1 Great Plains Energy Inc., Kansas City, Mo., staked a remote wildcat about 3.5 miles north-northeast of Norcatur in a nonproducing township in northwestern Kansas in northwestern Norton County. The #1 Shulte, Section 16-2s-25w, is set to reach a total depth of 3,900 ft. in Precambrian granite. The nearest producer is in Thirty-Six Field, five miles southeast of the new location. It has produced 142,000 bbl. of oil since 1979 through perforations between 3,475 and 3,750 ft. from both the Lansing-Kansas City and the Cambrian Reagan sand. 2 Tulsa, Okla.-based Palm Oil & Gas received a permit for an exploratory test a mile west and slightly south of South Haven, Kan., in southern Sumner County. The #1-4 Idotha, in Section 4-35s-1w, is set to reach a total depth of 4,600 ft. to test the Arbuckle and evaluate the Simpson sand, according to IHS Energy. The nearest Simpson producers are nearly 1.25 miles east in South Haven Field. Opened in 1954, the six-well pool had a total production of 608,000 bbl. of oil from 4,200 ft. during 22 years online. 3 Seeco Inc., a unit of Southwestern Energy, Houston, staked a wildcat about 3.5 miles south of Greers Ferry, Ark., in a nonproducing township in western Cleburne County. The #1-21-H Green Bay Packaging, in Section 21-10n-11w, is to be a horizontal test drilled northwestward. It is set to reach a total measured depth of 6,900 ft. with a true vertical depth of 4,300 ft. to reach the Fayetteville. There's only been one other test in the township. The #1-33 Schattel, in Pearson Field, 1.5 miles south of Seeco's discovery, was tested flowing 625,000 cu. ft. of gas per day from Hale through perforations at 2,518 ft. It was abandoned without being connected to a pipeline. 4 Seeco Inc. has also permitted a wildcat in the Arkoma Basin targeting the Borum a mile southeast of Havana, Ark., on the Ranger Anticline in Yell County. The #1-13 SKK, in Section 13-5n-24w, is set to reach a total depth of 8,500 ft. The spot is 1.25 miles east of the #1-14 Walkup, which was tested in the Borum flowing 1.57 million cu. ft. of gas per day through fracture-stimulated perforations between 5,824 and 5,927 ft. 5 A western Anadarko Basin wildcat was staked seven miles southeast of Reydon, Okla., in Roger Mills County, by Houston-based Newfield Exploration. The #1-26 Rebecca, in Section 26-13n-25w, is set to reach a total depth of 15,300 ft. to evaluate Pennsylvanian formations between 12,260 and 14,245 ft. The location is a mile northeast of the #1-34 Federal on the northwestern flank of Dempsey Field. That well produced a cumulative of 1.85 billion cu. ft. of gas, according to IHS Energy. 6 Marathon Oil Co., Houston, received permits for two wildcats in the southern Anadarko Basin less than two miles northeast of Rocky, Okla., in southern Washita County. The #1-7 Gigatt, in Section 7-8n-17w, and the #1-18, a half-mile south in Section 18-8n-17w, are each set to reach a total depth of 20,000 ft. to test Pennsylvanian formations through the Springer. The sites are two miles generally northwest of the #1-16 State. The 19,500-ft. well had a cumulative production of 585 million cu. ft. 7 Midland, Texas, independent David H. Arrington Oil & Gas Inc. staked three horizontal wildcats six miles southeast of Hope, N.M., in the northwestern portion Eddy County. The #1H Chartreuse Hose, in Section 15-18s-23e, is set to reach 8,410 ft. in the Wolfcamp. It is expected to bottom about 0.75-mile north. The #1H Red Hose, in Section 14-18s-23e, and the #2H, a quarter-mile east, are planned to reach depths of 8,620 and 8,630 ft., respectively, and both slated to bottom about 0.75-mile north or their locations. About a half-mile south-southwest of the Chartreuse Hose is the #1 Antelope Federal in Eddy Field. The 4,825-ft. well has produced a cumulative 165.02 million cu. ft. of gas. 8 BTA Oil Producers, Midland, Texas, received permits for an exploratory test 0.75-mile north of the Texas/ New Mexico, border in Eddy County, N.M. The #1 Owl "20504" JV-P, in Section 18-26s-27e, is set to reach 5,900 ft., apparently to reach the Bone Spring. The #4 Welch Unit is 1.6 miles east-southeast in Welch Field. It produced a total of 30,169 bbl. of oil and 51,530 bbl. of water. 9 Tulsa, Okla.-based Latigo Petroleum Texas LP staked a shallow wildcat about 10 miles northeast of Borger, Texas, in south-central Hutchinson County (RRC 10). The #2 Bitzie Harvey A45, in Section 1, Block L, H&GN Survey, A-45, is set to reach a total depth of 4,800 ft. The new site is about three miles northeast of Panhandle Hutchinson County Field. The Permian oil wells produce from depths above 3,000 ft. No activity has been reported. 10 Trio Consulting & Management LLC, Wichita Falls, Texas, plans a wildcat more than five miles northeast of Quanah, Texas, in the northern portion of Hardeman County (RRC 9). The #1 DDD-Evans, in Section 74, Block H, W&NW Survey, A-1514, more than a mile south of the Texas-Oklahoma border, is set to reach a total depth of 9,000 ft. The #1 Evans in Turkey Field is the closest producer with a cumulative recovery of 325,381 bbl. of crude, 156.5 million cu. ft. of casinghead gas and 2.47 million bbl. of water, according to IHS Energy. 11 A Palo Duro Basin wildcat has been completed in the central portion of Floyd County (RRC 8A), Texas, by Houston-based Apollo Energy Operating Co. LP. The location is more than four miles northeast of Floydada, Texas. The #1 W.D. Miller, in Section 24, Block 1, GC&SF Survey, A-197, had an initial daily potential of 71 bbl. of crude, 258,000 cu. ft. of gas and 46 bbl. of water from both acid- and fracture-stimulated perforations between 8,862 and 9,002 ft. Total depth of the well is 9,823 ft. More than 10 miles south-southeast is the #1X Ona Ruth Neff in Floydada Field. During two months online the well recovered 392 bbl. of crude, 157,000 cu. ft. of casinghead gas and 42 bbl. of water. 12 Lometa Exploration Corp., Millican, Texas, staked two wildcats on the southernmost flank of the Fort Worth Basin in lightly drilled Coryell County (RRC 7B) within the city limits of Gatesville, Texas. The #1 Yows, in the Henry Farley Survey, A-352, is set to reach a total depth of 6,600 ft. Salado, Texas, independent Scully Energy Corp. also staked two wildcats a couple of miles northwest of the town of Copperas Cove. The #1 DeCamp Unit, in the E. P. Beauchamp Survey, A-139, is set to reach 3,950 ft. A quarter-mile northeast, the #1 O'Bryan Unit is slated to reach a similar depth, in the TC RR Co Survey, A-1674. The only producer out of around 60 tests in the county is 15 miles southwest of Lometa's venture. The #1 W.D. Bowlin yielded 934 bbl. of crude while online through 1965. Total depth of the well is 3,583 ft. 13 Midland, Texas-based Henry Petroleum LP completed two wildcats about five miles east-southeast of Garden City, Texas, in Glasscock County, Texas (RRC 8). The #2707 Currie, in Section 27, Block 33, T4S, T&P RR Co Survey, A-158, was tested flowing 61 bbl. of crude, 250,000 cu. ft. of gas and one bbl. of water daily through fracture-treated perforations in the Strawn between 9,295 and 9,315 ft. Flowing tubing pressure was gauged at 100 psi on a 34/64-in. choke. The #3508 Currie, 1.75 miles east-southeast, had an initial daily potential of 30 bbl. of oil, 74,000 cu. ft. of gas and 175 bbl. of water through fracture-stimulated perforations between 7,214 and 8,290 ft. in the Lower Wolfcamp, according to IHS Energy. 14 Approach Operating LLC, Fort Worth, Texas, completed a southeastern Delaware Basin wildcat in the eastern portion of Pecos County (RRC 8) in West Texas. The #1 Priest "39," in Section 39, Block C4, GC&SF Survey, A-2792, flowed more than 43 bbl. of oil daily with 1,000 cu. ft. of gas and 74 bbl. of water through acidized perforations between 7,287 and 7,630 ft. in the Canyon. Total depth of the well is 7,730 ft. The closest producer is a mile north in Apache Camp Field. The #1 Roy Priest yielded a total of 5,590 bbl. of oil and 232,000 cu. ft. of casinghead gas. 15 Tulsa, Okla.-based Bluegrass Energy Inc. completed a wildcat 5.5 miles east-northeast of Iraan, Texas, in northwestern Crockett County (RRC 7C). The #103 Simpson Canyon, in Section 3, Block GG, Obid Marshall Survey, A-2827, had an initial daily potential of 249 bbl. of 34.8-degree crude and 66,000 cu. ft. of gas from acidized perforations in the Leonard between 4,448-98 ft. Flowing tubing pressure was gauged at 270 psi on a 17/64-in. choke. The nearest Leonard recovery is more than six miles east in Condo Field. 16 PXP Texas Inc., Houston, staked a Val Verde Basin horizontal wildcat in the northwestern Edwards County (RRC 1) about 5.5 miles east of the Val Verde County line. The #1H Wardlaw, in Section 169, CCSD&RGNG RR Co Survey, A-759, is set to reach a total depth of 10,500 ft. It is planned to bottom about a mile west-northwest beneath Section 168. The nearest production is 2.3 miles west-northwest in Vinegarone East Field. The #2 Newby "B" has a cumulative recovery of 53.85 million cu. ft. of gas. The field has recovered a total of 1.17 billion cu. ft. of gas and 365,637 bbl. of water from the Pennsylvanian since 1997.

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