1 Two Lansing-Kansas City discoveries have been made in southwestern Decatur County, Kan., by Murfin Drilling Co. Inc. The Wichita operator completed #1-19 Green-O’Brien and #1-26 Mumm Brothers based on 3-D seismic data. The first well is about five miles northwest of Selden in Section 19-5s-29w. The Murmac Field opener pumped 298 bbl. of oil and 6,121 bbl. of water during its first two months online. The second discovery is 3.5 miles east-southeast of the Murmac well. The Chipmunk Field opener is in Section 26-5s-29w. Gopher Field, discovered last summer, is between both. Little information has been released on the wells.
In separate activity, in Section 34-2s-24w in Norton County, IA Operating Inc., a subsidiary of private Imperial American Oil Corp., Wichita, tested oil at its 3,900-ft. #34-1 Ella Mae. A drillstem test of the Lansing C zone recovered 2,740 ft. of clean oil and no water, and shut-in pressures were in excess of 1,165 psi. The wildcat was drilled on a 3-D seismic anomaly. The site is 1.2 miles northwest of Lansing production in Oronoque Field.

2 A discovery was completed in the Mississippian in northern Ness County about four miles west of Ransom, Kan. Damar Resources Inc., Hays, Kan., completed #1 Marhofer Farms in Section 30-16s-24w. The well initially pumped 87 bbl. of oil and 13 bbl. of water a day. This 4,610-ft. venture is being labeled as the Marhofer Field opener. About 0.75-mile south and southeast, Dubbs Field produces from Mississippian. Originally opened in 1966, it was considered noncommercial and abandoned in 1969, reports IHS Inc. A delineation program started in 1986 increased production, and Dubbs has now produced 841,000 bbl. of oil from 17 wells.

3 Denver-based Storm Cat Energy (USA) Operating Corp. completed a discovery and two delineation tests in a remote Fayetteville shale pilot project in Van Buren County, Ark., about 14 miles west of Clinton. The #31-13H Kamalmaz, in Section 13-11n-17, initially flowed 1.75 million cu. ft. of gas a day with an average of more than 1.2 million a day during two weeks of production testing. The horizontal well was drilled to a measured depth of 4,680 ft. (true vertical depth 1,652 ft.) and fracture-stimulated. It also drilled #1-12H Files in Section 12-11n-17w, about 1.25 miles north-northwest, and #1-18H Vaughan in Section 18-11n-16w, about a mile southeast. Both horizontal wells were fractured. The three tests are now shut in, awaiting pipeline connection. The pilot is eight to 10 miles northwest of the nearest Fayetteville wells in Scotland Field.

4 XTO Energy Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, will drill its 8,250-ft. #1-1 George in Section 1-5n-23w, northern Yell County, Ark., about two miles northeast of Bellville. The Arkoma Basin venture will target Pennsylvanian formations through Borum. Waveland Field is about a mile south.

5 A Cherokee discovery was completed by Houston-based Apache Corp. about seven miles northeast of Laverne, Okla., in the expansive Mocane-Laverne gas area. The #3-19 McElhiney, in Section 19-27n-24w, produced 140 bbl. of oil and 148,000 cu. ft. of gas a day during initial tests. The 7,460-ft. venture was perforated in Cherokee and Morrow between 6,424 and 6,667 ft. and commingled. The Harper County well is within a half-mile in five directions from deeper Morrow and Chester gas production. Nearest oil production is 1.25 miles southwest, where six wells produce from Cherokee.

6 Two operators have made discoveries in western Oklahoma. Fort Worth, Texas-based Range Production Co. tested #1-12 Billie Jean with initial flow of 899,000 cu. ft. of gas and 310 bbl. of water a day. The well is seven miles east-northeast of Rocky in Section 12-8n-17w, southern Washita County. The Hoxbar discovery had flowing tubing pressure of 910 psi on a 20/64-in. choke. The inactive Rainey Northeast Field is about a mile east.
In neighboring Caddo County, Oklahoma City-based Crawley Petroleum Corp. completed a 17,850-ft. Springer discovery in Section 32-9n-11w, about seven miles south-southwest of Binger. The well flowed 2.1 million cu. ft. of gas and 11 bbl. of water a day with flowing casing pressures of 3,060 psi. Oney East Field is a mile northeast, which is now part of the greater Eakly-Weatherford trend. Completed in the mid-1980s these wells produce oil and gas from Marchand at about 10,200 ft. An isolated one-well discovery, drilled in 1984, has produced 1.94 billion cu. ft. of gas about two miles southeast of Crawley’s site.

7 Three horizontal wildcats are scheduled to target Wolfcamp in New Mexico’s Chaves County. Marbob Energy Corp. will drill #1 Hoptoit State Com, in Section 23-15s-31e, to 13,450 ft. The #2 and #3 are permitted to similar depths. The Artesia, N.M.-based company’s proposed #1 is 1.75 miles southwest of the only producing well in Tulk Southwest Field.

8 Tulsa, Okla.-based Zenergy Inc. will target Upper Morrow sand at #1158 Gruver in Section 158, Block 2, GH&H Survey, A-866, Hansford County (RRC 10). The Anadarko Basin venture will be drilled to 7,550 ft. about seven miles west of Gruver. Farwell Creek North Field is 2.5 miles east. Opened in 1972, that field has produced a cumulative 6.17 billion cu. ft. of gas and 78,000 bbl. of oil and condensate through mid-2007, reports IHS Inc.

9 A second West Texas wildcat was scheduled by Midland, Texas-based Capali Energy LLC in southeastern Lamb County (RRC 8A) east of Littlefield. The #1 Brock is in Abner Taylor Survey, A-347. The 7,500-ft. venture is 4.5 miles north-northeast of nearest production in Anton-Irish Field, which has produced a cumulative 222.5 million bbl. of crude, 60.8 billion cu. ft. of casinghead gas and 953.9 million bbl. of water from Clear Fork since the 1940s. Deeper Wolfcamp production was discovered in the field in late 2001.

10 Midland, Texas-based WTG Exploration will drill the 12,000-ft. #1 D’s Dilemma about six miles east-southeast of Andrews in Andrews County (RRC 8), Texas. The wildcat is in Section 29, Block 3, PSL Survey, A-2263. Nearest recovery is less than 1.5 miles northeast from Orson Field. Additional recovery comes from Wemac Field, about 1.5 miles west-southwest.

11 Coryell County (RRC 7B), Texas, is the site of an interesting drilling campaign. Irving-based Halek Energy LLC has three wells in progress and a site in the southern part of the county, in and around Copperas Cove. Halek has drilled #1 Kindler Lease, in Benjamin Thompson Survey, A-1019, to a total depth of 3,450 ft. The well, some 8.2 miles north of Copperas Cove, is under completion. Halek also has a location staked at its #1CB McMullin Lease, in Francis K. Clanton Survey, A-161, a quarter-mile northeast of the Kindler well.
Within the city limits, Halek is completing its 1,994-ft. #1 Williams in H. Botcher Survey, A-1319. It offsets Lampasas County’s Toga Field, a one-well Cisco accumulation that is that county’s only production. Also, Halek drilled #1 Morse, in John Winn Survey, A-1068, 10.5 miles north of Copperas Cove, to 3,511 ft. and ran production casing. IHS Inc. reports that Halek is testing the well on pump.
The only producing well in Coryell County is a few miles north of Halek’s ventures. The #1 W.D. Bowlin was completed in 1964 flowing 86 bbl. of 41-gravity oil a day. It produced 934 bbl. of crude from Ellenburger through 1965.
Also, in the northwestern part of the county, Halek has Coryell’s first horizontal test. The #1H Thomas Lease, in Maria Carmona Survey, A-160, was drilled to 3,000 ft. It is 11.8 miles southeast of Evant and is being completed.

12 Chesapeake Operating Inc., Oklahoma City, will target Ellenberger with a 14,000-ft. Val Verde Basin wildcat in west-central Edwards County (RRC 1). The #2 Wardlaw Brothers 1 is in Section 1, Block V12, TC RR Co. Survey, A-1291. Nearest drilling is about a mile northwest. Houston independent Newfield Exploration, also active nearby, staked its #1801 W.L. Whitehead about 30 miles northwest of Rocksprings.
The 15,000-ft. venture is in Section 18, Block B, GC&SF RR Co. Survey, A-2678. Possible objectives include Pennsylvanian at about 8,876 ft. and Strawn at about 9,567 ft. Nearest recovery is about two miles east in Vinegarone East Field, which has produced 70 billion cu. ft. of gas and 411,262 bbl. of water since coming online in 1997.