Show favorable oil structures tur es in various basin sections section by F J 8 SUR sun few people know that the greatest seepage orioll in the lan lam formations format loaa ioas carboniferous in n the united states occary in the north end of the basin utah six miles north of whiterocks uintah county these exposures occia where the pennsylvanian Pennsyl rocks are tilted at an angle of eighty degrees the saturated sends occur about eight hundred feet from tho the top tcp of the pennsylvanian fan series and are feet thick with a saturation of ot 24 per cent oil I 1 greatest thickness of sands if it these sands are found under a favorable structure undoubtedly they will show one of or the greatest possible pos fible heretofore discovered at no place in the world does the pennsylvanian Pennsyl series show such a great thickness of saturated sands as busst at this place testing other hell the experience and knowledge of getting oil fron from the neighboring states is of great value to the state of utah and eastern colorado many different types of formations form audus and structures were drilled and found wanting structures such as us the elk springs structure should nover never have been drilled structures such as the one near moffat uintah county which in my lont ion is not a favorably Javo favo rabi one for lack of closeness close nees do not merit a great continued on pa go 5 6 column four favorable oil structures in various basin sections continued from irom page one expenditure of money objective not tested la in many times oil operators will sot not drill deep enough to attain the sand that they have aa as an objective such as hill creek where the midwest failed to reach the sand that shows the great seepages nearby by about feet usually takes 8 wells to test other examples are where a company will make one test of a true turo ture and get got every ludle indication atlon of an oil accumulation but not enough for or production and yet discontinue testing by other wells it Is a known fact act that it usually takes three wells to test a structure sometimes more doheny drilled fourteen wells before bringing in the great tampico fields hopes for or further vendal tests it Is in to be hoped that the utah refining company place a test over the sands in the ashley valley structure near jensen so as to get the full advantage of the vast drain age area of tributary region to the south of their well now drilling there I 1 believe oil exist on that structure on account of the wet gas show mexican hat field example rux ample other examples of regions which have received black eyes in utah a be eked at lath I 1 SA 1 I the tk beeam 4 jett aam be of f the sit feet tame VU kt la WS r cite V all ef Vale te to 41 1 the west bernai str i originally rigi nally tested off air structure ture ke a i atau u toc chrt y ti t T dowa down where tim ik mands 14 rf at ua g I 1 bt ft ot a 1 I rt ft 1 me wrap pro 1 get t the th 14 inua a 3 |