, 1935-01-06

Especial TO The Heraid)
MISSION. Jan. 5.-A busy New
Year was forecast for the Starr
Hidalgo county wildcat and proven
areas during the past week with
&eyeral important competitions. A
wildcat in Starr county apparently
opened up a big gas field at a new
horizon for that county and extern
sive drilling Is promised in the near
future In an effort to pick UP oil
s%aturation lower on the structure.
Compilations during the week
were:
Showers e. Moncrief's No. 1
American State Bank g. Trust COM
pany, located 303 feet from the
south and los feet from the east
lines OF tract 276. porcion 40. esti-
mated initial daily production OF IS
barrels per hour through A-inch
tubing choke under equalized pres
sures Of 200 pounds on both tubing
and casing. Production was from
seven feet OF s~aturation at 2.755-62
feet. The gas sand was picked up
at 2.753-55 feet and saturation i'm
mediately beneath without q shale
break.
Philips Petroleum Company's No.
] Seabury ct al became the Sam
fordyce fields northwest outpost
producer when completed early in
the week as a 10000, 000-cubic- foot
dry gaSser. Location IS $50 feet
from the north and 372 feet from
the east lines OF the northwest
li-25 acres Of the northeast As
acres OF tract 256, porcion 50. The
test found the upper gas sand at
2~.690-2,70l feet. shale at 2.70i- 90
feet and the lower sand at 2.702-lO
feet. Casing was gun-perforated in
the lower sand TO secure production.
The third new producer in the
area during the week was Merren.
Johnson AZ Jeffries' No. 2 Starr
County Cattle company. $50 feet
from the west and $50 feet from the
north lines OF Block 81, Jeffries-
Lambeth subdivision, porcion 80.
Ancient Jurisdiction OF Camarro
southern Starr. The test had the
sand at 2.707 feet. cored 1t TO ais
feet, set and cemented casing at
2'7O0 feet and was complete Thurs
day with estimated daily production
OF $1,000, 900 cubic feet OF dry a
The wen was capped.
The second oil producer OF the
weeks competitions was Hiram
Reeds No. ] Z. Flores, In tract 26s
porcion 80, In the Samfrodyce field
us estimated initial daily produc-
ton was 80 barrels through f-I6
inch tubing choke under tubing
working pressure OF 275 pounds
from saturation at 1882. 800 feet.
While not officially listed as a
completion, Lucky Blocker-C osmo
petroleum Compayn's No. I Fran
cisco B. Guerra. In the east end Of
p north rs acres OF the sn,,th
luO acres Of tract 254. porcion 20.
IN n Samfordyce field. showed for
estimated daily production of about
zO'UOO'0O0 cubic feet Of dry Gas from
a 61-foot sand section at 26a2-
Zoo feet. IL was mudded in. Loca-
tlon IS about $500 fet east ana
signify north Of discovery.
another completion during the
weekend was expected to trinr the
weeks total to six in the two conn
ties. the second greatest number of
compietions ever made in a single
week in the area.
rogers OIL g. Gas company's No.
] Francisco 3. Guerra. in the south
east 20 acres Of tract 254.' porcion
40. about $500 feet east of discov-
cry. wa TO drill the plug during the
weekend after casing had been SET
~ cemented at 2,751 feet. The test
found the upper Samfordyce gas
sand at 2,709-23 feet. shale At D
125-23 feet and ~saturation at D.
iO9-5l feet. The lower five feet Of
the casing was perforated.
-FOUR new tests were to get IN
oerway within the next two or three
days In the field proper.
weekly OIL Corporations No. 2 c.
T. smith. $50 feet from the north
and 100 feet from the east lines of
me northeast 34.43 acres OF tract
2IS, porcion 40. about 500 feet
southeast Of discovery and the most
southeasterly test in the field. Will
spud IN shortly. Derrick used in
drilling the No. / c. z. Smith. an
~excellent producer brought in last
week. Is being skidded to the new
location.
Heep Oil corporations No. 3 sea-
bury ct al. In the northwest corner
OF the southeast 20 acres OF tract
256. porcion 3s. about 2.lOO feet
northwest OF discovery. spudded In
Thursday night and wa to set and
cement surface casing during the
weekend.
Navarro Oil Company,s No. | A.
+. de. Flores. located in the center
OF the south 5 acres Of tract 275.
porcion 40. about 2.500 feet east and
slightly south Of discovery. was ex-
pected TO spud In during the week
end. Machinery was moved in ear
~ IN the week.
Alamo Drilling company's No. l
Francisco 3. Guerra has been lo-
Gated 282 feet from the west and
l65 feet from the south lines of the
northwest % acres Of the south rs
acres ar tract 154. nOrciOn a. about