Meramec Discovery By Continental Resources: 24.3 MMcf/d.

Drilling Activity Details

Locations

Custer
OK
United States

Plays
Post Date
Shore Type
Well Name
#1-27HM Swartzendruber
Geo Coordinate

Drilling Activity Summary

Description

A horizontal Meramec discovery initially flowed 24.3 MMcf of gas per day, with 1.922 Mbbl of water. The Continental Resources Inc. well, #1-27HM Swartzendruber, is in Section 27-14n-14w of Custer County, Okla. Production is from acidized and fracture-stimulated perforations between 14,525 and 18,952 ft. It was drilled to the north to 19,122 ft, 14,198 ft true vertical. Gauged on a 28/64-in. choke, the flowing tubing pressure was 7,525 psi and the shut-in tubing pressure was 8,561 psi. According to IHS Markit, the initial gas production rate is the highest reported to date for a single-section horizontal well in the Anadarko Basin Stack play and 14th highest for nearly 3,700 total horizontal wells in the region.