Show Oil drilling increases 1978 looks good Mute Mote exploratory ry wells and field wells are planned for or drilling In mid mid- December than In several previous years In Utah notes Carlton Stowe minerals specialist Department of or Natural Resources The current rate of or drilling and wells being completed is expected to lapse over into the beginning of or next year resulting In an n increased tempo of or oil and gas activities ac activities ac for the new year For some weeks now between 28 and 30 rotary drilling rigs have been active in drilling wells in Utah and January isn't expected to be an exception A survey surveyor of wells scheduled drilling and being completed in Utah show several active areas arenas being explored and developed in In the Greater Altamont Altamont- Bluebell area of or Duchesne and Uintah Counties where wells are arc producing operators have scheduled five more 11 to foot root test wells Two vo are drilling at present and two more are about to have final completion gauges established SOUTH SOUTH OF VERNAL in the Natural Buttes Duties vicinity four new wells all fall gas producers completed this week bring that fields field's total producing wells up to 85 Another 10 wells are in various stages of or final completion work Two vo wells are currently drilling five are at total depth and waiting on completion equipment and another 23 locations are being readied for drilling Chevrons Chevron's activities at Red Hed Wash field are arc also steady with four wells scheduled one drilling one at total depth and another five being completed Three new producers about to be completed in Summit County's Pineview field will bring the total wells there up to 17 A well Is at total depth and also will be completed in the area shortly Summit County drilling activity is very active with six wildcat wells being drilled at present and another six locations are scheduled Grand County oil and gas drilling is at a high peak for this time of or year Drilling reports show the county has 28 exploratory wells scheduled 23 field development wells are being readied for drilling and six wells are in the final stages of com coma In addition 10 wildcat wells are currently drilling Anschutz Corporation is the most active company in the area where 22 exploratory test wells are scheduled The company is currently drilling two wells in the county Most significant of Grand County's drilling activity is the test deep-test well being drilled west of Cisco by Mobil Oil The No C l McCormick-Federal McCormick at present is drilling at feet Twelve velve wildcat wells are scheduled in San Juan County Current development at Aneth Meth is heavy with Texaco Inc working on 10 wells and Superior Oil all active on 14 well sites Eight wells are In completion stages and are expected to be completed shortly In other areas of oC Utah there are 21 wildcat wells and six development wells on records Two vo and a half haIC miles southwest of Price American Quasar Petroleum is drilling below feet at the projected foot Coot test No 31 1 Drunkards Drunkard's Wash IN JUAn COUNTY south of or Nephi Dixel Resources is drilling below feet at the foot root wildcat the No 1 Gunnison In Morgan County a foot test well wellIs wellIs wellis is underway by Amoco Production at the theNo No 1 t USA Bishop Springs In the eastern portion of the county west of or Wasatch And in Rich County two foot root test wells are being drilled One Amoco's No 1 I Thomas Canyon Is northeast of or Wasatch near the Wyoming line and the other is the American Quasar Petroleum's No 28 1 Hogback Ridge which is drilling below feet reet It is east of or the recent Hogback Ridge area significant gas discovery completed by American Quasar In the Moroni vicinity Hanson Oil Company is drilling at feet at the projected foot root test the No 1 X A-X Moroni |