Show OIL NEWS Pure Oil On Production Test l n Shows Geologist t Kenneth I r. Smith Pure Oil company re reported reported reported re- re ported this morning from Durango Durango Durango Dur- Dur ango that production testing was now in progress on the Pure test situated d on the Big Dig Flat near Moab and that results gained so far tar were very encouraging I Mr Smith stated that the well yell was being swabbed and was making oil at the rate of around barrels per day during the swabbing operations Tubing has been set and a packer installed and further production tests willbe will willbe willbe be run rim this week to determine possible commercial potentialIties potentialIties potentialities potential potential- of the well drilled by Anschutz An- An schutz chutz Drilling company Acid Acid- izing laing of the hole increased oil flow low H Jt was reported and officials officials dais are very verr encouraged that it may become a commercial well at the end of testing operations operation Also Aba contacted this week were Mr J. J Lee Davis and Mr R. R II U. Masse Pure officials from the tho Denver office who were in Moab Thursday for meetings with the Bureau of Land Management in regard to road building in 1 the Grand county area The officials stated that any commercial production on the Big Flat unit would undoubtedly spur an Increased drilling program program program pro pro- gram there They told of the tremendous costs of the initial well which was In shortly shortly short short- ly Jy after the first of the year Coupled Coupled- with the fact tact that the area Is located a great distance from any oil field servicing fa facilities fA- fA dUties the operation has been slow due to extreme gas pressure pressure pressure pres pres- sure which made necessary a lengthy job of cleaning the hole and pulling the drill pipe which became firmly stuck when the gas out blow occurred In charge of drilling operations on the Big Dig Flat Fiat test is Ralph Cline production superintendent He took over the position when ill III health forced former superintendent superintendent John Williams to drop the job Results Result of the production testIng testing testing test test- ing should be ke e known before too much longer officials stated and further plans will be made mado when results are in Federal O Oil Ol company reports this week that the fishing JobIn Jobin job jobin in progress last week weak has been completed and the crews rew of ci Den Den- Continued on Page 8 OIL NEWS I 1 C Continued from Page One man Drilling company are this week drilling ahead Total de depth th was reported Wednesday at feet and was near the mid mid- middie middle die dle Paradox oil zone which is one of the expected possible horizon objectives of the wildcat test Well geologists report that it is expected that the first objective will not be lower that feet from the drill Several everal new drilling gns have been announced this week in the areas' areas around north northern rn Grand county where he e much exploration exploration ex ex- x- x pi oration and development of extensIve extensive extensive ex ex- ex- ex gas fields has taken pl place ce during the past few months t Another oil pool discovery J by y Carter Oil all company In the prolific prolific pro pro- Aneth area loomed this week with the announcement by y yR R R. D. D Sloan Carter division manager manager manager man man- ager In Denver of the drill st stem m test teston on ran Carters Carter's No 4 Bluff Bench having 1020 feet of oil from a dep depth h of J Get feet et etIn in the Paradox formation The test is located near the town of Bluff and Is approximately JO 10 miles west of the Aneth pool |