Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-06-04 | Page 15 | Test Well near Duchesne City to be Abandoned

I Test Well Near Duchesne Duchesne- City To Be Abandoned VERNAL June 4 The 4 The resIdent district superintendent of ot the Midwest Midwest Midwest Mid Mid- west Refining Relining company Thursday received Instructions from headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters In Casper that the test drilled near Duchesne City is to be DO JG abandoned Casing will be pulled d dand and all government requirements requirements require require- ments meats covering abandoned ned oil tests complied with This test was a joint operation of the Midwest l Exploration Exploration Exploration Ex Ex- Utah Southern and Ute tite Petroleum companies and a continuation continuation continuation con con- of a test drilled some years ago by the Utah Southern and other companies to a depth 01 of 2800 While the contract of the ho recent Midwest l operations operation's stipulated drilling to 2500 feet nl only the hole was as drilled to feet feel without any prominent oil or gas showings being found At the Ule final depth a flow of water filling the hole to within 1200 feet of the top was wag encountered No further orders pertaining to th the he Rangely Cola Cob Midwest test have been received by the local superintendent su- su of the company It Its ItIs itis Is s probable that a conference of Midwest officials will wilI be held at I Rangely within the next few days Tho To Rangely test was shut down a month ago At present no Midwest Mid- Mid vest west operations are under way In Uintah or Duchesne counties or In Rangely S Drilling has not been resumed been resumed aset asyet as aset yet et on the Maude Ellen t test st st.