This well just reached TD at 11,800 ft. To me it is remarkable that they drilled this well in 8 days. Love that Nabors crew and Rig 735. Great work you guys.
Being unsure if Aubrey has solved his computer problems, I'll offer my two cents and let him correct me if I don't get it quite right. The Smackover (SMK) is a conventional reservoir with a long history of production across N LA and S AR. In our discussions it could be referred to as the Upper Smackover. The Lower Smackover as the name implies is the deeper portion of the Smackover Group and the deepest portion of the LWR SMK is the Brown Dense. The term you will often see used is the basal member of the LWR SMK. Wells penetrating the Upper Smackover are quite common and the number of wells is quite large. Wells penetrating the Lower Smackover are the opposite which is quite understandable considering it is deep and expensive to drill and has precious little historic production. The advent of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracture stimulation has made the Brown Dense a reasonable geologic target horizon. When you see SMK that is the Upper (more shallow) portion of the Smackover group and is divided into Reservoir A, B & C., A being the most shallow, B the next deeper and C a combination of the two when a well is perforated in both. The LSBD is a name we coined here on GHS in the early days of discussing exploration. It is not used by the state.
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Looks now as if the above well may be attempted as a dual producer, the additional interval being the "SMK D RA":
http://sonlite.dnr.state.la.us/sundown/cart_prod/cart_con_wellinfo2...
Apr 6, 2012
Aubrey C. Sanders, Jr.
This well just reached TD at 11,800 ft. To me it is remarkable that they drilled this well in 8 days. Love that Nabors crew and Rig 735. Great work you guys.
May 6, 2012
Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant
Being unsure if Aubrey has solved his computer problems, I'll offer my two cents and let him correct me if I don't get it quite right. The Smackover (SMK) is a conventional reservoir with a long history of production across N LA and S AR. In our discussions it could be referred to as the Upper Smackover. The Lower Smackover as the name implies is the deeper portion of the Smackover Group and the deepest portion of the LWR SMK is the Brown Dense. The term you will often see used is the basal member of the LWR SMK. Wells penetrating the Upper Smackover are quite common and the number of wells is quite large. Wells penetrating the Lower Smackover are the opposite which is quite understandable considering it is deep and expensive to drill and has precious little historic production. The advent of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracture stimulation has made the Brown Dense a reasonable geologic target horizon. When you see SMK that is the Upper (more shallow) portion of the Smackover group and is divided into Reservoir A, B & C., A being the most shallow, B the next deeper and C a combination of the two when a well is perforated in both. The LSBD is a name we coined here on GHS in the early days of discussing exploration. It is not used by the state.
Apr 9, 2013