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Cedar City council splits over how much to pay driller after Martin’s Flat test well misses target
Summary
After the Martin’s Flat test well reached about 2,100 feet without hitting the target Navajo Sandstone, staff told the council continuing (including casing and further testing) could cost about $5.9 million; council directed staff to return next week and debated whether to pay a small abandonment fee (~$29k) or reallocate larger remaining funds requested by the driller.
City engineering staff updated the council on the Martin's Flat test well, reporting the driller had reached roughly 2,100 feet but had not encountered the Navajo Sandstone the project sought. Jonathan Stath, city engineering, said the formations encountered above the Navajo included gypsum and salt and that "everything we're seeing up above ... is, at least above the Navajo Sandstone, is we don't have…
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