Show 1973 Oil Gas Drilling Off To a Good Start Major oil and gas companies and independent independent in in- dependent operators offer an optimistic year for Utah during 1973 Drilling activities activities ac ac- ac started out with 48 rigs running compared to the first week in January January Jan Jan- uary 1972 of 31 according to Carlton Stowe Utah Geological Survey Staff specialist HUGHES TOOL Company who closely watches the active rig count in the Rocky Mountain region reports the rig count in Utah has climbed from 43 running running run run- ning in early December 1972 Increased drilling has taken place fn in inthe the Uinta Basin compared to a month ago Now 46 46 w wells are do in some form of being drilled three Forty-three of these are in Duchesne County alone Twenty seven other wells are arc in various stages of having tests undertaken to Ito establish production and in addition operators addition operators currently have staked locations for 16 new wells Tests are being conducted at eight wells in southeastern Utah's Grand and San Juan Counties while new locations have been scheduled in Garfield and Sevier Counties TWO WELLS are particularly being watched in Utah at this time One Continental Oil No 1 Crescent Cre Cre- Crescent scent Unit in Grand County is drilling below a depth of feet It is is projected to at least feet The Theother Theother Theother other is a d deep ep test in the Red Wash Washfield Washfield Washfield field by Chevron Oil Company Chevron Chevron Chev Chev- ron will drill to an objective of feet |