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Show Bright future seen for Utah drilling Oil and gas drilling and development in the Kocky Mountain Region and in particular-Utah, will increase considerably con-siderably during l'JHO because of the tremendous potential of yet unexplored provinces according to Carlton Stowe, Longhorn oil & Gas Co. Kocky Mountain region manager. Petroleum and natural gas provinces are numerous t hrmiphnnt the western stales; a good economic and political climate exists, and many geological prospects have yet to be proven-thus challenging the oil and gas industry from the production engineer through to the refinery superintendent. Utah's position, in perspective, allows great promise of providing a source of hydrocarbon supply to an ever increasing demand of the consumer. con-sumer. Utah stands on the threshold of becoming a major oil producing state. Many oil and gas companies throughout the nation have become more aware of Utah's potential as well as its neighboring western states and are expanding and planning operations in the region. One of these was announced recently by I-onghorn Oil & Gas Company of Oklahoma City. Besides its corporate headquarters in the Oil Center Complex at Oklahoma City, the company has a regional operating office in Houston and exploration divisions in Oklahoma Citv. Houston. San Antonio, and Lafayette, Louisiana. It also operates production offices in Kilgore, Texas and has its southern continent operations in Carrizo Springs, Texas. Carl W. Swan is Director and Chairman of the Board and J.D. Allen is President. The company is an active drilling, exploration, development and operating firm, and is looking forward to doing business in Utah and the rest of the Rockier,. As it" Rockv Mountain Region Manager, the company selected Carlton Stowe of Salt Lake City to head its onratinn. Mr. Stowe. for the past 10 years, has been with the State of Utah and has acted as the chief mineral specialist, information officer, and spokesman for the Department of Natural Resources. He was Chief of the Utah Geological and Mineral Survey's Information, Publications, Sales and Public Relations office. It was due mostly to Mr. Stowe's efforts, that daily and weekly oil and gas news was collected and brought to the attention of the public-a service provided by his former office. He was also honored for his contribution in the energy field by being selected from several hundred candidates by the National Endowment for the Humanities for study at Columbia University and Washington D.C. Resides being on many professional organization membership lists from everything fronvserving as treasurer to president, Mr. Stowe also is very active in community oriented affairs. He is also the author of many professional publications. His "Oil and Gas Industry of Utah; Past, Present and Future," is a monumental volume of information on the oil and gas activities ac-tivities of Utah and was published just recently by the University of Utah. He received his degree from the University Univer-sity of Utah in 1972. He also has received special recognition from the American Association of Petroleum Landmen; has served on the State of Utah Advisory Ad-visory Board to the Utah Director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and has been an active participant in the Affairs of the Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Association; the Independent Petroleum Association of America and the Utah Petroleum Association. |