Permits Granted For 24 Wildcats In Johnson County, Wyo.
Drilling Activity Details
Johnson
WY
United States
Drilling Activity Summary
Description
According to IHS Markit, Houston-based EOG Resources Inc. has been granted drilling permits for 24 horizontal wildcats on two common drillpads in the Johnson County, Wyo., portion of the Powder River Basin. The wells will be drilled from pads in Section 10-50n-79w and to the east in nearby Section 11-50n-79w on the company’s Kepler leases—12 wells will be drilled from each pad targeting Niobrara, Turner, Mowry, Muddy and Dakota. Bottomhole locations are to the south in Section 22-50n-79w and Section 23-50n-79w. Total depths range up to 22,822 ft, and true vertical depths are expected at 10,165 ft for Niobrara, 10,662 ft for Turner, 11,477 ft for Mowry, 11,682 ft for Muddy and 11,995 ft for Dakota. To the south is Flying E Field, an inactive Shannon oil pool that produced between 1975 and 1996.
According to IHS Markit, Houston-based EOG Resources Inc. has been granted drilling permits for 24 horizontal wildcats on two common drillpads in the Johnson County, Wyo., portion of the Powder River Basin. The wells will be drilled from pads in Section 10-50n-79w and to the east in nearby Section 11-50n-79w on the company’s Kepler leases—12 wells will be drilled from each pad targeting Niobrara, Turner, Mowry, Muddy and Dakota. Bottomhole locations are to the south in Section 22-50n-79w and Section 23-50n-79w. Total depths range up to 22,822 ft, and true vertical depths are expected at 10,165 ft for Niobrara, 10,662 ft for Turner, 11,477 ft for Mowry, 11,682 ft for Muddy and 11,995 ft for Dakota. To the south is Flying E Field, an inactive Shannon oil pool that produced between 1975 and 1996.