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Show Work Starts On OnCreek OnOil OnOil Oil Test at Cane CaneCreek Creek Structure StructureCalif StructureCalifornia Callfol California Calif 01 nia ma Company to Ollset Oliset OllsetShafel OlisetShafei OHsctShafel Shafel Shafei Gusher ; ' Woik 'YOlk YOlk to be beRushed beRushed beRushed Rushed to Objecth Objecti ve ye . Actual operations staited stalted on the theCane theCane Cane Cleek Creek anticline anbclme down the theColorado theColorado Colorado r1\ r1 nvei r1el riex \ el from Moab tl thisV tills this tillsv'pek s oftlie ofthe V \ v'pek vpek ' pek ek . \ when s \ hen H L Rath manigei man\ge1 man ge1 man-igel igel ' \ - of the Cane Creek Creeh . Oil all company compan cornpan3 , ar- ar arris ar arrived - - 1'1\ 1'1 11 ris ' rived 1'1ed \ ed in m Moab'lth Moab \ ' with \\'lth 'lth lth a crew of men menAccordmg menAccording menAccording Accordmg According to Mr Rath the stand- stand standaId standaid stand-aid stand aid - aId ng rig and equipment eqUlpment now on the thern theriei thernei rn riei e1 will w111 be moved to the new drill drlll- drlll drill- drlllmg drilling drilling - ing mg location 10catlOn and the test spudded spuddedin spuddedm m In before Januiry Janu1.ry Janu1ry Janu-try Janu try . - 1The 1The 1 1The The Cane Creek Oil 011 company compapy compar'y compary ' re- re recentl recentl3 re recently - - cently centl centl3 organized orgamzed \ ' with 'isith isith \ 1th a Utah Utahcharter Utahcharter Utahcharter charter has consummated consummatfd a deal dealuth dealwith \ uth Ith the Big Sl011 Si Six Sl\ Sl ' \ . Oil 011 company and andtl'e andtl'e andthe tl'e tle ' Colo-ado Colo ado Colo"ado Coloado Coloi.ado Coloiado " ' . - River Oil all syndicates syndicate syndicateheleby syndicatewheieby , , \\heleby heleby \s s \ \ hex eby the operating operatmg company has hasacqmred hasacquired hasacquired acqmred acquired tne tile tiie drilling arillmg aching lights llghts mights on ap- ap approxlmatel approximatel ap approximately - - proximately proxlmatel proximatel } 9000 acres of government govern govern- government government - ment peimifc pelm1t permit land togetheruth together \ with \uth uth cuth the thespreacj theslreacl thespread spreacj slreacl of standird stand1.rd stand1rd stand-ird stand ird . - tools noon no now no\\ no ' \ on onthe onthe onthe the location Much 'Much ' : of th1 this ' > equip eqUlp- eqUlp equip- equipnient eqUlpment equipment - ment111 ment nient ' \ will \\111 111 till be used in m dulling dlllhng drilling the thene thenev thenev ne\ ne nev neell \ ' well wellThe w \ ellThe ell ellThe The original ongInal origrnal Frank Shafer No 1 1wpU 1wll 1w wpU wll ll drilled drllled by the Utah Southern Southernall SouthernOil SouthernOil all Oil company and the Mid\\ Mid Midwest Midest M1thest \ est Ex- Ex ExploratIOn Exploration Ex Exploration - - ploration company came in a gusher gusherat at a depth of 2025 feet December 8 8,1925 81925 , 1925 11125 andas and \ was \\as as \ as lost thiough thl0Ugh mecham- mecham mechani- mechani mechamc11 mechanicU mechani-cil mechani cil - - c11 c-U c U - difficulties dlITlcultles . . . The initial 1mtial proth.ction pro- pro prodt.cl1on pro production - dt.cl1onas duction dt.cl1on dtcl1on th.ction thction . . \ was \\as as ras estimated at from 4000 4000to 4000to 4000to to 5000 bairels balrels barrels of high gravityi graityI gra\ity gra ity gra'rity grarity \ ' I . paraffin parafim paraflin base oil 011 Actual flow fiow testsmade testsmade tests imade made several se\eral se eral seeral \ months after the 'ell ell 'aell aell 'ellblew 'aellblew " ' ' wellblew blew in gave production of 1500 1500barrels 1500barrels 1500barrels barrels a da with a well 'aeli aeli ' \ ell pressureof pressure pressure'of pressurelot 'of of ' of 1400 pounds Several Seeral Seseral Se\ Se \ eral thousand thousandI thousandbarrels thousandbarrels I barrels of oil 011 \ was vas \ as produced from fromthe fromthe fromthe the Shaler Shafer No 1 in 1297 , the oil oilbemg oilbemg oilbeing bemg used as fuel in m the drilling drlllmg of ofa ofa ofa a flank . 'aellThe \ ' well 'aell aell wellThe \ ell ellI I The new location , according accordmg toMr to toMr toMr , Mr Rath will be an offset about 200 200I 200feet 200feet I feet south of the thp present well With WithI Withmost Withmost I most of the heavy drilling dnlling equip- equip equipment equipment equip-I equip I equipI - - I ment on the ground little l1ttle time Will willbe willI Willt t be required to , > skid hid the derrick and andl.start andstart andI l.start lstart . start actual drilling Roy Morgan Morganof of Los Angeles has charge of the thecrew thecrew thei , crew of men on the location A At Ahigh Ahigh A'high Ahigh t ' high speed m motor tor bo boat t ha has been launched _ at the ie Moathe > on onthe the Colorado rl\ rl river rler rner \ er , . to be used in intransporting intransporting intransporting transporting supplies supphes to the loca- loca locabon loca location location - - tion bon which is 15 situated on the rher riser rherbank riserbank riverbank bank about 18 miles nules rmles do\\ do down don dossn \ \ n the river riverfrom riverfrom riverfrom from the river bridge near Moab MoabArangements MoabArangements MoabArangements ' Arangements have been made to tocharter tocharter tocharter ! charter the Big Sl Six } , . six tonbarge ton motor motorbarge motorbarge | barge for heavy haulingAccording haulingAccording hauling haulingAccording According to F W Strong mana mana- manager manager manager - - ger of the Big Six Oil all company companylittle , . httle little time should be required reqUlred to tocomplete tocomplete tocomplete complete the hole to the gusher gushersand gushersand gushersand toI I sand at 2025 feet The log of the thediscove1Y thediscovery thediscovely discove1Y discovery well shows sho\\s sho s shoss \ \ about 1300 1300feet 1300feet 1300feet I feet of Hcrmosa Hermosa limestone l1mestone forma forma- formaI formatIOIi formation - - I tion lion tIOIi to be penetrated before the theI theParadox theParadox I Paradox formation is encountered encounteredI encounteredncar encounterednear encounterednear I ncar near the top of ' \ which 'ahich ahich hich the pay sand sandie sandIs ie 1 ; ' ; found Three strong showings sho\\mg sho mg shosing ' \ < ) of ofI ofoil ofoil I I 011 oil and gasvere gas \ ' were \vere vere 'acre acre encountered In the theI theshafer theshafer theshafer shafer No 1 vvell well svell before 2025 feet feetwas feetwas feetwas I was reached At 900 feet a goodflow good goodflow goodflow flow of gas v . ' was 'aas aas as cut and at 1400 feet feeta feeta a commercial gas placed at 3000- 3000 3000000 3 3000-000 3000 000 000- 000 000000 , - 000 feet production productlon a day . ' was v.as vas 'aas aas en- en encountered encountered en encountered - - countered At about 1900 1000 feet pro- pro production production pro production - duction of about 10 barrels of oil oilI oilwas oil'was oilwas I 'was was ' was hitThe hit hitThe hitThe The announcement of the start start- startI startling - I ling I ing of operations on the Cane CaneCreek CaneCreek Canei Creek Anticline " ' will 'Ill Ill 'aill aill be receivedwith receIved receIvedwIth receivedvvith I wIth interest by the oil 011 fraternity fraternityof receIvedI I of the intcrmountatn intermountain region , , and andaccordmg andaccording andaccording . accordmg according to Mr Rath it is still pro- pro probable probable pro probable - - bable the Cane Creek test will re- re rest resuit re result - - st sult suit t in the first commercial pro- pro producer producer pro producer - ducer in lxi Utah |