Show Indian Okeh Given for Oil Drilling Paul T Walton Salt Lake City has approval of the US Geological Survey to drill an anoil anoil oil and gas well on tribal lands of the Uintah and Ouray Re I THE WELL site will be loo aced on the SE SW sec 15 T 1 N R 1 E This is 21 miles northwest of Tridell The well will be rotary drilled to a proposed depth of feet to the Green River formation The ground elevation at the lo 10 cation is feet The well will be known as the No 1 Ute Tribal on the Lapoint lease Operations will commence ap ap- ap approximately proximately June 1 1 This is a anew anew new area of interest on the re rc MR WALTON was the suc successful bidder and was awarded leases on five tracts of tribal land containing 2560 acres as a result of a sale held last Aug 1966 The leases were ap ap- ap approved proved about six weeks ago III im l plans to determine if there is oil po in this new wildcat area |