Show lOT AH EXPECTED T TO I FURNISH FURNISH- MUCH CRUDE OL Development Now Under UnderWay UnderWay Way Looked Upon in East as Important According to reports the Midwest st Refining Refining Re Re- fining company will wi abandon Its is present policy of ot confining operations to the V Wyoming oil 01 fields and will extend its activities to all al proven wi or prospective fields felds In the West Vest says the latest market market mar mar- ket letter of ot Charles A. A Stoneham Co As A a preliminary to this expansion polIcy policy pol policy pol- pol icy a branch office of the geological department department department de de- de- de in iti Hous Houston has been established Ious ton Texas exas from which point it i is planned to direct exploratory work in the Texas Mid Continent and probably the he Mexican fields Operations have already started In Montana and Oklahoma through its subsidiaries the Northern Mid Mid Norther OH Oil 01 company company company com com- pany and the Western States OH Oil 01 and V Land Lad company and the company is also drilling under contract in two districts of Colorado It I was recently announced that Midwest Refining would enter Utah fields through the Utah Oil Oi Refining company which was organized in 1909 and in which Midwest has acquired acquire a large interest The Utah company which has a plant at North Salt Lake representing representing an investment of 0 Sal over and covering more than sixty acres is expected to prove one of ot the most profitable profitable profit profit- able of the Midwest units Practically j all al the products from this plant are obtained obtained ob ob- ob- ob tamed from rom crude oil oi Supply Is obtained obtained ob ob- ob- ob tamed from rom the Rock River and ad other Wyoming fields felds and at present is reported reported reported re- re I ported running around barrels daily daly Development work in Utah is expected to open up a large largo supply of 0 crude oil oilin oi I i in n that state where three structures have I been geologically defined one of which I known as the San Rafael Swell covers I I about square miles mies and is the biggest I I oil 01 structure in the United States Stales Two I other structures in this state are known t as ao Circle Cliffs and Teasdale The first I I test well wel Is under way on the Circle Cliffs Cliffs' structure being a joint operation op op- operation op- op I by several Standard Oil Oi companies corn com the actual drilling being done com I by byI bythe bythe I the Ohio Oil Oi company The plant of 0 the Utah Uth Refining company is already turning I I out tons of paraffin wax monthly j I and this output will wi be increased within I a year to tons a month the product I being taken by Japan and other Far East markets It I is understood that forthe for forthe I the present at least no change will wi be I made in the organization With the putting into operation of this ambitious program Midwest hould should find I Itself occupying a position among the foremost of ot the companies In the oil oU In Industry inI in- in dusts y and a steady improvement should I be registered by the shares of 0 this com corn company pany which are now I |