Horizontal Drilling Results Announced from Big Horn Basin Test

Drilling Activity Details

Locations

Hot Springs
WY
United States

Operators
Plays
Post Date
Shore Type
Well Name
#3H Curtis, #2H Curtis, #4H Curtis, #1H Curtis
Geo Coordinate

Drilling Activity Summary

Description

IHS Markit reported that Dallas-based Merit Energy Co. has completed the first of four modern horizontal tests in the Big Horn Basin in Wyoming’s oldest oil field, Grass Creek Field, as Curtis oil producers. The wells are in Hot Springs County. The #3H Curtis is in Section 21-46n-98w, and it initially flowed 110 bbl of oil and 1.496 Mbbl of water per day. Production is from a lateral in Curtis drilled to the southwest to 8,019 ft (3,493 ft true vertical) and bottomed in Section 29-46n-98w. It was tested after 18-stage fracturing between 4,547 and 7,966 ft. The #2H Curtis, Section 19-46n-98w, produced an average of 149 bbl of oil, 38.1 Mcf of gas and 2.315 Mbbl of water per day. It was drilled northeastward to 7,797 ft (4,030 ft true vertical) and bottomed in Section 20-46n-98w. Completion details are not yet available. The #4H Curtis is in Section 29-46n-98w, and it initially flowed 253 bbl of oil and 1.109 Mbbl of water per day. Production is from a lateral in Curtis drilled to the southeast to 6,814 ft (3,485 ft true vertical). It was tested after 12-stage fracturing between 3,975 and 6,578 ft. The #1H Curtis is also in Section 29-46n-98w and initially pumped 169 bbl of oil and 691 bbl of water daily from a Curtis lateral drilled to the northeast to 6,090 ft (3,766 ft true vertical) and bottomed in the same section. It was tested after seven-stage fracturing between 3,875 and 6,090 ft.