1 North Texas Llano Operating Corp., Amarillo, Texas, plans to drill a horizontal Barnett Shale test in western Dallas County, one mile east of the Tarrant County line. The 1H May is slated for a 101.73-acre lease in Fort Worth Basin, John C. Read Survey, A-1183, Dallas County (RRC 5) to proposed total depth of 9,000 ft. The test offsets the surface location of its 1H Nelson-Sage, another 9,000-ft. venture in the same survey. Discovered in 1999, Jason Dvorin Field is 4.5 miles west in eastern Tarrant County. The only Dallas County recovery to date is in the northwestern portion in the two-well Sanford Dvorin Field, which was opened in 1997 with a cumulative recovery of 159.4 million cu. ft. of gas from the Barnett Shale between 8,178 ft. and 8,490 ft.
2 Smith Resources Inc., Marshall, Texas, completed a discovery in east-central Harrison County (RRC 6), Bethany Rogers Survey, A-20, about 0.67 miles south-southeast of Marshall, Texas. The 3 Lambert was tested flowing 72 bbl. of 42¼-gravity crude a day through perforations in the Travis Peak at 6,639 to 6,653 ft. Flowing tubing pressure was gauged at 150 psi on a 22/64-inch choke. Smith is awaiting completion tools at 1 Lambert, which targets oil in Cotton Valley from a similar surface location. The nearest Travis Peak recovery is 1.5 miles south-southeast in Bethany Field. There, cumulative recovery totaled 467.98 million cu. ft. of gas, 5,315 bbl. of condensate and 14,174 bbl. of water from 1987 through 2000. Several other operators are also active in the area.
3 KCS Resources Inc., Houston, tested a Travis Peak discovery about 5.5 miles southwest of Joaquin in northeastern Shelby County, Texas (RRC 6). The 1H Latimer is in John Smith Survey, A-637. It flowed gas through a fracture-stimulated openhole interval in Travis Peak at 5,929 ft. to total depth of 10,580 ft. No additional details are available. Comparable recovery is 2.5 miles northwest in Joaquin Field where cumulative production from Jeter, Pettet and Travis Peak totals 524.49 billion cu. ft. of gas, 1.39 million bbl. of condensate and oil and 16.71 million bbl. of water since coming onstream in 1953, reports IHS Inc.
4 Samson Lone Star LP, Tulsa, Okla., plans to drill 1 Blackstone-Carpenter, a 13,500-ft. wildcat, in Section 97, T & NO RR Co. Survey, A-235, in northwestern Jefferson County (RRC 3). The proposed well will target Yegua as part of Hathaway East Field or Hathaway Southeast Field. Hathaway Southeast Field produces from Yegua 0.67 miles west-southwest in Liberty County. Brought online in 1989, the field recovered a cumulative 27.3 billion cu. ft. of gas, 677,337 bbl. of condensate and 545,379 bbl. of water until mid-2006. Hathaway East Field has one producing well 1.75 miles west.
5 Manti Operating Co., Corpus Christi, Texas, completed a discovery five miles northwest of Tilden, Texas, in northern McMullen County (RRC 1). The 1 Virginia Henry reached total depth of 6,000 ft. in Section 42.5, Noah Scott Survey, A-421. It was tested flowing 134 bbl. of oil and 66 bbl. of water a day from Wales (Wilcox) after perforations at 5,476 to 5,481 ft. Henry Field, a Wilcox reservoir, is one mile north-northeast. Online since 1943, cumulative recovery totaled 2.58 million bbl. of oil and condensate, 2.22 billion cu. ft. of gas and 19.29 million bbl. of water. The company also completed the 4 Swenson 4.5 miles southeast, reports IHS Inc.
6 ERG Operating Co. Inc., Houston, completed a Frio discovery in central Calhoun County (RRC 2) more than 13 miles south of Port Lavaca, Texas. The 2 Sanders was tested through perforations at 8,592 to 8,628 ft. on a 13/64-inch choke. Flowing tubing pressure was 1,190 psi with daily flow rate of 961,000 cu. ft. of gas and 13 bbl. of condensate. The nearest recovery is 1.75 miles southwest in Seadrift Field, which yielded 1.6 billion cu. ft. of gas and 6,207 bbl. of water from Frio since opening in the 1960s.
7 Square Mile Energy LLC, Houston, scheduled a 12,000-ft. test in eastern Hidalgo County (RRC 4) 1.25 miles west of the Willacy County line. The 1 Glory Ranch is in Vincente Ynojosa Survey, A-75. Its objective is Frio. La Jara Field, onstream since 1955, is 1.5 miles south-southeast. There, recovery has totaled 63.12 billion cu. ft. of gas, 226,059 bbl. of condensate and 1.36 million bbl. of water from Frio.
8 ExxonMobil Corp., Irving, Texas, will drill a wildcat in the northern Gulf of Mexico in an undrilled portion of Alaminos Canyon Block 731 in Brontosaurus North. The AC-1 OCS G19386 will be drilled in 8,694 ft. of water. This is the first of three wells planned by ExxonMobil. The nearest drilling to the proposed site is in Block 818, 5.5 miles south-southwest, part of Tiger. The Baha is 10 miles northeast of the new site on Alaminos Canyon Blocks 557 and 600, reports IHS Inc.
9 El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co., Houston, released details on a gas discovery completed last fall in the Gulf of Mexico on West Cameron Block 132. The B-1(ST), originally named the #1(ST), is in the northern half of Block 132 in 36 ft. of water. The original wellbore was drilled last year and the B platform was installed in early 2006. Block 132 was previously online under two former leasesÑOCS 00251 in the southern half and OCS G045754 in northern half. The tract yielded 68.93 billion cu. ft. of gas, 34,975 bbl. of condensate and 1.25 million bbl. of water from the Miocene as part of West Cameron Block 149 Field. Additional tests are planned for the area, according to IHS Inc.
10 Arena Offshore LLC, The Woodlands, Texas, completed a discovery on Grand Isle Block 34 in 80 ft. of water. The A-1 (ST) OCS G21686, drilled in the eastern half of the tract, was tested flowing gas through an openhole interval in Williana from 4,971 ft. to total depth of 5,388 ft. Formerly known as #2, it was completed in 2005 as a Pleistocene discovery with perforations at 4,590 to 4,608 ft. The well had an initial daily potential of 1.51 million cu. ft. of gas. The only other producer on the tract, in Block 41, was completed in 1967. Previous tests for Block 34 were drilled unsuccessfully.
11 BP Exploration & Production Inc., London, UK, reports a Mississippi Canyon discovery in Isabela in the northeastern corner of Block 562. The 1 (BP) OCS G19966, drilled to total depth of 19,100 ft., encountered hydrocarbons in two high-quality reservoirs. Although the well has been temporarily suspended pending development operations, it will be tied back to the Na Kika production facility on Block 474. The Isabela prospect is five miles west-northwest of the Antsey discovery on Mississippi Canyon Block 608.
12 Fossil Operating Inc., Tulsa, Okla., permitted a 12,500-ft. wildcat in North LouisianaÕs Caddo Parish. The 1 O. McDonnell 8 is in Section 8-15n-15w, five miles west-northwest of Stonewall, La. The nearest production is 1.75 miles east in the one-well Keithville Field, completed in 1973. Cumulative recovery from the 5,234-ft. 1 N.B. Stoer totaled 201.33 million cu. ft. of gas and 1,081 bbl. of condensate through 1983. The two-well Johnson Branch Field produces from Cotton Valley two miles west-northwest.
13 Ballard Exploration Co., Houston, will drill a wildcat in South Louisiana in Cameron Parish. The 1 State Lease 19095 is in section 18-14s-15w, 0.5 miles southeast of Jefferson County (RRC 3). The site is an attempt to extend Sabine Lake South Field more than two miles southwest. It will be drilled to total depth of 14,500 ft. The Sabine Lake Field opener is in Section 4 almost 2.25 miles northeast, which produced 17,718 bbl. of crude, 12,000 cu. ft. casinghead gas and 95,365 bbl. of water from Frio between 1984 and 1985. The only other producer in Sabine Lake South Field is 1.5 miles northeast in Section 34-13s-15w. Another Cameron Parish wildcat will be drilled by Houston-based Rosetta Resources Operating LP 1.5 miles southeast of Jefferson County (RRC 3). The 10,000-ft. 1 State Lease 19071 is in the inland waters of South Louisiana in Section 26-14s-16w. The nearest production is more than a mile south in Blue Buck Point Field, which produced 2.47 billion cu. ft. of gas, 47,415 bbl. of condensate and crude and 282,995 bbl. of water from the Miocene and Anahuac from 1967 through 2000, reports IHS Inc.
14 KCS Resources Inc., Houston, completed an exploratory well two miles east of Waynesboro, Miss., in east-central Wayne County. The 1 Board of Education 16-14 in Section 16-8n-6w was tested through acid-treated commingled perforations in Smackover and Cotton Valley between 15,308 and 15,540 ft. Flowing tubing pressure was gauged at 3,036 psi on a 13/64-inch choke. The nearest production is 0.25 miles northwest in the one-well Winchester South Field, opened by KCS in late 2006. Recovery also comes from the three-well Winchester Field, which produced 627,749 bbl. of oil, 196.31 million cu. ft. of gas and 1.24 million bbl. of water from Cotton Valley and Smackover from 1969 until 1999. The company is active in two other tests in the area.
15 Griffin & Griffin Exploration LLC, Jackson, Miss., will drill 1 BR F-33 in Section 51-3n-2w, central Wilkinson County, Miss. The Frio wildcat will reach total depth of 4,000 ft. The one-well Hackett Field is 1.33 miles north-northeast. There, the company completed the 1 BR F-30 in 2005. The site has produced a cumulative 45.33 million cu. ft. of gas. Additional production near the site comes from Ford Creek and Kings Branch Fields.
2 Smith Resources Inc., Marshall, Texas, completed a discovery in east-central Harrison County (RRC 6), Bethany Rogers Survey, A-20, about 0.67 miles south-southeast of Marshall, Texas. The 3 Lambert was tested flowing 72 bbl. of 42¼-gravity crude a day through perforations in the Travis Peak at 6,639 to 6,653 ft. Flowing tubing pressure was gauged at 150 psi on a 22/64-inch choke. Smith is awaiting completion tools at 1 Lambert, which targets oil in Cotton Valley from a similar surface location. The nearest Travis Peak recovery is 1.5 miles south-southeast in Bethany Field. There, cumulative recovery totaled 467.98 million cu. ft. of gas, 5,315 bbl. of condensate and 14,174 bbl. of water from 1987 through 2000. Several other operators are also active in the area.
3 KCS Resources Inc., Houston, tested a Travis Peak discovery about 5.5 miles southwest of Joaquin in northeastern Shelby County, Texas (RRC 6). The 1H Latimer is in John Smith Survey, A-637. It flowed gas through a fracture-stimulated openhole interval in Travis Peak at 5,929 ft. to total depth of 10,580 ft. No additional details are available. Comparable recovery is 2.5 miles northwest in Joaquin Field where cumulative production from Jeter, Pettet and Travis Peak totals 524.49 billion cu. ft. of gas, 1.39 million bbl. of condensate and oil and 16.71 million bbl. of water since coming onstream in 1953, reports IHS Inc.
4 Samson Lone Star LP, Tulsa, Okla., plans to drill 1 Blackstone-Carpenter, a 13,500-ft. wildcat, in Section 97, T & NO RR Co. Survey, A-235, in northwestern Jefferson County (RRC 3). The proposed well will target Yegua as part of Hathaway East Field or Hathaway Southeast Field. Hathaway Southeast Field produces from Yegua 0.67 miles west-southwest in Liberty County. Brought online in 1989, the field recovered a cumulative 27.3 billion cu. ft. of gas, 677,337 bbl. of condensate and 545,379 bbl. of water until mid-2006. Hathaway East Field has one producing well 1.75 miles west.
5 Manti Operating Co., Corpus Christi, Texas, completed a discovery five miles northwest of Tilden, Texas, in northern McMullen County (RRC 1). The 1 Virginia Henry reached total depth of 6,000 ft. in Section 42.5, Noah Scott Survey, A-421. It was tested flowing 134 bbl. of oil and 66 bbl. of water a day from Wales (Wilcox) after perforations at 5,476 to 5,481 ft. Henry Field, a Wilcox reservoir, is one mile north-northeast. Online since 1943, cumulative recovery totaled 2.58 million bbl. of oil and condensate, 2.22 billion cu. ft. of gas and 19.29 million bbl. of water. The company also completed the 4 Swenson 4.5 miles southeast, reports IHS Inc.
6 ERG Operating Co. Inc., Houston, completed a Frio discovery in central Calhoun County (RRC 2) more than 13 miles south of Port Lavaca, Texas. The 2 Sanders was tested through perforations at 8,592 to 8,628 ft. on a 13/64-inch choke. Flowing tubing pressure was 1,190 psi with daily flow rate of 961,000 cu. ft. of gas and 13 bbl. of condensate. The nearest recovery is 1.75 miles southwest in Seadrift Field, which yielded 1.6 billion cu. ft. of gas and 6,207 bbl. of water from Frio since opening in the 1960s.
7 Square Mile Energy LLC, Houston, scheduled a 12,000-ft. test in eastern Hidalgo County (RRC 4) 1.25 miles west of the Willacy County line. The 1 Glory Ranch is in Vincente Ynojosa Survey, A-75. Its objective is Frio. La Jara Field, onstream since 1955, is 1.5 miles south-southeast. There, recovery has totaled 63.12 billion cu. ft. of gas, 226,059 bbl. of condensate and 1.36 million bbl. of water from Frio.
8 ExxonMobil Corp., Irving, Texas, will drill a wildcat in the northern Gulf of Mexico in an undrilled portion of Alaminos Canyon Block 731 in Brontosaurus North. The AC-1 OCS G19386 will be drilled in 8,694 ft. of water. This is the first of three wells planned by ExxonMobil. The nearest drilling to the proposed site is in Block 818, 5.5 miles south-southwest, part of Tiger. The Baha is 10 miles northeast of the new site on Alaminos Canyon Blocks 557 and 600, reports IHS Inc.
9 El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co., Houston, released details on a gas discovery completed last fall in the Gulf of Mexico on West Cameron Block 132. The B-1(ST), originally named the #1(ST), is in the northern half of Block 132 in 36 ft. of water. The original wellbore was drilled last year and the B platform was installed in early 2006. Block 132 was previously online under two former leasesÑOCS 00251 in the southern half and OCS G045754 in northern half. The tract yielded 68.93 billion cu. ft. of gas, 34,975 bbl. of condensate and 1.25 million bbl. of water from the Miocene as part of West Cameron Block 149 Field. Additional tests are planned for the area, according to IHS Inc.
10 Arena Offshore LLC, The Woodlands, Texas, completed a discovery on Grand Isle Block 34 in 80 ft. of water. The A-1 (ST) OCS G21686, drilled in the eastern half of the tract, was tested flowing gas through an openhole interval in Williana from 4,971 ft. to total depth of 5,388 ft. Formerly known as #2, it was completed in 2005 as a Pleistocene discovery with perforations at 4,590 to 4,608 ft. The well had an initial daily potential of 1.51 million cu. ft. of gas. The only other producer on the tract, in Block 41, was completed in 1967. Previous tests for Block 34 were drilled unsuccessfully.
11 BP Exploration & Production Inc., London, UK, reports a Mississippi Canyon discovery in Isabela in the northeastern corner of Block 562. The 1 (BP) OCS G19966, drilled to total depth of 19,100 ft., encountered hydrocarbons in two high-quality reservoirs. Although the well has been temporarily suspended pending development operations, it will be tied back to the Na Kika production facility on Block 474. The Isabela prospect is five miles west-northwest of the Antsey discovery on Mississippi Canyon Block 608.
12 Fossil Operating Inc., Tulsa, Okla., permitted a 12,500-ft. wildcat in North LouisianaÕs Caddo Parish. The 1 O. McDonnell 8 is in Section 8-15n-15w, five miles west-northwest of Stonewall, La. The nearest production is 1.75 miles east in the one-well Keithville Field, completed in 1973. Cumulative recovery from the 5,234-ft. 1 N.B. Stoer totaled 201.33 million cu. ft. of gas and 1,081 bbl. of condensate through 1983. The two-well Johnson Branch Field produces from Cotton Valley two miles west-northwest.
13 Ballard Exploration Co., Houston, will drill a wildcat in South Louisiana in Cameron Parish. The 1 State Lease 19095 is in section 18-14s-15w, 0.5 miles southeast of Jefferson County (RRC 3). The site is an attempt to extend Sabine Lake South Field more than two miles southwest. It will be drilled to total depth of 14,500 ft. The Sabine Lake Field opener is in Section 4 almost 2.25 miles northeast, which produced 17,718 bbl. of crude, 12,000 cu. ft. casinghead gas and 95,365 bbl. of water from Frio between 1984 and 1985. The only other producer in Sabine Lake South Field is 1.5 miles northeast in Section 34-13s-15w. Another Cameron Parish wildcat will be drilled by Houston-based Rosetta Resources Operating LP 1.5 miles southeast of Jefferson County (RRC 3). The 10,000-ft. 1 State Lease 19071 is in the inland waters of South Louisiana in Section 26-14s-16w. The nearest production is more than a mile south in Blue Buck Point Field, which produced 2.47 billion cu. ft. of gas, 47,415 bbl. of condensate and crude and 282,995 bbl. of water from the Miocene and Anahuac from 1967 through 2000, reports IHS Inc.
14 KCS Resources Inc., Houston, completed an exploratory well two miles east of Waynesboro, Miss., in east-central Wayne County. The 1 Board of Education 16-14 in Section 16-8n-6w was tested through acid-treated commingled perforations in Smackover and Cotton Valley between 15,308 and 15,540 ft. Flowing tubing pressure was gauged at 3,036 psi on a 13/64-inch choke. The nearest production is 0.25 miles northwest in the one-well Winchester South Field, opened by KCS in late 2006. Recovery also comes from the three-well Winchester Field, which produced 627,749 bbl. of oil, 196.31 million cu. ft. of gas and 1.24 million bbl. of water from Cotton Valley and Smackover from 1969 until 1999. The company is active in two other tests in the area.
15 Griffin & Griffin Exploration LLC, Jackson, Miss., will drill 1 BR F-33 in Section 51-3n-2w, central Wilkinson County, Miss. The Frio wildcat will reach total depth of 4,000 ft. The one-well Hackett Field is 1.33 miles north-northeast. There, the company completed the 1 BR F-30 in 2005. The site has produced a cumulative 45.33 million cu. ft. of gas. Additional production near the site comes from Ford Creek and Kings Branch Fields.
All data in the Exploration Highlights section is based on sources believed to be reliable, but its accuracy cannot be guaranteed. The prudent investor intending to act upon any particular data is urged to verify it with all other available sources. In no way should the publication of these items be construed as an express or implied endorsement of a company or its activities.
Most land in the U.S. is divided into townshipsÑrectangular tracts six miles square. The township, in turn, is divided into 36 numbered sections, each a one-mile square. The lines running north-south and dividing east from west are called range lines. The lines running east-west and dividing north from south are township lines.
A well in Section 15-Township 4 north-Range 3 east is abbreviated: 15-4n-3e.
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