Show New Mexico Firm Starts Area Project Exploration projects In Southeastern Southeastern Southeastern South South- eastern Utah continue to stress the fast expanding oil 01 and gas fields of ot Grand and San Juan counties counties counties coun coun- ties and this week a new venture was projected Into the picture From Its head offices in Santa SantaFe SantaFe SantaFe Fe N. N M M. an announcement by Patrick J. J Hurley longtime national nation nation- al and state political figure In n New Mexico that United Western Minerals Min Min-i Corp of ot which Hurley Isch Is chairman ch a I or of o or f the th e b board oar d woo would woul Id chairman ch a I or of o or f the th e b board oar d woo would woul Id move Into Utah The company will work undean under unde an agreement with Oil Oi and Gas company in the exploration exploration explore tion of ot acres of ot oil 1 and ga gas leases in San Juan county 1 The deal gives option to purchase the leases six miles mile south of ot the recent Gulf Gult Oil Corp discovery at canyon near nea Monticello Hurley said Geological cal surveys of ot leases will wilt be started start started ed by Oct 1 I by Approval was also given thi the company to proceed with for the purchase of ot oil and gas properties in Utah am and Colorado Hurley also said that applications applications for Defense Minerals Exploration atton atlon administration loans t on In nura uranium uranium ura ura- alum properties in the Coleman canyon and Henry mountains districts districts dist dist- are being made An Albuquerque que firm of ot geologists have been employed to make geophysical surveys surveys surveys sur sur- veys of ot acres of minerals land controlled by the firm in San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan county e |