Show the weeks developments with the oil operators the hardness of the limestone im estone formation being cut the midwest drill on the big six dome below moab resulted fishing joba jobs this in a couple of week which impeded progress considerably on thursday evening one of the big 20 inch spiral stems broke in two it was quickly recovered and drilling was continued with the remaining stem yesterday that too broke and it was necessary to stop operations until another stem sten could be received immediately after the first stem broke another was ordered and a truck arrived monday from the midwest camp at garmela Gar mesa with the required tool the power barge however r was temporarily rily out of commission and pora it was impossible to get the stem to camp until to today lay drilling will be resumed this afternoon the hole is at a depth of 35 feet being drilled is extremely and it is necessary to the bit frequently this the progress somewhat at the present rate it will aill require another month of drilling to carry the hole to the required depth before IB inch casing will be run the formation ia is sai said d to be th the e hardest encountered in a well eer cier the midwest and accord to geological data me the massive ing limestone will continue for about 1000 feet however better headway will be made when smaller tools tool are in use um crescent eagle is still drill 1 ing to keep the hole c clear and in the meantime is making arrangements range ments to put the well wet on pump the crescent dome standard is practically ready to commence ng rig drilling operations this well will be located about a mile I 1 northeast of crescent eagle the water line from thomp sons to the travis and fran camps is about completed francisco ng rig a star no with standard derrick will in as soon as water reach the travis standard es s the camp rig it is also about ready to start up the travis location locati on is four miles south a of thomp thompsons sons and the francisco about one further south near salt valley rim rim the sandburg petroleum at floy is again drilling after a months shutdown shut down while waiting I 1 for casing seventeen hun bun I 1 dred feet of 12 inch pipe has been run A large casing head bead has been installed to control the expected gas and oil flows sandburg has already passed through several gas formations and the management expects to cut a productive sand within the next thousand feet I the big six oil company is I 1 making arrangements to start drilling at its well across the po lorado nver river F W strong has been in i palt salt lake for the past several weeks beeks financing the proposed operations and he has been meeting with encouraging success he hopes to have the rig in operation shortly the veil well N i now at a depth of 2800 feet and it will be carried down to unless production Product ron is secured coq cuq at shallower depth the will be re cased the monumental oil company is is making arrangements to resume drilling on the hul kito structure in the san juan field ifield according to word from manager P A dark clark 1 the utah southern is making good progress with its well ion on the west anticline of the san juan field dr 1 I IV alien allen left friday for salt lake city he re turned yesterday accompanied by mrs alien allen and their young eon son |