Show Geologists Plan Visit To Famed Uintah Basin The eighth annual field trip of the Association of Petroleum Geologists will center on the Uintah Basin next June 21 and Last announced plans Indicated rock arc expected to Join the caravans that will start at Vernal on and wind into the sands area in the Soldier Summit area Here Eight Years Ago Robert J. Rocky Mountain manager at Salt Lake City for American is president of this He re-calls that the first trip the then fledging affiliate American Association of Petroleum Geologists took eight years ago to the D. A. urologist for Shell Oil Is field trip chairman Otto district manager for Amerada Petroleum editor of the illustrated guide Both men arc Salt A rather unusual for participation in the trip is being i issued by Graham a consulting geologist of Salt Lake To Take Its Place He said the trip was scheduled because the importance of the currently popular Paradox the geologic concept the belief has not been dimmed that the unique Uintah Basin will eventually take its place among the great producing sedimentary basins of the I I successes in the basin by El Paso Natural Gas and Oil have lent credence to the conviction that Immense quantities of natural gas overlooked by drilling Campbell says this is a result of geologic faulty engineering und obsolete completion practices' Among the stellar discussions on the some of which will be treated in guidebook is are those involving Asphalt JUdge near now wider exploration development by Petroleum Red Wash one of the large fields of will be inspected as will the unique operations near Bonanza American Co Visit Ouray Sector Area of the wells In the Ouray sector of County the tertiary on Back GEOLOGISTS PLAN VISIT I from Page production at and Duchesne pools will be Explanation of the expanded Salt Lake Pipe Line crude transmission facilities will be with in a visit to a principal pump station at Duchesne 1 Among participants as lecturers and authors Paul T. Salt Lake of Uintah Walter University of Utah Raven Ridge Keith El Paso Natural Gas Canyon William Lee U of U Tertiary Victor E. vice Oil Ashley Valley Frank district Sun Oil South Ouray George dean of school of science at Brigham Young oil and gas outlook for |