Jones County, Miss., Directional Cotton Valley Exploratory Underway

Drilling Activity Details

Locations

Jones
MS
United States

Post Date
Well Name
#1 Holifield 21-16
Geo Coordinate

Drilling Activity Summary

Description

Venture Oil & Gas Inc., based in Laurel, Miss., is under way at a directional exploratory test in Jones County, Miss. The #1 Holifield 21-16 is in Section 21-8n-11w. The Cotton Valley venture will bottom to the east in Section 22 and the planned depth is 17,500 ft. To the southwest, Venture's #1 Roberts 8-11, Section 8-7n-11w, was recently abandoned at 13,930 ft. Additionally, the company's nearby #1 Watson Trust 17-8 in Section 17-7n-11w was abandoned in March 2014 at 9,300 ft in Lower Tuscaloosa.