, 1935-01-22
HIDALCO
test NEARS
PRODUCTION


f6perial 10 TIE nernfdl
MISSION. Jan. "a. - with an
other test In process OF completion.
two waiting ON cement. a fourth cor
ing and several others drifting. HI
dalgo county's Samfordyce field saw
no slackenins OF the activity which
has resulted IN six competitions In
the last ten days. TWO rew Ioca-
tions were announced in the field
aIong with another wildcat loca-
ton.
An interesting series Of develop
ments marked activity IN the Bar
bacoas pool Of south central Starr
county and q number Of wildcats
were making hole.
Five In Mexico
IN northeastern Mexico. five deep
wildcats were under way.
In the Sam Fordyce area, Weekly
OIL Corporations No. 2 g. 4. Smith,
In the northeast 34.43 acres OF tract
276, pcrciun 20. about 500 feet
southeast OF discovery, was clean
ing itself slowly on Is inch tubing
choke. The test. while cleaning
through casing showed considerable
oil and the flow was then diverted
through tubing and had begun TO
clean late Monday. No pressure
showed on either tubing or casing.
Waiting on cement were three
tests In the field:
windsor oil Company's No. ] Dr.
y. M. Dcss, In tract 276. porcion 40.
about 400 feet southeast OF dis
covery. with saturation az 2s746-I5
feet.
J. M Newman ct ais No. 2 A. y.
de Flores, IN the south end Of the
north 10 acres Of tract 2T5. porcion
80. about 2,500 feet east Of discovery.
which set and cemented casing at
2,770 feet Monday after picking up
the upper gas sand at 2,757-70 feet
and s~aturation az 2,770-73 feet.
Reserve Oil Company's No. ] sea-
bury ct al. In the north % acres
Of the west 80 acres OF the south
east $3.50 acres OF tract 256. por-
cion 80, about 2,7O0 feet northeast
or discovery, with s~aturation nc a.
76e-72 feet and the hole bottomed
at aria feet In shale.
DriI stem Test Made
Reynnsa OIL Company's NO. /
Francisco d. Guerra. In the north
west 10 acres OF the southeast 40
acres OF tract asa, porcion SO. about
1900 feet northeast Of discovery.
made drill stem test Of sandy shale
at 2.7B8-68 feet and gas sand az
7.768-2.000 feet Monday. The well
showed 400 pounds gas pressure IN
five minutes with the testing tool
at 2,805 feet The test Is coring at
1,81S feet.
IN the southeast corner Of the
field. Harrison Davis Bishops No. !
G.. r. Smith, in the northwest D
acres OF share S-B. porcion Al. about
$500 feet southeast OF discovery, Is
drilling at 2.609 feet.
About two miles east OF disccy-
cry, Harrison -Medlin- Daskam's NO.
1 Garcia Land a. Livestock COM
pany, about $50 feet from the west
line or pcrci0n AZ, Ancient Juris-
diction OF Reynosa, and $50 feet
north Of the Military highway Is
making hole at 2,540 fret.
TWO new locations have been made
IN the field and another important
wildcat location Is announced for
eastern Hidalgo county.
Building Derrick
Showers ~ Moncrief's No. ga
John Lawrence, IN the south end
Of the northwest e.52 aces Of the
east S7.54 acres Of tract 254, por-
cion 30. Is building derrick and
should be spudded In within the
next three or four days.
Edwards a. Affords No. 2 Eusebio
Flores Is reported TO have been To-
Gated 100 feet from the north and
l26 feet from the east lines Of tract
267. porcion SO, about 900 feet west
or discovery. The No. I Flores was
completed as q producer In sat
uratlon at 2.801-0e feet but was
plugged back and recompleted at
2.806 feet When plugged back. the
test continued TO make small amo-
UNITS OF salt water and the water has
gradually encroached into the sand.
While still making a small amount
Of oil. II Is expected that II viii
eventually be plugged and produc-
ton obtained from q new hole.
IN eastern Hidalgo. Union Sulphur
Company's No. 3 American Rio
Grande Land & Irrigation company
has been located 400 feet from the
south and 900 feet from the east
lines OF lot 2.Oe2, block IS. North
Capisallo district. The new loca-
ton Is about 200 feet west Of the
recently abandoned No. 2 AR. q.
I. g. I. c. In which the drill stem
was stuck while roaming at 8.044