First Horizontal Completion Reported In Kemnitz South Field
Drilling Activity Details
Locations
Lea, NM
United States
Operators
Plays
Post Date
Shore Type
Well Name
#001Y State 25
Geo Coordinate
Drilling Activity Summary
Description
The first horizontal well in New Mexico’s Kemnitz South Field has been completed by Denver-based Cimarex Energy Co. According to IHS Markit, the Tatum Basin discovery is in Section 25-16s-33e of Lea County. The #001Y State 25 flowed 77 bbl of 39.6-degree-gravity crude, 83 Mcf of gas and 429 bbl of water per day from Cisco. The horizontal well was drilled out of a vertical pilot hole to 14,106 ft, 11,458 ft true vertical, and the lateral bottomed about 1 mile to the west. It was acidized and fractured then tested on a 2-in. choke with a casing pressure of 71 psi.
Description
The first horizontal well in New Mexico’s Kemnitz South Field has been completed by Denver-based Cimarex Energy Co. According to IHS Markit, the Tatum Basin discovery is in Section 25-16s-33e of Lea County. The #001Y State 25 flowed 77 bbl of 39.6-degree-gravity crude, 83 Mcf of gas and 429 bbl of water per day from Cisco. The horizontal well was drilled out of a vertical pilot hole to 14,106 ft, 11,458 ft true vertical, and the lateral bottomed about 1 mile to the west. It was acidized and fractured then tested on a 2-in. choke with a casing pressure of 71 psi.