Show BAD ROADS HALT LT OIL exploration RISE 1 IN materially AIDS OPERATION 1 IN IN WELL 1 UTAH development MOVING EQUIPMENT TO CLARK CLAIM 1 MIDWEST SPUDS IN roads that are practically impassable arc are hampering oil exploration operations in most of 0 the fields in cistern utah the rise in temperature since the last heavy snowfall a IL bout a week ago has made the highways almost impassable tor for vehicular traffic and work at the various camps has been more or less delayed because ot of the slow movement or non arrival of applies mp plies the utah oil refining ning haa has been working a day crew only at farnham during the week and while progress progress pro iress has been slow it Is reported as g satisfactory the rise in temperature while being responsible for bad roads roads alpo alon has aided materially in the solution of the water problem at farnham it Is in reported that there are now how about six inches of water above the fee in the reservoir which should bo be sufficient to care for the needs of the camp until the spring thaw the second drilling crow crew reported at camp yesterday and tho the rig will be in operation twenty four hours a day beginning today it is understood that the hole Is down approximately 1700 feet resume at Cal neville the ohio crews started for calne ville about the middle of the week to resume operations just how bow quickly drilling will be resumed will depend upon the condition of the cement in the well the ohio now is to operating from headquarters in green river information concerning conditions at zt the leonard camp in the salt wash field Is a little vague the most recent wora is several days old was that tho the casing bad had not shut off the water and had been pulled preparatory to arranging for a new sealing it Is probable that very little hole lias been made during the beky P belt tap TW utah QU development company announces that it bus ims completed the validation of the carroll and A nd johnson claims in the salt wash region and aha is 11 moving equipment to the dark clark cism c aim it is the intention of tha company to start drilling on aba ho clark claim early in the spring and und to make its real test on that property six rig ril at moab is still idle awaiting wa arrival of some new now equipment te ta midwest oil has rea resumed timed drilling in iii the mceldo canyon and reports that satisfactory progress Is iq being made it Is hinted that the drill Is nearing the depth at which the geologists hope f production ai atlant reports the hole was down nearly feet in early in the week information was received from the hill creek district hy the effect that the midwest refining had und studded irk 10 its test tes saturday afternoon february 18 and that the well of the castle pale pal hlll ehi creek combination was down a little more fOO feet U Is understood tbt the midwest has made plans to rush woric work on its lest ana anat it is in expected that rapid pro progress greag will be made I 1 the utah southern reported that its twelve and a half leuh casing was set at ir a depth of 12 friday atter afternoon ter noon an additional crew arrived u nt toi camp during Juring the latter part ot of the week wee k end and the program provided that d jay ay and night drilling be bg inaugurated yeat yesterday erdaY it is repot reported led through unofficial channels that abo inland company a subsidiary of the continental oil company Is the latest ad to the hit list of landholders 0 on n tho the duchesne Duc heene structure tho the uto company which IB Is heavily interested in duchesne acreage announces that it has ac acquired acreage on an a recently discovered structure near dam wy ming almost on the wyoming colo rado boundary and a comparatively short distance cast of utah it Is in understood that tho the formations aro arc similar to those at duchesne Du chesno and that the structure was examined and recommended by J II 11 cuno cline the go who discovered the duchesne Duc heene structure tribune |