| Show LATE developments in the OIL FIELDS 6 MOAB OIL FIELD DRILLING REPORTS midwest utah southern utah oil refining frank shafer no 1 cane creek dome section 6 2721 27 21 discovery well of moab district the string of tools lost last week when gas pressure them off bottom causing the cable to part were successfully recovered sunday drillars drillers Dr illers are again engaged in cleaning out hole to test productive stratum on bottom at feet on thursday well had been cleaned to feet A banti ty of iron probably part of the string of tools thought to have been sidetracked at feet ig in bottom of hole and ig being drilled by operations erat ions are being conducted with hole full of mud to hold back oil and gas pressure J H shafer no 1 shafer dome section 17 27 20 depth of feet reached bottomed in salt on account of caving well has been closed down until 6 1 4 inch casing can be run instructions were received Wed to run the casing about feet of pipe is at the location and 2000 additional feet of seamless casing was delivered from thompsons Thomp sons to the well thursday casing now being run and drilling should be under way by first of week well to be earned to depth of feet if necessary prommel no 1 snowden cane creek dome section 21 being drilled by midwest exploration on thursday was drilling ahead at feet in white lime A fishing job held up operations on this well several days during week john L shafer no 1 cane creek i dome section 36 26 20 rig up ready I 1 foe studding spud ding midwest utah oil refining hughea no 1 elk ridge tore section 30 40 19 well carried to depth of 1350 feet 12 1 2 inch casi ing now being run and will be clinent ed on shutout shut out water ghisi dc top is at an elevation of over feet and has been cut off from out side world by excessive depth of snow for past month ample supplies and equipment were on hand however and operations have proceeded without interruption the i telephone line has been kept in re 1 abir and the camp is in constant j communication with the headquarters office of the midwest at moab I 1 utah southern general petroleum utah oil refining nobel no 1 cedar mesa structure section 28 40 18 drilling under I 1 feet in shale well is still mak j ing a quarter of a feet of gas coming from 10 foot sand at 1572 feet drilling conditions bad on account of rotten condition of the gas which attacks the drillars drillers dr illers eyes members of the crew have been equipped with special goggles which protect their eyes fra the poisonous vapors utah southern equity oil hazelwood no I 1 lockhart dome section 16 26 20 bottomed at feet and temporarily closed down utah southern general petroleum graham no 1 beef basin structure section 28 32 19 road to location being built drilling equipment to be moved in as soon as read is open embar oil co big six 1 moab anticline section 34 2521 pioneer well of miteb district string of 3 1 2 inch casing landed on bottom at feet wednesday mud now being baided bailed from casing and drilling should be under way by sunday or monday strong I 1 flow of gas coming through mud despret petroleum co rose no 1 gibson dome section 3 30 20 knifing under way well to be carried to depth of feet at present utah southern oil co canyon no 1 east anticline section 2841 19 bottomed bt 1040 feet where 6 inch casing is being cemented with passage by congress of law legalizing permits issued on executive order indian lands drill ing will be resumed on this well in near future frances oil utah petroleum frances no 1 dome section 36 41 17 drilling under 1525 feet operations proceeding favorat A utah petroleum corp geoghan no 1 gibson dome 1 30 20 cement failed to set around 12 1 2 mch casing at 1369 beet and pipe is being re cemented shut out water empire gas 1 kimball no 1 gibson dome fcc 6 30 21 drilling in lime under feet good progress being made armstrong company well NA 1 crescent doon section 17 22 19 bottomed tet 1220 feet preparations being made to drillars drillers Dr illers on cedar mesa ell fighting bad gas the cedar mesa well of the utah gwenera petroleum utah oil refining interests which encountered a flow of petroleum gas at a depth of 1572 feet is still giac sag heavily the flow amounting to a quarter of a million cubic feet during the past week the well has been some sulphur gas which has made drilling conditions especially bad the sulphur gag 13 very severe on the eyes of the crew one driller being nearly blinded he was compelled to go to cortez for intebi cal attention the dr illers lare now equipped with goggles which protect their eyes from the poisonous vapors and drilling is proceeding favorably at jast report from the camp the well was lait a depth of 1860 feet drilling in shale the fact that a persistent flow oi gas has been encountered in the cedar mesa well is by oilmen as a very favorable indication and the chances tore considered good for securing oil production when the pennsylvanian sands are reached union erecting rig on lisbon dome the bunion oil company of california hag the erection of a derrick at its location on lisbon dome forty miles southeast of moab A crew of ng builders left for the camp the first of the week and the derrick is practically up the cellar is being dug although the tough road conditions caused by the excessive storms have delayed the transportation of equipment to the location the union well should be ready for studding spud ding in by the end of the month according to E H superintendent power for drilling will be furnish ed by a franklin gas engine water will be piped from a spring about distant A 20 inch hole will be studded in the intention being to carry the well down to extreme depth if necessary utah pet building dock on river superintendent M of the utah petroleum corporation has corn fenced the construction of a boat landing and loading dock on ane north side of the river just above the idab bridge A crew of half a doz en men are engaged in the construction work A tool house loading platform and casing rack will be erected the utah petroleum will soon receive about la hundred tons of ten and eight inch casing which it intends to ship down the river as far as lockhart draw the companas comp anys own barge will be used for the river transportation and the casing will be moved overland from lockhart to the utah petroleum well on gibson dome a distance of some ten miles by agon the cane creek oil structure on the colorado nver near moab 19 graphically portrayed in a miniature abich was added to the museum collection at the utah state capitol oa pitol recently and which during the past few days has drawn considerable attention from the visiting tourists at the executive building the model is t of the oil dome and well near moab tend was selected during the past year as the most artistic dis play at the utah state acir receiving a silver cup and first prize honors the display is now set up in panel effect near the north end of the capi tol building on the first floor and with other paintings one of a utah industry and the other the great white throne in zion park are sit an alcove by themselves move botary rig to new location in salt valley about eight miles east crescent eagle leasing co crescent hagle no 1 crescent dome section 4 2219 22 19 cleaning out to test oil etra at feet union oil co of california lisbon no 1 lisbon structure section 16 30 25 derrick being erected equipment being moved in water line from spang two miles distant being laid well to be spud ded in before april 1 empire petroleum co strong mo 1 moab anticline section 20 25 21 standard rig equipment on ground and derrick partially erected utah oil development co well no 1 moab anticline seu itiba 21 bottomed at 1550 feet shut down western stated development co well no crescent dome section 4 28 18 bottomed at about 1400 feet closed down boulder knoll oil as co well no 1 boulder knoll structure section 17 34 25 shut down at 1940 feet waiting for string of 8 14 inch casing t |
