Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-10-20 | Page 2 | Expert Conquers Gas Well Blaze

Expert Conquers Gas GasWell Well Blaze Ford Alexander Alexandcr the expert from California Sunday extinguished the fire that had been raging in the Utah Oil Refining company's gas gaswell gaswell well wen near Cisco since last Tuesday The feat was accomplished with a discharge of high explosives Lightning ignited the gas of the well with a flow of gas estimated from to cubic feet It is announced that the casing in the hole will wm be cemented to anchor It and the gas capped off Drilling will not be resumed In Inthis this hole for lot the time being it Is stated but a new test will be in inon Inon i ion on section 30 of the structure I which is lower down and lower sands prospected for oil The plans I for shutting off the gas flow In well welt No 1 at Cisco are not completed I according to geologists of ot the Utah Oil Refining company The dynamite used In the ex explosion explosion ex- ex was shipped to Cisco Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day night Mr Alexander arrived Sunday morning and In the afternoon afternoon after after- afternoon noon had the fire out No injury I I was done to the hole and the only loss los it is stated was the burning I I of the drilling equipment at the I well including the derrick The i loss was estimated at I