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Best Of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (March 20, 2020)

Results from two exploratory tests in the Powder River Basin and the first horizontal completion reported in a Central Basin Platform field top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.

Larry
Prado
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Fri, 03/20/2020 - 12:00 PM
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Larry Prado, Hart Energy’s activity editor, summarizes recent exploration action from the oil and gas industry. (Source: Hart Energy; Shutterstock.com)

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

  • Marcellus Completion In Bradford County, Pa., Flows 81.773 MMcf/d.
  • Oil Search Files Plan for Exploratory Test East Of Colville River In Alaska
  • Reunion Bay Field-Middle Bakken Producer Reported By Marathon
  • Anschutz Completes Powder River Basin Wells Producing from Niobrara A, Niobrara B
  • First Horizontal Completion Reported In Jordan Field

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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NASDAQ: CHK Chesapeake Energy Corp.
ASX: OSH Oil Search Ltd.
NYSE: MRO Marathon Oil Corp.
Private Company Anschutz Exploration Corp.
Raptor Petroleum II LLC
Chart reflects yearly performance.

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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