Show Southeastern Utah T ill 11 4 Fie FIM FIMBy I ii News By ByDon ByDon Don Ron R Robinson Grand county has hit a two year high In the number of locations locations lo to and active rigs following follow ing the announcement this week of two new locations and the completion by Raphael ly Iy of a fifty barrel I per er day well wellIn wellin In It the northern section A total of thirteen locations are listed for the county two more than the high recorded early last Jas spring Reports Indicate Indi sate cate that there may be additional additional addi addi- locations made in an attempt attempt at tempt to delineate fields of gas and oil oU in the drilling areas north of Moab The new locations are arc by Raphael Raphael Ra Ra- Pum ely and Larsen En En- Ium eUy has announced ed location for No 2 Epple Fee C in Section 8 8 Twp I Range flange In hi what is called the Cisco Springs Field area southeast south south- east of the Seiber Nose Field The location Is for a Morrison test R. R Is credited with witha a possible new field discovery in the No 1 Fee a completion for 50 barrels of oil per day through 64 15 inch choke from the Morrison The well wen Is in id the same section township and nd range as the newly announced location location loca loca- tion of the operator The success suc suc- success cess was targeted on the Morrison Morrison Mor Mor- rison at 1200 feet with an ultimate ultimate ultimate ulti ulti- mate completion on January 20 ZO at total depth of 1612 The oil oll came come reportedly from p between 1579 and 1596 feet The Utah Oil Report says the to production was from th the Brushy Basin formation and was degree gravity Larsen Sets Third Well The second second Grand location was wasby wasby wasby by Larsen Enterprises for the No 1 Murray Larsen-Murray in SectIon Section Section Sec Sec- tion 20 Twp I Range Cisco Springs area It will be a aMorrison aMorrison aMorrison Morrison test The location run I to three the number of tests by Larsen or Larsen Larson and others There quite possibly will be bemore bemore bemore more as the operator holds consIderable considerable considerable con con- acreage and good prospect prospect prospect pro pro- of a gas market for any production Larsen en Indu Industries rIes has hasa a Morrison test just underway y yat at Seiber Selber Nose Field Another location In connection connection connection tion with Willard Pease of Grand Junction has been made in the same field Pure Announces Pure Oil has formally announced announced announced an an- two new locations for forthe forthe forthe the southern portion of the LIsbon Lisbon Lishon Lis LIs- bon hon Field as It is presently known Both noth are slated for tor the Mississippian The tests are about one-half one mile mUe south of existing production Locations have been made for tor forthe forthe the No 2 Lisbon B in Section 14 Twp SOS Range and for tor the No 1 Lisbon USA-E USA in Section 15 Twp Range The latter will win go feet teet to the Mississippian The nearby Pure test of No 1 USA-B USA is continuing to test after flowIng flowing flowing flow flow- ing as much as barrels of oil oU In hi 36 hl hours urs The flow which Includes cubic feet of gas per day is reportedly from the McCracken oil oU and MissIssippIan Mississippian Mis Mis- gas Pure Oil drilled a failure In ire Section 24 2 of the same township township township town town- ship abandoning at a total depth of feet teet That Is the extent of th the drilling south of the new locations General Central Area News Superior Oil company's Bowknot Bowknot Bow Bow- knot test Grand county is corIng cor cor- Ing below ing-below below feet after hav hay Eng ing act according to a of or reports shows of oil oU in hi the Mis MIs- The same variety of r reports exists relative to the significance and value of the formation for for- mation described as hard and tight The well welt high structurally structurally structurally ally is being drilled as a tight hole The apparent completion difficulties dif dIf- faculties reported this week by Pure Oil Oll of ot a salt oil oU well at No 2 USA-C USA in Lisbon Liston Field has aroused a great deal of interest in Moab due to the drilling history of ot this area Some regard production from this formation as holding the greatest promise for large scale development of ot the oIl oU resources of the northern portion of ot the Paradox basin The salt has frequently frequently irey fre fre- yielded oil oll in hr past drill drilling ing but production problems wiped out the promise followIng follow follow- Ing mg spectacular early recovery The Big Flat of Grand county best represents the difficulty of completion and the promise of ot the salt zone Trend Oil has shut in their No 2 well in Bryson Canyon Grand county as a gas well from the Morrison formation The Th well has recorded 12 to 20 million feet of gas per day during testing Despite the recent nt growth of ot ota a activity in northern Grand there is a great deal of conser conser- yative opinion open regarding the area on the part of much of th the Industry The area has produced ed many wells of sub commer cial or commercial value and the cost despite record drilling times has been relatively high Pure Oil has been the only Lisbon Field active to announce immediate plans toward delIneation delineation delineation deline delIne- of the field as agreed upon at the r recent cent hearings before the Utah OU Oil and Gas Conservation Conservation Conservation Conserva Conserva- tion Commission Some of the operators had made locations prior to the hearings and held back on their activation awaiting await awalt- ing mg decision They now must decIde decide decide de de- cide whether or not to add more or move |