Show e Utah fah Drilling Rated Tops in an Nation Drilling activity in Utah's Uintah Basin continues at a record setting rate due to excellent success ratios and highly productive wells National interest interest inter inter- est has been generated oil and gas companies are keenly aware of the unique unique uni uni- que geologic and production problems which significantly influence operating economics reports Carlton Stowe state mineral information specialist Utah Geological Geological Geo Geo- logical and mineralogical survey THE PRESENT drilling program underway underway un un- un derway in the Altamont trend may be bethe bethe bethe the largest Rocky Mountain area arca oil discovery of the lie last 15 years Shell Oil Company's D D. D A A. A Baker exploration manager and P P. P T. T Lucas staff geologist geologist geo geo- logist Denver say that the extent of the field may exceed square miles across the northern Uintah Basin Mr 11 Baker and Mr Lucas writing in a technical article in the World Oil April 1972 call the field discovered by Shell Oil in May 1970 the establishment establish establish- establishment ment of a deep high capacity producing area from Tertiary reservoir reservoir re reo re- re indicating a potentially tive trap of o large proportions ions HOWEVER AS in many giant field discoveries i in the past optimum drilling and evaluation develop through experiment experiment ment and experience It now appears that enough information on th the area is known to allow for scale large drilling programs to be undertaken L. L D D. D Findley area Drilling Superintendent Superintendent Gulf Oil Casper writing in inthe inthe inthe the same publication discusses costs and difficulties points points' out the intensified efforts efforts ef forts of companies exploring for oil and gas in wells as deep as feet costing costing cost cost- ing some two million dollars each ach GOOD DRILLING practices proper equipment well trained people and quality materials minimize these costly drilling and production problems Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal as a supplier of people and equipment equipment equip equip- ment with good accessibility to the drilling drilling drill drill- ing action can look forward to continued growth in the Uintah Basin oil activity Meanwhile new drilling is scheduled in the Bluebell luebell Altamont areas this week Gulf Oil will drill a foot test Sun Oil has a location for a scheduled scheduled foot well and Shell Oil is drilling on a new well to go to at least feet Chevron Oil has announced location for another test to some feet in Bluebell luebell field And some additional 30 wells are at present being drilled throughout through out the northeastern Utah basin |