1. Yates Petroleum Corp. has extended Draper Mill West Field into the New Mexico portion of the Delaware Basin. The Lea County completion, #1H Undaunted BSD State Com, flowed 155 bbl. of oil, 360,000 cu. ft. of gas and 520 bbl. of water per day. Production is from an acid- and fracture-stimulated Bone Spring interval at 11,265-15,414 ft. The flowing casing pressure was 1,550 psi when tested on an 18/64-in. choke., Drilled to 15,464 ft. in Section 2-25s-32e, the true vertical depth is 10,882 ft. Yates’ headquarters are in Artesia, N.M.

2. EOG Resources Inc. completed a horizontal Sandbar Field well in Loving County (RRC Dist. 8), Texas. The #1H Excelsior 12 produced 1,010 bbl. of 44.8-degree-gravity oil, 2.3 million cu. ft. of gas and 1,395 bbl. of condensate per day. The well is producing from acid- and fracture-stimulated Bone Spring perforations at 9,690-14,256 ft. Tested on a 56/64-in. choke, the flowing tubing pressure was 755 psi. The 14,309-ft. venture has a true vertical depth of 9,052 ft. and is in Section 12, Block 54, T1S, T&P RR Co Survey, A-940. The north-trending lateral bottomed close to the Texas/New Mexico state line beneath Section 1 in the West Texas portion of the Delaware Basin. EOG is based in Houston.

3. A horizontal Drinkard producer by Texland Petroleum-Hobbs LLC was reported in Lea County’s Garrett East Field in New Mexico. The #2H RFL Trust 30 produced 787 bbl. of 36.9-degree-gravity crude, 565,000 cu. ft. of gas and 960 bbl. of water per day from acid- and fracture-treated perforations at 8,370-12,744 ft. Tested on an 18/64-in. choke, the flowing tubing pressure was 360 psi. The venture was drilled to 12,890 ft. in Section 30-16s-39e and the lateral bottomed nearly a mile to the east with a true vertical depth of 8,148 ft. Southwest of #2H RFL Trust 30, Fort Worth-based Texland completed a horizontal Drinkard well in Garrett East Field in 2012. The #1H RLF Trust 25 Federal Com flowed 138 bbl. of oil, 26,000 cu. ft. of gas and 196 bbl. of water daily through perforations at 8,902- 12,504 ft.

4. An Apache Corp. discovery in Paint Ridge Field flowed 338 bbl. of oil, 297,000 cu. ft. of gas and 120 bbl. of water per day. The #8116 Boys Ranch is in Section 116, Block 47, H&TC Survey, A-808, in Oldham County (RRC Dist. 10), Texas. It is producing from an acidized and fracture- stimulated Canyon Granite Wash interval at 9,160-80 ft. Before completing the well, Apache conducted production tests at 9,610-20 ft., then isolated that interval below a bridge plug at 9,560 ft. Apache’s headquarters are in Houston.

5. An Anadarko Basin well by Apache Corp. initially pumped 790 bbl. of 42-gravity oil, 458,000 cu. ft. of gas and 10 bbl. of water per day. The #3H Mekeel 303 is in Section 303, Block 43, H&TC Survey, A-173, of Ochiltree County, (RRC Dist. 10), Texas. Production is from an openhole horizontal Cleveland lateral at 7,875-12,129 ft. in Pan Petro Field after 16-stage fracturing. The proposed depth was 8,000 ft. and the true vertical depth is 7,533 ft. According to Apache, the well produced nearly 5,000 bbl. of oil before its initial 24-hour test. Offsetting the drillsite to the south is #4H Leland Mekeel 226 that initially pumped 526 bbl. of 41-degree-gravity oil, 545,000 cu. ft. of gas and 113 bbl. of water per day. The venture is in Section 226, Block 43, H&TC Survey, A-829, was tested in an openhole interval at 7,855-12,092 ft.

6. Chesapeake Operating Inc. has completed #408H Thurman Horn, a second horizontal well on the #4010H Thurman Horn SL pad. The Wheeler County (RRC Dist. 10), Texas, producer was drilled northward to 14,982 ft. and produced 7,700 bbl. of oil and 121 million cu. ft. of gas from Granite Wash in its first three months on stream. The new well is in Section 1, Camp CSL Survey. Oklahoma Citybased Chesapeake’s new #408H Thurman Horn began producing in November 2012.

7. Devon Energy Corp. announced a Wheeler County (RRC Dist. 10), Texas completion. The #8H Willis Luther 9 is in Section 1, Camp CSL Survey, A-25. It flowed an average of 2,013 bbl. of oil and 2.55 million cu. ft. of gas per day from an undisclosed horizontal Granite Wash interval. The Mills Ranch Field well by the Oklahoma City-based company had a projected depth of 11,500 ft. Additional completion information is not available. The lateral is parallel to a Chesapeake Operating Inc. horizontal producer at #4010H Thurman Horn SL.

8. According to IHS Inc., Apache Corp. recorded an initial flow rate of 2,022 bbl. of 47-degree-gravity oil, 1.19million cu. ft. of gas and 360 bbl. of water per day at an Anadarko Basin producer in Section 30- 12n-22w of Beckham County, Okla. The #3-30H Simmons was tested on a 20/64-in. choke with production from a horizontal interval of Cottage Grove (Hoxbar) Granite Wash at 10,768-15,127 ft. The well had an acid treatment and fracture-stimulation in 12 stages. Drilled to 15,303 ft., the Carpenter Field venture had a true vertical depth of 10,409 ft.

9. According to IHS Inc., Chesapeake Operating Inc. recovered 687 bbl. of 25- degree-gravity oil, 1.33 million cu. ft. of gas and 1,558 bbl. of water per day at a new producer in a multi-well development program in Woods County, Okla. The #1H Rider 1-28-15 is in Section 12-28n-15w and is producing via gas lift through acidized and fracture-stimulated perforations in a Mississippian horizontal interval at 5,200-10,191 ft. The 10,298 ft. well has a true vertical depth of 4,931 ft., with a bottomhole in Section 1-28n-15w.

10. In Garvin County, Okla., Newfield Exploration Co. has reported a Woodford exploratory well that spanned two sections. The #1H-3X Floyd is in Section 15-2n-3w and flowed 445 bbl. of 42-degree-gravity oil, 988,000 cu. ft. of gas and 1,792 bbl. of water per day. Gauged on a 64/64-in. choke, the shut-in tubing pressure was 1,150 psi and the flowing tubing pressure was 130 psi. The 20,900-ft. well was horizontally drilled northward across Section 10 to a bottomhole in Section 3-2n-3w and was completed at 10,602-20,734 ft. following acid- and fracturestimulation. The true vertical depth is 9,828 ft. Newfield Exploration’s headquarters are in Houston.

11. Range Resources Corp. announced preliminary production data for a Nemaha Ridge producer in Kay County, Okla. The #24-3N Tyr is in Section 24-25n-1w, and flowed 1,024 bbl. of oil equivalent (80% liquids) from Mississippian during an initial 24-hour test (approximately 819 bbl. of oil and 1.23 million cu. ft. of gas). Production is from an openhole horizontal interval at 5,410-8,813 ft. The well reached 8,813 ft., 4,419 ft. true vertical, and was completed after 20-stage fracture stimulation. The Fort Worthbased operator reports the Mississippian reservoir underlying Section 24 averages 400 ft. in thickness, with an average porosity of 6.3% and average water saturation of 56.5%.

12. Crimson Exploration Inc. completed a Woodbine horizontal well in Madison County (RRC Dist. 3), Texas. The #1H Mosley B had a gross initial production rate of 1,143 bbl. of oil equivalent per day (984 bbl. of crude, 86 bbl. of natural gas liquids and 437,000 cu. ft. of gas). The well was drilled to 15,366 ft., with a 6,044-ft. lateral and was completed with 22 stages of fracture stimulation. The producer is in William C. Palmer Survey, A- 185 and bottomed 1.3 miles to the west beneath L.N. Washington Survey, A-241. The well was tested on a 26/64-in. choke and additional completion information is not available from the Houston-based company.

***All data in the Exploration Highlights section is based on sources believed to be reliable, but its accuracy cannot be guaranteed. The prudent investor intending to act upon any particular data is urged to verify it with all other available sources. In no way should the publication of these items be construed as an express or implied endorsement of a company or its activities.

Most land in the U.S. is divided into townships—rectangular tracts six miles square. The township, in turn, is divided into 36 numbered sections, each a one-mile square. The lines running north-south and dividing east from west are called range lines. The lines running east-west and dividing north from south are township lines.

A well in Section 15-Township 4 north- Range 3 east is abbreviated: 15-4n-3e.