Show I Utah's drilling activity low lowin lowin in In region Although wells di drilled this year yeM in Utah Ulah Is more than the wells drilled this time lime last year Utah's drilling activity ranks low In the Rocky Hocky Mountain Region glon Presently 20 rigs are active in the state slate compa compared to 49 active rigs a year ago This decline is reflected In decreased well ell activity along the Altamont trend in the Uintah Basin A Petroleum Information Corpora Corporation tion special I report r ems ems' issued last week stews shows level of In ln state stales during the nino months of this year r rC reached 1121 wells drilled fora U and g gas t plate te than liMn at t the tanie time lime a d year yar ago and n Ii 3 35 percent nt increase in in- crease It virtually lly assures the region of Its It's best year ear of drilling trilling since 1969 Till THE REPORT predicts a H total of wells will b bo be completed In th the Heckles during 1975 Wy Wyoming mh g has set the pace this year with well completions Colorado posted pasted Montana showed completions ns and northern New Mexico's activity accounted for Cor An oil gas and ge geothermal thermal lease sale laic brought a a 3 total of on mh week in Utah Ulah The sale by hy sealed bid w J d s I dt t I the h I Division o ol off t S StI tl to l Lands w ort offered by bythe IheI Irh I Department of N Natural tural nurl The offering cot con of 27 11 1 tracts In 14 counties counties- com compi comprised mod of or more acres reg for tor oil nil and gets gds and 15 tracts in ID four lIt counties S b acres for geothermal I I leasing Only Onh one geothermal tract bid was tint that of oC P P. V Y Kendall Kendell Suit Salt Lake City who bought acres in Juab County for 1004 A i Jackson M Group Harold Young Sum Sam Cassidy and FrankFord Frank Ford Foid paid f for fo foan an oil and gas Mali Ila lease on 1811 acres In the Great Greal Salt Suit take area near Box Eider County's Hozel Rozel Point IN 01 HER activity CIG Exploration Denver Is is taking over operations and will deepen the Phillips P Petroleum l No 1 t r J Cook C well In Summit County A to at sf ALIi ht feet to conduct tests lots of ot the Madison formation n. n Present total depth is feet with casing cemented In the hole at feet The deep well wellIs Is II three miles east of Bridger take Lake Field in northern Summit County |