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Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1953

Page

13

Powell Farm Identified by Owner's Daughter

A. H. Powell farm identified by owner’s daughter Mrs. Lloyd Pope who won five gallons of gas as a prize. The farm lies four miles southeast of Vernal. The Powells have lived there 35 years with several children born on the farm. Walter McCoy helped settle the place, the first log house and later improvements mark the holdings. The property includes about 50 irrigated acres as part of a larger tract and supports grain, hay, a few horses and cows. Both Mr. and Mrs. Powell are prominent Vermal residents active in LDS Church and community groups.

A. KR. Powell Lloyd Pope Ashia Sein Walter McCoy Powell Place Powells Dailey Hotmer Ella Fins Powell Netinnse Vermal Naples Pita Eifie Rasmussen John T. Rasmussen

Utah Southern Plans Geologic Tests Near Cocklebur Wash

Utah Southern Oil Co announced locations Friday for geologic tests in the Cisco area of Grand County and at Section Ridge Uintah County east of the Green River north of Jensen. One or more cable tool holes will be drilled as geologic checks along the Cisco nose and the Section Ridge wildcat by J. S. Lee & Sons, with shallow holes planned in specific Sec/Twp/Rng parcels.

Utah Southern Oil Co Cisco Grand County Section Ridge Uintah County Green River Jeneen George T. Hansen Utah Southern Johnnie Moore Sec Township Fang Lee & Sons Salt Lake City Objective Weber

Oil Field Test Notes and Unit Totals in Uintah County

Oil and gas test log detailing Brennan Bottoms Unit No 1 Carter Oil Co. Uintah County with DST results, perforations, packers, and flow measurements. Includes Red Watch and West South Ashley Valley references, multiple Standard Oil Co. of California locations, depths up to 5885 feet, production tests, and downstream facility installation notes.

Brennan Bottoms Gulf Oil Corp CNE Uintah County Testing Bamberger Carter Ol Co SW Ib Ashley Valley Packer Red Watch Standard Oil Co Calf B. C Fed Watch No Calif Vinton County Herriot Signal Uintah Basin Oil Co Bee US Cemer W.O.R Eyner Nielson Carter O11 Duchesne County Takin Lo Soaeate Uintah Brush Creek P.T Banpay Oil Co Pay Oil Co Fulton Creek Uintah Co Goat Standard ‘Oil Co Red Wash Standard Ol Co Eta County Ieanierd Ol Co Ela Creek Uintah

Subsurface Coring Program in Ashley Valley Area

An oil exploration effort by Ute Royalty Corporation of Salt Lake City and partners in Weber formation east of Ashley Valley begins Oct 5, 1953, to determine faulting presence. Don Quigley leads with portable rotary core drilling. potential joint venture with Signal-Uintah Basin Oil Co. awaits results. No. 1 Herriott well spudded southwest of Ashley Valley and awaiting rotary contractors.

Don Quigley Herriott

Survey of Large Farms in Uintah Held This Week

Questionnaires for the 1053 Sample Survey of Agriculture in Utah are mailed to owners of large farms and ranches in Tooele Salt Lake Summit Wasatch Duchesne Uintah and Daggett counties. Census data lists Uintah oil pools with Ashley Valley producing upwards of bbis per month from 23 wells. Uintah Basin oil production for September totals 143,000 barrels across multiple districts.

Utah Tooele Salt Lake Summitt Wasatch Duchesne Uintah Daggett Charles F. Frazier Salt Lake City Ashley Valley Uintah Bana

Census survey seeks Utah ranch data from large farms

Owners of large farms and ranches defined by acres or livestock are asked to complete questionnaires and mail them to the Census Bureau in Salt Lake City. The Sample Survey of Agriculture of Utah is authorized by law and all details are kept confidential. only statistical totals are published.

U.S. Census Bureau South West Temple Street Salt Lake City Frazier Utah

Oil Progress Week: Standard Oil's Everyday Uses

The piece highlights how Standard Oil Company of California supplies oils for weaving, baking, beauty products, and more. It notes wrinkle resistant fabrics from oil ingredients, wax for candles, coatings for paper, and cosmetics, with millions of gallons of refined oils supporting millions of jars of cream and varied consumer goods as the industry advances from kerosene to synthetic fabrics.

Standard Oil Company of California

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