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Show J - " Carter Oil Test Heaps Whirlwind In Hah Basin W WILD rumors of an oil strike spread throughout the Uintah Basin Tuesday morning, in the I wake of a throe day test con- ducted by the Carter Oil Com-pany Com-pany at its Knudsen No. 1 test well, located in the "Twists" on Highway 40 between Vernal and Roosevelt. Tourists who passed the rig, located about 150 feet i north of Highway 40, arrived in f Roosevelt during the early hours. II Tuesday morning, with reports 1 ' of a gusher. ' The report hurried "oil scouts" y, to the scene, and according to A 'one Carter Oil representative, I "the place was swarming with 'oil scouts' making individual observations for future refer-i refer-i ence." ' However, the Vernal office of the Carter Oil company dis-1 pelled the oil strike report Tues-- Tues-- .day before noon by explaining r that the appearance of oil at the Knudsen No. 1 was the result re-sult of test, planned to examine the underground sands between 3737 and 3741 foot levels. The 1 showing of oil. reliable sources conceded, constituted one of the best so far in the Uintah Basin, but in no way indicated a major ;j strike. i 8 J THE test, Carter officials pointed out, was started late last t week at the 3737 foot level, " the objective being to' test a four foot strata that ended at 3741 , feet. In the test the packer was Bet at 3714 feet, and Monday evening the testing tool was dropped to 3741 where it was opened for two hou.rs. At the end of an hour and a half gas, of an undetermined quantity, but reported to have k been good, appeared at the surface. sur-face. Shortly thereafter the test-1 test-1 1 1 lng tool was pulled with 40 feet f of live oil and 200 feet of oil I cut mud being recovered. This III recovery was made in a strata ,M four feet in thickness. ' The important feature of the "strike," according to reliable sources, is the fact that a real fi - showing of oil was brought to ' the surface from an exceptional exception-al ally shallow depth. Drilling operations were re- sumed at Carter's Knudsen No. 1. Tuesday morning at the 3812 J foot level with the Carter com- pany indicating that it is pre- Pared to drill to 7000 feet. ikI . 1 , , , |