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Show OQiinfiful City plans QGOfhcrmal development Bountiful City is researching research-ing several grant possibilities possibili-ties for development of their geothermal property in Roosevelt Springs KGRA. near Milford. The property, recently purchased from A. L. McDonald, Mc-Donald, is considered one of the most favorable geothermal geo-thermal power sites inNorth America. Purchase of the property was a source of much controversy con-troversy for several months, as the Bountiful City Council was divided on the cost of development. The final approval for transfer from BLM has recently re-cently been approved. The next steps toward development develop-ment are being studied, with an eye to gaining Information on drilling from Phillips Petroleum Pe-troleum and Thermal Power Co., who have completed seven successful wells in the KGRA. Phillips Petroleum Is presently conducting a 6-12 month test of the reservoir at their well 54-3, about a mile from the Bountiful City property. Four other successful suc-cessful wells have been drilled closer to the site, three by Phillips and one by Thermal Power Co. Thermal Power Co. Is presently engaged in drilling a deep well test high in Salt Cove. Phillips has a good well lower in the same cove. Loffland Bros. Rig 5 is making mak-ing hole and still under 2,000 feet. In other geothermal action, ac-tion, Republic Geothermal drilling at Thermo KGRA has been suspended. They have had problems with loss of ! circulation, and the COUNTY NEWS could not learn Tues- day whether they planned to abandon the hole and start I another, or to continue drilling. drill-ing. A test of the well for commercial feasibility may be made before making a decision. It is the first deep well in the Thermo KGRA. Loffland Rig 184 moved , on site at Cove Fort KGRA recently, for Union Oil Co. Union's previous attempt ran into problems with cavities and gas. Union and Phillips plans twenty-eight wells in I the area. Several other companies I are planning tests in the Roosevelt Springs area. ' Chevron has an application . for drilling at Antelope Point ' between Roosevelt Springs I and Cove Fort. Getty Oil and Geothermal Power Corp. also plan tests at Roosevelt Springs. i |