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Show Warning Reissued On fuel Gas Order - A warning ag-ainat unauthorised ua of fuel gas for new or converted con-verted heating installation waa relteraUd Monday by Utah pubnc service commission. Such use Jeopardise authorised uses of gas for heating because of the shortage of fuel ga supplies, according to Hal S. Bennett and Donald Hacking, member of the UP8.C. ! At the same time, the commission commis-sion received word of the reopening reopen-ing Jan. 4. 1050, of a federal power commission hearing on the application appli-cation of out-of-state interest to tap potential natural ga reserve In southeastern Utah. The hearing, in which Utah haa filed a petition of Intervention, was started by San Juan Pipeline Co, El Paso Natural Oas Co. and Pacific Pa-cific Gas and Kletrie Co. The hearing hear-ing will be held ia. Washington, D. C. The Intervention petition alleges al-leges In part: t. The Utah commission com-mission does not know of any proven source of ga which might remedy condition (the acute shortage In Utah) unless ga from the San Juan basin la mad available avail-able for use In Utah." Despite a prediction by Dr. F. F. Hints, professor emeritus, department de-partment of geology. University of Utah, who currently 1 making a study of natural gaa resources for the commission, that Salt Lake City's natural ga reserve would be greatly increased In the future aa a result of discovery of two new structure In Wyoming and Colorado, Colo-rado, Mr. Bennett said: "The commission ha nothing before it, at thia time, which would warrant relaxation of the frees order. There la no gaa available for new or converted heating equipment" equip-ment" Julee D. Roberts, vice president and general manager,, Mountain Fuel Supply Co., said Monday he had no comment to make regarding regard-ing Dr. Hints' report on natural gaa studies. "Our company Is contintng it program of exploration and development," devel-opment," he said. "The outlook for additional ga reserve haa not changed since the freeze order wss placed on natural gas by the public pub-lic service commialaon." Mr. Roberts pointed out that his company la drilling two wells now In the Church butts (Wyoming) area. He said there are presently four producing well there now.. He also added that Ms company ha men tat the field searching for new natural ga lesents. |