Show 70 10 Mile Gas Pipeline Planned For Western Colo Construction I is to start in June on a 70 mile pipeline project in western Colo Cob Service Company of Colorado pipeline subsidiary Cost is estimated at million million mil mil- lion dollars THE ANNOUNCEMENT made in Petroleum Information's industry news notes that Greeley Gas the the Steamboat Springs distributing company has requested requested requested re re- re- re quested an increase of 13 million cubic feet of gas per day in its 73 1972 contract demand This combined with increases of nearly 50 per cent in each of the past three years results in a peak day load about five and a half times I that of 1968 69 The new line will enable Western Slope to deliver gas to the thc Steamboat Craig-Steamboat Springs system from White River Dome field Eight wells in that field are now Rifle Meeker area and at least four more are to be connected this summer THE NEW construction will include 28 miles of six inch line between Meeker and Thornburg field to join the Rifle Rifle- Meeker and Steamboat Craig-Steamboat systems system Two other sections of six inch installation installation installation lation totaling 42 miles will replace existing smaller lines between Thorn Thom burg field and the Craig area and loop other lines in use in the Steam Craig boat system DRILLING ACTIVITY throughout the Uintah Basin Dasin area continues at steady pace with several significant exploratory wells nearing their intended objectives reports Carlton Stowe Utah Geological Survey mineral specialist Phillips Petroleum Petroleum Petroleum Pet Pet- is drilling below feet at their projected foot test in the extreme northeastern area of Daggett County Phillips plans to conduct tests of the Mississippian formation at the thc well just justa a little more than two miles west of the j i Colorado and about the same distan distance e south of the Wyoming border areas DUCHESNE COUNTY'S drilling activity activity ac ae ac- ac is centered around a wide area throughout the Bluebell and Altamont field areas However there are several exploratory wells drilling elsewhere in inthe inthe inthe the western section of the county as aswell aswell aswell well as several wells scattered within Uintah County Latest flow gauge at Shell Oils Oil's 13 1 Sheil Shell Farnsworth Farnsworth Unit some six miles southwest of the thc Altamont field discovery discovery dis dis- covery is 1339 barrels of oil and more than 19 million cubic feet of gas daily dally Tests are arc continuing Tats are arc also underway at the Gulf Gult Oil Wash Wash Ute Ute w well ll in the Cedar Rim Elm area It was drilled to a depth of feet Other oil oU company's drilling in the area include Gas Producing Enterprises En Chevron Oil Sun Oil Texaco Inc and Mountain Fuel Supply lV |