Anadarko Petroleum Corp. shined a spotlight on its horizontal Wattenberg program at the Enercom conference in Denver on Aug. 15.

Although the Wattenberg often garners less attention than APC’s international operations, CEO Al Walker said that in the near term the play represented “probably the biggest driver for value creation” at Anadarko.

The value of the horizontal play in the Wattenberg is “around $12 billion net to our interest today,” said Walker.

A recent development in the field was Anadarko’s first extended reach lateral (9,000 feet). While he provided no ...