Permit Issued For Kaiparowits Basin Wildcat in Kane County, Utah

Drilling Activity Details

Locations

UT
United States

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Well Name
#32-23 Flat Top-Tidewater-State
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Drilling Activity Summary

Description

Tidewater Oil & Gas Co. has received a drilling permit for a 13,000-ft Kaiparowits Basin wildcat in Kane County, Utah. The #32-23 Flat Top-Tidewater-State will be in Section 23-43s-1e and is projected to Cambrian. The venture is near the Echo Cliffs Uplift and the Kaibab Monocline. Only one commercial well has been drilled in the basin, and it produces from Permian Kaibab Limestone at 6,600-7,600 ft. The field was opened in 1964. Tidewater’s headquarters are in Denver.