Show SOUTH UTAH MAY BE GAS AND OIL CENTER favorable showings and actual production indicate that southern utah might possibly become an oil and gas center in the future at present small production is I 1 being obtained from a series of i wells lying north of the virgin river near vir virgin in cil city y III in washington l county about barrels barels bar els I 1 of crude oil is the dail capacity of these wells in the areas radiating from cedar city shallow production can be obtained on the basis of geologic evidence which has been discovered there in emery coun t on what is termed geologically r castle valley structure the oil company of california at the last chance dome brought in a gasser some years ago which was estimated esi mated at a cubic feet production oil is also possible of reco recovery from beneath this part of the th e state in the moab area of grand county excellent possibilities of commercial recovery of crude oil exists and in the navajo sands of that part of the state large seeps and shows appear this sand contains high pe rosity and should prove productive of crude oil in commercial amounts it Is is con comparable with the producing anbar sand of wyoming geologists have also noted the possibilities of commercial recovery of carbon dioxide gas in such areas as farnum in carbon county and woodside in emery county this important gas from which the natural refrigerant dry ice is manufactured if developed would mean the opening up of a new industry for the state development work on an oil well is also being carried on near redmond in sevier bouny where indications look favorable for striking oil news and views |