Show i ci C c t S Southeastern L Utah tah t i 4 a I MM FIet Ht it News Hews I By Ry ByDon Don Robinson The quietest location In Grand Gram county became the bl biggest st noise nole In the state on oil news this week when Pan American Petroleum Co hit gas as and condensate In Jn the upper Mississippian at their I No 1 Salt SaH Wash wildcat located near the Green river The operator ran a test on 01 the MIssissippian between and feet reportedly re covering feet of light greenish greenish green green- ish yellow condensate that reo resembles re re- o that recovered In the Initial recovery at Lisbon Val Vat ley fey A local report Monday gave the producing Interval as between between be be- tween feet The gas was said to be non-burnable non small consideration when condensate condensate con con- is there 1 The Pan American test Is the only location In the area between between be- be tween the Green and Colorado the moment Superior drilled a duster south and west westI 1 t at the Bowknot on ori the Green river and Is drilling a test at Grand Fault near the town of Green River The latter test reported reported reported re re- re- re ported some shows In the salt section of the Paradox The Bowknot Bow- Bow Bowknot Bowknot knot test also had slight shows apparently in the upper There has been much comment comment com corn ment over the similarity to the Lisbon discovery and the possibility possibility pos pos- that tills this is another gas gas- condensate pool C Cores res recovered bled gas and condensate with no evidence of I 1 water The drill stem stern test had gas to the surface immediately lately test testing ng on an n hour hour- and 35 minute test at a rate of eight million cubic feet dally daily The operator is drilling ahead into the Mississippian exploring the possibility of additional pay zones Location for the discovery Is Section 15 15 T 23 S Sf R 17 E. E in Grand county i One One other producing well Is located In the general area The Big Flat No 3 of ot Pure Oil Co Ce was completed at the end of 1960 west and south of the Pan American find Emery Test PromisIng Premising Reports credit the Grand Fault test of Superior Oil Co near Green River with an Im Immediate lm mediate flow of gas on a drill stem test between and 8 feet There have been constant con stant reports of shows on this foot McCracken test Of OffO fO test run before this latest report two recovered gas cut cul and mildr-and one one recovered oil cut mud Additional news can be expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex from Crom- this location Sec 24 T 21 S S. S R It 15 E E. E as the operator operator operator op op- op- op is conditioning the hole to run re-run tests Total depth on the No 24 14 Grand Fault is near feet Northern Grand Book Cl Cliffs Oil and Gas Co operating In Westwater Field Grand county Is reported as aa havin having had a low floW of gas from the Castlegate formation The No 1 1 Government flowed at ata ata ata a rate of 5 to 6 million cubic feet of gas dally reportedly and andIs andIs andis Is presently running cas casing big The test at t total depth of feet Is located in Section 8 8 T I 17 S Sri R ri 24 E. E There are 13 tests or locations in northern Grand this week a huh for the area and a con con- to the reco record d sixteen locations locations' in the county News of f the tho Are frea rea Pure PuLe Oil has has' announced an anold anold anold old well for lor or Northwest Lisbon i The Pure No 1 1 NW Lisbon is in Section 10 10 T I 30 S 5 S. S Range 24 E. E Target Is the Mis- Mis The former total depth on this location was 8 feet The three southernmost locations locations locations loca loca- In Lisbon Valley of great Importance in establishing the tile limits of that field are well above critical d depth Closest to possible producing zones is the Belco Petroleum No 4 Belco Belco- State drilling below feet One possible result of the Pan American discovery at Salt Wash is a reactivation of the Big Flat area Pure Oil has not lost interest In the area but as a matter of economics has concentrated concentrated con con- on Lisbon Valley al also o as a a matter of directive concernIng concerning con con- the field delineation Pure has considerable acreage 22 miles s southwest of the Pan Fan American discovery at Salt Wash Richfield OH on has passed the halfway mar mark maric on their deep foot test at Onion Creek in Grand county T This s wildcat Is far east east of the much Lisbon trent southwest to north north- west A discovery here would make Moab almost the exact center of a triangle formed by Richfield Pan American and the tue northwest Lisbon wells |