Show Increased Activity Seen In Flat rt Oil Pea eat By Bi Don Robinson Calvert Exploration Co Co- will drill three tests of ot the Big Flat Unit Grand County within the next year accordIng according accord accordS ing to th the terms of an agreement agree ment meat signed by the former operator Pure Oil and andi the Fort Worth Texas company Friday Reportedly two of tho those thole e tests will come this year and arid anda arida a primary objective in hi the Drilling costs are to be borne by the new new operator though ers are many many The deal P per permits per r- r mits Calvert to recover 1 times the cost of the wells mUs according to reports here As one source described it Cal Cat Calvert vert Wert could possibly drill three wells and complete one They still could recover 1 VA times the entire cost T The e announcement is encouraging encouraging encouraging en en- in n the light of lessened lessened lessened les les- les- les activity on the tam Big Flat since shutdown shut sh of the Pure Oil Big Flat 5 in 1962 Pure Is producing only one well mD Big Dig Flat 3 at 35 30 barrels of MissIssippian oil oU per day at il pre present nt after promising potential po po- poi i in th the at number 5 Mechanical difficulties in production have beset the Field though the reservoir appeared appeared appeared ap ap- to be large and prom prom- sing ising Calvert Exploration asa as ps a division of Calvert Drilling Co obviously feels they have havethe havethe havethe the technical ability for tor production production pro pro- in the Paradox salt satt drilling and completion his his- ls- ls tory ory at nearby Long Canyon Field Two wells are now producing pro pro- there In other fields Superior OH Oil the has announced a a test at oi Horse Hors Thief Canyon Unit of ot ofSan ofSan San Juan County a newly approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved unit D Designated the 5 1 Unit nit the foot DevonIan Devonian Devonian De De- vonian test is located in SESE SESE SE SESE SE Section 5 Twp Range This is the initial test of ofa a acre aero unit just ap ape approved proved by the that extends extends extends ex ex- ex- ex tends into Montrose County Colo At Wray Mesa Pure Oil on is reported to have hav almost a quarter million cubic feet kat of gas per day on a a drill stem test of the 97 feet It is a MissIssippian plan pian test of feet 10 miles mUes northeast of Lisbon Field The operator has had some difficulty with the hole reportedly Pure remains active In the area despite the change in Big Flat Field operation and the theoffice theoffice office cutback at Moab The company plans a MississIppIan pian plan test of the Big Indian Unit Unit Un Un- it ft north of Lisbon Field next year Pure also holds an eight per cent interest in the Humble Humble Hum Hum- ble Oil OU Hatch Wash test Plans Pians for gas gathering and treatment for Lisbon Field and and the trend southeast to northeast are still pending marketing Any further development development development devel devel- of the area seems dependent dependent de des pendent on that marketing Grand County has one new location for the week McMillan lan Ian and J Johnson Oil Co said last week to be planning a drilling program for the tho Agate Field Area has located a 1500 foot Salt Wash test the 1 USA 1 USA In SE NE SW Sec Sec- ton 28 Twp Range South Agate Area |