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Best of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Feb. 5, 2021)

High-volume Gulf of Mexico discovery by Shell, XTO Energy Midland Basin-Wolfcamp completion plus results from four extended-lateral Permian wells in New Mexico’s Eddy County top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.

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Prado
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Best of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Feb. 5, 2021)

Larry Prado, Hart Energy’s activity editor, summarizes recent exploration action from the oil and gas industry. (Source: Hart Energy; Shutterstock.com)

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In case you missed it, here’s a look at this week’s top five drilling activity highlights from around the world.

  • Four Extended-lateral Wells in Eddy County, N.M., Produce from Wolfcamp A-XY
  • Middle Miocene Well Tested Flowing 12,478 bbl of Oil, 25.725 MMcf of Gas per Day
  • Glasscock County, Texas, Wolfcamp Well Produces 2.972 bbl of Oil, 4.585 MMcf of Gas per Day
  • Two Offshore Norway Oil, Gas Discoveries at Equinor’s Swisher Prospect
  • Commingled Mississippian, Woodford Producers Drilled at Grady County, Okla., Pad

ALSO SEE:
Top 12 Recent Gulf of Mexico Discoveries 

For more up-to-date information on the latest U.S. and international exploration wells visit Hart Energy’s online Drilling Activity Highlights database.


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Larry Prado

Larry Prado writes activity highlights for Hart Energy's upstream franchises and covers E&P news. He holds an AA in electronics engineering technology and a BA in technical communications.

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