Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-03-11 | Page 8 | Operation Soon in Green River Fields

OPERATION SOON IN GREEN RIVER FIELDS It is reported that Wyoming oil operators opera-tors and producers are entering the Green 1 River oil fields with a view to early development. Already between fifteen and twenty thousand acres have been lo- jcated. all of which lies within the Grand I county boundaries. A temporary camp has been established and assessment work is soon to be started. 'A good automobile road will be built to the fields In order that supplies and machinery may be quickly and economically economic-ally transported to the fields. The geologist of the company interested in this held was here a short time ago to report on the oil indicaiions and the i activities are the results of his report. ! He pronounced the held one of the best oil regions he had ever investigated, and : said that the oil sands should be struck at a depth of less than a thousand feet,- 1 It Is understood that these people expect ex-pect to begin actual drilling operations as soon as a standard drilling outfit can be installed on the field, which will be about July 1 , according to present estimates esti-mates and barripg any accidents or delays. de-lays. Green River Dispatch.