Show Federal Oil Company Begins Work on Area We Well I The second oil test presently at work on the Dig Big ig Flat structure West of Moab was in last Friday by Federal Oil Co and Wednesday the unit was drillIng drilling drill drill- ing below feet and making good goad progress The well vell Is situated sit in the Bowknots portion of the Big lug Flat rIat between Spring canyon and Hell canyon Location is In the SE quarter of Section 30 30 T 25 S S. S R 18 E E. E and may lay be reached by taking the road oad leading west from Highway known as the Dead d Horse Point road and traveling on Ina in ina ina a northwesterly direction direction- Signs are posted along the route it Jt was stated The other well presently being worked on on the structure is the Pure Oil on company test south of the Knoll between Dead Horse florse Point oit and aad the th Neck Present word from fraIl tb tM LN unit Indicates that reaming ream ream- lag inC optiOn operations are continuing at atthe atthe atthe the foot level and will wU be finished sometime O next nut week when eil casing cig will wUI be set Earlier Earlle the Uw well showed large Jarge signs of gaa pi and oil oU w ti the to foot level ml eIa but fiut wa was cemented when pov pip td d to be too great n as ai tto tM No o. o 1 1 t Ut t w if bg drilled l by the Denman Drilling corporation corporation corpora corpora- tion of Farmington New Mexico The well is planned to go to the foot level but company geologists geologists geol geol- state that there are several zones between and feet teet that have possibilities for oil showings Location of the test was recommended mended by Glen M. M Ruby well well- known Salt Lake City geologist who has had much experience in the pig Dig Flat Fiat area of Grand Grald county and Dr George rge H. H Hansen Hansen Han Han- sen dean of Geology at Brigham Young university In a letter to Norman to-Norman L L. Jacobs president of Federal Mr Ruby gave a brief history of drilling activities in the region and explained explained ex ex- the reer reef theory thought by many to be in existence in the area These wells had bad good shows of oil oU but unfortunately due to the mechanical condition of 01 the well Tide Thie Water was unsuccessful un an successful in each of 01 several attempt at teai tempt to tD and c complete a well weB in either zone OM Mr Ruby stated In my well northwest of Tide Water and in fa the King OU fI company J well to t Uw te e southeast t the eie same amt iMi w Wf te not tK m- m w sig Ug that these zones are indeed reefs he went on to state Presently the well is being drilled with cable tools It was stated however that at a deeper depth the hole would be switched to rotary equipment Company officers with main I offices in Provo are Norman L L. Jacobs president Clinton L L. Robinson Rob inson won vice president Max M. M Douglas secretary treasurer and Ernest B. B HaIgh Robert J. J Dougherty Dough erty arty and David ors When contacted last week officers of of- of ot the company were highly enthusiastic ov over the possibilities of devel marketable quantities quan quan- titles of f oil in Grand county Mr Jacobs said in Moab last Tuesday T according to geology and latet information we have at least four tour different zones zone be be- be- be between tweeD tween and feet which have haw excellent possibility possibilities However How flow ever we plan pan to put on production tion tian the first firt commercial zone e encountered The f fin of 01 Wm WUL Roes RON Cabet and Associate t. t or led aad Ge Geological tt rM willbe will wm be as pt pe i um and nod andon M. M H O on the t t. t |