Show FIRST BOATLOAD OF EQUIP MENT LEFT FOR LOCATION YESTERDAY UTAH SOUTHERN WILL DO DRILLING drilling operations will soon start on lockhart dome the no 3 structure on the colorado river about 20 miles south of moab as the crow flies but probably 40 by nver the first boatload of equipment for a test well on this dome went down river yesterday and it is expected that the erection of the ng can start within a week or ten days the utah southern company will handle the drilling on a cost plus 10 per cent basis associated with the utah southern in the test are the equity oil a subsidiary of the utah oil refining and the empire petroleum an all steel standard derrick will be erected and a gasoline engine will be used for power the location is at the mouth of lockhart draw a short distance from the river A natural rock wharf will be utilized for unloading equipment the moab garage company hag been awarded the transportation contract and the companas comp anys barge will be kept busy the next few weeks getting materials on the ground the lockhart location is about seven or eight miles directly south of the J H shafer no 1 on shafer dome |