Two Midland Basin-Wolfcamp Discoveries in Howard County, Texas

Drilling Activity Details

Locations

Howard
United States

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Shore Type
Well Name
#4W HW Wonderful Life 5-8, #1W HW Bandolero 5-8
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Drilling Activity Summary

Description

In Howard County (RRC Dist. 8), Texas, two horizontal Midland Basin-Wolfcamp discoveries were reported by Bayswater Operating Co. The ventures were drilled from a pad in Section 5, Block 30 T1N, T&P Survey, A-226. The parallel laterals bottomed about 2 miles to the southeast in Section 8. The #4W HW Wonderful Life 5-8 pumped 932 bbl of 38.6-degree-gravity crude, 514,000 of gas and 2,854 bbl of water per day from fracture-treated perforations at 6,748-16,808 ft. The Spraberry Trend well was drilled to 16,890 ft (6,636 ft true vertical). The offsetting #1W HW Bandolero 5-8 flowed at a daily rate of 959 bbl of 43.2-degree-gravity oil, 824,000 cf of gas and 2,185 bbl of water. Acid- and fracture-stimulated perforations are at 8,537-17,954 ft in Wolfcamp. It was drilled to 18,037 ft, and the true vertical depth is 7,975 ft. Bayswater Operating is based in Denver.