1 Palomino Petroleum Inc., Newton, Kan., plans a wildcat to evaluate the Lansing-Kansas City pool about 8.5 miles south of Lenora, Kan., in northern Graham County. Palomino will drill the 3,900-ft. prospect in Section 34-6s-24w, about 2.5 miles from a pair of two-well Lansing-Kansas City pools in White Northwest Field. The #1 Storz is near Hoosier Field to the north-northeast.



2 CMX Inc., Wichita, Kan., plans a shallow wildcat in southern Salina Basin over three miles east of Gypsum in east-central Kansas. CMX will drill #1 Hahn in Section 31-15s-1e to evaluate Mississippian at a depth of 2,750 ft. Gypsum Field is 3.5 miles northwest. Another Saline County Mississippian pool, Mortimer Field, is 4.5 miles west.



3 Abercrombie Energy LLC, Wichita, Kan., plans to evaluate horizons through Mississippian at a northeastern Hugoton Embayment wildcat 12 miles east-southeast of Scott City, Kan. It will drill #2 Lust in Section 1-19s-31w in eastern Scott County to a total depth of 4,650 ft. The only other test in the section is a 4,640-ft. dry hole drilled by it 30 years ago. The site is about a mile southeast of Grigston Northeast Field, a three-well pool discovered in 1982. About two miles to the southwest is Grigston Field, reports IHS Inc.



4 XTO Energy Inc., Ft. Worth, Texas, plans three Arkoma Basin horizontal wildcats to target Fayetteville shale in two undrilled townships in the southwestern corner of nonproducing Independence County, Ark. XTO will drill #1-29H Grammer in Section 29-11n-7w, and #1-14H Johnston in Section 14-11n-7w. The former is designed as a 4,900-ft. test, and the latter is 5,300 ft. The sites are three to seven miles northeast of an isolated Fayetteville wildcat reported to be a discovery, although no test results have been released. The company also scheduled #1-24H Oliver Smith in Section 24-10-5w in western Jackson County, approximately nine miles southeast of Pleasant Plains and 12 miles east-northeast of Fayetteville producers in the Union City Field area of White County.



5 Seeco Inc., a unit of Southwestern Energy Co., Houston, is active in several areas near Quitman, Ark. It plans to drill a pair of northern Arkoma Basin tests targeting Pennsylvanian formations near a discovery completed earlier this year, #1-32H Arklan 9-11, in Section 32-9n-11w, that flowed gas at a natural rate of 3.84 million cu. ft. a day. New drilling is #3-29 Johnson 9-11, a 4,000-ft. Hale test in Section 29-9n-11w in southwestern Cleburne County, and the 3,600-ft. #3-13 Byrd 9-7 in Section 13-9n-7w in neighboring White County. Seeco has released details on a gas discovery in the northern portion of adjoining Faulkner County, approximately 3.5 miles southwest of Quitman. The #3-10 Lawrence 8-12 is in Section 10-8n-12w. It flowed 895,000 cu. ft. of gas a day during preliminary tests from an unreported interval in Pennsylvanian Hale sand. No other information has been released on the 4,900-ft. test. The site is 200 ft. north of Seeco's #1-10-H Lawrence, which was completed as a Fayetteville producer.



6 Seeco also plans a Pennsylvanian test in northern White County. About two miles north of Letona, the operator will drill #1-23 Beavers 09-08 in Section 23-9n-8w to a total depth of 3,000 ft. The site is 0.75 mile northeast of its previous Pennsylvanian discovery, #2 Beavers 09-08 in Section 22-9n-8w, which produced from the Morrowan Brentwood.



7 JMA Energy Co. LLC, Oklahoma City, staked an Anadarko Basin wildcat to evaluate the Atoka at 15,750 ft. about a mile south of Dill City, Okla. The #1-18 Young is in Section 18-9n-18w, Washita County, some 1.25 miles southeast of a new producer completed by JMA in March. There, #1-7 Thomas in Section 7-9n-18w flowed 5.05 million cu. ft. of gas, 217 bbl. of condensate and 3 bbl. of water a day on completion in five fracture-stimulated intervals between 15,070 and 15,424 ft. Flowing casing pressure was gauged at 7,825 psi on an 11.5/64-in. choke.



8 Chesapeake Operating Inc., Oklahoma City, submitted a spacing order for a 640-acre unit comprised of Section 29-3n-22e in southwestern Le Flore County. The southeastern Oklahoma tract is about three miles south-southeast of Talihina. According to IHS Inc., the case includes the First Repeated Stanley (subthrusted), Subthrusted Jackfork series, Overthrusted Arkansas Novaculite, Big Fork and Stanley formations. The southwestern Arkoma Basin township contains an isolated discovery completed in 2001 about 0.75 mile northwest. A second discovery was completed last year approximately 1.5 miles northeast.



9 Antero Resources Corp., Denver, Colo., has applied to the Oklahoma Corp. Commission for approval to drill a horizontal Woodford wildcat in an area of the Ardmore Basin some four to five miles northeast of Ardmore, Okla. Antero has asked for an exception location order for a test in Section 29-3s-3e, Carter County, and a pooling order covering formations from the surface (Deese) through the Woodford underlying the section. The test is some 2.5 miles west of a Woodford test completed by another operator earlier this year. The #1-26 Nickel Hill flowed 470,000 cu. ft. of gas a day during a five-day test of an undisclosed interval. The latter well offsets abandoned Baum Field, which produced from Sycamore, Bromide and Tulip Creek.



10 J. Cleo Thompson, Dallas, permitted an exploratory test in northeastern Lea County, N.M., about 15 miles northeast of Tatum, N.M. It plans to drill #1 Gainer 27 to a total depth of 12,000 ft. in Section 27-10s-36e. The site is less than a mile south of Crossroads South Field, which produces from Devonian. Nearest Pennsylvanian production is 1.33 miles south in Dickinson Field.



11 Nearburg Producing Co., Midland, Texas, plans a Morrow wildcat in the western portion of Eddy County, N.M. It plans to drill #1 Buzzard Canyon 13 Federal in Section 13-20s-21e, more than 15 miles south of Hope. The well is slated to reach 8,000 ft. The Morrow produces about 1.67 miles south in Little Box Canyon Field; additional Pennsylvanian production comes from Strychnine Draw Field and Indian Loafer Draw Field in the area.



12 Cordillera Texas LP, Greenwood Village, Colo., has released results on two wells completed in Hemphill County, Texas (RRC 10). The #3049 Flowers, in Section 49, H&TC Survey, Block 41, was completed in the upper and lower sandstone benches of the Douglas Formation from a gross perforated and fractured interval from 7,769 to 7,993 ft. The well initially flowed 3,905 cu. ft. of gas, 75 bbl. of oil and 4 bbl. of water a day. The well was tested on a 19/64-in. choke with 1,040 psi flowing tubing pressure. A second well, #3051 Pyeatt, in Section 51, H&TC Survey, Block 41 had perforations between 11,052 and 12,167 ft. in the Granite Wash. The Pyeatt well tested 1,106 cu. ft. of gas, 28 bbl. of oil and 52 bbl. of water a day on a 48/64-in. choke with flowing tubing pressure of 200 psi.



13 Gunn Oil Co., Wichita Falls, Texas, made a discovery in southwestern Dickens County (RRC District 8A) in Spur, Texas. The site is on a 40-acre lease in the H&GN RR Co. Survey, A-740. Gunn completed #1 Lake Unit with an initial potential of 52 bbl. of oil and 8,000 cu. ft. of gas a day from Wolfcamp. Flowing tubing pressure was gauged at 55 psi on a 14/64-in. choke. The nearest previous producer is 1.33 miles northwest in Dockum Creek Field, which was completed as a Tannehill oil discovery. Gunn completed another discovery 1.33 miles southwest earlier this year, which opened Spur Lake Field. Another 1.67 miles southwest is Dalwood Field, a Woods Lime oil pool, and Tannehill oil production occurs nearby in Espuela Field.



14 Trail Mountain Inc., Artesia, N.M., completed a discovery in northern Hudspeth County, (RRC Dist. 8) in far West Texas. The #1 University Big Iron C45 tested at an initial potential of 136,000 cu. ft. of gas and 187 bbl. of water a day from Helms in Section 27, Block D, University Lands Survey. The 3,167-ft. discovery is less than 2.5 miles northeast of Trail's earlier discovery at #1 University Sizzler D5, which was apparently the first commercial producer in Hudspeth County, reports IHS Inc.



15 Cornerstone E&P Co. LP, Irving, Texas, plans a remote wildcat for the northeastern flank of the Llano Uplift in western Lampasas County (RRC District 7B). It will drill #1 Oliver 2.5 miles west of Lometa, Texas, in the John Boyd Jr. Survey, A-612. The well is projected for a total depth of 1,500 ft. The nearest previous drilling is 1.5 miles north. Three miles west, #1 Henry Brister recovered water from an openhole interval at 1,248-50 ft. in 1946. The only commercial producer nearby was completed in 2006 in Lampasas County, 30 miles east-southeast.

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