, 1935-01-27

nosa, and $50 feet north Of the milf
tary highway, Is coring In sandy
shaIe at 2.744 feet.
About three miles east Of the Sam
fordyce production. King-W0ods OIL
company's No. I Daskam. In lot
23-A, block 40, porcion as, Ancient
Jurisdiction Of RGynoSa, resumed
Friday at ASIA feet. 1t will be carried
TO about 1900 feet.
About eight miles west Of Mission,
Cato Oil corporations No. ! Brock
a. Showers. In lot 8, block rs. Vista
Hermosa subdivision. porcicn 70, An
Gent Jurisdiction Of Reynosa, Is shut
down az about 400 feet.
Nearly 10 miles northwest OF Mis-
sion. w. L. Clary's No. l Brock a.
Showers. In lot 4. block IL. Vista
Hermosa subdivision, porc1on ~,
Is making hole below 2.290 feet.
In nothern Hidalgo about Is miles
north Of Edinburg. King-woods OIL
ccmpany's No. I w. M. Doughty, III
share 90. San Salvador del Tule
grant, ~ To resume Monday at 1855
feet.
Several miles northeast Of Edin-
burg Union Sulphur company's NO
1 John @. Engleman, In lot 3. block
70. Las Mestsnas grant, Is dry ana
abandoned at 1903 feet.
South Texas deepest wildcat, Un-
ion Sulphur company's No. Q Ameri-
can Rio Grande Land & Irrigation
company, In tract 2.082. block 30,
North Capisallo district. was aban-
doned at 8,044 feet with several hun
dred feet OF drill stem stuck In the
hole. The test was about eight
miles north Of Mercedes.
Union Sulphur company's No. s
American Rio Grande Land q Irri-
CATION company, located 500 feet
from the south and 485 feet from
the east lines OF tract 2,082. block
86. North Capisallo district, spudded
In Thursday and set and cement
ed surface casing Friday. The test
is to 70 a minimum or $500 feet.
The No. / Amerian-Rio Grande went
To 6.431 feet In lot 2.297, block s.
North Capisallo district, last year,
where It was abandoned when drill
stem was stuck IN the hole.
Two tests In Willacy county were
reported this week.
South Texas Development COM
pany's wv. 7. Daniel No. l Armen-
diaz, IN Little share 4, a 2.606-acre
tract. In southwestern Willacy, was
making hole below 2.640 feet.
w. +. Silks No. / Stillman. In lot
10, block 80, Santa Rosa subdivis-
ion, Stillman Ranch survey, Is
standing at 1900 feet.
Wildcat activity In Starr county
during the past week ranged from
efforts to complete potential produc-
ers to the stalking Of new locations.
Chief attention was centered upon
the Great Plains Oil company's at
tempts to complete its No. / s.
Sanchez a. Bro. In the southeast
quarter Of the northwest quarter OF
survey 344, northwestern Starr. This
test had ~saturaticn reported at va
rious depths. While driilers declined
TO authenticate any OF the reported
sand sections, 1t Is believed that
saturation said 10 have been cored
from 1865 feet to $3.50 feet Is not
far from correct. Casing q 3-l6-in.
o. d. was set and cemented at
about $3.50 feet. While attempting
To drill cement plug with tubing
early this week, the tubing twisted
off at about 500 feet but the section
remaining in the hole vas success
fully fished out Wednesday. An
other attempt TO drill the plug Is
to be made shortly, 1t was reported.
A Schlumberger test at $3.50 feet
showed five sands above that depth.
A new location has been staked
about 1900 feet south Of the Great
Plains test in the same survey. 10
will be known as Sun-Ray OIL COM
pany's No. l Sanchez and derrick
and machinery Is now being NOV
ed to the location. II will De drill
ed by Henshaw Bros.
Another new location has been
made by Morris AZ Bryan In Ell Pc
dernal Grant, extreme northwestern
Starr, and will be known as the
No. | Hicks a. Hicks. 1t is $50 feet
from the northeast and 1000 feet
from the southeast lines Of the
Hicks g. Hicks 50O-acre fee In the
southern corner Of El Pedernal.
In the same vicinity Crawford Ell
ais No. ! Hicks a. Phelps is report
ed shut down at about 1900 feet.
Its location Is $50 feet from the
northeast and $50 feet from the
southeast lines Of the northwest ESQ
acres OF the south 500 acres OF Ell
Pedernal.
In southwestern Starr Heep OH
Corporations CConroe Drilling Coz
No. l M. Guerra g. Sons, In block
80. Crawford SUBDIVISION. porcion Sc.
Ancient Jurisdiction OF Mier. Is re-
ported shut down at 1850 feet.