Show 1960 Outstanding in inArea inArea Area Oil il Exploration The year 1960 1000 has established Lisbon Field as the probable major find of ot 1960 In the Rocky Mountain region find and one of ot the most promising areas of oil exploration exploration ex ex- in the entire nation Although only four tests have been officially completed It is certain that more will be completed completed com come and t the e production willbe will willbe willbe be sustained Also it appears at this date that several zones will ultimately contribute to pro pie Pure Oil Co registered the first official completion in the field on January 4 1960 after a Il long period of testing Since I that time Elliott Production Petroleum and Belco Deleo Petroleum Petroleum Petroleum Pe Pe- I have made official com come All of ot the latter three completed in the MississIppian i 11 At year mid-year there was a u definite Ito ite switch to the Mississippian after heavy Interest In DevonIan Devonian Devon Devon- ian was tested MississIppian exploration exploration exploration ex ex- was regarded as good goodnews goodnews news for the Moab area as it was originally stimulated by the I Big Dig Flat Field of Grand county in 1957 McCracken production has apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap been established by I Pure Oil on one and a half miles southeast of their discovery and andIn andIn andin In several other tests not yet completed Pure Oil remains the i 11 I I most active of the operators I with five wells in various stages stales of completion Pure also has hasi another location set and has I abandoned one well Veil on the exI ex- ex i I north end of the field The abandoned well had some interesting shows in the salt The most recent success not officially completed is StanI Standard Stan Stan- dard lard Oil of California's well one mile south of the Pure discovery Drill stem tests recovered considerable considerable con con- amounts of gas in what is believed to be the Mis- Mis Summing up an article appearing appearing appearing ap ap- ap- ap In the Oil and Gas Journal Journal Journal Jour Jour- nal points to production of commercial commercial com come mercial calibre extending along alonga a three mile northwest to southeast southeast south- south east cast axis Current evaluation the article says shows that the MississIppian rather than the Devonian offers the best potential potential potential poten poten- at this stage I Activity in Lisbon Valley is slowed at the end of the year by I I hearings relative to spacing and the flaring of gas The latter I latter I question n is being heard before the Utah Oil and Gas Commission Commission Commis commIs- sion Ion in 1 Salt Lake City currently Interest North Again The year 1960 ends on much the same note as it began There has been during the past two months a revival of interest Inthe in inthe inthe the northern Paradox Basin with two or three important tests test scheduled Early this year Belco Belco Belco Bel Bel- co Petroleum Oil Inc and Sunray Sunray Sunray Sun- Sun ray Mid-Continent Mid opened extensive extensive extensive ex ex- drilling of northern Grand county a acreage They were joined later in the year by Trend Oil Co a California company company com come pany parry that undertook a six well program centered on the Bryson Canyon unit Oil Inc in addition to drilling drill drill- drilling ing ling was a 52 per cent participant participant participant pant in the construction of a mile transmission line built by Grand Valley VaHey Transmission Transmission Transmission Trans Trans- mission Co started in July The Theline Theline line takes Westwater Field gas and more to the major 26 In inch line of El Paso Natural Gas Trend Oil on hit a big well In their initial test of the Bryson Dryson Canyon unit in September to give promise of substantial Grand county production As the year closes Superior Oil on has made two locations al- al along al along along ong the Green River to test an anarea anarea anarea area that has bas figured prominently prominently prominently in Utah Oil on history The first location made on the Bowknot Bowknot Bowknot Bow- Bow knot is well underway SuperIors SuperIor's Superiors Superior's Superiors Superior's Super Super- second location is now beIng being being be be- ing made and is drawing high interest from the industry as it lies Iles on the extreme north of the I Paradox Basin Also It is being carefully watched by the Utah Oil and Gas Commission due to the tremendous pressures that I 1 have been encountered in previous previous previous pre pre- tests of the area This la latest latest la- la la-I la test location is on the Grand Fault area very near the town of Moab Area Shows Little The area around Moab has seen very little in the way of success although the Influx influx influx in In- flux of oil workers has been centered here A test by E E. E B. B LaRue Jr of Athens Texas six miles mUes south of Moab was dry and abandoned A test of the nearby Bridger Jack unit by Humble Oil on and Refining Co has not been promising ale al- testing was still going on at last report Murphy Corporation drilled a failure on the Little Valley portion Big DIg Flat area In March and April Pure Oil finished fin fished up on the well In June June- Pure Oil hit oil on the No 3 with estimates crediting the well at barrels of oil per hour The well went deeper than the salt in which oil was found and has not been a consistent consistent con con- producer Northern extensions to Lisbon Field h have ve not proven to be pro productive Cities Service deepened deepen ed an old test near La Sal JunctIon Junction Junction Junc Junc- tion with no success Currently Pure Oil is drilling on the No 1 La Sal USA a five tive and one one- half mile from tion General Area Ara News Although there has been a decided decrease In the number of geophysical crews operating out of ot Moab it is regarded as unusual by many In the Industry that so many crews have remained re reo to the end of the year The anxiety now centers on 01 the lack of production and how long it will continue Larsen Industries has made anew a anew anew new location In northern Grand county The No 3 State Is located lo la sated in Section 2 2 T 20 S R 24 E Sieber Nose Field tI U will wo be a II 1400 foot toot Morrison test The Larsen location runs run the total of rigs in Grand county count to ten two more than were were ac active ac ac- j I tive tine in January 1960 |