, 1935-08-26

aug. 80. hAunAbo
county oil development leaped sud-
denly from the lethargy Of the past
two weeks Sunday when the Union
Sulphur company completed its
second ~7,5O0-foot producer in the
Mercedes deep area and the SAM
fordyce field OF southwestern HI
dalgo county was extended 1,250
feet to the northwest and 500 feet
to the northeast. The Rio Grande
City pool in southern Starr county
showed promise Of an extension 200
feet to the south in a new outpost
well.
Union Sulphur company's COM
pletion Of the No. / American-Rio
Grande, one and q half miles north
east Of the Mercedes discovery well,
cause almost as much excitement In
the Valley as the discovery well It.
self.
At Samfordyce, five new locations
were made, one of which has a der
rick up and machinery on the
ground, on the basis of the north
extension, while three e loca-
tions were staked and another test
is moving in as the result OF the
northwest extension.
Ernest Powell came into the mon
ey and extended production at Sam
fordyce 500 feet northeast when ne
turned his No. / Mrs. Lula George,
tract IS, porcion Al, 1000 feet north
east Of discovery, into the tanks.
Estimated initial production was 40
barrels daily with tubing working
pressure Of ITO pounds and no pres
sure showing on casing with produc-
ton from sand at 2,757-61 feet.
Powell has made a tentative 10
cation for his no. 2 George several
hundred feet to the east, $50 feet
from the south and $50 feet from
the east lines Of his 20-acre tract,
the west 20.11 acres Of the north
40.11 acres Of the south 80.11 acres
of tract Is, porcion Al.
K. y. Harrison-D Double d OIL
company's No. 4 Mrs. Lula George
is rigging up after moving in dur
ing the weekend on location go
feet from the north and 500 feet
from the west lines Of the west 20
acres OF the south 40 acres OF tract
l3. porcion Al, about 1900 feet east
OF discovery and 800 feet east Of
production. The test will spud IN
shortly.
Cortez Oil corporation has order
ed three locations staked on the 20
acres adjoining Powell on the east.
Cortez last week purchased Pow
ellis half Interest in that 20 acres
for $500 per ere cash and $500 per
acre in oil If, as and when produced.
The northwestern extension was
probably by far the most import
ant in recent weeks in the Sam
fordyce ara. 1t resulted when
Henshaw g. Roberts No. l Sea-
bury ct al, in tract 256, porcion 3S,
about 500 feet northwest Of dis
covery and 1850 feet northwest OF
production, cleaned itself and was
ready to be turned into the tanks
late Sunday. The test Is making
an estimated so barrels Of pipeline
oil daily on 1872 inch tubing choke
under tubing working pressure OF
100 pounds and clcged-in casing
pressure OF so pounds from three
feet OF sand at 2,774-T7 feet.
Derrick will be skidded immedi-
ately to the Henshaw g. Rothert No.
2 Seabury ct al. located 658 feet
from the north and 248 feet from the
east and west lines of the l5-acre
tract. being the northwest Is acres
OF the south 1888 acres Of tract 256.
porcion 38. jurisdictiop OF Reynosa,
Starr county.
Sicily Oil compny staked three
locations Sunday ~offsetting the
Henshaw tract on the east. Sicily
also owns offset acreage on the
north and south Of the HenShaw-
Rothert tract.
Sicily No. 4 Seabury ct al has been
located 2l9 feet frotn the north md
248 feet from the east lines Of the
east Is acres Of the northwest 80
acres OF the south 263.8 acres OF
trict 256. porcion SO. jurisdiction
OF ReynoSa. Starr county.
Skelly's No. 5 Seabury ct al Is
located $50 feet from the north
and 248 feet from the east lines OF
tie same Is acres and the Sicily
No. s Seabury ct al is located 2l9
feet from the south and 248 feet
from the east lines Of the same Is
acres. II is understood that Sicily
will drill the No. 4. a direct offset
Ia the Henshaw Rothert producer,
Immediately.
Completion OF the Powell and
Henshaw- Rothert outposts gives the
field a total Of 50 producers.
Another new test got under way
n the field Sunday and two others
are on the sand. =.
Harrison Davis : Bishops No. 4
Francisco Guerra, tract II. porcion
Al. about $500 feet east Of discov-
cry. moved in, spudded In and set
rurface casing in 36 hours in one OF
the fastest jobs in the field. The
~ was drilling below $50 feet
a-Cnday.
About 500 feet northeast Of dis
covery. King-woods OIL company's
No. s John Lawrence, tract 274,
porcion 80. Is drilling at laos feet.
Nearly 1850 feet northwest OF
discovery. w. r. Lacy's No. 2 Sea-
bury ct al. tract 256. porcion SO, IS
stfn waiting on cement after cor
ing the. sand at 2.788-895 feet.
About $500 feet northeast Of dis
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