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Show New Gas Wells Seen Hiking S. L. Reserves Prof. Reports on Stud Of Potential Fields In Wyoming, Colorado Salt Lake City's natural gas reserves will f greatly increased In the near future aa the result of the discovery of new new structures struc-tures in Wyoming and Colorado in paat months. This was predicted Friday by Dr. F. F. Hintzc, professor emeritus, emeri-tus, department of geology. University Uni-versity of Utah, recently appointed by the Utah public service commission commis-sion to make a study of natural gas potentialities in the Salt Lake area. A major source of additional natural gaa supplies for the Salt Lake area will be the Salt Wells structure in Sweetwater county, Wyoming, operated by the Husky Refining Co., Cody, Wyo., Dr. Hints said. The well is 6200 feet deep, and will be capable .of producing up to 15,000,000 cubic feet of gaa a day, he said. At present the well Is capped, pending; construction of a (-mile pip line to the . main line. Another structure at Canyon Creek, near Hiawatha, Colo., has hiMB ririllH Kv BfMnAllnil ftil - Gaa Co, Dr. Hints aaid. The well ia 13.000 feet deep. Arrangements for final testing are being mad at present, he aaid. Further field studies of possible natural gas sources will be started Monday, according to Dr. Hints. He waa authorised to make th survey by th state after th public pub-lic service commission placed a frees order on further natural gaa service connections at th request of Mountain Fuel Supply Co, due to lack of adequate supplies. |