Show I General Atty Gives Opinion On Sand Lease General Attorney A Pratt Kesler has ruled that the State Land Board may issue leases for production of oil from as- as as sands on lands already leased for oil all production by conventional methods Mr Kesler presented his opinion to Max C Gardner director of the Land Board EARLIER Skyline Oil Co of Salt Lake City had conten ded that Its oil all and gas lease on acres in Uintah County barred additional leases for extraction of oil from the sandstone The Morgan Morgan-Justheim inter ests also of Salt Lake City owner of leases to extract oil from asphalt sands on the same lands recently asked thel the Land Board for determent of rental payments on it its lease 11 THE LAND Board declined to defer the rental payments Ronald N Boyce chief as- as assistant assistant attorney general wrote the opinion He ex- ex explained explained that the use multiple c concept is well established and has been afforded legis legislative recognition I He pointed out that the fed fed- federal eral government and the Can adian government both grant leases for oil aU drilling and for I recovery of oil from asphalt sands on the same lands I |