, 1935-02-20
Clary Test Holds
Attention of Oil
Group in Valley

by resumption Of coring in Z. ".
Van Huss' No. / Garcia Land a.
Livestock company, $50 feet from
the east line OF porcion 100. Ancient
Jurisdiction OF ReynoSa, southeast
ern Starr county, below 2,765 feet.
The test has hGc gas Showings and
rainbows On the ditch at 1900 feet
and above. IL Is about $500 feet
northwest OF the discovery well In
the Samiordyce field and about
5000 feet west OF production. 1t Is
4,747 feet south OF highway 4.
All interest n the entire area will
center on a drill stem test, sched-
uled Wednesday or Thursday, In the
w. l. Clary No / Brock a. Showers.
$50 feet from the north and $50
feet from the east lines OF lot 4,
block II. porcion 90, Ancient Juris-
ciction OF ReynoSa, about 10 miles
northwest OF Mission and Is miles
northeast OF the ~Samfordyce field.
Location is in Vista Hermosa sub
division out OF pOrcioEeS 1880, but
the hole itself is in porcion 80. IL
had hard rock at 3.049-53 feet and
last Friday afternoon cored five
feet OF heavily-Saturated oil sand
al 3.053-58 feet. Scores of geolo-
giSts, land men and operators have
been waiting since that time for a
Grill stem test, but the hole has
been standing while titles were be-
ing cleared.
About four miles northeast OF
~Samfordyce production, Downey a.
Morton's No. l OSca DaSkam. in
block "a. porcion As, Ancient Juris-
2,7O0 feet after having been shut
Gown for a few days at $3.50 feet.
In northern Hidalgo King Woods
OIL Comrany's No. ! w NJ. Doughty.
IN Share 80. San Salvador del Tule
grant, about Is miles north Of Ed
inburg near the town Of Linn, Is
shut down at 4.630 feet for boiler
repairs.
In the Samfordyce field. every
rig was shut down Tuesday with
four tests waiting on cement to set
before drilling in and completion.
These were Gem Oil Company's No.
! Seabury ct al. in tract ESQ. porcion
SO, about 3.lOO feet northwest OF
discovery. with a Saturation at
2.768-85.5 feet; Navarro Oil Com
pany's No. 3 5eabury ct al. In tract
$50. porcion 90, about 2,70O feet
northwest OF discovery. with Satura-
ton at 2.764-63 feet: Windsor Oil
Company's No. 2 DR.. j. M. DoSs. IN
tract 278, porcion &C, about 4,OOJ
feet southeast Of discovery, with
saturation at 2,753-58 feet: and
Cortez CWeekley) Oil Corporations
No. 3 G. <. Smith, in tract 278.
porcion 40, about 1850 feet south
east Of discovery. with S~aturation at
2.755-60 feet.
The fifth test in the field, Reserve
Development Company's No. ? Sea-
bury ct al, In the southeast corner
OF the north % acres OF the west 80
acres OF the southeast $3.50 acres OF
tract 2s6 porcion 80. about 2.l00
feet west and slightly north OF dis
covery, has set and cemented sur
face casing ard Is waiting on
cement.
In starr county John II. Clopton's
No. / Tjerina, irr~block 4, tract IA
c, porcion 80. Ancient Jurisdiction
OF Camargo, about two miles north
OF the Rio Grande City pool. has
set and cemented 40 feet Of surface
casing and will start drilling below
surface pipe Immediately.
John II. Clopton's No. l RooS a.
Bennett ct al. about 10000 feet
north Of highway 4 and so feet
from the east line OF porcion 81,
Ancient Jurisdiction OF Camargo,
southern Star. Is shut down at
1850 feet while repairing boilers.
In southwestern Willacv county,
w. r. Daniels No. ! Admendiaz, in
the southern erd Of Little share 4,
Armendiaz survey, is drilling at
$500 feet in shale. The test has two
minor gas shows.