Approval Granted For Granite Point Unit Drilling Program In Cook Inlet
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IHS Markit announced that the Alaska Division of Oil & Gas has approved Refugio, Texas-based Hilcorp Energy Co.’s unit plan of operations to carry out its 2019 Granite Point drilling program in the Granite Point Unit (GPU). The Granite Point Platform (GPP) is in Cook Inlet marine waters. Hilcorp proposes to drill up to four sidetrack wells from existing wellbores at the GPP using the Spartan 151 or jackup rig positioned over the GPP. The proposed wells in sections 13 and 24-10n-12w, Seward Meridian, will be drilled to bottomhole depths between 7,000 and 16,000 ft. Rig mobilization is expected to begin by mid-June, and drilling and rig demobilization will conclude by mid-November.
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IHS Markit announced that the Alaska Division of Oil & Gas has approved Refugio, Texas-based Hilcorp Energy Co.’s unit plan of operations to carry out its 2019 Granite Point drilling program in the Granite Point Unit (GPU). The Granite Point Platform (GPP) is in Cook Inlet marine waters. Hilcorp proposes to drill up to four sidetrack wells from existing wellbores at the GPP using the Spartan 151 or jackup rig positioned over the GPP. The proposed wells in sections 13 and 24-10n-12w, Seward Meridian, will be drilled to bottomhole depths between 7,000 and 16,000 ft. Rig mobilization is expected to begin by mid-June, and drilling and rig demobilization will conclude by mid-November.