1 Vincent Oil Corp., Wichita, Kan., staked a wildcat 3.5 miles south and slightly east of Edmond, Kan., in southern Norton County. The #1-32 Schuck, in Section 32-5s-22w, is set to reach a total depth of 3,900 ft. to evaluate formations through the Arbuckle. The site is 1.25 miles northeast of one-well Kemper Northeast Field. The Lansing-Kansas City well has a cumulative production of 36,000 bbl. of oil and has been averaging two to three bbl. per day since 2000. 2 A Hugoton Embayment wildcat in southwestern Kansas has been staked by Stelbar Oil Corp. Inc., Wichita. The #1-7 Hoskinson, in Section 7-30s-40w, seven miles south of Johnson City, Kan., in Stanton County, is set to reach 5,800 ft. to Mississippian. The closest producer is on the northern flank of Beauchamp Northeast Field about a mile west and slightly north of the new site. According to IHS Energy, the field recovered more than 642,000 bbl. of oil from eight other producers from intervals in the Keyes (Lower Morrow) reservoir at close to 5,400 ft. 3 Tulsa, Okla.-based KCS Resources Inc. plans an exploratory test in the northeastern Arkoma Basin to target the Fayetteville shale. The company staked two wildcats in two nonproducing, lightly drilled townships some 4.5 to 6.5 miles generally north of Damascus, Ark., in southeastern Van Buren County. The #1-4 Whisenhunt, in Section 4-9n-13w, and #1-36 Whisenhunt, in Section 36-10n-14w, are both projected to 4,950 ft. The closest producer is 6.5 miles northeast and six miles north-northeast, respectively. Recovery had not been released at press time. 4 Dallas-based Hallwood Petroleum LLC staked a wildcat about 1.5 miles south of the town of Moro in the western part of nonproducing Lee County. This is the company's third well in Arkansas. The #1-22 John Dozier, in Section 22-2n-1e, is set to reach a total depth of 9,000 ft. in the Fayetteville shale. Three miles southeast is a 14,855-ft. dry hole, the deepest in the county. No details were released on #1 Harry E. Bunch except that it reached Cambrian sediments. The closest producer to the John Dozier is 80 miles northwest in Quitman Field. 5 Energy Operations Oklahoma LP, Tulsa, Okla., permitted four wildcats in northern Cimarron County in the Oklahoma Panhandle 13 to 16 miles northwest of the town of Keyes. Set to reach a total depth of 7,000 ft. are #1-24 Cactus OK, in Section 24-6n-5ecm; #1-26 Cactus OK, in Section 36-6n-5ecm; #1-36 Cactus OK, in Section 36-6n-5ecm; and #1-32 Cactus OK, in Section 32-6n-6ecm. The holes will evaluate the Permian Chase and Council Grove, and Pennsylvanian zones from Topeka through the Morrow, the Mississippian and Arbuckle. The nearest previous producer is between a mile and 4.5 miles generally north of the wildcats. 6 Okland Oil Co., Oklahoma City, completed an eastern Anadarko Basin producer in southeastern Cleveland County half a mile south of Lexington, Okla., pumping at an initial natural rate of 111 bbl. of oil with 10 bbl. of water a day. The #1 Carey Sherman, in Section 7-6n-1w, was directionally drilled westward beneath the Canadian River and is producing through untreated Bromide zones between 7,760-86 ft. True vertical depth of the well is 7,898 ft. and measured depth is 7,975 ft. The well is 0.75-mile southwest of Lexington East Field. The #1 Baxter Unit produced 137,000 bbl. of oil from an openhole interval in the Second Wilcox before it was abandoned in 1991. 7 Artesia, N.M.-based Yates Petroleum Corp. completed a wildcat in Chaves County, approximately 15 miles east-southeast of Roswell, N.M., flowing 367,000 cu. ft. of gas daily through perforations between 5,172 and 5,282 ft. in Wolfcamp. The #1 Sonar "BGO" State Com, in Section 36-11s-26e, was drilled to a total depth of 6,435 ft. Flowing tubing pressure was gauged at 95 psi on a 24/64-in. choke. The nearest producer is more than 0.75-mile west-northwest in one-well Lea Lake Field. The #2 Luminary "BAU" Federal Com has had a total recovery of 8.71 million cu. ft. of gas. 8 Midland, Texas, independent Nadel & Gussman Permian LLC staked a wildcat in western Eddy County, N.M., about 20 miles south of the town of Hope. The #1 Callahan Federal, in Section 26-20s-23e, is set to reach 9,400 ft. The wellsite is two miles east of Tres Hombres Field. The #1 Long Box, the only well in the field, yielded 34.52 million cu. ft. of gas and 123 bbl. of condensate until mid-2005, according to IHS Energy. Total depth of the well is 9,375 ft. 9 ConocoPhillips completed a producer in northwestern Hansford County (RRC 10) some 14 miles northwest of Gruver in the Texas Panhandle. The #1 Ruby "A," in Section 91, Block 2, GH&H Survey, A-46, was initially tested flowing 1.62 million cu. ft. of gas and 10 bbl. of 67-degree-gravity condensate, with no water, daily through untreated perforations between 6,678 and 6,788 ft. in the Morrow sand. Flowing tubing pressure was gauged at 1,573 psi on a 21/64-in. choke. Total depth of the well is 6,900 ft. The well is about 1.5 miles north-northwest in an area of Permian producers in the greater Texas Hugoton Field. The #1-89 Stavlo had a cumulative production of 375 million cu. ft. of gas, averaging 419,000 cu. ft. per day, during its first 25 months through a Morrow zone between 6,742-50 ft. 10 Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy Corp. staked a wildcat approximately a mile north-northeast of Miami, Texas, in southern Roberts County (RRC 10). The #1-64 Osborne, in Section 64, Block M-2, H&GN Survey, A-966, is set to reach a total depth of 11,000 ft. to test objectives including the granite wash sequence and Morrow. More than a mile east-northeast is Shreikey Field. The #3 Osborne has recovered 970 million cu. ft. of gas, 6,900 bbl. of condensate and 5,600 bbl. of water from Morrow. 11 Rust Oil Corp., Fort Worth, staked an exploratory test more than 1.5 miles southwest of the Red River in the northwestern portion of Hardeman County, Texas (RRC 9). The #1 Brothers/Brandon Unit, in Block 8 of the Wheeler County School Land Survey, A-652, will be drilled to 6,000 ft. and bottom less than 300 ft. west. Nearly 1.25 miles south in Miles Field is #1 Norton. Onstream until 2001, the 8,454-ft. well yielded a total of 32,063 bbl. of crude, 115,000 cu. ft. of casinghead gas and 25,303 bbl. of water, according to IHS Energy. 12 Wichita Falls, Texas-based Gunn Oil Co. staked an exploratory test more than 12 miles southeast of Paducah, Texas, in southeastern Cottle County (RRC 8A). The #1 Gibson GH "4," in Section 4 of the F.P. Knott Survey, A-500, is set to reach a total depth of 8,400 ft. Some 2.75 miles southeast is the nearest Atoka production. The #1 Davis-Jones recovered a total of 133.45 million cu. ft. of gas, 476 bbl. of condensate and 385 bbl. of water until 2002. Total depth of the well is 6,600 ft. 13 Southwest Royalties Inc., Midland, Texas, completed a wildcat in the Upper Wolfcamp pumping 187 bbl. of 33-degree oil per day, with 8,000 cu. ft. of gas and 39 bbl. of water from acid-treated perforations between 9,992 and 10,032 ft. The #1 Brownfield is in Section 560, Block D, John H. Gibson Survey, A-1467, in eastern Yoakum County (RRC 8A). The new producer is about 1.5 miles west of the Terry County line and a couple of miles southwest of Tokio South Field. 14 Mineral Wells, Texas, independent Upham Oil & Gas Co. staked a Barnett Shale test in the southeastern portion of Palo Pinto County, Texas, (RRC 7B) about four miles southwest of the town of Millsap immediately west of the Parker County line. The #1 Richard Lee, in the Allen Williams Survey, A-885, is set to reach a total depth of 5,100 ft. The closest Mississippian production is two miles northeast at the #9605 Bennett. The only producer in Steves Field that put out a total of 70 bbl. of crude, 433,000 cu. ft. of casinghead gas and 155 bbl. of water through perforations between 4,871-75 ft. while onstream for three months. Total depth of the well is 4,892 ft., according to IHS Energy. 15 Quicksilver Resources Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, permitted a Barnett Shale test in central Hamilton County (RRC 7B) about four miles north of Hamilton, Texas. The #2H Klutts Unit, in the John Cheevers Survey, A-154, is set to reach a total depth of 6,600 ft. with a bottomhole location a half-mile west beneath the same survey, according to IHS Energy. The only producer in the county is more than 4.5 miles west-southwest. The #3 Christianson opened Lamkin-Hamilton Field in 2001. The 3,955-ft. well recovered a total of 948 bbl. of crude and 651 bbl. of water until March 2005, when it was apparently recompleted in the Marble Falls as part of CGP Field. 16 Midland-based Cog Operating LLC staked a wildcat more than five miles north of Toyah in western Reeves County, Texas (RRC 8). The #1 Burchard, in Section 48, Block 58, PSL Survey, A-4392, is set to reach 13,000 ft. The nearest production is two miles southeast in Block 72 Field. The #1 Samedan-Wright yielded 35.37 million cu. ft. of gas from the Pennsylvanian through perforations between 11,399 and 11,638 ft. while onstream for two months.

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