, 1935-10-23
Attempt Is Made
To Bring in New
Hidalgo Producers

showed 10 1ee1 OF gas sand at 1855
III feet and oil sand at 4,67l-94 feet
Casing Is S-16 inch Q. d. Is set and
cemented at ATS feet.
In south central Starr, T. K. r.
win e. ais formerly "A. Nix No. I
Starr County Cattle Co., one and
q half miles south OF the BarbacoaS
pool and Is miles northwest of SAM
fordyce, rs reported c0ring In sand
shown On Schlumberger Log at 2.442-
81 IT, also TO be cored In sandy Shale
az 2s462-2500 It., and O possible oil
sand showing on Schlumberger ct
2-50l-20 feet. Both the 2,400 and
2.5000-foot sands are producing Ia
the Barhacoas pool 10 the north.
Drillers are about ready to spud
In ON Cook-Maris-Arnolds No. 4
starr County Cattle Co. q c 1000
foot wildcat about 1000 feet north
Of State Highway 4. The test Is rig
ging up and Is expected To spud tn
shortly.
About eight miles northwest OF
Edinburg and seven miles northwest
OF Elsa In central Hidalgo. Gulf
States Oil company has completed
derrick and liz moving tn on the NO.
2 John G. Engelman, 500 feet east
Of the No. ! Engelman, a distillate
well producing from two. sands be-
tween 6,670-6,740 feet.
In southern Willacy, King-Woods
Oh company Is ready to start wash
ing down on the No. / Santa Rosa,
preparatory TO setting and cement
ing 5 3-l6-inch q. I'D. casing &C $500
feet. Production test win be made
on the lower $40 feet Of the hole,
bottomed in shale at 6,519 feet, and
probably OF nc least two promising
sands showing on Schlumbe1Eer test
above 600 feet
About three miles north Of the
Sloan wildcat In western Hidalgo,
w. I. Carmen ct ais No. 4 Brock
a. Showers. Is reported making hole
below 1870 feet. on q 3~,100-foot con-
tract.
The 5amfordyce area OF south
western Hidalgo remains particular
ly active with attempts being made
to recomplete q northwest outpost
along with three other tests In in
side locations.
Porter AZ Pickens' No. B-i Garcia
Land g. Cattle Co, $500 feet north
west OF discovery and 1900 feet north
OF production, was recemented Mon
day night with fast-setting cement
through gun-perforation In casing at
2.785-95 feet The well barely flow
ed clear salt water on completion
through these p~erf0rati0nS. Casing
will be re-perforated Immediately
for another production test or sand
cored at 2,785-93 feet.
About 1000 feet northwest Of dis
covery, Phillips BarnSdall's No. a
Yturria Land a. Livestock Co, has
set and cemented 7-inch O. ID.
easing on bottom at 2,822 feet,
which point casing will be gln-per-
forated for production test.
Skelly Oil company'S No. 7 Sea-
bury Ct al. $500 feet northwest Of
discovery. was cortng late Tuesday
night below 2.775 feet toward the
Samfordyce sand.
About 2,400 feet northwest Of dis
covery. w. +. Lacy's No. B-l Sea-
bury ct al, Is drilling In shale below
1850 feet.
About 2.iO0 feet north of produc-
ton and $500 feet northeast OF dis
covery, Mundy-Stephens' No. /
Francisco Guerra, Is still being rock
ed with gas in attempting compile
ton from sand showing on Schlum-
berger test at 2.937-5l feet, 200 feet
below the Samfordyce pay.
Harrison Davis Bishops no. )
Francisco Guerra, $500 feet east Of
discovery, is running tubing prepara-
tory 20 washing into production
from sand at 2.754-605 feet.
About 1900 feet east and north OF
discovery, Ernest Powell's No. 2 Mrs.
Lula George, Is ready TO set and
cement surface casing nc 205 feet.
Considerable difficulty with surface
gravel delayed operations.
Cortez oil company has skidded
derrick to its location for No. 2.
Francisco Guerra. $500 feet east
and north Of discovery.
4. A. Graham, Mission contractor,
Is moving In derrick and materials
and machinery for Showers a. Mon
crief's No. 2 Francisco Guerra, about
1000 It. north OF discovery. The test
IS expected TO spud late this week.