Show cane creek W well 1 1 11 nears oil horizon moab times independent A six foot sand making considerable sid erable oil and gas which was recently penetrated by the drill in the cane creek no 1 well has necessitated cementing the formation to prevent caving and as a result operations are at a standstill while waiting f for or the cement to set drilling has been prosecuted with difficulty during the past two weeks on account of the gas pressure but superintendent max Grosi liere is of the opinion that the cement job will eliminate the caving troubles and enable drilling to proceed without interruption until the pay sands at 2025 feet are encountered A control head was installed last week and last friday a new sand line was received the drilling crews are overhauling equipment and getting everything in readiness to push the hole down to the objective horizon in the shortest possible time the depth of the well is 1475 feet only feet above the gusher sand which performed so sen rationally satio nally in the shafer discovery well the oil and gas showings recently encountered according to those who have visited the location indicate that the well will make a very interesting display when the formation at 2025 feet is reached the company will run a string of binch casing and effect a water shutoff before dropping into the sand to avoid difficulties encountered before |