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Show l . . Stanolind's Party 44 Moves Into Basin For Several Months Of Work Another group of oil workers, work-ers, this time 28 representing Stanolind's seismograph party No. 44, have moved into Roosevelt, Roos-evelt, according to Bill Moore, party chief. Moore says the seismograph crew plans to use Roosevelt as its headquarters for four or five months, more or less, depending de-pending on circumstances, and work right through the winter months. The discovery of sub-surface traps and the collection of oil exploration data are the main objectives of the party. Geologists Geol-ogists for Stanolind have al-readv al-readv been; through this area mapping surface features; the seismograph crew is here to sound the sub-surface. Shot holes will be drilled, Moore says, and then detonated to derive a picture of the subsurface, sub-surface, and principally to locate lo-cate possible sub-surface traps. If any sizable traps are found it is not economically feasible to worry about the small ones they will be drilled later, when and if the land has been leased. Stanolind is also interested in proven reserves, as well as immediate im-mediate sources of oil. That is, oil discoveries ot immediately practical can be held in reserve until the appropriate time to exploit ex-ploit them. The Uintah Basin has immense im-mense oil possibilities, Moore continued, but. because of the rugged terrain, is a complex "Keological problem. That is why one of the by-products of Party 44's work will be to add to geological data already collected. collect-ed. The Basin is a new frontier in oil production. Much of the oil in old producing states like Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana has already been exploited. Prospecting still goes on, but Moore believes that section is pretty well discovered. The idea now to find new frontiers. The Uintah Basin is one of them. L . ' |