| Show utah Utah Is Oil III f ete News Hews I By ByDon 4 Don Robinson Chief news hews this week In the urea area oil exploration on picture I Ithe is the Increasing tendency toward toward to to- ward wani new locations in n areas where there ha has hila been no hO previous previous pre pre- activity There ha has has' been a corresponding development as pointed out by Petroleum In In- formation last Jast week of exploration exploration atlon areas that had been explored explored ex ex- and abandoned in the past Both Bolh the Paradox and Basins that adjoin in n Grand county have shown evidence of this new trend Unfortunately the first results of this trend have not shown good results and dry holes are at the top of the news this week and probably probably pro pro- bably can be Expected In the near future DRY HOLES UP The number numbe of dry holes Is I. undoubtedly higher In the general area than has been the tho case cas In the past pat two years especially fo for Grand county and southern Emery county The area rep reports rt two dry plugged and abandoned holes hotes one that possibly willbe will willbe willbe be so and one that Is I. a shut shut- in gas gal well wn In addition one of the rank wildcats attempted west of Lisbon Lisbon Lis LAs bon Valley has been shut down and will be plugged and abandoned abandoned aban aban- week The l lone ne success other than thana a those in the process of still stUl testing or drilling in Grand county is the Texaco Inc Fence Canyon test on the border border bor bor- der of Grand and Uintah coun coun- ties That test Is shut-in shut after testing over nine million cubic feet of gas ga per day at approximately feet Initial flow flo potential at the Texaco test Is rat rated d at a figure below nine million cubic feet through a inch half choke On the debit side Ide Pacific Natural Gas Ga Exploration has still reported no good results result from their attempted test of the Segundo Canyon unit No 1 In Section 9 T 17 S S. S R 21 E. E The Th test has been recovering recover recover- lpg ing salt water t to date data with no shows of oil or gas Gulf Oil on Corporations Corporation's No 1 Book Cliffs unit with a pro promising pro pro- raising location in a more or orless orless less established production drea ar area dr- dr r. r ea ea reports plugging and abandoning abandoning abandoning aban aban- of their foot Dakota Dakota Da Da- Da kota test The operator drilled drilled drilled drill drill- ed into the Morrison with no oil or gas shows Total depth was feet The Book Cliffs unit however remains a promising promising pro pro- area and will probably see considerably more drilling Second Jakey's Jakey Ridge Dry The second test of the Jakey's Jakey's Jakey's Jak- Jak eys ey's Ridge Unit in Emery county county coun coun- ty Just across the Green River from Grand county has been found to be dry and abandoned by Kern County Land Co Loffland Brothers drilled he 34 15 Jakey's Jake Ridge to a Total depth of feet with recovery recovery re re- ro- ro cover covery only of 01 salt water wate The test In Section 15 T 23 S siR S-R R 16 E E. E confirmed results result of the Initial unit test earlier this year yea The second attempt was abandoned officially on the sixth day of this month Jakey's Ridge is in what is called the West Salt Sat Wash ar ar- ea In the Grand county portion portion portion por por- tion of Salt Wash Pan AmerIcan American Amer Mner- ican is drilling below 2700 feet on a confirmation test to a completion that has been the most consistent producer o of all Grand county wells The No 1 Suniland State A is the designation of the confirmation confirmation con con- and it appears certain certain tam tain to find some production The test is about as close as regulations regulations re re- permit to the orIgInal original inal thai discovery Helium Potential The Ine solicitation of bids for oil oU and gas Cas leases on land lands within Grand and Emery counties coun ties previously pre withheld as helium he he- hum lium reserves by the nut BUZ has given rise to a flood of con conjecture conjecture conjecture con con- jecture on potential helium pro pro- Bids Bid are Invited before November No No- vember 15 on acreage In Harley Harly Dome area rea Grand county Restrictions Restriction are that Entrada and nd Morrison formations forma form at t Harley Harly Dom Dome are ex exempted ox ex empted from the leases and protected by tit the government Helium found by In drilling on the fed federal pubIc public pub lic Ic duma domain I Is reserved to the government t and does roes not 1 belong be long to the tM leaseholder or operator There have b been en efforts to interest the government in payIng paying pay pay- ing lag for the helium recovery program without success San Arroyo tl field ld wh where re Sinclair OU on onaM and aM Gas Is' Is s active is Ir one exam exam- pie Helium Uw Use Up Since helium was mentioned previously in Il this column there have been inquiries on its present pre pro sent and future use The uses to which the gas can be put are according to Business W k Missile l accounting accounting ac ac- ac counting for 21 per cent of helium hellum hel hel- lum ium sales and used to maintain main tam tain pressure in fuel tuel tanks as the fuel tuel Is' Is is burned off ThIs Tills means a thinner lighter skin can be used on the missile the range In atomic reactors which account account ac ac- count for 19 per cent of helium hel he ium lum production helium doubles as a leak detector and In industry helium mak makan an Ideal gas shield for welding aluminum magnesium titanium titan ium and stainless steel The shield effect the article say says reduces oxidation Its It's also at work in the refining of certain wonder me metals tali In tie the study tudy of materials and how they are affected by cold helium in it Us Its more frigid rigid liquid form can be taken down downto to a temperature lower than any known substance The science is called Helium elium has as more uses but the significance is that the opening op ening of previously withheld ar areas as may mar lead to increased Interest interest in In- terest on the part of government govern ment meat toward the utilization of ot the gass gasses gasset now being produced in conne connection with area aea gas and oil oU wells 1 |
