Show r HE SALT LAKE CAPROCK IS STRUCK IN UNIONS UNION'S BIG PINEY WElL Announcement of Bringing In Ih of Producer Expected at Any Time Information that the drill In Jn the Union Consolidated Oil company's wellin wellin well wellin in the Big Dig Piney field of ot Lincoln county count county coun coun- t ty Wyoming had entered the caprock caprock cap- cap rock and that the announcement of the bringing In of the well might be expected at any time was brought to Salt Lake yesterday by 1 V. V E. E Roberts of ot Tecoma The news also was made public by Mr Roberts that the Leonard company's company's company's com com- pany's well south of ot the Union Consolidated Con Con- company's property was brought In last Tuesday Mr came to Salt Lake as the representative of a number of Tecoma Tecoma Tecoma Te Te- Te- Te coma men who were negotiating for forthe forthe forthe the purchase of ot a block of stock of the Union Consolidated and from here he went vent to the field to make a a. personal personal personal per per- investigation of general conditions conditions condi condi- tons and the work under way at the Union Consolidated well His Ills report he stated would be exceptionally ex ex- encouraging not only as asto asto asto to the prospects for bringing in a aI I by the Union Consolidated but of conditions generally In the Big Piney district which he predicted would become famous for its production production production tion of ot a grade ade of oil that has not been ex exceeded by y any n field in the country hd lie The land n no o on which the company is drilling drilling- Is a portion of ot that acquired from the Big nig Piney Oil and Refining company which drilled the thEl well to something more than feet The Big Piney company i ih ib the deal with the Consolidated of which C. C EWood E. E Wood tood t of San Francisco is president retained acres which it may later develop on its own account President Wood a few days das ago acquired acquired acquired ac ac- ac- ac an option on a tract of land adjoining that on which a gusher usher was developed by the Lincoln-Idaho Lincoln company company com corn pany a year or more ago This land lies Hes between the Lincoln Idaho holdings holdings holdings hold hold- ings and those of ot the Union Consoli dated d. d dal A. A G. G Burritt the geologist who has made a thorough study of the Big Piney riney field last evening Inspected specimens of the rock from the Big Piney well and said that they were unquestionably from a caprock but buthe buthe buthe he said he was undecided whether this rapping capping was over the principal producing producing pro- pro sand or a stray one If it should prove to be the latter he said that the main sand certainly would be encountered at not to exceed 10 feet and probably nearer feet |