Clarke County, Ala., Venture To Test Norphlet

Drilling Activity Details

Locations

Clarke
AL
United States

Post Date
Shore Type
Well Name
#1 Holberg 29-11
Geo Coordinate

Drilling Activity Summary

Description

Cobra Oil & Gas Corp., according to IHS Markit, is drilling an exploratory Norphlet test in a nonproducing part of Clarke County, Ala. The #1 Holberg 29-11 is in Section 29-7n-3e and has a planned depth of 14,900 ft. Numerous wildcats have been abandoned in the area, reaching depths of 6,000 ft or less. The nearest Norphlet wildcat is within 6 miles to the southeast in Section 7-6n-4e at #1 A.S. Johnson Trust 7-3, which was abandoned in 1989 at 14,190 ft. Smackover oil production in the one-well Perry Chapel Field is 6 miles southeast of Cobra’s drillsite at #2 Bedsole Foundation 24-11 in Section 24-6n-3e. It was tested in 2011 flowing 172 bbl of crude, 84 Mcf of gas and 113 bbl of water per day from 14,040-14,346 ft. Cobra’s headquarters are in Wichita Falls, Texas.