1 Abercrombie Energy LLC, based in Wichita, Kan., permitted a remote wildcat 10 miles north and slightly east of Johnson City in southwestern Kansas' Hugoton Embayment. The #1-8 Swisher "A," which will be drilled to a total depth of 5,550 ft. targeting the Morrow and Mississippian, will be in Section 8-27s-40w in northern Stanton County. To the south-southwest on the northern outskirts of Johnson City is Johnson City Townsite Field, a three-well Morrow oil pool that has produced more than 176,000 bbl. from about 5,460 ft. since its discovery in 1995. 2 Anadarko Petroleum Corp., The Woodlands, Texas, received permits to drill a pair of wildcats in the Hugoton Embayment of southwestern Kansas. The #3 Hitch "H," in Section 8-33s-34w in western Seward County, is set up as a 6,400-ft. test to the St. Louis. The prospect is just over 10 miles northwest of the town of Liberal and 1.33 miles northwest of the #1 Hitch "B." The isolated Chester discovery initially tested 144 bbl. of oil daily on pump from perforations between 6,149-91 ft., according to IHS Energy. 3 Fort Worth, Texas-based XTO Energy Inc. completed a high-volume Booneville Field, 6,010-ft. well in western Logan County, Ark., about 4.5 miles northwest of the town of Booneville. Gas flowed at a daily rate of 43.3 million cu. ft. through untreated perforations between 5,502 and 5,764 ft. The #8-17 Perkins "B," in Section 17-6n-28w, was tested on a 1-in. choke with flowing tubing pressure gauged at 1,910 psi. Two Borum producers in Section 17 were brought online in 1984 and 1997, while five others were completed since 2000 with a cumulative production of 4.74 billion cu. ft. through October 2003, according to IHS Energy. 4 TBK Energy Co., Norman, Okla., completed a Wilcox discovery in western Seminole County slightly less than a mile east of Maud, Okla. The #1-35 Elijah William, in Section 35-8n-5e, initially tested swabbing 173 bbl. of 38-degree oil and 30,000 cu. ft. of gas daily, with no water, through untreated perforations in the First Wilcox between 4,489-91 ft. The 4,680-ft. prospect is approximately a mile from two fields-Maud Southeast and Maud East, which produced 638,000 bbl. of crude from 11 wells tapping reservoirs in the Wilcox between 4,300 ft. and 4,400 ft. 5 Oklahoma City-based Crawley Petroleum Corp. drilled and completed a remote wildcat approximately 11 miles southeast of the town of Atoka in southeastern Oklahoma. The #1-10 Lucky Strike, in Section 10-3s-13e in southeastern Atoka County, was tested at an unreported rate in the Stanley at 10,112 ft. The 11,006-ft. discovery is waiting on a pipeline and test data will be made available after connection to the line. Less than two miles southwest is Potapo Creek Field, an abandoned shallow pool that produced small amounts of oil from depths of 300 to 700 ft. through the mid-1950s. 6 Chesapeake Operating Inc., Oklahoma City, recompleted a Morrow wildcat in southeastern Lea County, N.M., more than five miles north of Lovington. The #1 Hampton "1," in Section 1-15s-35e, was tested flowing 374 bbl. of crude, 705,000 cu. ft. of gas and no water daily from acid-treated perforations between 11,616-34 ft. Flowing tubing pressure was gauged at 425 psi on a 22/64-in. choke. More than a mile southwest is the #1 Goodrich Unit, which produced 38.56 million cu. ft. of gas and 352 bbl. of condensate until 1998, according to IHS Energy. 7 A New Mexico wildcat has been completed in southernmost Lea County by Pure Resources LP, Midland, Texas. The #1 Madera "36" State, in irregular Section 36-26s-34e, was tested flowing 5.3 million cu. ft. of gas, 414 bbl. of 55.6-degree condensate and no water daily through acidized perforations in the Strawn between 14,518 and 15,064 ft. The 16,389-ft. well was originally slated to target the Morrow, IHS Energy said. Two-thirds mile northeast is the #1 Madera "30" Federal, the only current producer in Jabalina Field. It was completed in 1994 flowing 2.6 million cu. ft. of gas daily from the Atoka between 15,097-21 ft. The 15,555-ft well has yielded 3.63 billion cu. ft. of gas, 103,953 bbl. of condensate and 868 bbl. of water. 8 Courson Oil & Gas Inc., Perryton, Texas, completed a Mississippian discovery in northwestern Ochiltree County (RRC 10) approximately 10 miles northwest of Perryton and less than one mile south of the Oklahoma border. The #1 Batman, in Subdivision 1, T. Edwards Survey, A-73, is producing from a treated zone in the Chester between 7,354-81 ft. with flowing tubing pressure gauged at 808 psi on a 13/64-in. choke. Nearly a mile southwest is the 1980 Edwards Field opener the #1 Darrell Morris. This well was initially tested in the Upper Morrow between 7,325-36 ft. flowing 5.1 million cu. ft. of gas per day. 9 Fort Worth-based independent Burnett Oil Co. Inc. received a permit to drill a deep wildcat in Hutchinson County, Texas, (RRC 10) approximately 16 miles east-northeast of Stinnett. Objectives for the #1-574 Coble Paint, in Section 2, Block XO, H&OB Survey, A-574, were not disclosed. It's projected to 11,000 ft., presumably in the Precambrian. The site is two miles southeast of W.T. Coble Field, a three-well Morrow pool at about 6,600 ft. Gas production from the western Anadarko Basin field totaled 589 million cu. ft., with small amounts of condensate and water, according to IHS Energy. 10 Cimarex Energy Inc., Tulsa, completed a Hardeman Basin wildcat about a mile south of the Oklahoma border in northern Hardeman County, Texas, (RRC 9)as a Mississippian discovery. The #1 Durham Farms, in Section 2, GC&SF Survey, A-1079, pumped 48.5-degree oil at the natural rate of 86 bbl. daily, with 11,000 cu. ft. of gas and 93 bbl. of water daily through perforations in the Chappel between 8,488-96 ft. Total depth is 8,555 ft. The well is two miles west-northwest of the nearest producer. The #1 Bottoms "11" initially flowed 486 bbl. of 44-gravity oil daily from the Chappel between 8,531-39 ft. During nine years, the well recovered 175,000 bbl. of oil with 13 million cu. ft. of gas and 443,000 bbl. of water. 11 A low-volume oil discovery has been tested by Midland, Texas-based Reflection Energy Search Inc. in southeastern Crosby County (RRC 8A), about 15 miles west-southwest of the town of Spur, Texas. The #1 Marsha pumped 28 bbl. of 38-degree crude daily, with a trace of gas and six bbl. of water through acidized perforations in the Strawn B between 7,302-14 ft. The new producer, in Section 84, Block 2, H&GN Survey, A-568, reached a total depth of 8,214 ft. The #1 Cannon Estate is 2.66 miles east. The 8,114-ft. well was tested pumping 31-degree crude through perforations in the Atkins between 6,338-67 ft. The well has recovered a cumulative 63,663 bbl. of crude, 1.09 million cu. ft. of gas and 444,206 bbl. of water. 12 Wichita Falls, Texas-based Gunn Oil Co. drilled a wildcat in central Dickens County (RRC 8A) more than six miles northeast of the town of Spur, Texas. The #1 Prairie Pines, at last report, was at 300 ft. Located in Section 341, Block 1, H&GN Survey, A-177, it is slated to reach 5,500 ft. The two nearest producers, the #1 McGee in Section 313 and the #1 Stoecker in Section 314, had no details released. The #1 Robinson, in Section 316, was tested flowing 120 bbl. of 38-degree oil and 12,000 cu. ft. of gas daily from the Tannehill. The 5,150-ft. well has yielded 9,186 bbl. of crude and 5,000 cu. ft. of gas, said IHS Energy 13 Bettis, Boyle & Stovall, Graham, Texas, is drilling an Ellenburger test about eight miles southeast of the town of Sylvester in Fisher County, Texas (RRC 7B). The #1 Bracken Unit, in Section 4, Block 19, T&P Survey, A-1320, is slated to reach a proposed total depth of 5,900 ft. The nearest well in Raven Creek Field is nearly a mile east-southeast. The #1 Harvey has yielded a total of 8,855 bbl. of crude, 1.91 million cu. ft. of casinghead gas and 5,328 bbl. of water. 14 Carlsbad, N.M.-based Capitan Energy Inc. completed a Delaware wildcat in northeastern Culberson County (RRC 8), more than 65 miles northeast of the town of Van Horn, Texas. The #1 Enduring Freedom, in Section #1, Block 113, PSL Survey, A-5091, was tested almost a year ago flowing 329,000 cu. ft. of gas daily from perforations between 2,362-86 ft. Flowing tubing pressure was 283 psi on a 14/64-in. choke. About 0.75-mile north-northeast is the #1 Operation Freedom. The 2,558-ft. well flowed 300,000 cu. ft. of gas daily through acidized, fracture-treated perforations in the Olds between 2,372-90 ft. 15 In easternmost Reeves County, Texas, (RRC 8) about eight miles northwest of the town of Coyanosa, TMBR/Sharp Drilling Inc., Midland, completed a horizontal discovery. The #1H Ligon "22" State, in Section 22, Block 7, H&GN Survey, A-4355, had an absolute open flow calculated at 1.17 million cu. ft. of gas per day through a Devonian interval between 13,006 and 15,504 ft. Flowing tubing pressure was gauged at 1,031 psi. The well was drilled to a total depth if 15,553 ft., or a true vertical depth of 13,127 ft. About a mile east-northeast is the nearest previous Devonian production. The #1 McFarland "28" recovered 71.35 million cu. ft. of gas, 866 bbl. of condensate and 1,178 bbl. of water. 16 LeClair Operating Co. Inc. completed a gas discovery in northern Kimble County (RRC 7C), about nine miles north of the town of Junction, Texas. Gas flowed at a daily rate of 57,000 cu. ft. at the Pfluger L, which was perforated in the Strawn between 1,649-56 ft. Flowing tubing pressure was 75 psi on a 12/64-in. choke. The 2,050-ft. well was drilled in Section 66, TT RR Survey, A-1718. The discovery is about a half-mile north-northeast of the nearest previous producer, which is in Bolt Northeast Field. The #3 Pfluger yielded 123.21 million cu. ft. of gas between 1977 and 1980, according to IHS Energy.