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Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1951

Page

16

Oil Finds in Uintah Basin Elevate Utah as Vital Oil State

Prominent Utah geologist Dorsey Trayer notes in the Miners Magazine study that Uintah Basin holds active drilling and potential new fields. Seismograph crews monitor Duchesne Red Wash and Roosevelt, with nine crews operated by major companies. The report cites future production growth, planned tests on Coconino sands, and a central Uintah Basin geologic column with a state map of oil fields and pipelines.

Uintah Basin Utah Uintah Dorsey Trayer Censou Try Avital Petroleum Seue Minos Magazine Colorado School of Minex Animnl Association Arizona Hager Bush and Range Mr. Haget Harold E. Meyer The Utah Oil Report

Uintah Basin Oil News and Wildcat Preparations

Oul News of Uintah Basin from Utah Oil Report describes Leeton No 1 Roosevelt tests with 10 064 casing and 7 inch tubing, operators rigging down after potential blowout risk. Willow Creek No 1 coring advances. confirms oil and gas shows in Mesa Verde, along with shaly intervals and coal seams. Plans for Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne area wildcat by Mid-Contingent Petroleum and Deep Wella Production, contingent on acreage and dry-hole funds. Powder Wash Musser No 2 increases reserves. oil 200 BOPD and 2000 MCFD gas with 470 gravity oil at 50 F. Western States Refining explores Utah drilling. stockholders discuss expansion and acreage acquisition in Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming with executives named.

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Construction of New Oil Line to Salt Lake Predicted

Intermountain industry reports expect crude transmission facilities from Uintah Basin to Salt Lake City within three years as Refinery demand and three Duchesne Uintah fields peak. Expansion via pumping upgrades may occur before looping to raise Rangely line capacity is needed, with high pour point crude from Roosevelt and Red Wash limiting mixing. Cost is framed as manageable, with heated transmission anticipated.

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