Show MIDWEST MAlES MAKES AJ S CA CASH II T HILLCREEK ROYALTY The Midwest Oil company which is under tinder contract to drill three wells on the Hill creek structure in Uintah Uintah Uintah Uin- Uin tah basin on land belonging to tor the Hyland Oil and Refining company and will wUl be ready to spud in the first well about February 15 ID to so BO confident confident confident dent of striking oil that it has hai made madea a a. eat h pa payment ment on a royalty contract ont for tor production on the land first to tu be drilled says the Salt Lake Telegram The royalty contract which was negotiated by a Midwest representative representative representative with the Hyland Oil and Re- Re finh company and Tug Tuti u Bros Bro prat des es for the payment 01 of 01 f a n 2 per cent royalty 10 to on one section section section sec sec- tion and of this amount has been paid in cash It is now certain that at the opening opening open open- ing of or spring at least our four rigs willbe will willbe willbe be ut t t work on the Hill Hlll cr c ture Two wells now are being drilled one drilled one by the Oil company on holdings oJ of th the Hill HillCreek HillCreek Creek Oil ant an and Refining company alli r ar arthe the other by the United states mates Lat s Oil on corporation on the Evans Eans tract while in addition to the rig now being being being be be- ing Installed by the Midwest company company company com com- pany on holdings of the Hyland Oil and Refining company the latter company now Is making arrangements arrange ments to install a rig on portions of its holdings not Involved in the contract contract contract con con- tract with the Midwest company As announced several days ago inan in inan inan an interview with George H. H Mulvey Mul- Mul Vey trey field manager ana ann geologist of the Oil company the well wellon wellon on n which work was started on the Hill creek company's ground some sometime sometime sometime t time ago was abandoned at feet because of the failure to recover the second string of tools and a new bole iole immediately started within a short distance of the original one Mr Mulvey stated that the fishing Job was contin continued ed longer than usual because of a desire to complete well owing to the Increasing oil showings and gas pressure He expressed the belief teller that the drill was within fifty feet of the sand when whoa the string of tools was lost He said that 1 if no accidents are experienced the new hole will be bo drilled to a depth at attained attained at- at in the first well within ten days Mr 11 Mulvey brought the Information information information tion that the United States Oil corporation corporation corporation cor cor- has in on the Evans tr tract ct and that the Midwest will be ready to begin operations on the holdings of the Hyland Oil and ana Refining company about February 15 The Midwest company has its rig II landed at the well site selected section section sec eec tion 32 32 township 14 south range 20 O east cast and is erecting a permanent camp Already it has four Cour bunkhouses bunk- bunk hous houses louses built and ands Is s completing a garage feet Ceet long The site selected for the first well wellis is on acres of or ground on which a a. lease was taken from the Hyland Oil and Refining company Adjoining Adjoining Adjoining Adjoin Adjoin- ing this the company has 1200 additional additional additional addi addi- acres under its control The rhe site for the Midwest well Is about one and one-half one miles mUes east of where the joint Hill Creek Creck irell Is being put down 4 |