Show oil field brief s el paso natural gas company reports that work on the west coast gas line has been temporarily suspended at topock arizona pending of a dispute over government regulations ions in which the department of the interior designates the line as public carrier over landsi lands the tempo of oil foil activity in in montezuma county was slowed down considerably during the pa past s t week according to the cortez journal officials of the hathaway well in the Hoven weep area plan to drill the well deeper in in the next week reports from the well indicate that it is still flowing with oil and salt water no information could be learn ed regarding the operations at the goldsworthy no 1 well south of cortez on highway pioneer drilling company is is moving a rig in on the shell oil test on an foot adventure southwest of blanding located in sec 32 township 39 range 23 they have drilled a good water well for foi use for the rotary rig which will be used there e I 1 byrd frosts new well the randall no 1 is reported drilling ing g ahead at a little over 35 feet on the cheh H L randall farm this well is being drilled by the mcconnell drilling corporation end is the second well in the monticello area A report in the moab times independent says the mason no 1 well on cane creek dome is icey aci a conc conclusive lusie test c r they had to cement tile t ne well three times before it would hold testing was supposed to have been completed by the first of this week no rc reports concerning the tests were available at press time |