Show OIL WELLS IN UINTAH BASIN uintah basin oil wells already developed have a dally daily capacity ol of 2 barrels according to estimates maile by john pope one of the pioneer oil men of the state who Is hers here on business mr pope Is the discoverer and developer of the remarkable arado oil company tunnel which has a capacity of 50 barrels a day mr air popo pope says there are wells in the rangely langely field which is across the state line in colorado the roost most productive wells are to feet deep the standard oil put down a deep test well about the Alai manco icci clale here Is reported feet thick thich rangely langely has the reputation of oil in every well the unique arado how flow was discovered by mr pope about IG 16 years ago it is eight miles southeast from dragon and one and one halt half miles beyond the colorado line A tunnel was driven in feet on a oil seep and developed a 50 gallon proposition the tunnel incline prevents gravity flow and a small pump Is required to relieve the sump prior to driving the tunnel mr air pope sunk a well feet deep on the hill above and struck oil in three sands tile the arado oil is high grade carrying 73 paraffin all the gasoline and kerosene apparently having escaped the little refinery lakes makes a high grade auto engine oil and there Is no waste I 1 several years ago mr air reid and california associates put down wells near the quite extensive beds of surface paraffin residue six miles south vest of vernal dr cook informed mr pope that one of these was a 36 barrel well it had an S 8 inch casing there were several holes bored and oil was struck at feet it is some distance from here to the west where a company has been drilling at moffat which Is not far irom krom old fort duchesne and roosevelt mr air pope is of the opinion that there are several most promising structures in the uintah basin that hold out every indication of bringing riches to men with courage and ana in money oney to take a chance in new fields or new sections of a partially proven area |