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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on May 30, 2014 at 15:06

Helmerich & Payne Rig #623 reported 6 days Drilling Ahead, 5/30/14

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on June 8, 2014 at 8:58

Helmerich & Payne Rig #623 reported 13 days Drilling Ahead, 6/6.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on June 16, 2014 at 5:30

Helmerich & Payne Rig #623 reported 15 days Drilling Ahead, spud date 5/30, 6/13.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on June 20, 2014 at 15:42

Helmerich & Payne Rig #623 reported 22 days Drilling Ahead, 6/20.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on June 28, 2014 at 2:05

Helmerich & Payne Rig #623 reported 29 days Drilling Ahead, 6/27.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on July 3, 2014 at 16:01

Helmerich & Payne Rig #623 reported 36 days Drilling Ahead, 7/3.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on July 11, 2014 at 15:25

Helmerich & Payne Rig #623 reported 43 days Drilling Ahead, 7/11.

Permalink Reply by RGV AG on July 18, 2014 at 3:42

Looks like this one is taking a while.  I would be curious as to the situation. 

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on July 18, 2014 at 3:52

Ike, Drilling Ahead is a general term which basically means the rig is still operating on the well site.  The well may have reached Total Depth and operations other than actual drilling may have been underway when the report was turned in last Friday. Also the TMS operators create their own problems in regard to reasonable drilling time when they brag about how few days it took to drill a certain well. Record drill days are not average drill days.  Also the significant variation in True Vertical Depth and Measured Depth across the play area should be considered.

Several recent wells reported longer drill times.  GDP Bates 25-24H #1 - 54 days.  SN Dry Fork East Unit 2H - 49 days.

Permalink Reply by RGV AG on July 18, 2014 at 5:22

Yes sir, you are on point and make perfect sense.  I was not so much questioning the reason(s) why as much as I was curious about general information.  In the past, when these wells were being drilled, there were small snippets of information that filtered out.  That no longer seems to be the case, well at least as much, and I imagine the drilling companies and operating companies prefer this. 

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on July 20, 2014 at 15:16

Helmerich & Payne Rig #623 reported 50 days Drilling Ahead, 7/18.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on July 26, 2014 at 2:52

Helmerich & Payne Rig #623 reported 57 days Drilling Ahead, 7/25.

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