| Show oil strike at rangely langely Cover sd up is theory according to colo papers 1 in the issue of may 11 of the craig colo empire th tib much watched field li 14 rumored to have been UR scene ot of an oil strike on the tidewater associated company s well the article in full is as follow follows tho the tidewater kiwo elated oil company no I 1 amazon on sec bee 24 ao rangely langely dome rio blanco couty colo cold continues to be the source of rumor rumors the latest comes from the meeker herald herold indicating that the reason why hy the be well liell was vias not allowed to come in lit wag was because of offit drilling contracts acte that would kald be to carry out at w this time pending a completion of the original test to the sundance Sun dince sand A denver report gays says the coni com rny Is preparing to move another rig into 1110 this field I 1 th x well we was reported several 1 week beeks aeu agu to have developed a eat sat and in n the loer lower D aliota or upper morrison Morr lson it boie bole all the ear marks of authenticity in fact tact it aa given put at a meeting of UK ir that a 17 ft saturated sand had been topped at feet company ought to know as a the well ie Is oo 00 a tract in which it has ha a half interest operations Opera tlona were sas us per pr led 10 until testing equipment could be oved in the hole was fall frill of mavy M avy mud and the plan provided for or testing the tho band sand with ft thu ue use ot a packer without re raving rejin ving the fluid run to brij arh hrh back the pressure hov evor it mas aa later reported that when hen the casing wag was riga and the tw made that the oil which had been beon making its way to the top through feet of fauld nad I 1 the explanation was that the casing had apparently been net set below the oil horizon for what reason was not kno knon n the meeker herald gives the fol tot I 1 lowing owing interesting information on ike wh 0 reports He port now ayad ton confirm firm tortes ot of production la in the tb tideway ter er Awo dated viol el some tima ago and fildI cate tout a would hate been brought in had not the hole beam u quickly refilled with mud to bold hold back the gas credence 1 given to this report when it Is I 1 known that the tidewater company if IP under tinder cou contract tract to start welle wells on a number of leans within go 90 day days tiler after bringing in a oil it well ell in the deeper andi became because of road conditions it auld be ini im possible for or the company to comply with thet provisions by moving in the necessary rigs and the bellet belief among those acquainted with the field Is thai that the company bag now eased off gusher production and is I 1 going into the deeper sauls intend jutted ins aa to sturn later to the altier strata and open them to product iii it it ie Is found tre tle lower anda sauda are barren it was wa cc bably two weeks ago that a report wan wait received that the A well wai was thought to on top too of oc an oil pandi and that a wm was to ba be rade a eadd trams iram the welt efe wondering von dwing asto the result tit ft the teet test finally after ome some delay it was w as announced that no oil bad bee beba found ne new w a now received from rangeley indicates that workmen for or the th company started to bail ball caud from the iddle which Is being drilled with a 4 rotary ris rig this work has ha progress ed only a s rt time aheu there was evidence in to tha wall that oil and gas would soon clear the hole bole ot of the remaining mud it wa ws then ae se to present report reports that the mud was wa hurl hurt edly placed in th well and citing run this casing 1 said id to bay have been run to the bottom of the and sand to ehr off the pressure in order to permit deeper stilling dt illing the 1 well la Is now reported in the neighborhood of joel and near tag nf the sundance rand sand where usher gusher oil waa was encountered in the lies dome some daya days ago it would not be sur ur it a gusher la is found in thia this and sand alao also |
