1. A horizontal Bone Spring completion in Eddy County, N.M., by Midland-based COG Operating LLC, has extended Gatuna Canyon Field eastward. The #1H Birdseye 32 State had an initial daily potential of 484 bbl. of crude, 536,000 cu. ft. of gas and 1,040 bbl. of water from acid- and fracture-treated perforations at 10,162-13,240 ft. The 13,350-ft. horizontal lateral was drilled out of a 9,350-ft. vertical pilot hole in Section 32-19s-31e and bottomed to the north at a true vertical depth of 8,959 ft.

2. According to IHS Inc., a horizontal Bone Spring discovery was reported in the Big Sinks Southeast Field area in Eddy County, N.M. Devon Energy Corp.'s #1H Snapping 10 Federal was tested flowing 475 bbl. of oil, 2.69 million cu. ft. of gas and 712 bbl. of water per day from a fracture-stimulated interval at 8,468-12,858 ft. The horizontal leg was drilled to 12,869 ft. and the true vertical depth is 8,590 ft. The initial pilot hole reached 9,900 ft. in Section 10-26s-31e, while the lateral bottomed to the south beneath the same section. Devon's headquarters are in Oklahoma City.

3. Pioneer Resources Inc. of Phillipsburg, Kan., completed a discovery in western Kansas as a producer in two Pennsylvanian formations. The #2 Railroad is in Section 7-14s-31w of Gove County. The venture pumped 150 bbl. of 34-degree-gravity oil per day, with no reported gas or water, during an initial test of three acidized Lansing-Kansas City intervals at 3,928-31 ft., 3,976-80 ft. and 4,064-69 ft. and two in the Johnson Zone at 4,564-68 ft. and 4,506-12 ft.

4. A Silurio-Devonian discovery in Hansford County (RRC Dist. 10), Texas, initially produced 100 bbl. of 40-degree-gravity oil, 41,000 cu. ft. of gas and 10 bbl. of water per day from Hunton at 9,136-54 ft. after acid treatment. Strat Land Exploration Co.'s discovery, #103 Virgil Mathews, is in Section 3, Block 4-T, T&NO Survey, A-381. The well was drilled to 9,675 ft. The Anadarko Basin discovery is in an area of Hansford Field that produces from Pennsylvanian-aged Des Moines, and Upper, Middle and Lower Morrow. Strat Land's headquarters are in Tulsa.

5. Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. completed a horizontal Marmaton test producer in Section 36-2n-22e in Beaver County, Okla. The #1-36H State of Oklahoma pumped 197 bbl. of 36-degreegravity oil, 7,000 cu. ft. of gas and 1,584 bbl. of water per day through ports between 7,519 and 10,555 ft. following a 10-stage fracturing. The 10,884-ft. well has a north lateral extending to a true vertical depth of 6,640 ft. at a bottomhole in the same section. Cabot's headquarters are in Houston.

6. Chalker Operating Inc. completed a horizontal Cleveland producer that initially pumped 539 bbl. of 43-degree-gravity oil, 859,000 cu. ft. of gas and 510 bbl. of water per day. The well is in Section 159, Block 43, H&TC Survey, A-94 in Lipscomb County (RRC Dist. 10), Texas. The Houston-based company's #1H Cleveland 159 is producing from an openhole lateral at 8,708-12,685 ft. that was drilled northward across the section and fractured in 18 stages. True vertical depth is 8,518 ft.

7. Chesapeake Operating Inc. of Oklahoma City completed a western Anadarko Basin horizontal well that flowed 6.96 million cu. ft. of gas, 464 bbl. of 53-degree-gravity condensate and 2,347 bbl. of water daily. The #3H T.A. Greenhouse is in Section 1, Block 3, B&B Survey, A-16, in Wheeler County (RRC Dist. 10), Texas. The venture is producing through fracture-stimulated perforations between 11,605 and 15,945 ft. in a Des Moines Granite Wash lateral drilled northward across the section. Tested on a 52/64-in. choke, the shut-in casing pressure was 2,082 psi, and the flowing casing pressure was 1,557-psi. Respective measured and true vertical depths are 16,113 ft. and 11,426 ft.

8. Oklahoma City-based Chaparral Energy LLC completed an Anadarko Basin producer in Section 7-20n-25w of Ellis County, Okla. The #4H-6 Herber flowed 440 bbl. of 42-degree-gravity oil with 169,000 cu. ft. of gas and 410 bbl. of water per day from a horizontal section of Missourian Cleveland sand at 8,462-13,046 ft. Following an 11-stage acid and fracture treatment, the well was tested on a 64/64-in. choke with a flowing tubing pressure of 430 psi and a shut-in tubing pressure of 1,850 psi. The Shattuck Field prospect has a north lateral terminating at a measured depth of 13,105 ft., 8,003 ft. true vertical at a bottomhole in Section 6-20n-25w.

9. A Des Moines Granite Wash producer by Apache Corp. initially flowed 12.6 million cu. ft. of gas, 1,115 bbl. of 56-gravity condensate and 596 bbl. of water per day. The venture was drilled in the greater Carpenter Field region of Oklahoma's Anadarko Basin. The #1-16H Smith is in Section 17-11n-21w and was tested in an undifferentiated Des Moines Granite Wash at 13,368-17,331 ft. following acid and fracture treatments. Gauged on a 19/64-in. choke, the flowing tubing pressure was 6,120 psi and shut-in tubing pressure was 12,726 psi. The Beckham County venture has a southerly lateral extending to a bottomhole in Section 16-11n-21w, with measured depth of 17,516 ft. and a true vertical depth of 13,065 ft. Apache's headquarters are in Houston.

10. In Young County (RRC Dist. 9), Texas, J-Lyn Oil Co. completed #1 Brown Heirs flowing 41 bbl. of 41-degree-gravity crude. It was tested through an acidized openhole interval in Mississippian at 5,180-85 ft. Gauged on a 6/64-in. choke, the flowing tubing pressure was 610 psi. It was drilled on a 70.32-acre Fort Worth Basin lease in Section 2, Sylphia Tynes Survey, A-274. J-Lyn operates several shallower Pennsylvanian producers in the vicinity. J-Lyn is based in Graham, Texas.

11. In Jack County (RRC Dist. 9), Texas, a directional well has been completed as an apparent Mississippian oil discovery by Xplore Operating LLC. The #1 Duke pumped at the daily rate of 42 bbl. of 38.2-degreegravity oil, with 25,000 cu. ft. of gas and 2 bbl. of water, from acidized perforations at 5,508-83 ft. The Fort Worth-based company's well was drilled to 5,583 ft., 4,975 ft. true vertical. The 41.58-acre Fort Worth Basin lease is in Z.W. Shackelford Survey, A-1322. Additional completion information is not available.

12. Kirkpatrick Oil Co. Inc. of Oklahoma City has completed a Cleveland sand exploratory test in the Nemaha Uplift. The #1-6H Smith is in Section 6-19n-3w of Logan County, Okla., and was tested flowing 143 bbl. of oil with 687,000 cu. ft. of gas and 1,140 bbl. of water per day in an open-hole horizontal section at 5,420-9,150 ft. after acid and fracture treatments. The shut-in pressure was 2,450 psi and flowing tubing pressure was 285 psi after testing on a 64/64-in. choke. The well's lateral terminates to the north in the same section at a true vertical depth of 5,047 ft. Kirkpatrick drilled the prospect to 5,047 ft. in Marshall East Field, which produced from reservoirs in Thomas and Hoover sand at 3,000 ft., Avant lime at 4,000 ft., Layton sand at 4,600 ft. and Mississippian at about 5,400 ft.

13. An Arkoma Basin producer was reported by Unit Petroleum Co. of Tulsa as a Red Oak producer in Spiro. The #1 McCreery Unit is in Section 30-6n-21e of Latimer County, Okla. The venture was tested on an open choke flowing 2.2 million cu. ft. of gas and 20 bbl. of water per day from four fractured Spiro intervals at 12,548-52 ft., 12,558-65 ft., 12,577-98 ft. and 12,603-30 ft. The respective shut-in and flowing tubing pressures were 1,539 psi and 763 psi. The well was drilled to 12,812 ft. and bottomed in the same section. Site log tops include Hartshorne at 2,056 ft., Red Oak, 7,819 ft. and Spiro at 12,465 ft.

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.