Show Carter Carto May Abandon b t s J Its hs ludeon I No o 1 Wildcat e THIRD HOLE WILL BE DRILLED 9 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF VERNAL pares As Carter to preto drill s IP Oil its Company third Uintah tl pre pre pre- County wildcat oil well wen tests which are being made at the Knudson No 1 wildcat located In the Twists Section of High High- Highways ways way wa 40 6 8 2 1 miles west of Vernal are drawing to a close and the drillers are ate waiting On f orders as to whether or not to abandon the well willbe The n next t wildcat which will be known as the Esther S Sch Sch- Schmidt Schmidt No 1 I will be located in inthe inthe the SE of the NE quarter of sec sec- tion tip n 28 township 4 south range 20 east Salt Lake Lake meridian about one mile northeast of the company's first hold the Edna Davis No 1 I and approximately nine miles northwest of Vernal Vetnal l lin in the vicinity of o Lapoint Al- Al Although though the drilling contract ct has as not yet been een awarded It is probable able that the hole w will I spud in within the next month Contract depth g is not ot expected to exceed feet t tot These wildcats are being drill drill- drilled drilled ed by the Carter Company to meet federal regulations govern govern- ing governing oil exploration on govern govern- government government ment owned lands under lease These requirements make it mandatory that the lease holders drill one two or t Wi t Ot wells in order o r rOt to retain their rights to a block Test wells are drilled in hi pro pro pro- promising areas under conditions which neither express doubt nor expectation that an oil reservoir might be hit Although serving as test tubes to determine what lies beneath the surface their primary objective is to strike oil A Carter official commenting on n wildcat test wells set an ap- ap approximate approximate proximate cost of of per hole Ole as Carters Carter's bid for commer commer- commercial commercial cial oil in the Uintah Basin The Edna Davis No 1 1 well was the first or to meet federal requirements The Davis produced a showing of gas fas which tested cubic feet but was declared a adry adry dry hole hold near the th foot level le The Knudson No I fits t if the company's second attempt With Witha a a good showing encountered on a adrill adrill drill stem test during drilling operations between the and set foot levels casing has been set to a depth of feet and anda a gun perforation test made A gun perforation test involves involves ves the firing of revolver cart- cart detonated by remote Oil water or other material then seeps through the punctured cas cas- casing casing ing and is tested This test at atthe atthe the Knudson resulted in heavy water water sands pouring into the casing The blocking off of the water and a complete exploration exploration tion of the underground structures structures tures has been the objective of final work at the well The casing was perforated with 85 shots and arid feet and swabbed 8 bar bar- barrels barrels of water per hour Follow Follow- Following Following ing its perforation with 48 holes and 7 barrels of water per hour with an oil scum scum were swabbed The Oil Reporter Magazine states that the hole has been tested test test- tested ed all the way up and that the company failed to find commer commer- commercial commercial cial production in zones which appeared favorable during drill drill- drilling drilling ing operations The magazine predicts that the hole will be abandoned |