Oxy USA: Two Extended Lateral, High-volume Delaware Basin Discoveries In Mesa Verde Field

Drilling Activity Details

Locations

Lea
NM
United States

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Shore Type
Well Name
#001H Mesa Verde WC Unit, #001H Mesa Verde BS Unit
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Drilling Activity Summary

Description

According to IHS Market, Oxy USA Inc. has completed two high-volume, extended-lateral Delaware Basin discoveries in the Mesa Verde Field area in Lea County, N.M. The #001H Mesa Verde WC Unit is in Section 17-24s-32e. It produced 4.775 Mbbl of oil, 9.163 MMcf of gas and 5.736 Mbbl of water per day from Wolfcamp. It was drilled to 22,281 ft out of a 14,150-ft pilot hole. The lateral bottomed 2 miles north in Section 8 with a true vertical depth of 12,054 ft. An offsetting horizontal Bone Spring producer, #001H Mesa Verde BS Unit, flowed 2.246 Mbbl of crude, 3.758 MMcf of gas and 5.082 Mbbl of water per day from perforations at 9,451-19,251 ft. Gauged on a 41/64-in. choke, the shut-in casing pressure was 1,077 psi. It was drilled west to 19,366 ft, 9,291 ft true vertical. Oxy USA’s headquarters are in Houston.