Show oil drilling hits peak 22 wells in utah oil exploration is at a record high in the rocky mountains with rotary drilling rigs active petroleum information reported tuesday the oil reporting service said the greatest number of rigs operating in 1952 was active now are rigs in wyoming 44 in colorado 42 in montana 33 in north dakota 22 in utah 17 in nebraska 3 in south dakota and 1 nevada there were new locations announced in the region including 38 wildcats six wildcats were located in nebraska 19 in colorado 10 in Wyo and three in montana drilling highlights in colorado and new mexico included colorado forest oil recovered gas on two drill stem tests in in dakota sand at no I 1 government m ent in the carbonera dome rea area of garfield county for another other indicated discovery on the increasingly active west side of colorado new mexico A total of 1 was bid in bonus for acres of indian leases in sandoval and rio eio arriba counties at a sealed bid sale of ji ca agency lands Sta offered the high bid of 87 61 per acre |