Show Is Dutch 3 Shell Oil Company I jq Trying to Get From Under O. O J. J Grimes special writer for forthe fort t the Salt Lake Tribune contributed an interesting oil article in last Sundays Sunday's Sundays Sunday's Sundays Sunday's Sun Sun- days day's paper It looks as It if the Dutch Shell people are trying to get from c under at last realizing that foreign E corporations will have no better betters s show here than they give American r corporations in Tit for tat We Ve offer this this information for tor what it Is worth The article by Mr Grimes is as follows The long expected announcement of plans for the development of the I. I prospective oil oU fields In the vicinity of Duchesne came yesterday but not from the Matador Petroleum com com- has given up itsE its ts I. I pan pany The Matador tador j E program in that region and Its holdIngs holdings holdIngs hold- hold Ings have been acquired by th the tho Ute Petroleum company a Colorado corporation cor cur recently organized d with s I Max W. W Ball Dall formerly manager of the Matador as its president The Ute according ac to the announcement authorized by Mr Mr D Ball Il plans to assume assume as as- sume sumo the development program originally outlined by th the Matador and to start drilling operations just as quickly as necessary organization matters can an be cared eared for lor and the the equipment ass assembled Under the tho circumstances the natural nat nat- at ural oral Inference would be that the Ute Uto Is a subsidiary to the la J l or andone and and ande e one nnA no of nf the Dutch Shell family Such an assumption however howe would be Incorrect The Tho Ute Petroleum company comI com corn I pany is an independent concern backed by Mr Ball Jall who has severed I I his connections connections' connections connections' with the Matador Frank Frantz of Denver former governor governor governor gov gov- of Oklahoma and organizer of the Frantz corporation and the Plateau Plateau Plateau Pla Pla- Oil compa company y Robert G. G Porter formerly chief counsel for tor the Matador Matador Mata Mata- dor der C. C T T. T Lupton formerly with the United States geological survey but butmore butmore more recently with the Cosden company company com corn pany and the Frantz companies and the discoverer of ot the Cat Creek field fieldin fieldin fieldin in Montana R R. R G G. G Taylor of Denver I 4 president of the Glenrock company company com com- company pany and R. R K Staley of Casper treasurer of the Royalty Producers co company The officers of the Ute are Max W W. Ball Dall president Frank Frantz vice president Robert G. G Porter treasurer secretary-treasurer C. C T. T Lupton chief geologist and director director tor R R. R G. G Taylor and R. R K Staley directors Program Outlined For the past week or longer Mr Ball Dall and some of his associates have been in Salt Lake perfecting arrangements arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments for the Utes Ute's development program program program pro pro- gram In this state So far the new corporation has confined its attention to the Uintah basin in Utah and has I taken over about acres of the Matador holdings in the vicinity of I Duchesne which comprises leases on patented lands The company also I controls acreage on six different structures in northwestern Kansas which are n now of being proven by bythe bythe I the Plateau Oil company without expense ex ox- I I eX-I pense penso to the Ute While Mr Ball Dan Is favorably disposed d toward other structures In Utah he is is' especially optimistic concerning the oil 1 possibilities possibilities of the Uintah basin and particularly particularly par par- the Duchesne structure His optimism is based not alo alone c on his research during his ten years ears with the tile United States geological survey but on the highly highly favorable favorable av reports of Lupton n Davis Davis Cline Clino and nd Jones Cline the discoverer of the structure structure structure I ture is a con consulting geo geologist form formerly form I torm I erly head thead of the of-the the geological department department department depart- depart ment of the University of Virginia Virginia J Jand and more r recently with the Shell In In- rests to-rests was C for r a number of yearn with the geological survey survey- Davis Davis Davis' I Iwas was for many years with the geological cal department of the Southern Pa Pa-I afterward administrative head I of the Shell in Now Mexico and now j t chief geologist of the Matador Lupton Lupton Lup Lup- Lup-I Lup ton Is so well k known own in the Rocky mountain region because of his work I Continued on Page Four SHELL OIL GETS FROM 1 UNDER From Page One I for Cor the geo geological survey that he needs no introduction Early Action Intimated Before lea leaving ing for Cheyenne and andt t Denver Mr 11 Ball Dall was reluctant to set seta a date when drilling would be begun in the Duchesne countr country but ox- ox expressed expressed ex ex- f pressed the opinion that there would f- f be some action before spring Is gone i f His stay here was limited because of the att attention demanded by another new project with which he is identified i fied the fled the construction of an Independent independent Inde rode pendent pipe line between the Salt BaIt creek field and Casper Wyo The f pipe line has no connection whatever whatever what what- J rf ever ver with the Ute Petroleum but is isi J i backed backed by eastern capitalists who J have placed a million dollars at the tIle ther f tr r disposal of Mr Ball to carry out his plans The pipe line Une company will willbe K be l be e a transportation concern solely T according to i 1 Mr Ball It will not bu oil in the field the buy or at railroad ralle railroad rail rall- e road but will merely convey oil all not under contract to the Midwest est to the tanks at Casper The line willbe will willbe be approximately two forty-two miles long and will be of inch eight-inch pipe j with a normal carrying capacity of 1 1 barrels dally daily I It Is expected that the Ute president i dent as well as other geologists rep- rep I ii r resenting the company will spena i I considerable time in the Utah fields i during the next few months in search P f of other promising acreage The f f 1 company plans to be represented in 1 such producing fields in the state as asp p 4 may mar be bo developed but will reach InV Ini into In- In i V- V to other states Oas as as well for acreage Inn in t n proved or promising fields j. j rr- rr Ohio Rumor Pleases f V I Rumors that the Ohio had again I r I encountered gas in its Huntington L. L well sent the spirits of the local oil oili i enthusiasts upward several degrees c I yesterday esterday And the rumors are not f 1 J 4 without justification According to toj 1 j information available gas was encountered encountered en en- I countered In the Huntington well Friday at a depth of 1600 feet and there are indications that it may have been migratory gas rather than thana t. t a pocket Yesterday y the bit had at- at I tamed a depth of about 1700 feet I or within approximately feet of oft off I t f the estimated depth of the Ferron 1 sandstone If this is the situation 1 and the tho gas Is of migratory character charac charac- ter the the discovery may have considerable considerable considerable consid consid- erable significance An unconfirmed report was received re- re to the effect that the gas and andi i other Indications of the nearness of the objective were so favorable that thata 2 a the the boiler was moved back from the rig If the boiler is being moved mav- mav 1 ed drilling operations will be delayed delay- delay ed a day or two but interesting de do- developments del 1 l should be forthcoming f before the end of the week Nearing Expected Source Progress at the Ohio well at Caine- Caine villo villa during the past week has been rather startling The latest authentic tic word from left the camp last Thursday and then the hole thole was down a little more than 1300 feet or approximately feet below the point where the first flow now of oC water was encountered After reaching the tho conclusion that water l- l i would be encountered through the I major portion of the Wingate formation formation forma forma- tion the men on the job started work in earnest and the progress would In Indicate Indicate indicate In- In that the water has not been a serious handicap At this rate the drill should reach the expected oil horizon within another ten days Circle Cliffs is the hard luck luckfield luckfield luckfield field in so far as the drilling operations operations operations opera opera- of the Ohio are concerned The tools were lost again at Circle Cliffs about a week ago at a depth of approximately approximately ap ap- proximately 1500 feet teet The fishing tool was at Caineville and not ready for immediate service e so It was necessary necessary necessary essary to send to Wyoming for another an an- other The additional equipment was expected at Green River last night and will be rushed to the field It is not expected that there will wUl be much delay at Circle Cliffs CUffs In recovering recovering recovering ering the tools after the needed equipment arrives I Begins Operations During the past week J J. J E E. Finnerty Finner- Finner ty began operations on on his claim In Inthe inthe inthe the Caineville district A National rig has been on the ground for tor several several sev sey- eral weeks and the he well was to meet the requirements of the federal federal federal fed fed- eral leasing law It is not expected however that active drilling will be undertaken until the result of the Ohio test lest on that is ascer ascer- The Old Emery is beginning to experience experience experience ex ex- a few of the mishaps of wild Word from Huntington esterday yesterday was to the effect that the theOld theOld theOld Old Emery tools were lost at a of about feet Fishing equipment equipment equip equip- ment was ordered immediately from California by express and Is expected expect expect- ed to reach the camp some U time e durIng during during dur dur- ing the week The San Rafael corporation operating operating op op- about three-quarters three of a amile amile mile mUe east of the Old Emery reports that its well is down about feet and the going exceedingly had Both the San Rafael Ratael and the Old Emery drillers report that they have encountered encountered encountered en en- countered an exceedingly hard formation formation formation for for- mation about feet down and In which the progress has been very slow Carter Garter Loading Equipment Official announcement from the Denver headquarters of the Carter Carteron Oil on company has been made that the company Is loading equipment at Casper for its test well in the San Rafael The field manager for the company is now on the swell and is reported to have made arrangements arrangement for tor moving the equipment Into the field by way of Price It is understood understood understood under under- stood that the Carter permit on the San Rafael has been authorized In Washington and that the company Isnow is isnow isnow now ready to undertake the development development development develop develop- ment which has be been n planned for some time From comes the information information I mation matlon that the Oil company company com com- comi i pany flany has assembled material and begun begun begun be be- gun the construction of its camp i about three miles east of the town of of According to the report I the company is preparing to erect a standard rig and plans to start drilling as soon as possible Filing FlUng Causes Onuses An Interesting situation has developed developed developed devel devel- In the Woodside field between Price and Green River and generally credited with being one of the promIsing promising promising prom prom- ising structures of the southeastern section The Dutch Shell interests were active in that region soon after aUel the of the leasing law and the Shell of California filed an application 1 cation for a prospecting permit on what appears appears to be the choice part of the structure Since tho the Sling filing was made there has been more or less speculation concerning the rights o of foreign corporations to oil leasing privileges on the public domain domal or ori i concerning g the rights of American corpor corporations whose stockholders were not American citizens To bring g the mater to issue Colonel C CP C. C P P. Tasker has made a filing Sling on the Shell ground at Woodside and tho question is up to the interior depart depart- ment In the great volume of oil talk in recent months there appears to have been little said about the operations operations opera opera- in tho the vicinity of Levan Levau Juab county which have been under way for several years yeats For Fat half halt dozen a dozen years or longer the Utah Petroleum company has been boen pounding away and ald r receiving e encouragement sufficient sufficient sufficient to keep them at work Its most recent effort is in the hills a few tew I miles south of Levan A standard rig is being operated and a depth of ot approximately 2800 feet has been attained at at- For a few days last week Manager D. D J J. J Wheeler took a vacation vacation vacation vaca vaca- tion and came to Salt Lake to hear some oil talk Yesterday he returned return return- ed to Juab county determined to drill another thousand feet if it necessary necessary necessary sary to obtain production The Utah Central Oil company operating op oX- operating near Ephraim in Sanpete county appears to be having some Bomo trouble with water Reports indicate Indicate Indi indi- cate that the sixty foot string of casing held back the surface water or a part of it but now It will be necessary to case the remainder of ot the feet before much can be bo accomplished accomplished accomplished ac ac- in the way waT of finding oil aU Some oil showings are reported to have been found and it is understood understood understood under under- stood that additional casing has been ordered to Ito make It possible to continue continue con- con drilling The first showing is said to have been encountered at feet and the management is of the he the opinion that the the drill is in the top of ot a s sand nd at feet The development by the Utah Central Central Cen- Cen ral has encouraged tho the organization of the Producers Oil company by lo local local local lo- lo cal men to take over some acreage In Inthe inthe the he Sanpete country The new corporation corporation corporation cor cor- announces a novel plan for oil prospecting novel in Utah at least east The program includes lia- lia nond Dond drilling to ascertain the u ui- ui 1 in the prospective Uve ive tive oil territory much the same as ashe the he diamond drill is employed o Locate lo locate locate lo- lo cate ore bodies in the mining dis- dis The officers and directors of the he Prod Producers cers Oil company are J. J H H. I. I Waters Vaters president R. R J. J Evans vice president B E. E A A. Culbertson treasurer treasurer C C. C A A. Gillette GUlette secretary Thomas L L. Woodruff director J. J B. B Benson Jenson consulting en engineer ineer |