Show geologists set bas basin in tour in june to increase oil interest in area eighth annual field trip of intermountain association of D petroleum geologists will center on the ferous uintah basin june 20 2122 21 22 A rather unusual call tor for participation in the trip Is being issued by graham campbell a consulting geologist of salt S all lake city lie ile says the trip was scheduled because notwithstanding the importance of the currently currenti popular paradox basin the geologic concept and the belief has not dimmed that the unique uintah basin will eventually take its place among the great producing sedimentary basins of the world recent success successes es in the basin by el paso natural gas C co 0 and havenstrite sun oil companies have lent credence to the conviction that immense quantities of natural gas have been overlooked by previous dr drilling 11 mr campbell says this is a result of prejudiced geoly geologic gic thinking faulty engineering and obsolete completion practices some rock hounds are am expected to join the caravans that start at vernal and wind into the asphalt sands area of carbon county near price robert 3 minton rocky mountain manager at salt lake city for american Pe Pet rofina is president of this year lie ile recalls that the first trip the theil thed fledgling affiliate of american amerlean association of petroleum geologists took eight years ago was to the ifie bairn 11 D A preston geologist for shell oil co Is field trip chairman and otta seal district manager for Ar amerada nerada petroleum corp editor 0 oi the illustrate ed guide book both men are salt lakers among the stellar discussions qa pil the trip some of which will bo W treated in the guidebook as wil are those involving asphalt ridge near vernal now under exploratory development by petroleum co red wash field one of the large laige fields of the west will be u pecked pec ted as will the unique gilsonite operations near bonanza of american gilsonite co area of the I 1 Havenstrit sun un w wells Us in the ouray sector of U uintah atah county and the tertiary production at roosevelt and duchesne Pool swill be examined i explanation expanded salt lake pipe line co crude transmission facilities will be dealt with in a visit to a principal pump station at bianna anna duchesne ciuni county ty among participants as lecturers and guidebook authors are dr paul T walton salt lake consultant of aln tah basin walter sadie university of utah geologist raven ridge area keith hebertson geologist el paso natural gas co canyon discoveries prof william lee stokes stoke U of U tertiary fossils victor E peterson vice president equity oil co aihley ashley valley field frank neighbor district manager manger sun co south ou y production george han prong dean cf 61 school of 0 saleh science at baikham young lynt ver hersity ve ralty sity oil and gas outlook for etab Utah Tribune |