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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on February 14, 2013 at 6:10

Thanks, obed.  The lateral length is curious.  Why so short?

Permalink Reply by obed w odom on February 14, 2013 at 7:37

Good question, Skip. Maybe SWN is worried that the 4000 bopd expected from this 4000-ft lateral is all they can handle from one well. LOL

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on February 14, 2013 at 7:44

LOL!  That's a good spin.  However I wonder how the mineral owners in the unit may feel about leaving so much of the formation untapped.

Permalink Reply by ddozier on February 14, 2013 at 8:05

i think given that the straight hole has produced better than anticipated that the long laterals may not add that much more incremental production volume but may to flattening out the decline curves.  Perhaps with the trouble they have seen drilling the longer laterals shorter ones just make economic sense.  I have been wondering about a  more east-west lateral approach.  We know that past depositional environments can be influenced by facts that may cause them to be somewhat directional in permability. certainly given that the vertical hole rates were good it makes me think a different approach may yield some different answers.  I guess the cores would have given them some hint of that.   Thinks that make you go MMMMM...

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on February 14, 2013 at 8:12

I would be surprised if the decline rate of a vertical BD well would be economic.  A number of tight formations have  exhibited strong early production from verticals but depleted rapidly.  As Mueller has stated a number of times IP 120 and 180 will be important in modeling the decline characteristics of the BD.  So April to June should provide some clarity to the decline question.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on February 22, 2013 at 17:23

DeSoto Drilling #21 has been assigned to the Dean 31-22-1 2-Alt.  Currently being reported "As Directed - Tite Hole". 

Permalink Reply by Big Little Oil on February 27, 2013 at 2:02

02/22/13: SET 10-3/4" CASING @ 2084' W/ 599 SX. 02/23/13: TEST SHAFFER & CAMERON BOP'S TO 5000 PSI FOR 30 MINS. TEST OK. 02/25/13: DRILLING AHEAD @ 2584'.

Permalink Reply by obed w odom on March 11, 2013 at 7:27

Latest SONRIS Lite report of 3/11/13 for the Dean horizontal:

03/04/13: DRILLING AHEAD @ 8266'. 03/08/13: SET 7-5/8" CASING @ 9561' W/ 822 SX. 03/09/13: RE-TEST BOP'S.

Permalink Reply by Big Little Oil on March 11, 2013 at 8:25

Looks like they'll TD in 30 days or less if no problems are encountered.

Permalink Reply by obed w odom on March 18, 2013 at 8:14

Looks like the Dean horizontal is now making its turn:

3/18/13, DRILLING AHEAD AT 10,369'.

http://sonlite.dnr.state.la.us/sundown/cart_prod/cart_con_wellinfo2...

Permalink Reply by Big Little Oil on March 25, 2013 at 5:29

03/25/13: PRESENT DEPTH @ 12926'. RE-TEST BOPS.

Looks like they are being very careful, TD most likely within the week

Anyone know how much time it takes to test the BOPS? Just wondering whether they count it in drill days.

Permalink Reply by Big Little Oil on April 2, 2013 at 4:25

4/1/13, TOTAL DEPTH AT 13,800'

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