Show LATE developments in the OIL FIELDS G MOAB OIL FIELD DRILLING REPORTS utah southern oil co frank shafer no 1 cane dome sec 6 2721 27 21 discovery well of moab district the 6 inch casing was perforated at 2025 feet 4 anch tubing was run to that depth and the well placed on the pump thursday in an attempt to bring back the oil flow from the sand which blew in as la gusher on december 8 1925 on saturday eve rung oil started to come with the water and by sunday the well was making over barrels of fluid 23 per cent of was high grade clean oil for several days the pump was kept in operation and the well leveraged lave raged about barrels of oil per 24 hours the increase in the oil flow aih well started to gas heavily the gas interfering with the efficiency effic ency of the pump to such an extent that it was necessary to pull the pump rods and make certain changes in the pumping equipment to overcome the trouble from gas during the last day or two of pumping the did little more than agitate the column of fluid and the well virtually flowed of its own accord the well should again be on the pump by anday it is the intention to keep the pump jn operation continuously for a month or more to a careful test of the wells production the fluid 13 being diverted to flow tanks where the water is drained off leaving clean crude which will be used for fuel for further drilling operations the oil flow came back after eighteen months of dormancy duang which time heavy salt water weighed upon the sand is taken as undeniable proof that the well will produce in commercial over an indefinite period of time oil men now consider cihat the frank shafer no 1 is a proved producer good for from to barrels of oil per duy and probably more con linued pumping may also result in the well flowing naturally bv heads as it did when the stratum was first tapped the utah southern is BOW makina preparations to spud in a second well on cane creek dome the john L shafer no 1 location about yards north of no 1 where a standard derrick bias already been erected may be drilled next although no definite announcement has been made by the company as to the location for its second test it is the intention of the company to thor hughly test the salt dome theory now generally accepted as applying to cane creek dome and in the event the john L shafer location is next drilled a well further out on th flanks of the structure will also a be put down midwest utah oi hughes no 1 elk ridge dome section 30 40 19 drilling suspend ed at feet where test will be abandoned well is bottomed in maicia schist of granite formation hole will be plugged and casing pulled as soon as plugging instructions are received form bureau of mines it has not been announced whether a second test will be drilled on elk ridge structure embar oil company big six no 1 moab anticline section 34 2521 pioneer well of moab district drilling at feet in sandy lime well is making an interesting show of wet gas union uil co of california lisbon no 1 lisbon dome section 16 30 25 bottomed at feet hole being plugged and casing pulled company will probably drill a flank well to test salt dome the ory as several very interesting oil and gas showings were encountered in the salt beds penetrated on top of structure utah southern oil co canyon no 1 east anticline section 18 41 19 drilling with dia mond core drill in progress below 1350 feet boulder knoll oil gas co well no 1 boulder knoll structure section 17 34 25 well being straight reamed to bottom at 1950 feet and 8 inch casing will be carried to 2000 feet to enable company to moke deep test texas production co shipley no 1 sweetwater ture section 5 2714 27 14 ten inch casing was set at 1980 feet and drilling has been suspended pending completion of a water well water well is being studded this week and water stratum will be encountered at feet water will be pumped for drilling purposes during winter to prevent costly shutdowns through freezing of long water line which now supplies camp general petroleum corporation paradox valley colo structure i spotting location for fourth well which will be a flank test of salt dome theory crescent eagle oil co well no I 1 crescent dome section 4 22 19 closed down at feet has been making small flow of oil with water for over three ears A standard ng test to be located a short distance east of no 1 will be studded soon by interests affiliated with crescent eagle it is announced |