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Show Black Hills U-O- re Under Expoilafion CUSTER, D. S. In less which identified the substance as carnotite, a uranium bearing ore. Since Brennans discovery, more than 2,000 claims have been filed in Fall River county alone. The AEC established an ore buythan ing ' station near Edgemont two 531 Wells In Rangely Field three years the Black Hills district years ago and an ore processing has been developed into a uran- plant is now under consideration. Like many A large mine is in operation CASPER, Wyo. ium producing area with a bright future, an Atomic Energy spokes- near Carlisle, Wyo., in the North- other major and independent proern Black Hills. There are other ducers under man said here. compulsion of intense Uranium mining in the Black asserted Hills is here to stay, John King of the AECs Black Hills office at Hot Springs. Mining is underway in five different regions of the Black Hills but the surface has only been scratched, said the geologist, who observed there is a great deal more uranium ore in the Black Hills than is now expected. The first uranium-bearin- g ore, King noted, was discovered three years ago in Craven Canyon, north of Edgemont, by Jerry Brennan, Rapid City lawyer, while studying Indian writings on the canyon wall. A yellow stain on the rock attracted his attention. He took samples to the School of Mines mines in operation throughout the Black Hills, both in South Dakota and Wyoming, he said. Aerial radiometric surveys have revealed some of the largest lodes in the Hills, the ground prospecting with scintillating equipment also has brought important discoveries. Although uranium mining in the Black Hills is done mostly by stripping and excavating with bulldozers, AEC drilling has determined, uranium ore is not limited to the surface. Uranium was found 450 feet down in the Edgemont area and 350 feet down in the Northern Black Hills. The uranium is here all that is left is to find it, concluded King. competition, Stanolind Oil and Gas Co., is expanding its exploration activities for new oil and gas reserves. Stanolind is classed now as the fifth largest U. S. producer of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids and is a leader in development of the Rocky Mountain oil industry. It now is turning increasing attention to the complex geologic structures underlying Colorados plateaus and mountains. Although it has an Interest in s some 12 fields in Colorado, important production in the state comes from the lies Dome, in the Rangely and Ignacio fields. Stanolind operates 20 wells in the lies Dome which last year produced about 300,000 barrels of oil. Since its discovery in 1924, the field has produced a cumulative total of some 15 million barrels Stan-olind- YEARS OF CAREFUL STUDY pret what appear to us to be a with reasonable accuracy, the sands of feet under the surface E & S Estimates Furnished Free CRANE & AMERICAN d Dakota-Morriso- R 8C R Well Service Co. RANGELY, COLORADO BESTWAY A.G. STORES " Your Friendly Food Center " Our 9th Year of Service To THE RANGELY AREA It's Been a Pleasure FLOYD HAYDEN, Manager Colorado Rangely ADVERTISEMENT You'll n tion. WELL SERVICING STANDARD Plumbing Fixtures' PHONES: Residence, 618R Office, 618W Denver-Julesbur- CRUDE OIL is run from the well into a series of lease tanks as these in the Rangely field. Gathering lines run from the wells through a treater where it might be heated prior to being stored. Excess gas is flared by being burned in the air. A flaring pipe can be seen in the right background of this photo. The cantilevered pipe in the left foreground is the outlet of the tanks used to transfer the crude to the trucks. As can be seen, crops can again be cultivated right up to the roadway, for maximum space usage for farming. Plumbing and Heating JOB CONTRACTING & REPAIRS of oil. In Rangely, most prolific field in the Rockies and sixth largest in the U. S., Stanolind-operatewells account for about 22 percent of the total field production. The company operates 111 of the 531 field wells, and produces about 14,500 barrels of oil and 8 million cubic feet of gas per day. As area headquarters for Stanolind producing operations in northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah, Rangely is the site of an attractive company camp where some 40 Stanolind families make their homes. During 1954 Stanolind drilled or participated in a total of 32 wells in Colorado. Following the current trend in the state, the majority of these wells tested prospects in g the Basin of Northeastern Colorado. A wildcat in the Valley area of Morgan county found a promising gas reservoir in the Upper Muddy sand at 6,200 feet. Five of seven wells drilled to date by the company in the Big Beaver field of Washington county were completed 'as oil wells, alof though dry hole completions two wells, plus a third dry hole by another operator, have dimmed earlier estimates of the reservoir prospects. In the Ignacio field in La Plata county, Stanolind completed development drilling in the shallow gas reservoir there, and drilled two wells to the reservoir to 8,000 feet. The company also participated in two wildcats, in La Plata and Archuleta counties, which discovered new gas produc- enable a geophysicist to internumber of wavy lines and map, structures that might lie thouof the earth. agree! Smooth taste and fine Kentucky character make it AEC Program Films Are Now Available CLEAN OUT DRILLING The Operations Office of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission has been designated as the distributing center for free loan educational motion pictures in the States of Colorado and Wyoming, it was announced recently by Manager Sheldon P. Wimpfen. The Grand Junction office has 26 subjects dealing with various phases of the atomic energy program. The films are all in 16 millimeter width and scund, with some in color and others in black and white. Eligible to borrow films are eduUS-AE- C ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA Rangely, Colorado Phone 178 SALES and SERVICE MOTOR REPAIR DELCO-REM- PERFECT Y CIRCLE - AUTOLITE PISTON RINGS Magneto Service Station Bosch - Scintilla - Fairbanks-Mors- e Federal Mogul Bearing Timken - Hyatt - New Departure A.C. FUEL PUMPS BRAKE LINING CHAMPION SPARK PLUGS CAR and TRUCK SPRINGS cational, civic, industrial and religious groups: Civil Defense units; reserve, veterans, medical and military organizations; State and Federal agencies; and similar organizations and groups. The films are for only, and some are showings cleared for television use on public service or sustaining programs. A booklet listing and describing all of the films is available from the Grand Junction Operations Office. Requests for this booklet and also for the loan of films should be addressed to Public Information Officer, AEC, Grand Junction, Colo. Only requests from Colorado and Wyoming will be honored. The Commission maintains distributing centers in other areas to service all other states. non-prof- it ' KENTUCKY STRAIGHT Rayrs Mofel BOURBON WHISKEY and INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENT SHOP AND AUTOMOTIVE Rangely PARTS Colorado 66 Service Sfalion Strictly Modem Cabins RANGELY, COLORADO KENTUCKY BLENDED WHISKEY BOTH GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS 8GPR0QF.KENTUCKYBLENDED WHISKEY CONTAINS 65 THE HILL & HILL COMPANY, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY Distributed by Reuler-Lewi- n Co, Inc. |
