, 1935-04-17


wildcat In western Hidalgo county
loomed large in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley oil spotlight We'd
nesday after coring a likely sand
apparently carrying considerable
oil Just below 4.l00 feet. This is
the third producing horizon show
ing for production IN Hidalg0 cOun-
ty since September, 1884, when the
SamfoTdyce fields discovery well
was completed.
About four miles northeast Of the
Samfordyce field, Downey g. Nor
tons No. | OSca Daskam. $50 feet
from the east and 55 feet from the
south lines OF the east half OF
block "a, porcion IS, Ancient Jur-
irdiction OF ReynoSa, cored a sat
urated sand beneath q gas sand
and hard lime break about 10 days
ago. The sand record was: gas sand
st 4.090-4.l00 feet. hard lime at
4,lO0-02 feet and saturated sand at
4.090-l0 feet. The test has been
shut down since coring the sand
while additional acreage was being
acquired. with more acreage Secur-
ed, the operators took another core
Tuesday night. the cor barrel
containing about six feet of cav
ings. containing considerable oil,
and about eight inches OF the sand.
The latter was badly burned from
coring. but still carried an excellent
odor Of both gas and oil. OIL was
squeezed by hand from hunks OF
the cavings In the core-barrel. IL
Is expected that the sand will be
drill stem tested within the next
few days. or as soon rs repairs 70
The boiler have been made.
The test was started early IN 1888
by the Dayle l.. Smith OIL COM
pany OF McAllen and was drilled
TO a total depth Of LILO feet.
Downey AZ Morton took over the
hole on October 10. 1884, contract
ing TO carry II to $500 feet. The
test had been drilled, a few feet al
a time. during the past six months.
Importance OF the showing Is not
expected TO be determined accur-
ately until the well can be tested
but a number Of major company
scouts and biologists watched the
core taken and examined the core
when IL was removed from the bar
rel. They concede good poSsibili-
ties for production. Ether cuts oil
from the sand almost instantly.
The showing climaxed IL years
Of drilling along the crest Of O
peculiar ridge in Western Hidalgo
by the Dayle l.. Smith Oil company.
This is the thirteenth hole TO be
started by the firm, backed for
the most part by scores OF Lower
Rio Grande Valley residents as
well a. many persons IN several OF
the largeS Texas cities. The Smith
firm has considerable acreage IN
the immediate vicinity. the COM
pany'S affairs now being managed
by Mrs Lyle L. Smith and her
sister. Mrs. Krause. Of McAllen.
With 81 producers in the sam
fordyce field al a depth OF ALSO
1880 feet, the Union Sulphur Com
pany's No. 3 American-Rlo Grande
Land L. Irrigation company Wild
Cat showing for production at a.
ATT feet and IN process OF compile
ton and the DoVney a. Morton
wildcat showing a good sand, oil
development in Hldalgo county Is
now suited TO the pockeLbook OF
nearly every operator and compile
ton OF either or both Of the Wild
cats now showing will undoubtedly
start M Of South Texas most
important drilling campaigns.
Among other Hidalgo wildcats
Tuesday, one started coring Tor the
Samfordyoe sand nearly two miles
northeast OF the field, another was
abandoned, still another Is nearing
It's contract depth and a fourth Is be-
ing revoked.
About $500 feet northeast or the
Samtordyce producing area, (. L.
smith Oh Company's No. l q. G.
salinas 81 al, IN the northeast cor
ner OF share 10, porcion 81, Ancient
jurisdiction OF ReynoSa. started cor
.ng az 2.738 feet Tuesday night.
About Is miles northwest OF Mis-
sion, Double ID OIL company's for
merly w. l. Clary) No. | Brock a.
showers, In lot Z. block II, porcion
30, Ancient Jurisdiction of Reynosa,
Is drilling AZ $3.50 feet with only 50
feet 70 so before completing a 5000
loot contract.
Three miles south OF Double ID,
Showers A. Moncrief,s No. / Brock
q Showers, in lot IL, block Is, Dor
cion 20, Ancient Jurisdiction OF Rev
noSa, "a abandoned at 5,8lB feet. The
wildcat had $40 feet OF sand or
vary hardness. a slight trace Of gas
IN the upper 100 feet and nothing
~ the lower section. The sand was
reported cored st 5,490-5.73O feet.
In eastern Hidalgo, Union Sui
phur company's No. 3 American Rio
Grande Land a. Irrigation COM
pany. In Farm tract 2.0S2. block IS.
No. 3 CapiSalio district. about eight
miles north OF Mercedes, Is expected
10 attempt recompletion late this
week after reSetting liner.
The Samfordyce field of south
western Hiaalgo came through Tues
day with another producer, two 9TH
er tests were being completed, two
others were waiting on cement be-
ore drilling plugs and four were on
the sand.
The new completion, which Is the
fields 54th flowing producer and
which extends production 1000 feet