Show As the winds breeze in in the oil news according to the latest information from moab operations at the shafer no 1 well on the cane creek structure are progressing favorably with the tools on the feet from the bottom of the hole the hole is being cleaned out and put in shape for a test of a sand encountered several weeks ago below feet no further information has been received from the test on the cedar mesa structure or the west anticline on the san juan river being drilled by the utah southern oil company the last news a relayed dispatch stated that gas was encountered at 1562 feet which officials of the utah southern and utah oil refining state is exceedingly encouraging because of storms which h hive ave broken down telephone wires no further word has come through according to present plans operators in the kevin sunburst field it is said will drill a minimum of wells this year A subsidiary of the royal dutch company is reported taking leases under an escrow agreement which provides for the starting of a foot test in las animas county colorado three miles north and west of branson within 60 days marland oil company of colorado glorado co has approximately ly ay acres on structure under lease in southeastern ito colorado lorado officers of the mid american oil company of ogden now doing development work on the bloomington dome jil n washington county announced recently recently y that the company had leased a permit to drill on the washington structure six miles from the bloomington dome in washington county to a california oil company by the terms of the agreement the california company is to begin drilling within sixty days upon the property and is required to go down feet company officials said that a rotary drill is being set up in california for transportation to utah the company offices in charge of J herman knauss jr former city recorder have been moved from 2424 kiesel avenue to the third floor of the kiesel building 0 ogden den george T hansen salt lake city president and B 0 jones of denver vice president of the utah southern oil company accompanied by W A hauck a new york city capitalist recently took a whirl through the southern oil fields radiating from moab hansen and jones were highly pleased with the substantial progress made in drilling operations in the moab field all of the wells in which the utah southern is interested are making good progress with the exception of the lockhart which is temporarily closed down the company it is understood plans to resume drilling on this well shortly dr C C clark and wife experienced an auto mishap while on a recent journey to california they were driving along the road near milford utah when they encountered a soft spot on the highway the car became unmanageable and swerved off the road it turned over part way on a convenient embankment without injury to the car or occupants aid close at hand righted the car and it proceeded along as if nothing had happened dr dark clark has been in conference with oil magnates and states that the southern californians seem to know more about baxter basin and contiguous oil fields than Wyoming ites many of them plan a visit to this district as soon as their tropical skins are fit to stand the rigors of a better climate in sweetwater county geologist wayne loel who made two special reports on the nature of baxter basin is spending much time with the clarks rock springs rocket the montana pacific oil company sponsored by ralph arnold and associates of los angeles has taken an interest in the claggett development company which is drilling a well on the albee ranch in the northern part of fergus county montana |