Show Rig count increases The new year opened with a continuation of or the thel l high gh level of active oil and gas drilling rigs wl which ch established an year 18 high in Utah and elsewhere In the western states according to Carlton Stowe minerals specialist Utah Department of Natural Resources During the second week in January Mr Stowe notes that 32 rotary rigs were working in Utah compared with 25 at work a year ago and 29 active in early December 1977 The average week-to- week week count for active rotaries in the 11 western states has been for the past few months In Utah between 2 28 and 30 rigs working has been the average throughout 1977 In Carbon County American Quasar Petroleum is drilling at feet at the No 31 1 Drunkards Drunkard's Wash an exploratory well two and anda a half miles southwest of Price In Juab County Dixel Resources is drilling below feet at the No 1 state a scheduled foot test well It is so south th of Nephi The American Quasar Petroleum No 28 1 Hogback Ridge in Rich County is drilling below feet It is a mile and anda a half southeast of the company's gas discovery completed last month In Summit County American Quasar is drilling at feet at atthe atthe atthe the No 34 1 Judd a projected foot test testa a half mile west of the company's oil discovery completed late last year six miles southwest of the Pineview field |