PROGRESS OF RECENT EXPLORATION AT COVE FORT-SULPHURDALE, UTAH

摘要

Surface exploration and well drilling began atSulphurdale, Utah in 2001 after a ten-year hiatus.Electrical resistivity measurements were taken in apreviously untested area west of the producing fieldto help identify and rank potential well sites. A 601 mwell was drilled and cased to 396 m and apreliminary temperature survey run. The well hasalready yielded some information for comparisonwith geologic and resistivity models of the area. Thetemperature results are encouraging but notdefinitive. More testing is planned upon the return offavorable weather and surface access. The new wellwas completed without trouble and within budget intwelve days using a conventional rotary rig. Hole andcasings sizes will permit deepening and commercialproduction if budgets and technical indicatorswarrant doing so.