Oxy USA: Two Extended Lateral, High-volume Delaware Basin Discoveries In Mesa Verde Field
Drilling Activity Details
Lea
NM
United States
Drilling Activity Summary
Description
According to IHS Market, Oxy USA Inc. has completed two high-volume, extended-lateral Delaware Basin discoveries in the Mesa Verde Field area in Lea County, N.M. The #001H Mesa Verde WC Unit is in Section 17-24s-32e. It produced 4.775 Mbbl of oil, 9.163 MMcf of gas and 5.736 Mbbl of water per day from Wolfcamp. It was drilled to 22,281 ft out of a 14,150-ft pilot hole. The lateral bottomed 2 miles north in Section 8 with a true vertical depth of 12,054 ft. An offsetting horizontal Bone Spring producer, #001H Mesa Verde BS Unit, flowed 2.246 Mbbl of crude, 3.758 MMcf of gas and 5.082 Mbbl of water per day from perforations at 9,451-19,251 ft. Gauged on a 41/64-in. choke, the shut-in casing pressure was 1,077 psi. It was drilled west to 19,366 ft, 9,291 ft true vertical. Oxy USA’s headquarters are in Houston.
According to IHS Market, Oxy USA Inc. has completed two high-volume, extended-lateral Delaware Basin discoveries in the Mesa Verde Field area in Lea County, N.M. The #001H Mesa Verde WC Unit is in Section 17-24s-32e. It produced 4.775 Mbbl of oil, 9.163 MMcf of gas and 5.736 Mbbl of water per day from Wolfcamp. It was drilled to 22,281 ft out of a 14,150-ft pilot hole. The lateral bottomed 2 miles north in Section 8 with a true vertical depth of 12,054 ft. An offsetting horizontal Bone Spring producer, #001H Mesa Verde BS Unit, flowed 2.246 Mbbl of crude, 3.758 MMcf of gas and 5.082 Mbbl of water per day from perforations at 9,451-19,251 ft. Gauged on a 41/64-in. choke, the shut-in casing pressure was 1,077 psi. It was drilled west to 19,366 ft, 9,291 ft true vertical. Oxy USA’s headquarters are in Houston.