Show Midwest Entry Into ht Utah Field I Regarded of Great Importance Big Standard Subsidiary as Previously Reported to Operate at Once in Uinta County Belief Bellet Is expressed expressed generally by local oilmen that the most important development development development develop develop- ment In the oil tion in Utah since the actual beginning of ot drilling operations by the Ohio Oil company was the definite definite nite announcement nt In The Telegram that the Midwest Oil and Refining company had acquired holdings on th the Hill Creek structure In UInta county and In connection connection connection con con- with the transaction had signed a contract for the drilling of ot four wells on that structure re I At previously stated the arrangement I was made with tho newly formed Hyland Oil and Refining company and which was negotiated by J J. J Tracey Wootton di director director director di- di rector and attorney for foz the local concern The Midwest company acquires half halt of ot a no government lease and also half halt of ot a state land section or a total of ot acres The Midwest company according to Mr Mn Wootton in addition to binding Itself to develop the holdings pays pas a bonus for the tho land and agrees to give 7 per cent royalty royalty royalty roy roy- alty on the production The Hyland Oil I and Refining company agrees to sell Its production to the Midwest company at the market price It was stated by 0 O. O V. V Southworth of ot Denver who represented the Midwest company in tho the transactions that ar arrangements arrangements ar- ar have already been completed by wire for the tho immediate shipment of ot a standard rig into the tho field and that operations operations oper open will be started as soon as the rig can be installed The state stale land board has passed favorably favorably favorably favor favor- ably upon the contract of the local company company com corn pany for the subleasing of its lease on the state land involved in the transaction The contract calls for the beginning of at drilling operations on the government I lease land within sixty days and also binds the Midwest company to comply I with the state development John H. H Wootton president of ot the Hyland Hyland Hyland Hy Hy- land Oil and Refining company and also I the Hill Creek Oil and Refining company I which now is drilling on its holdings on the tho Hill Creek Creel structure state that arrangements arrangements arrangements ar ar- ar- ar already have been completed for the shipment of oC a n. rig for the use of the Hyland company In developing the remaining portion of ot its holdings a amounting amounting amount amount- ing to several thousand acres Announcement also has been made that I N. N G. G Morgan and associates of Boise Ida had acquired an interest in the government government government gov gov- lease owned by Jacob Evans on the Hill Creek structure and that the syndicate now is shipping a n. rig into the field OHIO STILL DRILLING Reports from southeast Utah oil field are that the Carter Canter Oil hole on Ferron dome Is down about 1450 feet the Ohio Oil OH company's three wells are down re respectively respectively respectively re- re as follows approximately Huntington Caineville 2650 and Circle Cir Cm- cle clo Cliffs Clites The Farnham Dome Petroleum Pe Pe- Utah Oil Ref Ret is about 1125 J. J J W. W Stricklin at the head of all the drilling operations of oC the Carter Oil company company com corn I pany in the West Vest arrived this week weel fr from 1 Tulsa Okla OkIa to visit isit the Carter well lr I the San Rafael swell It is now flow down about 1400 feet and work Is progressing nicely It Is stated that there Is nothing new at the Hunting well vell where drilling is again In progress and the hole will be put down to a n. maximum depth before hope is abandoned The Dakota sands have riot not ot yet been pierced so there is yet strong hope that these sands will prove pro pro- The Utah OH Oil Refining is drilling with occasional minor troubles The Castle Dale Oil and the he Leonard Petroleum are both closed down the fori formen former for for- i mer men getting a large supply of new equipment equip equip- ment and preparing for winter and the latter making no io statement I The Big Six near Moab has ceased drilling awaiting more equipment The hole Is 1500 feet ACTIVITY IN SAN JUAN Perry A A. A Clark manager of ot the the Monumental Monumental Monumental mental Oil company which has extensive holdings in the Bluff oil fields accompanied accompanied accompanied nied by E E. E B. B Emrick the geologist went down to Bluff last week and spotted a lo location location lo- lo cation where the company will place its standard drilling rig which will be brought In In the near future In the meantime contracts have been let for the drilling of ot a hole with the company's CoI Columbia Co Co- Co- Co lumbia rig which Is now In the field says I the San Juan Record This rig is being moved to what is known as the structure and it Is Ss expected that a av alo good goodwell goodwell goodwell well will be brought In on this structure when the Honaker sand Is reached which is estimated to be at a depth of about 1600 feet Mr Clark and Emrick returned to Monticello Mon Mon- the last of oC the week and Mr Clark has been stopping here awaiting further word from Cram headquarters He says that the work worIc that the company Is doing now will all aU be let by contract the company having secured the services of H. H E. E Morgan of ot Tex one of the best drillers of the Southern states who will have charges charge of the work on that ground I With the commencement of ot work by the Monumental people In the Bluff field San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan county may look forward to considerable considerable consid consid- erable enable activity down there this fall and winter In fact the other companies who have holdings in the field will have to do their work before the heat of next summer summer summer sum sum- mer In order to take advantage of ot weather conditions |