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Show July 21, 1969 Page 3 OIL & MINING JOURNAL Oil, gas drilling up (Continued from Page 1) discoveries. Regional drilling is up 28 per cent from last year. If this rate were to hold, total wells would approximate 4,935, just one well short of the record year of 1956. In that year drilling to Cretaceous sands in the Denver Juleshurg Basin was at its peak, Mr Zirbel said. maintains Wyoming its positions as the Rocky Mountain leader in total drilling. By July 1,. some 801 wells had been completed in that neighboring state, an increase of 322 wells in the same period of '68. The total included 274 wildcats. Petroleum Information believes the . state seems assured of a record drilling year.' . Montana is in second place with 320 completions in the first half of '69, or 149 wells less than a year ago. Bad weather, and a slow down in devleopment drilling at the Bell Creek Field accounted for the drop. Colorado ranked third with 309 completions in the first half. It tied for second place with Montana in wildcat drilling, both . . . and we Oil & Minipg showing 169 completions. Other states in the region and you about it. their completion totals for the period include: Arizona 26; western Kansas 15; Nebraska 144; Nevada one; northern New Mexico 181; North Dakota 74 and South Dakota 25. Walter I C. the dreams and struggles, the successes and failures, the excitement and glamour that go to make up mining in the West. . . Gorey Co. j ( I Baby Blue Chips the penny stock market with weekly stocks and quotes and comments on current activities of the market. . . ABOUT I 1 Kearns Bldg. 718 363-442- 7 new government and private mining publications, regulations, findings, etc. ABOUT j I I. over-the-coun- ter O-T- -C Young aggressive companies that offer unusual growth opportunities. Call . . ABOUT Specializing in I at the Rocky Mountain Journal are here to tell No ONLY 10 Holes Barred JUST CLIP AND MAIL THIS COUPON FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR OF WEEKLY MINING & OIL INFORMATION PUBLISHER: Minerals Drilling, Inc. is ready to take on your hole drilling problem, whatever it is and wherever it is. And come up with an answer. MINING JOURNAL Rocky Mt. OIL P. 0. Box 19243, Salt Lake City, Utah 84119 Plans antor my subscription to tha Rocky Mountain Oil t MINING JOURNAL Name Address City CHECK ONE: Minerals Drilling, Inc. One Year $10 State 2 years $18 Zip Code 3 years $21 OFFICES: 2050 University Club Building 136 East South temple 1 DDA1717DC DRllVljllut Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 370 Parker Avenue Ely, Nevada 89301 (702) 289-212- 6 e ' I ' . l 4 Inquire about our special rates for mailing the journal directly to your clients |