Show Casing Being Run to Put Cane Creek Well on Production Americol Petroleum to Make Completion of of Saturated Horizon from to Feet After drilling to a total depth of feet the Mason No 1 well on Cane Creek dome has been plugged back to feet and a 29 foot 29 foot saturated sandstone sand stone formation from 5 to 5 feet will be placed on production pro it was announced Tuesday by M. M G. G Mason vice president and general manager of Americol Petroleum Inc The plug has been set and preparations are now being completed to run inch 5 cas case casing ing to the top lop of the oil horizon The casing will be cemented by the Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Cementing Ce Co in a 33 stratum 33 stratum of anhydrite lying immediately on top of the pay sand A new foot foot sand line has been received at location and after the cement has been al allowed allowed ale al- lowed to set the well will be drilled in and swabbed Tubing will then be run and the well placed on production Mr Mason Mason Mason Ma Ma- son stated It Is expected that about a weeks week's time will be required required re- re re required to complete the cementing cementing ce ce- and drilling ln ln operation opera ton tion That the well will come in for sustained production of at least barrels dally daily Is the belief of officials of the company com com- pany pony The 29 foot 29 foot sand appears to be heavily saturated and and- made a very sensational performance performance per per- for several weeks after after af af- ter it was encountered about the middle of January and before be bee fore heavy mud was pumped In ln to control the flow and permit permit per per- mit deeper drilling The formation penetrated below be below below be- be low the oil sand is Paradox consisting of sandy lime shale anhydrite and stringers of salt The total depth of feet was was- the extreme limit of the light rig and it was not deemed advisable advisable ad ad- to run the risk of losing the hole by drilling any deeper A second A-second second hole will Ill de drilled with a n large rotary rl rig having capacity to reach the Mississippian pian plan formation the major obJective ob ob-j at Cane Creek Americol has completed er erection c- c tion of Its tank farm on top of ot the cliffs above the canyon s well Four large tanks having havinga a storage stora capacity of barrels have been erected and ands the 3 inch 3 pipe line extend ing from the well to the tank farm is nearing completion A I large engine to lift the oil oU from the well to the tank farm tarm through gh the six six mile mile pipe line Jine is practically finished As soon as the well is placed placed on prod production all t r be ready to commence 8 sen sending k the crude to the refineries r. Work is also under way on the truck highway which the company is building al along ng the west bank of the Colorado river from Moab to Cane Creek Creek- Cr Jt |