1 A western Salina Basin wildcat is scheduled to Arbuckle at 3,850 ft. about nine miles south-southwest of Osborne, Kan., in central Osborne County by Wichita, Kan.-based Barline Oil Co.. The #1-29 Schultze A, in Section 29-8s-13w, will test oil zones in the Lansing-Kansas City. Kill Creek Field is 3.5 miles northwest. The six-well pool has a cumulative production of 95,000 bbl. of oil, primarily producing from the Upper Tarkio at around 2,575 ft. 2 Denver independent Samuel Gary Jr. & Associates Inc. staked two wildcats in southwestern Ellsworth County targeting Arbuckle oil zones on the Central Kansas Uplift. The 3,500-ft. wells, the #1-23 Tritsch, in Section 23-17s-10w, and the #1-35 Behnke-Burmeister, two miles south-southwest in Section 35-17s-10w, are one to three miles generally north of the town of Bushton, Kan. The wells are less than a mile west and south, respectively, of Heiken Field. 3 The Seeco Inc. unit of Southwestern Energy, Houston, completed a wildcat two miles west of Damascus, Ark., in the northeastern Arkoma Basin. The #1-35-H Payne Family Trust, in Section 35-9n-14w, initially flowed 2 million cu. ft. of gas daily from fracture-stimulated perforations between 5,198 and 6,740 ft. in a horizontal Fayetteville hole, according to IHS Energy. Flowing tubing pressure was 455 psi on a 32/64-in. choke. It was drilled horizontally from a surface location in southern Van Buren County. Measured total depth is 6,854 ft. Cove Creek Field is less than 1.5 miles south. The #1-11 R. Harrison was completed in late 2004 flowing 767,000 cu. ft. of gas daily from fracture-stimulated intervals in the Fayetteville between 4,328 and 4,524 ft. 4 Seeco Inc. also received a permit for a wildcat just outside the Belleville city limits in western Yell County, Ark. The #2-15 Standridge, in Section 15-5n-23w, in a remote portion of the company's Ranger Anticline project area, will target gas from the Borum at 6,750 ft. The nearest production is about seven miles west in Waveland Field. The #1 Foster was completed in the late 1960s flowing 174,000 cu. ft. of gas per day from the Middle Atoka between 4,026-56 ft. 5 Chesapeake Operating Inc., Oklahoma City, completed a Morrow-Springer wildcat eight miles north-northeast of Erick, Okla., in western Beckham County. The #1-14 Inlow, in Section 14-10n-25w, produced 50 million cu. ft. of gas in February and almost 78 million cu. ft. in March, an average of approximately 2.51 million cu. ft. per day for the latter month, according to IHS Energy. Total depth is 18,650 ft. A mile north is the #1-11 Roscoe, which had an initial flowing potential of 603,000 cu. ft. of gas and eight bbl. of water daily through perforations between 19,092 and 19,260 ft. 6 GLB Exploration Inc., Oklahoma City, completed an Ardmore Basin wildcat as a producer in two formations. The #1 McCrory, in Section 4-5s-1e in Carter County between the towns of Ardmore and Lone Grove in southern Oklahoma, was tested initially in five Viola fracture-treated perforations between 7,251 and 7,410 ft. flowing 96 bbl. of 27-gravity oil, 378,000 cu. ft. of gas and 40 bbl. of load water daily. The well also pumped 170 bbl. of 30-gravity oil with 414,000 cu. ft. of gas, with no water, per day through fracture-treated perforations in the Lower Tussy "C" between 5,720 and 5,824 ft. Flowing tubing pressure for the latter test was 200 psi on a 30/64-in. choke. 7 Midland, Texas, independent LCX Energy LLC scheduled two Abo tests within three miles north of Artesia in northwestern Eddy County, N.M. Total depth of both wells is 9,000 ft., with a true vertical depth of 4,975 ft. The #221 State 1625, in Section 22-16s-25e, is slated to bottom more than 4,000 ft. west. The #231 Werner 1625 is a mile east in Section 23, and to bottom at nearly 4,000 ft. west. The nearest producer is 1.75 miles south of the Werner wildcat. The #261 Fed-Com 1625 flowed 37,600 cu. ft. of gas for four bbl. of water during a four-hour test through acid-treated perforations between 5,096 and 5,156 ft. 8 Mack Energy Corp., Artesia, N.M., staked a 5,200-ft. directional wildcat in northwestern Eddy County, N.M. The #1 Brazos State, in Section 18-18s-24e, is set to bottom 0.75-mile south. The company also staked a wildcat 0.66-mile northwest in Section 12-18s-23e. The #1 Pecos Federal will test Morrow at 7,000 ft. The nearest production to the wildcats is in Eddy Field. The #1 Desana Unit has yielded 67.5 million cu. ft. of gas, 8,513 bbl. of condensate and three bbl. of water through perforations between 5,597 and 5,602 ft. during two years online. 9 Grayhawk Operating Inc., Plano, Texas, completed two wildcats in Lard Ranch Field in central Roberts County (RRC 10) about 19 miles northwest of Miami, Texas. The #1060 Lard Ranch, in Section 60, Block C, G&M Survey, A-541, was initially tested flowing 2.93 million cu. ft. of gas with 50 bbl. of 50-gravity condensate and 250 bbl. of water per day through fracture-treated perforations between 8,720 and 10,155 ft. Flowing tubing pressure was gauged at 1,353 psi on a 24/64-in. choke. The 10,175-ft. well has a true vertical depth of 8,529 ft. with its bottomhole location more than a quarter-mile south in the same section. 10 Austin, Texas-based Brigham Oil & Gas LP tested an ultradeep Hunton project in the Texas Panhandle in southeastern Wheeler County (RRC 10) about 3.5 miles west of the Oklahoma border. The #2-98 Mills Ranch, in Section 98, Block 13, H&GN Survey, 15 miles southeast of the town of Wheeler, flowed gas at an unstimulated rate of 3.5 million cu. ft. daily at about 22,000 ft. The producer is a half-mile north of Fuller Field. The #1-98 Mills Ranch initially flowed 64 million cu. ft. of gas per day through intervals between 20,921 and 21,030 ft. in the Hunton. 11 Gunn Oil Co., Wichita Falls, Texas, staked a wildcat less than 10 miles west-southwest of the town of Truscott, Texas, in northwestern Knox County (RRC 9) almost two miles east of the King County line. The #2 Masterson HM, in Section 5, Block 1, H&GN Survey, A-86, appears to target the Strawn. The nearest production is the #2 Masterson B, about three miles west-northwest. 12 Medders Oil Co. Inc., Wichita Falls, Texas, staked a wildcat in northwestern King County (RRC 8A) in West Texas. The #4 Pitchfork DDDD, in Section 268, John H. Gibson Survey, A-1018, about two miles east of the Dickens County line, is slated to reach 6,000 ft. The site is more than seven miles north of Balt Field, which has recovered a cumulative 3.1 million bbl. of oil, 21.48 million cu. ft. of casinghead gas and 223,639 bbl. of water. 13 Sabre Oil & Gas Corp., Houston, plans a wildcat two miles south of Stamford in Jones County, Texas (RRC 7B). The #1 Speight is on the Bend Arch in Section 17, Block 4, H&TC Survey, A-224, is projected to 3,800 ft. A previous well less than a quarter-mile northeast was abandoned after a drillstem test between 3,610-21 ft. recovered 30 ft. of gas and five ft. of oil- and gas-cut mud from Palo Pinto. 14 Wolfcamp provided a discovery for Henry Petroleum LP in southeastern Ector County, Texas, (RRC 7C) as its #2301 Sallie tested at a rate of 81 bbl. of oil, 103,000 cu. ft. of gas and 16 bbl. of water a day. Tests were conducted through a 16/64-in. choke from fractured perforations between 9,330 and 10,070 ft. total depth at the well in Section 23, Block 42, T3S, T&P Survey, A-143. The discovery is about eight miles southeast of Odessa and two miles north-northeast of previous production in Orion Field where a 1997 Wolfcamp well tested at 25 bbl. of oil a day from Wolfcamp, according to IHS Energy. 15 Energy From Texas LP, Muenster, Texas, tapped Ellenburger in Tom Green County, Texas, (RRC 7C) for 30 bbl. of oil, 11,000 cu. ft. of gas and 10 bbl. of water a day after acidizing perforation between 7,344-74 ft. The company's 31 Turner Ranch TD 24 discovery was tested through an 8/64-in. choke with 100 psi of flowing tubing pressure. Although the company drilled another well a quarter-mile north, it hasn't released any details. 16 The #134 Johnson tested at 141,000 cu. ft. of gas, one bbl. of condensate and 33 bbl. of water a day from acidized and fractured perforations in Woodford between 10,122 and 10,266 ft. for K2X Co., Edmond, Okla. The wildcat discovery is in the Delaware Basin, four miles north-northwest of Balmorhea in Section 34, Block 13, H&GN Survey, A-4667, southern Reeves County, Texas (RRC 8). Tests were run through a 48/64-in. chock with 140 psi of flowing tubing pressure. The only previous producer in the area was the sole producer in Balmorhea Field 1,000 ft. south. That Wolfcamp well tested at 1.45 million cu. ft. of gas from perforations between 9,120-36 ft. and produced 187.4 million cu. ft. of gas and 4,149 bbl. of condensate between 1963-69, IHS Energy says.

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