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Permalink Reply by john wesleypowell on December 30, 2013 at 15:41

What's the latest on the Lawson well

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on January 3, 2014 at 15:50

Trinidad Drilling Rig #124 reports 21 days drilling ahead, 1/3/14.

Permalink Reply by Bernell McGehee on January 3, 2014 at 15:56

Thanks. 

I was told they have made the turn.

Permalink Reply by Bernell McGehee on January 10, 2014 at 15:34

Latest I have heard is there was a collapse at 13,700' and the rig is trying to get things going again.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on January 10, 2014 at 16:05

Trinidad Drilling Rig #124 reports 28 days drilling ahead, 1/10/14.

Permalink Reply by Spring Branch,mineral owner on January 12, 2014 at 8:01

Skip, did the report indicate the depth of the Lawson 25H #1 on 1/10.2014?

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on January 12, 2014 at 8:14

No, if a depth is in the report, I post it.

Permalink Reply by Bernell McGehee on January 12, 2014 at 17:49

Latest on Lawson is they think the problem is resolved and hope to be drilling again, soon.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on January 18, 2014 at 4:31

Trinidad Drilling Rig #124 reports 35 days drilling ahead, 1/17/14.

Permalink Reply by Bernell McGehee on January 18, 2014 at 4:53

Ground reports are they installed casing in the hole this week, but are still at 13,700'.

Permalink Reply by Bernell McGehee on January 18, 2014 at 5:54

Offering a theory here for discussion.

1. The Lawson well was nearly lost, it appears, at 13,700'.  Rumors were something about mud pressure was the issue.  Then, when they got it unstuck, they promptly put in casing.

2. Rob Turnham, Goodrich's president, stated this week that the best production unquestionably comes when the lateral lands beneath the rubble zone.  (He didn't remind folks that drilling is slower and more costly by drilling beneath that zone, but that's another story.)

3. The 13,700' is well past the turn and into the lateral. 

4. One of the proposed solutions of dealing with the rubble zone was to drill through it at an angle and then put in surface casing before completing the lateral.

Is it reasonable to assume that the issue on the Lawson well occurred in the rubble zone?

Permalink Reply by Bernell McGehee on January 20, 2014 at 7:51

The word is that the problem at the Lawson well was caused due to human error, specifically, the directional driller.

Somehow, whatever the directional driller did wrong, resulted in a loss of mud pressure and down time on the well for several days followed by putting in casing.

Not sure how all of this information fits together.

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