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Show Desk and Derrick hear USGS specialists The Dinaland Desk and Derrick Club held its July 14th meeting at the Cow Palace. Cody Hansen and Mark Christensen from the United States Geological Survey in Vernal were the guest speakers for the meeting. Hansen gave some background on the U.S.G.S. stating that there are five divisions divi-sions within the G.S. and part of their jobs are to evaluate resources, water projects and lease sales. He touched on the fact that the overthrust will be one of the biggest plays in America's efforts to become energy self-sufficient and that 6.4 percent of the oil and 6.5 percent per-cent of the gas produced in 1980 was produced on government lands. Hansen also talked about the requirements re-quirements an Oil Company must meet when considering a site preparatory to drilling a well. The U.S.G.S. mitigates between the Surface Management Agency and the Oil Company. Christensen spoke about monitoring . a .-. A i i i L Z 4 A oil and gas production. Oil and gas production pro-duction falls under federal junsd.ction and the U.S.G.S. must monitor the technical aspects of the drilling, completion com-pletion and production of wells which include the plugging and abandoning of such wells if they turn out to be dry holes. Christensen also stated that all drilling drill-ing and safety operations must be in accordance ac-cordance with the approved drilling permit. After completion of a well the U.S.G.S. then monitors the general condition con-dition of a well site to insure that faulty equipment is not in use and care is taken to contain any spills and that : security measures are taken to deter v i i i i i i A JL - theft and vandalism. They ak, g calibrations of meters and r to see that they are done' ':! that royalty payments win 'f-' All regulations that the U.$r force are laws that have beej i by Congress. The next regularly Sc i: meeting of the Desk and rj" i': will be August 11, 1981 from to 1:30 p.m. in the conference..! Vierson & Cochran Drilling r. .: Roosevelt. ,;: There will be a film shon drilling from A to Z. Lunch will be potluck salidsc. A cuts. v i i. A -H i- i 4, i i 1 1 , |