several sands
shown on Schlumberger log. Tools
suck In the hole last Sunday while
drill stem test was being attempted
at around $500 feet, the testing tool
being seated with a hook wall pack
eT. After the testing tool was closed,
the packer failed TO work properly.
sticking the entire string. The well
began to make fresh water and
gas through the drill stem Wednes-
day while the crew was trying TO
remove the tools.
The tools were looSened while the
hole was making gas and water. NO
oil showed in this flow. Heavy mud
was used to kill the gas and water
flow Wednesday night and the tools
again became stuck. Drillers are
row deciding what steps to take.
New Well Flows
In the Samfordyce field. the new
producer Of the week was King
Woods Oil Company's No. 5 John
Lawrence. in tract 274, porcion 80,
about 800 feet northwest Of dis
cUvery. II guaged 90 barrels in IA
hours through Ia inch tubing choke
with tubing working pressure of $50
pounds and cloSed-in casing pres
sure Of 500 pounds from ~Saturation
at 2.760.5-2,763. feet.
Rig is now being moved from the
No. 5 Lawrence to the new King
Woods No. s Francisco Guerra, in
the southwest 20 acres Of tract 254.
pcrcion 80. about 500 feet north Of
discovery. The new Guerra test IS
the second Of six new wells to be
drilled on King-Woods properties
Immediately.
At the east edge Of the field, Cor
tez Oil CORPORATION Is attempting
completion OF its No. CT G. z. Smith.
about $500 feet east OF discovery.
Casing was gun-perforated Wednes-
day at 2,755-55 feet and the test was
fabricated and ietted with gas
Thursday night In an effort 70 build
UP a column OF fluid. It Is being
watched with considerable interest
as the Barnett NO. 3 Missouri Paci-
fic, 100 feet west. was abandoned
after making salt water a short time
ago.
A number Of tests are drilling In
the field and several others are rig
ging up or getting ready to start
operations.
At the northeast extremity OF pre-
duction. X. d. Harrison Double ID
oil company's NO. 3 Mrs. Lula
George. about $500 feet east OF dis
covery. is drilling at 1880 feet.
About 6.iO0 feet east Of discovery.
Henshaw a. Rothert's No. / c. =
Smith. is making hole below ISIS
feet.
On the south edVe OF production
about 1850 feet southeast OF dieccv-
cry, Windsor OIL compsny's No. 3
DR.. ]. M. DosS. is drilling at 2.270
feet.
About 1850 feet northwest o. dis
coverv IN the western section az the
field. w. r. Lacv's Nc. I Seabury ct
81. Is ready to start corlng below p
TOO feet.
The fields new western edee WI
Gen oil Coruanv's No. ~ Sea-
bury ct al. about 1900 feet north
wet Of discovery. IS ahout readv n
gpud in re has been delayed BY re-
pairs 70 the rig.