Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-08-21 | Page 13 | Helium in Utah to Aid Defense

HELIUM IN UTAH JO TO AID DEFENSE Mu Murdock dock Says Wells To Be Opened Soon 0 Senator Abe Ab Murdock OCk reported sealed helium wells in Grand Wayne and Piute counties soon would be tapped for national defense defense de do- according to the Associated Press Thursday from Washington D. D C C. Records of the United States geological survey in Salt Lake City show helium reserves in Emery and Grand counties but these are not wells Ed H. H Watson state engineer said the only helium well in Utah is at Woodside near Price bon hon cou county ty This well he said was discovered by the Utah Oil company company com com- pany in drilling for oil and it was taken over by the government The well was sealed A deficiency appropriation bill awaiting President Roosevelt's signature t provides for expansion of helium production a federal monopoly under the Thomas Thom Thom- as law enacted in 1939 Should the Utah well be tapped work would be done under the United States bur bureau au of of mines at Salt Lake City it was was' indicated Senator Thomas homas s said id the only sources of helium hellum in the United States are in Utah Texas Texa and Kansas ansas Texas wells he he s said id are operating at capacity of the helium in Kansas Kansas' has b been en used b by private companies