Spooner Petroleum Adds Second Smackover Test to Gulf County, Fla., Program
Drilling Activity Details
Locations
Gulf
FL
United States
Operators
Post Date
Shore Type
Well Name
#1 Bear Creek 34-4
Geo Coordinate
Drilling Activity Summary
Description
A second Smackover exploratory test has been planned by Spooner Petroleum on the company’s acreage in the Florida panhandle. The Gulf County venture, #1 Bear Creek 34-4, will be directionally drilled to a true vertical depth of 12,900 ft, and it will be in Section 34-3s-11w. There is no production in this lightly drilled part of the panhandle. Nearby drilling is about 3 miles to the west at #30-4 International Paper, which was drilled in 1974. Spooner was last active in the area in May 2018, about 5 miles northeast of its new location. In neighboring Calhoun County, #1 Hunt 7-3 in Section 7-3s-10w was abandoned at a total depth of 12,228 ft in Smackover. Spooner is based in Ridgeland, Miss.
Description
A second Smackover exploratory test has been planned by Spooner Petroleum on the company’s acreage in the Florida panhandle. The Gulf County venture, #1 Bear Creek 34-4, will be directionally drilled to a true vertical depth of 12,900 ft, and it will be in Section 34-3s-11w. There is no production in this lightly drilled part of the panhandle. Nearby drilling is about 3 miles to the west at #30-4 International Paper, which was drilled in 1974. Spooner was last active in the area in May 2018, about 5 miles northeast of its new location. In neighboring Calhoun County, #1 Hunt 7-3 in Section 7-3s-10w was abandoned at a total depth of 12,228 ft in Smackover. Spooner is based in Ridgeland, Miss.