Nye County, Nev., Wildcat Planned in Eastern Portion of Great Basin Province
Drilling Activity Details
Nye
NV
United States
Drilling Activity Summary
Description
IHS Markit reported that Major Oil International LLC, subsidiary of Dublin-based U.S. Oil & Gas Plc, has scheduled a remote Nevada wildcat in Nye County. The vertical #9 Eblana has a planned depth of 5,300 ft and is in Section 29-7n-50e. The venture is in the nonproducing Hot Creek Valley portion of the Eastern Great Basin Province. According to U.S. Oil & Gas, the well is targeting three horizons: Zone 1 at 4,420 ft (200 ft thick), Zone 2 at 4,920 ft (90-120 ft thick) and Zone 3 at 5,140 ft (30-60 ft thick). The well is within 1 mile to south of the company’s #1 Eblana in Section 25-7n-50e. It was drilled to 8,550 ft in 2012. The company later reported that #1 Eblana had continuous flows of crude oil associated with formation water from two zones between 6,285 ft and 7,202 ft.
IHS Markit reported that Major Oil International LLC, subsidiary of Dublin-based U.S. Oil & Gas Plc, has scheduled a remote Nevada wildcat in Nye County. The vertical #9 Eblana has a planned depth of 5,300 ft and is in Section 29-7n-50e. The venture is in the nonproducing Hot Creek Valley portion of the Eastern Great Basin Province. According to U.S. Oil & Gas, the well is targeting three horizons: Zone 1 at 4,420 ft (200 ft thick), Zone 2 at 4,920 ft (90-120 ft thick) and Zone 3 at 5,140 ft (30-60 ft thick). The well is within 1 mile to south of the company’s #1 Eblana in Section 25-7n-50e. It was drilled to 8,550 ft in 2012. The company later reported that #1 Eblana had continuous flows of crude oil associated with formation water from two zones between 6,285 ft and 7,202 ft.