, 1935-04-28

While all attention OF the Lower
Rio Grande Valleys oil fraternity
was centered on the Union sulphur
Company'S No. 3 American-Rio
Grande Land a. Irrigation Com
pany. 6 miles north OF Mercedes.
this week. other Hidalgo and Starr
areas continued very active.
The ~Samfordyce field, 20 miles
west or Mission, recorded three new
producers and four new locations
during the week and five other
wells are on the sand. two waiting
on cement, two making efforts 70
complete and one awaiting orders.
The Union wildcat gagged 105
barrels Of oil IN a one-hour gauge
Thursday night while other hourly
gauges averaged between eight and
ten barrels through two h-inch
tubing chokes. one on each side Of
the Christmas tree. from is feet OF
sand at 7.477-a3 feet. Tubing
working pressure was between 700
and 500 pounds and no pressure
showed on casing. Union officials
have not announced any new loca-
tons but indicated development Of
the area. In which they have a
nearly solid block Of $4,000 acres,
would be continued Immediately.
Location is In Farm Tract 2,062,
block IS, North Capisallo district.
Another new producing horizon
looms for Hidalgo county IN the
Downey e. Morton No. I OSca
Daskam. IN the east half Of block
"a, porcion As: Ancient Jurisdic-
ton OF Reynosa, about four miles
northeast Of the Samfordyce field.
The test cored. and the log was
sustantiated by a Schlumerger test,
sand at 1000 to ALA feet. with
streaks Of hard lime at 4.l00-02.
Casing Is reported en- route TO the
Valley AT the present time and Us
expected TO arrive for setting and
cementing this weekend.
Edinburg wildcat
The only other wildcat now drill
ing Hidalgo is Earl j. Hankamer's
No. / Frank Rabb. in the southeast
corner OF the Rabb Sill acres Of
Laguna SEGA League, about IS
miles north OF Edinburg. The test
completed its 5.000-foot contract
Thursday but will be carried deep
er and is again making hole.
A new wildcat has been located
due north Of the 5Rmfordyce field.
and about 800 feet north Of the
discovery well. II Is z. T. Smith
Oil Company's No. ] Alexandra
Flores de Flores. 800 ieet from the
north and 1908 feet from the east
lines OF tract $50, porcion 80, An
Gent Jurisdiction Of ReynoSa.
Machinery and derrick materials
are being moved to the location.
The three competitions In the
Samfordyce field during the week
brought the total number Of flow
ing producers 10 SO.
Gem Oil Company's No l-B Sea-
bury ct al. in the southeast corner
oi the north 20 acres az the west
$3.50 acres Of the southeast i3l. 10
acres OF tract 256. sorcion 80, about
$500 feet northwest OF discovery,
extended production about 800 feet
10 the west. II gagged three bar
rels hourly through = Inch tubing
choke under tubing working pres
sure OF $50 pounds and cloeed-i n
casing pressure OF $50 pounds from
s%aturation at 2.60l-O7 feet.
Mortex Oil Corporations No. !
Francisco Guerra, mar the center
Of the west rs acres Of the north
west l2.5 acres OF the southeast 100
acres OF tract 254, porcion 40, about
1900 feet northeast Of discovery, is
still making an estimated II bar
ieis per day through i-l6 inch tub
ing choke under tubing working
pressure OF so pounds from two feet
Of sand through a gun-perforated
casing al 2,776-78 feet.
On the fields southwest edge,
Shafer-MundyiS No. / TabaScc
Consolidated independent School
District, In the north end OF Tract
260. Porcion 80, about 2y500 feet
west OF discovery, Is making It's al
loWable through l-8 inch casing
choke under 10 pounds casing
working pressure. No pressure gauge
has been placed on tubing since the
well cleaned itself. Production Is
from one foot Of the Samfo-dyce
Sanu az 2.770-7l feet
Five Prospective Wells
Two other tests in the field arc