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Show UTAH-WYOMING CO. WILL GET MARKET TOR GAS PRODUCT' Following th discovery of the big gaa well of the Utah-Wyoming Consolidated OH company, near Byron, .Wyo.. W. 8. Lerooreaux made a visit to the eaat for the purpose of atudylng the ueea and value of natural gaa In order that tha compeny can make the beat uaa of the product. He haa Just returned end. re-ports re-ports soros-of tha method of handling the product. ' - The problem facing tha company ar tha present time la that of getting the beat market for th gaa. and although It la too early to atata In which way the product wUI be marketed, yet It la well known that of tha number that are presented, the method of handling the product which will be adopted will not be without a good eised revenue to the company, Mr. Lamoreaux vleltad the smellers at Bartleevllle. Okla., where a large tonnage ton-nage of nine or 1 treated dally by using us-ing natural gaa. In thla work It haa from three to four times the efficiency of coaL Aa there la an Immense tonnage of these oree produoad In close proximity to the Held, It Is not impoeslble that the gaa produced by the Utah-Wyoming Consolidated Consoli-dated oil company may be ueed to reduce these ore. They are now shipped 1600 mllea for treatment and directly paat thla AtTtaneee" CTtyHwo-IwerilyUnrn-pipe tinea are conveying gaa for home consumption con-sumption and manufacturing purpoeee. At Chicago, natural gaa la piped from Indiana flelde and one company shows that It haa been selling to Chicago for twentv-flve year and Is atlll deriving a aplendld revenue. One of the moat attractive at-tractive feature of Buffalo, N. T., Is th Inducemenle It offers to manufacturers and nonieeosker In the shape of natural gaa. Mr. Lamoreaux visited the producing sections of Pennsylvania and learned that one of the most attractive Inveatmenta In the eaat la that of natural gaa. on account ac-count of tha facility with which It Is handled, tha profits which are derived and the cheapening of the fuel aupply. One of the big gaa operator compliment-ed compliment-ed him on the methods which the Utah-Wyoming Utah-Wyoming ConeoUdated OH company had used In tha development of Its holding, and the several big companies with which he met gave advice which will prove to be of material advantage In tha field. There are alao local demands for this gaa for home oonsumptlon, and It ta not Improbable that pipe lines will be built to aatlafy the wanta of the towna In the Immediate Im-mediate vicinity. In the meantime part of the gaa from thla well la being utilised In the Beld b- this and other companies which ar drilling, and the gaa ueed doea not In any way affect the total production pro-duction of the well, which la better than 4.260.008 cubic feet a day. The well la capped and only enough gaa la taken from It or allowed to eecape so that the well will not be endangered by allowing too great a pressure to remeln within. Another well Is down cloee to the gaa formation, and It la the Intention of the company to complete thla and then to get out further from the developed area and to prove tha productiveness of Its extenstve holdings. Or. Fred J. Pack has been sent to the field for a more thorough and extensive study of geological condl-I condl-I tlons there. miijai |