, 1935-09-22

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tract during the week ut 6,5le feet
and Schlumberger test was run.
This report is being awaited at the
present time while considerable
leasing has been under way
throughout the week IN the south
ern half Of wiIlacy county. No fancy
prices we're being paid, but a rather
general turnover OF leases was
noted.
In southwestern Willacy's L. a. q.
Drilling company's Nc. q Francis
CO Armendiaz, Is still shut down at
$500 feet while lacking sufficient
water for drilling purposes. It Is
contracted to 5000 feet.
The only working test In Came
ron county at present is Joseph
F. Anderson's No. ! Turfitt CBrowne
Tract), in block 397, San Benitc
subdivision, Espiritu Santo Grant,
east OF Rio Hondo. 1t Is making hole
slowly in hard formations below
1900 feet on q 5,000-foot contract.
Gas shows we're reported ON
Schlumberger tests at 1900 and a.
200 feet. while a good-looking sand
was reported ut ~3,765-3,7l2 feet on
Schlumberger test run early this
week from 1000 feet TO 1000 feet.
In western Hidalgo. two wildcats
are at work.
8. ]. Sloan ct ais No. I Brock a
Showers, 10 miles northwest OF
Mission, resumed drilling this week
and is making hole at s,Bl5 feet.
Downey g. Morton will begin
pulling casing this weekend in the
No. ! Osca DaSkam. five miles
northeast Of Samfordyce. When
cement failed to set in an effort "a
plug the hole at 3.2l7-55 feet. il
was determined that II had saNl
failed 10 set when a weephole ioh
was donE in the bottom Of the hole
from which production had been
sought BY swabbing from sand al
4,l05-l4 feet. Drillers will seek re-
covery Of all casing and will then
re-run and re get the entire string
below surface pipe.
10 Starr county. one important
new wildcat, the first in several
weeks, is moving In and three shall
low wildcats in widely separated
sections Of the country, are under
way.
John II. Clopton ct ais No. 2 Roos
a Bennett ct al. 4Dl5 feet north of
state Highway 4, is moving tn der
rick materials and machinery pre-
paratory TO starting a 3.OOO-foot
mole. Location Is about 5000 feet
southeast Of the No. / Roos et Al.
drilled ~ Porion 81 early this year.
"A few miles west OF Rio Grande
City, Evans a. James No. | Fl. y
Ferry. IS around 20 feet on a LOO
Ioot hole. This test was Originally
put incorrectly reported as the NO.
Ferry.
North OF Roma in western Starr
Ash g. Jackets No. / Mango. i
drilling In hard rock at about 200
ieet Surface casing, 20 feet Of 1871.
men =. D. was set early this week
III northwestern Starr, PedernaI
Oh Company is rigging I'D its NO
2 Mrs. Sarah WEIGH.
The SamfordyCe proven area an,
pears TO be on the verge OF another
period OF extension in two or three
directions. Virtually all drilling fol
the past two weeks has been az thu
eastern and western extremities VI
production and one test is under wa,
Zoo feet north CT production. Three
new wells probably will be In the
tanks during the weekend and two
others are on the sand.
The fields next completion Is ex.
pected TO be HARRISON Davis Dish.
ops No. 4 Francisco Guerra. 5.7Oe
feet east Ct discovery. 1t Is nov
cleaning steadily on h-inch tub.
ing choke under tubing workinr
pressure Of $50 pounds and closed.
4 casing pressure or 325 pounds
from sand at 2.75l-56 feet.
About 600 feet east OF discovery
Ccrtez Oh Company's No. 1 Fran.
cisco Guerra drilled plug Thursda,
night, ran tubing Friday and Is dus
to wash into production this week.
emo from sand cored at 2,76D-65 feet
another new producer Il expected
~ the northwestern section of the
iieid. II Will be Sicily Oil Company.
No. ; Seabury ct al. tract 233. Dor.
clon SO, $500 feet northwest Of dis.
covery, which drilled plug THURSDAY
night preparatory to gun-perforat-
ing casing in sand at 2,7sl-2.8I2..
feet.
The fields eastern outpost. X
y. HarriSon-D Double ID OIL company,
no. 4 Mrs Lula George, 1900 fee
east OF discovery. ended an entire
week OF unsuccessful fishing -ol
urlA collar and bit lost in the holt
while roaming down for drill stem
test at 2,766 feet. The test ccred thu
Samfordyce s~aturation at 2.763-6i
feet.