| Show WHAT DO YOU KNOW OF requirements OF OIL prospecting PERMITS probably requests for hundreds of applications for permits to prospect for oil in utah have been filed since the IvIo strike was made early last month wonder how nany many of these applicants know inov what th they ey y are signing sighing w when hah the they y file one of those applications p following is the text of an application for prospecting permit leaving out signature and date lines and notarial affidavit we have used black face type for emphasis after reading it figure out with yourself how your application is likely to pan out whose postoffice post office address is being first ast duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he is the applicant herein and that his pos post t office address is is that he isa is a native born citizen of the iiii united ted states over 21 years of age that he is not the holder of and has no direct or indirect interest in any other subsisting permit and has no other application pending for a permit nor lias has he any interest either direct or indirect in any other application for a permit except that the description of the land for which this applicant ap plies for a prospecting permit under tinder the act of february 25 1920 public congress is as follows 4 that the land above described is not hot included in any forest military naval or indian reservation I 1 the applicant believes that the above described land offers a favorable field for prospecting for oil and gas gai for the reason that the reports made by geologists to applicant indicate there is a possibility of finding oil and gas within the limits of tile the same affiant further states that to the best of his know knowledge leige and belief the land applied for is not within any known za geological 1 structure of a producing oil or gas field that the applicants proposed method of conducting 11 exploratory tory operations is the construction of a camp to properly house employees the building of roads the erection of a standard drilling rig the installation of heavy drilling machinery and the ille doing of all things necessary in drilling an oil and pas as well application further states that lie he has sufficient capital available for such operations and if the permit pe to prospect is cant expects to immediately proceed with the building of roads and ca camps nips install machinery and proceed with the drilling in compliance with the requirements of the permit applicant states that while lie he has no personal experience in operations of this nature he expects to employ experts for said work for reference to the applicants applicant s reputation and business standing lie he respectfully refers to that the applicant herewith files a bond in the sum of 1000 1000 executed by a qualified corporate surety the condition of said bond provides against the failure of the to repair promptly as far as possible any damage to the oil strata or deposits resulting from improper methods of operation wherefore the applicant herein requests that such permit under said act do issue issue |
