Show M. M G. G M. M Petroleum Inc Now At Feet Setting Surface Pipe Good news is report reported d today that M M. G. G M. M Petroleum Inc Int well on the Cane Creek dome Is 19 currently bottomed bottom d at ft and 12 inch surface pipe Isnow isnow Is la now being toeing set U If all goes wall the cementing will be ed tomorrow A three ton three ton Shaffer twin ram tam blowout arrived at atthe atthe atthe the location this morning This will be Installed before drilling Is resumed Friday as the operators ors want to make doubly sure that the well veil will be completely ely Under tinder control at all times This Is the last piece of heavy I equipment that will toe Ibe required to be moved down the rIver liver until until un til the anticipated production horizons are reached The formation encountered to to sandstone date has been solid rock with the exception of thin lenses of shale near the bottom of the hole It Is anticipated that after approximately the next feet have nave t been een drilled this this' well should correlate reasonably reasonably reason ably close In formation strata with the Mason No 1 well on the Americol Petroleum Inc lease It Is further anticipated that the progress will be faster than that of the Initial drilling as Superintendent Chet Garlinger Garlinger Gar Gar- linger Unger reports that the bugs have been worked out of the rig on Its shakedown Unbelievable Setup The entire drilling operation on the I. No 1 well has been erected and conducted as though It were located in the center of a large producing oil field The hazards and obstacles obstacles cles Iles In moving and erecting such equipment as has made the task seem almost ins in surmountable The terrain ds exceedingly ex rugged and navigating navigating ing the Colorado river by barge and boat on water that Is either too high or too low with san san- bars debris and underwater rocks with which to cope is a tremendous undertaking The slightest miscalculation of the boatman would mean the loss of thousands of dollars of equipment equip ment mint and great loss of time Chief boatman Arthur Secrest has done a phenomenal job in operating the fleet of boats and barges of the LM I. G M. M Petroleum Inc delivering material drilling drill ing equipment and arid sundry supplies sup plies piles to the location without loss of a single article nor a single Injury to barges boats or men Without the skill and ability of a boatman such as Mr Secrest who knows every Inch of the river like he does his own backyard such a tremendous tremendous tre hauling Job jab on such a hazardous river would be Im possible Superintendent Garlinger was extremely Ifo fortunate In securing the services of such an out outstanding outstanding standing wellman ellman as Milt Yar Yar- berry of Long Beach California and entire drilling crews with experience and Drilling and general operations in this remote oil area Is most difficult to say the least but skilled help In all aU depart means M. M G G. G M. M Is lucky to have the best possible drilling drill I ing job that can be done Is as M. M G. G M. M Petroleum Inc Is Isnow Isnow no now putting in Its connecting link to the Shafer Trail access road form The Ih Neck It Is Js an that this work will be completed within the next 8 or 10 days This road will provide a means of getting heavy equipment equip ment casing and supplies into the well site without depending upon the river for transportation tion and will be a tremendous saving of time and exp expense nse This access road was built by Nick Murphy Nate Knight Jr and their associates In cooperation cooper with M M. G. G M. M Petroleum Inc and is perhaps one of the most host unique road building oper oper- In or any other part I of the country il M. G. G Mason president and general manager of at M. M G. G M. M Petroleum Inc was flown Into Moab by Captain James F. F Hudson chief pilot for tor the company com com- company pany in its Us airplane and has been In town for the week Inspecting operations forthe for lor the company and is extremely well pleased with the progress and workmanlike manner in which the entire project has been handled He lie has nothing but the highest praise for tor every one in the entire organization He lie reports that the coordination cooperation harmony and public pub lie lic relations of all divisions of the company Is something that has never existed heretofore and Is Js m most st difficult to tu achieve With teamwork as it exists behas he be has nothing but the warmest praise for tor Superintendent Garlinger Gar Gar- ti linger linger and and his his whole staff For the gigantic effort being made by the M M. G G. M. M Petroleum Inc its operation and personnel personnel person person- nel again again- we want to extend our sincerest wishes for tor ultimate ultimate ulti ulti- mate success which means so soto soto soto to the city of Moab Americol Petroleum Jn Inc e petroleum Inc Mason Mason Ma son No 1 Is reported to be cleaning satisfactorily and is being pumped Fresh oil water and mud are being removed rom the It well ll In varying vary vary- ing ling amounts and the and the g gas s' s and fresh oil Inlet to the well is definitely del def Improving Improving- IA lA new pump was installed last week and progress In the operation has been steadily maintained If the well continues contin ues to clean In the manner In which it seems to be responding there is a good chance that this well may still be put on production pro pro- as a commercial well Meanwhile Petroleum Inc while anxiously watching watch In the drilling program of M. M G G. M. M Petroleum Inc Is going ahead with operations and planning the beginning of another well It must be remembered that Americol Petroleum discovery of 1425 gravity paraffin oil is the largest discovery ever made Inthe in inthe the Rocky mountain area and geologists and oil men who have examined the oil and there are arc many report it tt to be the finest oil they have ever seen |