Show IN mm WELL casing set on bottom at 2086 feet and has been budded mudded to effect water shutoff that a water shutoff has been effected in the john L no 1 A well on cane creek dome which will permit a resumption of drilling toward the objective oil horizon now appears likely the hole was deepened to 2086 feet where a lime stratum was encountered the 8 inch casing was then set on bottom and yesterday was budded mudded in to effect a shutoff of the water the mud will be allowed to set undisturbed today and tomorrow bailing out will start to determine whether or not a shutout has been obtained it the water has been successfully cess fully sealed oaf drilling will proceed that the drill Is approaching the objective oil horizon which made such n sensational demonstration in the frank shafer no 1 discovery well is indicated by the live gas and oil showings that have been in evidence for some time fran 2048 to 2086 a stratum of shale was penetrated that toady considerable gas and persistent oil showings and in the lime above the shale there was a continuous gas pressure the well acts much like the discovery well did before it blew in when the oil pool was tapped at so far no salt has been encountered in the no 1 A 11 although salt should have been encountered at around 1800 leethad fee thad this well correlated with of the frank shafer no 1 this bears out the theory pane creek 13 a salt dome and ak Is that the no 1 A has been located out on the hank fan enough to escape the salt plug it a water shulom has been effect ed drilling will p cautiously toward the oil horizon which it is beloved cannot be more than or feet distant future progress on the ell will be watched with the of interest by oil men of the region T utah southam moab condoll il alch are drilling te cane creek test lenort dav on their salt valley efell which isalio being drilled to test the tau dome theory this well Is now drilling at a detthof dep about feet 5 pother E j griffith received a telegram saturday informing him that his mother had suffered js ada ate at sheridan wyo mang and was in a serious condition mr griffith left at once for her bedside arriving there a few hours before her death |