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Show OIL PROSPECTING REVIVED REVIVED ; 1 IN COUNTY I arc Nrrer * r ear t , , 1 Rk ' r "t/r "t t r " / a 9 a a4SY 4SY 4SY'A 'A A ' 2Xt 2Xtw 2Xtter w ter / C k kw b\S b S bSa \a a 4 i - - a4a w \ / \ ar r b aw Fz z 1 * O F ti = 2 2ya \ya ya \ yaF F SMNM MNM * v "C C "CW " W k 3\ 3 3d \ d S SI I I Ia \ > r " r rr r r ) a t q r rY Y- Y Yt - a1 a1ate ' aa1 " t yjtt yjtty y twN a ate aterJ /rJ rJ / f " " y " f z tt . a A AcE cE ( _ _ _ _ _ 4 . . . . a Left is a view of the Baislcy No . 1 well of the Utah Southern 011 company where operations io rn resumed during the week . The struc- struc structure - ture will first be logged with the aid of reflection seismograph before drilling deeper . Tile other views are of wells in southeastern Utah , now idle , but it is expected tint the new oil code will sthnuhte prospecting in then other wells throughout the state . The Can Creek well , renter , flowed oil seieral months but was finally lost due to water complications . Active exploration e\.ploratlon e.ploratlon e .ploratlon ploratlon : \ . for oil In Utah Utahwas Utahwas Utahwas was resumed reswned this week when a con- con consulting consulting con consulting - sulting geophysical geophysicnl company from fromColorado fromColorado fromColorado Colorado began sounding tests at the theSalt theSalt theSalt Salt Valley VnUey structure The process processemployed processemployed employed is known as reflection seis- seis seismography sels-mography sels mography - - mography and has beenlSCd been \ used \lSCd lSCd success success- successfully successfully successfully - fully in Mid-Continent Mid Continent M1d-Continent M1d - and Texas Texasfields Texasfields Texasfields fields . The party was engaged by the UtahSouthern Utah UtahSouthern Southern Oil company to make a . test testat testat at its Balsley No l 1 \ well sell ell If 1 t < he lie reflec reflec- reflection reflection reflection - tion process proves successful in deter deter- determming determining determining - mining mming the formations of the Salt Val- Val Valley Valley Val Valley - ley dome , the crew will bo be engaged in inthe inthe Inthe the district for a .a . , month or more , ac- ac no- no according nocording ac according - cording to George T . , . Hansen , president presidentof of the company . i Reflection seismcgraphy seismography is a com com- comparatively comparatively comparatively - ' paratively new nc\Y nc Y ' \ piocess process of detennh determining determiningthe ng ngthe the structural contouis contows contours of an oil done d domeand 1e , and It is c c\pected c pected \ ' pected that this new newI newmethod newmethod newmethod method will prove a benefit to companies com- com compaI'ics com-parics com parics - I paI'ics paIics panies ' in their search for oil 011 in Utah UtahWhile UtahWhile UtahWhile While drillIng drilling-has drilling has . - has been carried on for foryears foryears foryears years in various parts thioughout thlOUghout throughout the thestate thestate thestate state , Utah is still without commercial commercialproduction commercialproduction commercialproduction production Numerous encouragingshowings encouraging encouragingshowings encouragingshowings showings have been struck , however . The Salt Valley structure , 12 miles milessouth milessouthaest milessouthwest south southaest " est of Thompsons , Is the most mostpromlnent mostprominent mostprominent promlnent prominent anticline nnticllne In east-cenral east cenral eastcenralUtah eastcenralUtah east-cenralUtah east cenralUtah - Utah . . . It Is located within a basin in inwhich inwhich Inwhich which thick salt beds v . were sere erc deposited by byevaporation byevaporation vaporation evaporation of waters during the Penn- Penn Pennsylvanian Pennsylvanian Penn-sylvanian Penn sylvanian - sylvanian age These salt beds are now far underground , In nearly all of ofthe ofthe ofthe the basin basm , but at ab Salt Valley arc are reasonably reas reas- reasonably reasonably - onably close to tho the surface . Beneath the salt beds are c:2l.pected c2l.pected c2lpected expected c:2l.pectedold expectedold expectedold : . old formations which are arc considered by bygeologists I ) Igeologists Igeologists geologists to have major oil prospects prospectsIt It was to reach and test these old for- for formations formations for formations - mations that the Utah Southern Oil Oilcompany Oilcompany company located its Balsley BaIsley No 1 , OilI jn In jnsection Insection insection I section 31 , township 23 south , range 21 21cast 21cast 21cast cast , Grand county countv . This well weU en- en encountered encountered en encountered - countered tXe t:7e t7e tie : salt beds at a depth of of900 900 feet . It has now reached 6120 feet feetand feetand feetand and has pentrated nearly Detrly . : a no mils mne mile ot of otrock ofrock ofrock rock salt with a few intcrbeddcd interbedded strata strataof strataof . of shale 5hale , sand and nnd arhvdrite arhydrite nI'h nIh ' drite Tills This 13 is 13a isa laa a . greater thickness thicknC ' ) of : ; s"lt slt " lt 1 tLa tl.a tl.a"l tl.al tlal . " " 'vas vas was 'vasthe wasthe ' wasthe the formations , but It ht does nol not alter th tha the company companys s conclusions that the theformtions theformations theformations form\tions form tions formations ' \ beneath the salt will be bef bef'torab1e befavorable f norable f'torab1e ftorab1e < ' when "hen hen 'alien alien " ' 'reachedThe " ' "reached reached 'reached + . ' the 'lhe lhe function of ot the reflection seis- seis sets- sets seismograph setsmograph seis seismograph - mograph Is to measure mgasurc m asurc the addt1o.nal addt1onal additional addt1o.naldepth additionaldepth additionaldepth ! . depth to the bottom of the salt and to toaid toaid toaid aid in the dc\ dc del development dcelopment \ elopment of plans fo for forfurther tor-further tor further - further drillingThe drillingThe drilling drillingThe The management of the Utah South- South Southern Southern South Southern - ern Oil OU company e expresses pre ses < ; the opIn- opIn opInIan opinion opin opinion - ion Ian tliat that present conditions condltions in the 011 oil 011industry oilindustry oilindustry industry justify justity active exploration fo\ fo for fonew fornew fornow \ ' " new fields in tliose those areas .areas . which do no not notproduce not.produce notproduce . produce as much oil as they consum consume consumeAccordirgly consumeAccordirgly Accordirgly preparations are nre bcin bcln beii bcinmade , made for increased activity in UI UIh Uiah Uiahwith Utihwith \h h ' \ hwith with confidences that thnt eventually C11- C11 com- com commercial C11merclal com commercial ; } ' - mercial merclal oil 011 fields flclds fieldd will wllI be developed wit'1- wit'1 wit1 wit'i- wit'i witi wit'1in wit'iin vvito-m vvito m ' ' - in the stlteWest"rll state stlte ! -West"rll West"rll Westrll - Western WestDrn " Mireial Mirelll . : Survey . . , |