Show T Oil Area Spreading Of particular interest to Grand county county county coun coun- ty and Moab residents this week is the news of two new oil tests to be be- drilled in inthe inthe inthe the immediate area The first announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment was made las lag by Federal Oil v company with plans for lor a foot test te-st in the Spring Canyon Hell Bell Canyon Canyon Canyon Can Can- yon area of the Big Flat structure The rig is being moved in this week and drilling drilling drill drill- ing is expected to start soon Boon The second announcement was made by Gulf Oil company which company is locating a foot test immediately west of La Sal Junction some twenty miles southeast of Moab Gulf with extensive ex- ex holdings in the tho Aneth area of ofSan ofSan ofSan San Juan county has made large discoveries discoveries discoveries eries of gas and oil in Aneth in recent months As weekly progress reports indicate the boundaries of ot the southeastern Utah oil field to be expanding it leads many to the tho question Just how large largo Is it Extensive drilling programs planned for the area In ht the coming months should give us the tho answer to that thatis question que Utah is rapidly taking her place as one of the major oil producing states In Inthe inthe inthe the nation after better than half a century century cen cen- tUf tury of sporadic drilling attempts It is interesting to note that the first oil discovery discovery dis dis- dis covery in the state occurred in 1891 1801 and andIn andin andin in Grand county News down through the tho years has shown further discoveries but still the county which has been the steno scene of many exploratory attempts has never had a steadily producing oil well We hope to see that situation reversed reversed revers revers- ed In the near future |