Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-04-12 | Page 2 | Gas from Farnham Well near Price Shows Petroleum Extract

Gas From Farnham Well Near Price Shows Petroleum Extract e Proof that petroleum gases are I present in the huge gaser gazer brought in by the tho Utah Oil on and Refining company on the Farnham Dome Petroleum company's lease in the Farnham district thirteen miles east of ot Price was established to tod today to- to d dl day y when the geologists of the comp company ny announced that an analysis anah sis of ot sa samples ples of qt the gas showed a a- petro petroleum eum content V This strengthens strength strength- ens the theory of or the company's geologists that oil U in commercial quantities will be bO obtained In the objective sands not more than feet deeper With the tests proving conclusively that the gas comes from a petroleum b base se the Utah Oil and Refining geologists and engineers will take immediate steps to put putdown putdown putdown down the casings to shut p the flow and drilling will be re resumed 1 resumed re- re to the lower sands The gas gas gad which is running about cubic feet a day and re reported reported reported re- re ported to be g growing owing slightly stronger was encountered at about feet leet The objective sands where oil V is expected will be bo be between between be- be tween and 3 feet teet it is es es- es V William R R. Calvert geologist of oz tah Utah Oil and Refining com company c cOrn cOrn- m- m pany stated that the tho analysis of ot the gas samples from the Price Prica well ell showed many different and varied kinds of ot gases among th them theat m being some of petroleum extract While Whilo Mr 11 Calvert stated that tho the petroleum content was waa of no special special ape ape- cial significance he admitted that it was important and stated that the company would V start drillIng for tor the deeper objective sands at atThe once once V The work of putting the drill d down wn to the objective sand under the present circumstances however however however how how- ever will probably require several weeks after the control head Is fixed to the casing Operations at atthe atthe the tho test are now consumed with getting fetting the boiler boner connections and it is Is' Is planned to fix the control head to the pipe probably probably- today to stop the now flow of ot O gar gal V