1 Two horizontal Briscoe Ranch-Eagle Ford wells were completed in Webb County (RRC Dist. 4), Texas, by SM Energy Co. The new wells are on a 64,828-acre lease in Section 2182, Joaquin Galan Survey, A-65. The #21H Galvan Ranch flowed 2.95 million cu. ft. of gas, 45 bbl. of 64.8-degree condensate and 368 bbl. of water per day through fractured perforations at 9,483-14,485 ft. Gauged on a 13/64-in. choke, flowing and shut-in tubing pressures were measured at 4,310 psi and 4,480 psi, respectively, after drilling to 14,840 ft., 9,048 ft. true vertical. The #22H Galvan Ranch is a direct offset in the same section. The initial daily potential for the 14,604-ft. well was 3.03 million cu. ft. of gas, 57 bbl. of 65.6-degree condensate and 476 bbl. of water through fracture-treated perforations at 9,578-14,479 ft. The respective flowing and shut-in casing pressures were gauged at 3,500 psi and 4,425 psi. SM Energy is based in Denver.

2 In LaSalle County (RRC Dist. 1), Texas, Petrohawk Operating Co. of Houston completed a horizontal Eagle Ford shale well as part of Hawkville Field. The #1H Robert Gutierrez had an initial daily potential of 13.06 million cu. ft. and 384 bbl. of water. The company's producer was tested through acid- and fracture-stimulated perforations at 11,262-16,213 ft. Gauged on a 24/64-in. choke, the flowing and shut-in tubing pressures were 5,094 psi and 6,784 psi, respectively. The well is on a 1,681-acre lease in Section 30, GC&SF RR Co Survey, A-1648, and was drilled to 17,267 ft.

3 Matador Production Co. of Dallas reported a horizontal Eagle Ford completion as part of Eagleville Field. The #1H Martin Ranch is on a 2,971-acre lease in Section 309, BS&F Survey, A-835, in LaSalle County (RRC Dist. 1), Texas. The initial daily potential was 1,129 bbl. of 42.4-degree crude, 2.82 million cu. ft. of gas and 3,161 bbl. of water through fractured perforations at 9,399-13,600 ft. The well was drilled to 13,718 ft., 9,162 ft. true vertical. Gauged on a 34/64-in. choke, the flowing tubing pressure was 1,550 psi.

4 In McMullen County (RRC Dist. 1), Texas, Chesapeake Operating Inc. completed a horizontal Eagle Ford well as part of Eagleville Field. The #1H Fox Creek C was tested flowing 647 bbl. of 36.6-degree oil, 176,000 cu. ft. of gas and 18 bbl. of water per day through natural perforations at 9,479-16,400 ft. Chesapeake's well is on a 695-acre lease in Section 30, T&NO RR Co Survey, A-676, and was drilled to 16,506 ft. It bottomed over a mile to the southeast beneath the Live Oak Co. Survey, A-298. Gauged on a 12/64-in. choke, flowing tubing pressure was 1,510 psi. Log tops at the site include the Anacacho at 8,584 ft., Austin Chalk at 8,980 ft. and Eagle Ford shale at 10,157 ft. Chesapeake's headquarters are in Oklahoma City.

5 Houston-based Burlington Resources Oil & Gas completed a horizontal Eagle Ford shale well as part of Eagleville Field in Live Oak County (RRC Dist. 2), Texas. Burlington's #1 Jo Ann Esse Unit A was tested flowing 1,061 bbl. of 48.5-degree crude, 2.62 million cu. ft. of gas and 134 bbl. of water per day through fractured perforations at 11,983-16,363 ft. Gauged on a 14/64-in. choke, the flowing casing pressure was 870 psi. The well was drilled to 16,665 ft., 11,485 ft. true vertical, on a 320-acre lease in Section 116, House Singleton Survey, A-219. It bottomed over a mile to the northwest beneath the same section. Log tops include the Anacacho at 11,364 ft., Austin Chalk at 11,609 ft. and Eagle Ford at 16,665 ft.

6 A horizontal Eagle Ford discovery in Eagleville Field was reported by EOG Resources Inc. of Houston. The initial daily potential for #3H Beynon Unit was 932 bbl. of 46-degree oil, 699,000 cu. ft. of gas and 513 bbl. of water through fracture-stimulated perforations at 10,974-17,216 ft. Gauged on a 30/64-in. choke, the flowing tubing pressure was 845 psi. The new producer is in Karnes County (RRC Dist. 2), Texas, on a 786-acre lease in Section 135, Willis Orton Survey, A-221. The well was drilled to 18,325 ft., 10,956 ft. true vertical and bottomed to the northwest beneath the same section. Site log tops include the Anacacho at 10,833 ft., Austin Chalk at 11,112 ft. and Eagle Ford at 11,334 ft.

7 In Nacogdoches County (RRC Dist. 6), Texas, Exco Operating Inc. tested a Haynesville completion in Carthage Field that flowed 26.48 million cu. ft. of gas. The completion is on a 703-acre lease in Joel Walker Survey, A-57. The Dallas-based company's #1H S.U. Walker was tested on a 26/64-in. choke and flowed through fracture-treated perforations at 14,818-19 ft. after drilling to a total depth of 19,675 ft., 14,470 ft. true vertical. The flowing tubing pressure was 9,597 psi and the shut-in casing pressure was 10,224 psi.

8 SWEPI LP of Houston completed a horizontal Haynesville shale well as part of Grogan Field in Sabine Parish, La. The #1 Cook-Taylor 23H was tested flowing 17.1 million cu. ft. of gas and 429 bbl. of water per day through fracture-treated perforations at 14,205-17,992 ft. Tested on a 20/64-in. choke, the flowing casing pressure was 8,492 psi. The venture is in Section 23-10n-11w and was drilled to 18,060 ft., 13,675 ft. true vertical. The surface location of the new well offsets shallower Paluxy and Nacatosh production.

9 A horizontal Haynesville shale well in Red River Parish, La., was completed as part of Red Oak Lake Field by Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. According to IHS Inc., the Calgary-based company's #1 Lysander Webb 11H initially flowed 21.98 million cu. ft. of gas and 216 bbl. of oil. Encana's new producer was tested on a 22/64-in choke through fracture-treated perforations at 13,592-17,378 ft. The flowing casing pressure was 9,923 psi. Drilled to 17,480 ft., 13,570 ft. true vertical, in Section 11-11n-10w, the new producer bottomed about one mile to the south beneath the same section. Reported log tops were Hosston at 7,200 ft.; Knowles at 10,280 ft.; Bossier at 11,400 ft.; and Haynesville at 13,614 ft.

10 In Columbia County, Ark., Bonanza Creek Energy Resources reported the completion of two Cotton Valley wells as part of Dorcheat Macedonia Field. The #5 Willis pumped oil at an initial daily rate of 32 bbl. with 65,000 cu. ft. of gas and 68 bbl. of water through acid- and fracture-treated perforations at 8,160-8,563 ft. The vertical is in Section 17-18s-21w and was drilled to 8,800 ft. A southern offset, #6 Willis B, was drilled to 8,815 ft. and tested flowing 80 bbl. of crude, 228,000 cu. ft. of gas and 132 bbl. of water per day through perforations at 8,430-8,750 ft. Bonanza Creek Energy's headquarters are in Houston.

11 Shell Offshore Inc., based in Houston, is drilling #1-DC OCS G07493 in Garden Banks Block 427. Shell's exploration plan for the tract was approved in early 2011 and up to two more development tests could be drilled from various surface locations on Block 427. Shell's Block 427 venture is one of only a few deepwater wells being drilled since last year's Deepwater Horizon disaster.

12 According to IHS Inc., Stavanger-based Statoil has filed an exploration plan to drill up to three tests in the Keathley Canyon area. Under lease OCS G33343 on Keathley Canyon Block 698, the proposed wildcats are planned for separate surface locations in the northwestern portion of the tract. Water depth in the area is about 6,400 ft. The drilling rights to the tract were purchased by Statoil in March 2009. There are numerous Lower Tertiary oil discoveries in the area, including ExxonMobil's Hadrian and Anadarko Petroleum's Lucius wells. In May 2011, Statoil won approval to drill an exploratory test on its Logan prospect, 22 miles southeast of the planned Keathley Canyon Block 698 venture