Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-08 | Page 22 | Oil Boom in Utah is Certain

t 0 tOil Boom n Ut Is Certain I By By Ira C. C Tichenor a. a I lIE HE heading of this article may look familiar t tx to many readers i 1 A 1 o of The Telegram but in view ie of the constantly increasing developments in connection with the industry and the movements p of at big oil companies indicating the pre previous ious adoption of plans for development operations In the various districts of or the state a ft ar r r tUon of or the declaration that an oil boom in Utah is Ia certain t 14 t. considered con con- ed justifiable iT ere can be no doubt that the recent ruling of or Secretary of or the Interior Plait Fat fl ns exclusively cly rep reported In Tho The Telegram at the time that permits are 1 tobe tIbO granted regardless as to whether or not oil is struck on a given Insures an eventual Inauguration of or an oil industry in this state C og s of oC any immediate results from Crom development de operations now in I rosr progress u. u i a. M. M u. u s t T e ruling which negatives a previous pre decision b by former Secretary Darno affects more than acres acres of or known and prospective oil lands h. h Jt It I means menn as previously pre pointed out that the more than a J ts for Cor permits to develop develop oil 01 and gas as S ultimately will wi be bo granted permits providing the various re regulations l not affected by the ruling are ara with i Falls Fall's l Us U's ruling also rend renders rs unnecessary the amendment offered t nat r Smoot and which provides that applicants for tor permits to prospect and nd gas s. s should be bo given their permits irrespective of oC the discovery o on OP a ft structure by some prior driller drier and incidentally the ruling sets set a p- p f controversy that has been under way ever since the mineral minerai land Hi et ct went Into into effect a year er ago last February the ruling Is the most Important that could be made l n with the tho operations of or th the tho leasing act at net at least from Crom the theof nt t of oC the small operator operator operator-as as it I means that applicants who hoped to 1 v their permits and who had planned to organize drilling companies r now low proceed with wih an assurance that they will wi be permitted to prospect I ground und instead of ot losing out altogether be d developed on any dome as a result of oC previous development operations by some I M company m ry now at work or which may soon begin drilling I JJ ruling by Secretary Fall Pal while aC affecting San Juan county in 11 I particular mea means much to the prospective oil 01 industry of oC the tho state as s 3 a Whose Whole admits of oC the granting of oC five permits to an assignee if I the ground Is J or so 5 closely cosely associated In location as to b be considered common ground goud J JJ As s generally known in San Juan county much of oC the land was taken up aP 1 In 1 09 1908 09 08 under the placer mining laws The leasing act provides that permits are to be bo granted on these lands where the locator has continued JJ his assessment work The ruling provides that these permits will wi be aU allowed to such an extent that a 8 drilling company will wl b be permitted to toSI tow w SI prospect on acres on claims that c ca cn n be grouped I It Is known that one of oC tie tle largest oil oU companies In in the country has ha j such a a group of oC claims which makes it I certain that a large amount of oC development work will wi be done While le many people are waiting for tor the bringing In of ot a well wel by one big company still others confident of oC the future or of the oil 01 industry in Utah Uth are proceeding with their plans for wih development de operations I I