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Show Carter Oil Abruptly Suspends Uintah Basin Exploratory Work . ' - Carter Oil company's exploratory explor-atory crew, which has operated : out of Koosevelt for the last two . years, sniitcd its scene of activities activi-ties to Gillette, Wyoming, Friday morning. The move came unexpectedly unex-pectedly and terminates, temporarily, tempor-arily, Carter's field exploration work in the Uintah Basin. However, operations may be resumed at any time, Cecil Smith, Carter's chief of party, reported prior to his departure for the Wyoming fields. "The sudden shifting of exploratory crews is a routine and necessary matter,' Mr. Smith pointed out. "In this instance the Gillette area ar-ea is a "hot spot" and immediate geo-physical exploration is imperative." im-perative." Rumor has it that Ed Laurent, one time chief of party at Roos- evelt for Carter's Uintah Basin field work, is scheduled to return re-turn to the general scene of his former activities to head up another party. Laurent is now in Mississippi. Jim Toller and the Handley Drilling company, contract drillers drill-ers for Carter Oil are moving into Wyoming with the field party. Exploratory work of the Carter Car-ter Oil company in the Uintah Basin is only about 50 per cent completed with 75 per cent of the important areas already. examined, ex-amined, Mr. Smith reported. In a farewell gesture Mr. Smith, speaking for Carter Oil said: "Carter has enjoyed its contacts with the people of Roosevelt and surrounding communities. com-munities. Our business relations have been pleasant. We appreciate appre-ciate the many courtesies extended ex-tended us." The transferring of the exploratory ex-ploratory crew from the Basin will in no way interfere with the proposed test well drilling already planned by Carter. A well on Indian land north of Ft. Duchesne is a must, and although al-though no additional information informa-tion has been released, the Stano-lind Stano-lind company, who will direct Cartcr-Stanolind drilling on the Indian lease, reported Thursday morning from Rangely that preliminary pre-liminary plans are going forward. for-ward. Speculation has it that a wildcat will be drilled by Carter Car-ter in the Roosevelt area at an early date. |