Show New Gas Line Planned for Grand County Gas Field The construction of a fifteen and tenths six mile natural gas transmission line from Westwater ter gas field in northern Grand county to connect with the transmission line of ot Pacific Nor Northwest Pipeline Corp loomed loomed loom loom- ed eminent this week according to a report in Salt Lake City Shareholders of Oil on Inc Salt Lake independent were informed inform Inform- ed that the company would shortly culminate a gas gns sales contract with the Pacific Northwest Northwest North North- west Pipeline Corp covering gas developed in the field Robert L. L Cranmer president of ot Oil Inc told shareholders that negotiations between Oil Inc and the Pacific Northwest Pipeline Corp are now In progress progress pro pro- gress and should shortly culminate culminate culminate cul cul- cul- cul minate in a favorable contract contra t for the purchase of the Westwater Westwater Westwater West- West water Joint Ventures Venture's gas The contract presently calls for the delivery of gas to the Pacific Northwest Pipeline Corp 26 inch pipeline for a consideration of 17 11 Vt cents per 1000 cubic feet based on gas gns with a BTU BUY of 1000 E. E A. A Jr As As- design engineers of Denver have been retained to design the gathering compression compression compres compres- sion slon and delivering facilities Oil Inc is the operator of the Westwater joint venture and owner jot of 52 per cent in the venture venture ven ven- ture which includes the Westwater Westwater West West- wa water ter gas field 1 Oil Inc and other members oft of the Joint venture will share proportionately in the ownership ownership ownership owner owner- ship of ot the Grand Valley Vally Transmission Trans Trans- mission company operator of the tho proposed pipeline facility The sale of gas by Grand Valley Valley Val Val- ley icy Transmission to Pacific Northwest is subject to approval val vat of the Federal Power Co Commission Corn Com n. n mission and officers of the corporation corporation cor cor- are now in the east preparing an application to the FIC Mr Cranmer said this week that Further active drilling of of the Westwater unit will be carried car car- ned ried out following construction and delivery of gas to Pacific Northwest Pipeline Corp and it is to be hoped that our gas reserves will be materially Increased in increased increased In- In creased through exploratory I drilling |