Show aggressive program will be undertaken to further explore moab area according to news from denver A new and aggressive campaign to further test the colorado river structures below moab will be undertaken in the near future according to unofficial but apparently authentic reports that have been receded fromi denver it is understood that a drilling agreement between a number of major companies is being drawn h up and a definite announcement regarding the program will doubtless be made within the next few weeks the midwest refining and exploration companies which have had a leading part in the development work to date will it is said retire from active participation in the moah operations al i though retaining their acreage and permits with the intention of awaiting future developments the utah southern oil company which controls a vast acreage on the structures and has to date paid one half of the drilling costs on the colorado nver wells i will continue the exploration work according to the reports and has interested several other major companies in a program of development while the company will probably part with the mid west in the further drilling activities it is understood that athas assurances of operation cooperation co in other directions the utah southern has made no announcement of its plans but is known to be fully convinced of the great possibilities of the moab structures from the salt dome standpoint in the meantime operations on the ro lorido iver r i I 1 clow mo ib ar at a 1 a he launching of the new campaign the frank shafer no 1 well en cane creek the discovery well which came in as a gusher end flowed an immense amount of oil after unsuccessful attempts were made to L shut out water fram an upper hon zon has been closed down at feet for several months the rig engines and equipment are in shape for an immediate of work in the event it is decided to start bork on the well again it is said that the hole might be deepened another feet to test a sandy lime produced water in the no 2 well it is also possible that a further attempt will be unade to develop the three producing horizons encountered m the well at 2028 and feet the equipment from the J H shafer no 1 and the snowden wells which drilled salt beds on the top of the structures land were abandoned has been moved to the nver docks in readiness for moving to other locations while operations down the nver 1 are at a standstill drilling is contin baig at other wells in the southeastern utah area with favorable prospects the big six well is still drill hg in at about feet having cut 1500 feet of oil baking without a trace of salt abis well ia located on the flank of the moab anticline the elk ridge well of the midwest is down 2880 feet in lune and is now tied up with a fishing job this hole penetrated only a few thin beds of salt elk dee structure apparently being south of the salt dome area the utah cedar mesa well is flown feet having penetrated the massive limes and being now in A a shale formation this well has had 0 o salt being likewise south of the tolt donate area out on lisbon dome the union of california is setting 10 ua pipe at 2500 feet this well has wiled feet of salt aad appears abe located on top of the salt plug although it will further drilling to prove this operations are at a standstill on gbson dome since the empire gas fuel abandoned its test at set after cutting some 2000 feet of fait it is reported however that t utah petroleum will carry its on down to at least feet d that operations are to start soon though no official announcement of is haa been boric is to be resumed on the abw 1 strong well at crescent and it is stated that the armstrong company wl also start a new test in salt val the boulder knoll company plating a short distance east of monticello is reported to be uri aking separations to resume work on its well the boundary butte well on the an reservation is again operate alter a shutdown shut down of several aars and it is stated that the miley of california will shortly art a test on the organ rock further west although work throughout the distl haa slowed up perceptibly as a of the general depressing con fuoti in the oil industry and also bee of the geological complications have arisen through encounters the massive salt beds on the of the colorado river structures loument lop ment work will continue and s are e bald for a alre am s exploratory campaign than w the oil companies are convince that there are several big petrol poola in the southeastern utah and aa a result of geological lw learned in the first drilling the prospects are very favorable campaign that these pools will now be located definitely r t |