Show OIL INDUSTRY ft BUSINESS NEWS Oil Activity at Low LoVi EbbOn Ebb On In Southeastern Utah By DON ROBINSON Oil and gas exploration activity is at its lowest ebb in inthe inthe inthe the northern Paradox Basin with only one test underway near here Davis OH Co drilling a test tit of the Lisbon Gap Unit in northern San Juan County has plugged and abandoned their location leaving Pan American Petroleum as the only active operator Pan American has resumed drilling after drill stem tests of the Devonian at 1 Charles SE NW Section 31 Twp l 8 S Range 21 E San Juan County The test is 11 miles southeast southeast south south- east of former production at Shafer Canyon South Big Flat Pan American has been active too at Grand County's Salt Wash Field where they have been testing the discovery well of that field In upper zones The operator plugged off oU the Mississippian where production was originally found and has perforated in the salt section The Cane Creek Marker and other clastic breaks have been tested with negative results Plans call for tests of the upper Paradox and Moenkopi Moen Moen- kopl kopi it Is reported Failing there it is possible the well will willbe willbe be considered as an Injection well for salt water which the field has in abundance r r r rA r A projected firing tiring of the Athena missile from Green River was scratched again Friday and at Green River Another Another Another An An- other date this Friday is projected f if it is not necessary to dismantle the missile r r r r rN N N. S S. S Christensen of Moab has announced the opening of a new storage facility for Moab the first since rite fire destroyed destroy destroy- ed Baileys Bailey's Moving and Storage on an Third South Street Mr Christensen is remodeling an steel all-steel conc concrete te floor building building- adjacent to the former P K Ford building on Main street Partitions and lockers are to be installed for tor stora storage e by day week month or year One half hall of the building is to bo be used for boat storage The address of the new business Is 81 South Main and contact can be made by calling 3 or 3 No occupant has been found for tor the recently vacated automotive agency building although Mr Christensen is op Ope op about some feelers the regarding property The building was erected to house the thEl Ford Motor agency an and did so for tor the past 24 years r r r rM r M X and M AI Auto Supply managed by Chuck Mattingly and Vance Meek Moab announced Tuesday the of at a parts house in Green River first for tor that city A 24 t by 40 foot steel building is stocked now for a proposed opening August 26 Located at North Broadway the new business wilt will be managed by Bill BUl I lowland Howland of ot Green River niver r r Utah Power and Light Company is still waiting for tor to relocate power lines near the new Airport Also needed is permission to locate a power substation sub station for tor the field Moab manager Ray Walker said t Monday that materials for the project are on hand for tor the tM construction One portion of 01 the power pow line Una is the area where the airport rt apron is t to b be T located ana anti additional delay could hamper the projects project's projects v C completion leton r r rEldon Eldon J J. J Card and Associates expect expert to ask t to lor bids on ona a drilling program on their uranium find in northern San Juan county in tn the next two weeks The reported strike is 13 the first made north of the Lisbon Fault Ore was found at a depth of 2375 feet teet The drilling program will to r delineate the body wJ |