Show LATE developments in the OIL FIELDS 0 o MOAB OIL FIELD DRILLING REPORTS utah southern oil co frank shafer no I 1 cane creek dome section 6 27 21 discovery well of moab district pumping of oil su until studding spud ding in of john L no 1 to take place around the first of the year sufficient oil Is now in storage at the frank shafer to carry on drilling operations at the john shafer for months pumping will be resumed on the discovery well later john L shafer no 1 cane creek dome section 36 26 20 about half a mile north of frank shafer discovery well derrick is erected and rigging up now under way drilling will start around the first of new year franklin deml diesel engine will lumish power using oil from discovery well for fuel this is the first flank well on the utah southern program to develop the salt domes of the moab area and a second well to be located still further out on the flank of cane creek will be drilled with the completion of the john L shafer no 1 utah southern Is completing arrangements range ments to drill a test well on salt valley anticline about twenty miles north of moab and it Is announced that operations will start as soon as certain extensions of prospecting permits are granted by the government canyon no 1 east anticline section 18 41 19 drilling with diamond core drill no report received this week but it is known that drilling is proceeding at a depth of 1450 or under embar oil co big six no 1 moab anticline section 34 25 21 pioneer well of moab district drilling below feet in limey shale at feet a small but prolific showing of live oil was encountered boulder iknou oil gas co well no 1 boulder knoll structure section 17 34 25 setting 10 inch casing at 2000 feet texas production Co Shipley no 1 sweetwater structure section 5 27 14 drilling under 2400 feet in a limey formation very raad progress being made nearly 50 feet being drilled each tower A small sand was penetrated the past week but was barren company is looking for a pay sand at any time philips petroleum co well no 1 section 16 27 16 about 20 miles east of texas well preparations being made to move in drilling equipment within next few weeks as road to location is nearly completed general petroleum paradox colo anticline location spotted for fourth well which will be on flank utah oil refining with abandonment of elk ridge test these companies have ceased active operations in the southeastern utah district although they retain extensive acreage and are prominently identified with tiie utah southern company in the ambitious development program the latter company is now starting union oil co of california this company will start its second test well on the lisbon dome forty miles southeast of moab early in the spring the new test will be located on the flank of the structure crescent eagle oil co well no crescent dome section 4 22 19 shut down at feet hole has been making small flow of oil with water for over three years the announcement that the utah southern will put down a test well on salt valley anticline a short distance from crescent has greatly stimulated interest in this district frances oil utah petroleum prances no 1 dome section 36 31 17 closed down at around 1900 feet western states development co well no 1 crescent structure section 7 22 19 bottomed at around 1400 feet utah petroleum corporation geoghagen no 1 gibson dome section 1 30 20 drilling suspended at 1640 feet it Is reported hole will be deepened utah southern equity oil hazelwood no 1 lockhart dome section 16 26 20 bottomed at feet despret petroleum co rose no 1 gibson dome section 3 30 20 bottomed at feet utah oil development co well nc 1 moab anticline section 34 26 21 closed down at 1550 feet |