Show j f t Southeastern Utah oil 7 0 J I field News Hews I. I fly Dr 4 Don Pure Oil Co Is pumping oil of Or 44 gravity from a 12 foot zone in the th Mississippian at Ut the Kg lUg Plat Flat No 3 well southwest southwest south south- southwest west cl t Moab after plugging back and Thc Th BIg Flat well was deepened deepened deepened deep deep- ened to the McCracken after having flowed oil from intervals in the Mississippian and has b been n out of the news until this Vt k It was plugged back from fromon on tin bid old total depth of feet feel to feet No production fIgures figures fI- fI gures were available to start the week Of af the eight new locations listed d for the state of Utah this week two are in northern Grand County Trend Oil has announced ed cd location for the No 5 Bryson Canyon Unit In Sec 12 Twp Range Grand County The operator who has hit a 20 million cubic feet per day we well is moving rapidly ahead on an announced well six program lo locating lo- lo cating eating four tests to date The Th No 5 Bryson Canyon Unit i is slated as a Entrada test Efforts to complete the discovery discovery ery cry We Wen Well are still going on ant antan and an offset is located in the same sam section Burton W. W Hancock has located located located ed for the No 5 Twp Range X Bar-X field in northern Grand County This 1 is isto isto to be a foot M Morrison test Lisbon Lists LIst MIssIssippian Production Two Mississippian producers both extensions to the field are arc listed for Lisbon Valley this week weel Belco Petroleum's No 2 State will be completed as a dual producer with two producing producing ing zones in the Mississippian A recent test of the flow brought 23 barrels of oil per hour This well second drilled by Belco in Lisbon Valley extends extends ex ex- tends the field over on one mile mlle to the southwest Belco Delco has a third location awaiting a rig now The No 1 Lisbon-Federal Lisbon well of Petroleum has gained a flow of 20 barrels o of oil oU per hour and cubic feet of gas per day on an eight hour test through a 24 inch choke Industry sources say this is one of the top wells wens drilled in t the te e Mississippian Production Production Production tion is from perforations between between between be be- tween and feet The well is an extension to the field in a southeasterly direction direction direction dir dir- of about two miles In the past three weeks there has been a transfer of attention attention attention atten atten- tion from McCracken production production tion to an exploration and in some cases a re exploration o of the Mississippian The switch is of extra interest to this area because of the northern drilling drilling drilling drill drill- ing company history of Mississippian Mississippian shows Production problems problems pro pro- lems obviously accompany MIssissippian Mississippian Mississippian Mis- Mis finds yet recent completions completions com corn indicate the Industry is making some advances in licking licking licking lick lick- ing the production difficulties Conditions of course must stilt still be right for success General Area News iwi The hearings on well spacing apse apse- ing in Lisbon Valley Vaney scheduled Salt Lake City October 4 have been postponed They will be beheld beheld beheld held on December 6 at 10 am a.m. in the Governors Governor's Boardroom of the capitol building The postponement post pott was as made on motion moto or lUre Oil ou company The hearings are for the purpose pur pur- poSe of ot establishing drilling units un tm- its in Lisbon Valley as to the producing horizons of the Its MIs- lime and the McCracken Mc Mc- Cracken formation The has given approval to the Segundo Canyon Unit Of lot Grand county Th The unit comprises comprises com com- some acres in Township 16 and 17 South and Ranges Banges 21 and 22 East English Oil is the operator Three interesting tests in the area south of ot Moab are still UIl some ways from critical depth The Pure Oil No 1 I Island Mesa Unit Is reported as fishing at feet on one report and drill at feet teet on another Cities Service OH Oil drilling o on what could be a substantial northerly extension to the Lisbon Lis Its bon hon field is fa s drilling below feet teet in the the- salt on the No Gov- Gov B emment-B near La Sal June Junc tion This is a d deepening from froman troman an old depth of ot teet feet by Gulf Cult Oil In 1957 Third of oX the closely clos ly watched wells eUs from Moab standpoint standpoInts Is Ss the Humble Oil and Refining Relining Co Ce No 1 I Bridger Jack Unit The proposed foot toot Pr Ftc s Cambrian test is located approximately ap ape proximately nine miles south couth of ot Moab in tn Section 17 Township South Range 22 East Chief Importance from a local loal standpoint is the proximity Moab oab anc and the opening of ot a aute huge ute new area involving a number number num nurn ber bez of major companies As reported during the past put two weeks the southern end of Moab oab Valley i U drawing some attention first in the form fonn of land play and more recently In li a renewal of seismic Ies ties The Tho Dig Big Flat nat due to an ap parent success by Pure Oil OU U Is showing activity Superior Superior Su Su- perlor Oil OU is working the area this his week Evidence of the attention drawn to this area by the tho major maj or discovery of 1959 in Lisbon alley valley was plain at the Third Annual Field Conference of the four Corners Corpe Geological Society starting Tuesday night in Moab The petroleum industry was wat very ery well represented A unan moua opinion was that lan land 1 prices were holding down drill Ing Wed like Uke to get In In but not at the prices they want was a common comment I |