Show It Begins to Look Like an Oil Field The second producing well in the Vernal area and Utah's fourth producing producing producing pro pro- wen well to date came carne in early last Saturday with a flow of between 18 and 20 barrels an hour a flow which was being maintained at last reports If this flow continues it is particularly encouraging encouraging encouraging en en- because the flow of the first well in the Vernal area was only between six and seven barrels an hour The new Vernal well is on the Ashley dome about nine miles east of this leading leading leading lead lead- ing Uintah h basin city It was brought in by the Griffith Grain Oil company company and andis andis andis is located about a half mile from the Equity Oil company's discovery well the first producing well in the state which came in September 17 The rapidity with which this new oil area is being developed is emphasized by the fact this second well wen was only in on October 31 and drilling to the oil strike depth of feet was completed in less than a month and a half Oil men say this confirmation well is of real significance because it proves th the first well was not just a fluke Furthermore they said its location indicates that the dome may be larger than had first been assumed It is excellent news for Utah and unquestionably means intensified oil exploration and development activity inthis inthis in inthis this as well as other promising oil sections sec sec- Udas ti ls of the state A number of coma com com- a interested in the Ashley dome area have plans plana for drilling operations in the near future so that it is possible before too long Utah will have a real oil field in the Uintah basin and not just one or two isolated oil wells weBs |