Show r Cave in 1 Q Delays Wildcat Test I I FARMINGTON Special Special- A caving hole holo and other difficulties difficulties i 1 ties have delayed testing of the Anderson No 2 wildcat near here contractors reported Saturday While attempting attempting- to pull drill pipe from the wildcat Friday the crown block of the knife jack-knife rotary rotary rotary ro ro- ro- ro tary rig was torn from its mooring at top of the rig Harry T. T Osborn Osbern contractor of Williams Cal Cat reported that drill stem test of oil and gas shows would probably be pulled late Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day between 2 2700 OO feet The mechanical difficulties will necessitate a fishing job as well as washing over of the tools with water Representatives of the McCullough McCullough Mc- Mc c cCullough Cullough Tool Co of Casper Wyo was on the site ite to supervise this delicate operation Johnston Testing Co also of Casper will drill stem test the interval in the Salt Lake formation formation formation forma forma- i tion of oC recent tertiary age between between between be be- tween 2700 feet Mr Osborn said caving was not serious but observed that the Bountiful formation down to 2100 feet was made up of loose earth and gravel complicating drilling The operators had set packer at feet in m preparation for the drill stem test Total depth of the well is feet Mr Osborn reported that oil bubbles had come up through the drilling mud between 2 2700 OO and feet for eight or nine hours while drilling through that inter inter- val There has been a constant gas pressure he stated which hasto has hasto hasto to be bo controlled bv by increasing weight eight of the drilling mud I IThe The drill stem test will indicate what quantities of oil and gas may maybe maybe be obtained in the wildcat j |