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Show Core ICore Test ofMayo of ofMayo ofMayo Mayo WeD Well WeDBacks WellBacks WellBacks Backs Theory TheoryWell Well Expected toTap toTap to | Tap tbV th2 the Top ofLarge ofLarge of ofLarge Large Closed Olosed Structure StructureW W E Dunlap of Los Angeles Angelesgeologist Angelesgeologist , OiiCo OilCo geologist of the Mayo Utah Odl OdlCo Oil Co well being drilled a half halfmile halfmile halfmile mile west of Vernal is of the theopinion theopinion theopinion opinion that a buried axis ex- ex extends extends ex.tends extends . - tends along the floor of Ashley Valley AshleyValley from northwest to south southeast southeast east and that the location of the thepresent thepresent-deep thepresent deep present presentdeep beingdrilled -deep deep 'deep - ' - tset well is being drilled reasonably close to the thetop thetop thetop top of a closed structure Coretests Coretests tests duringthe taken at the well during the past week to determine the thedip thedip thedip dip of the structure reveal a flat flatdip flatdip flatdip degreesThe dip of from 1 12 1 2 to 2 degrees The results of the test supports supportsMr Mr Dunlap s theory when the thewell thewell thewell well was located although con contrary contrary contrary opinionsthat trary to many existing opinions opinionsIthat that there would be a more moreabrupt moreabrupt Ithat moreV abrupt dip of from 14 to 22 de- de de - V grees greesThe The well is progressing nicely nicelyaccording nicelyaccording nicelyaccording according to the geologist andhas has averaged better than 100feet feet per day Drilling at the pre preIsent present present sent time is in 10 Mancos shale shalewhich shalewhich shalewhich Isent which is a difficult strata to pen penletrate penetrate penetrate letrate etrate Progress will b be muchfaster I faster when out of this for forImation formation formation Imation mation said Mr DunlapMr DunlapMr Dunlap DunlapMr I DunlapI Mr Dunlap and Luther T TMayo TMayo TMayo Mayo president of Mayo Utah UtahOIl UtahOil UtahOil ! OIl company compaiiy agree that good goodproduction goodproduction goodproduction production of oil will be en enIcountered encountered encountered Icountered countered in one or all of three threeformations threeformations threeformations : formations The first is expected expectedto to be the Morrison at from 3200 3200to 3200to 3200to to 3400 feet , the second is the theINavajo theNavajo theNavajo INavajo Navajo or Nugget formation atabout about 4800 feet and the third thirdis IS the Weber at a little over 6000 6000feet 6000feet 6000feet 6000feetMr feet feetMr Mr Dunlap is a former geolo geologist geologist geologist gist for Richfield Oil company companyand companyand companyand and has located many of the thecompany thecompany thecompany company s producers in Callforma Call Cali Callforma California forma fornia |
