Show ON OIL Oll WILL PASS AND GAS PERMITS Thousands of oot Oil J I anti and GUS Gas Permits on au Land In Inbe be bc Cancelled Secretary R Ray y Lym W Wilbur of ol the Department o of oJ the the- Interior has hasI hasa I a n departmental l order appointing appoint I r ing inga a committee c of or three to pass upon uvon tb t prospect tor oil and gas on government lands land and to make rC at as to 10 toI I which of those permits should bo ho I tan The members of oi that committee com cm- ar are The Thc of the Iho General Land Office the Ule Director t the the tho Geological Survey and the C I ilor Hor o of ot the Department The order aY alEc aleo o lays down the general policy I relation to ti to the these e permits to be he followed by the department In detail de de- taU tall It follows 1 2 i The F Federal de a c V Uon poky po- po pott potti i ky ano luaa l tt U J H i will he be be H x xe r- r Eo t 0 i t I I There arc arc aie more marc than 5 OO applications C fur for oil ol and gas permits on Ill onI public lands pending in the thc General Land Office in Washington W shin ton and an I I unknown number In th the held field H 11 steps were cic several sc days ago agu toward wm the i ejection U n O of 01 all such uch applications ap ap- ap- ap and of r. r local land offices ha have ha ye been instructed not to toO toOn tor r n receive e cei ne applications i r. r l Iii lii none of or the the lie cases Cases on hand lund has as as the applicant expended money moncy fo for developmental evel Url 1 purposes ses although he lie ma may ban gone to to some ouie in fn opposing conflicting otin cr or furnishing a additional evidence in hi of hl application a Where land covered by pending is to be lie drained by wells on privately owned lands an the of at granting pc pc- pc I Ig 19 tt on Government land land will trill be a ico d In tiLe the light of or the the- G j cd by Uy d Cl at Hon Uon 1 II tl With regard to lie Hie oOOO out out- permits on public lands tIm tho f. f 1 department will deal fairlY with ith hold hold- I ers crp who wha have c l. l boomi diligent in maint maintaining main main- t thc equities Where actual t ht have been start start- d and are continued will bo be t to car carry cairy y o on dev I l- l Il I 1 1 ital 10 in a. a finally d determine I fe be t-hai t actor r th time the land J Je ate e h j eJ-j will b be n. n however t to to rf all such nn no rUi Hi z has been heen dong done or ind cy p r. r pet pent ui LII cie eloquent I 1 To lCt the thic facts in wj ni with with- s n oil oil t and gas ti u. n l time the O E. E ri Ct t fl nf t ch have C I I S. S d' d under J lf ti I ii at it l h q i u e i r I C i 1 Js a 8 haVe hare acquired ik 1 1 m I 3 il t b be rt 1 n I t t tc lo J 71 i Wh re ts r pp t gY d dand and f n 1 Il v ih-v t cf r f re e it it L 14 i it t. t W ca 01 i or pi evious Df of ti time le n no noi 1 Jon on will ill be taken takemi the tho Q 1 1 c ning pon-od pon Q cO covered lO 1 b by hIs aJ i that h t l lift mt lt hij how r l-h l e. e c amia and the the- het 1 r Jl- Jl I to Lo 0 comply with tim Uro of oC his Imis 1 1 he will viii be hc carted upon upon unon fin lm- 1 p lately to 10 show cause wl why UI tho- tho per tho-per- per per- not be hc canceled called so-called group develop develop- heretofore approved and in I h extensions have been allowed P re es are aro engaged In a ai Ui i program test wells bc- bc drilled by a responsible drilling pany on somo of lau lands S I he ar area covered by the long as this program is befog no adverse S wIn be taken t J Xo 0 leas leases jwill wIlI m be iSi for cd for Cor oil and gas as production n. n r required by hy mandate such n as cry discovery under er existing g permits n t provided 1 by by the IC mineral leasin leasing Ja act el I cr or through the tIme n a nunS nun min 1 f mu of 2 s f r O Oi stage Indian I Ic tt c ds it T n i directed dire r i b by the ho t v act t of congress l vc March r h 2 J f t tJ J 2 2 r A. A t V |