1 According to Oil and Gas International, San Diego-based Royale Energy Inc. announced two Sacramento Basin wildcat gas discoveries in Colusa County, Calif. The #1 Jewel well is in Section 18-15n-2w and was drilled to an undisclosed depth. Royale reported that three separate Forbes sands were encountered and the deepest zone has been completed with a stabilized production rate of 3 million cu. ft. of gas per day. The #1 Bristol, in Section 33-15n-2w, was drilled to 6,800 ft. and encountered 40 ft. of Forbes-filled gas sands. The producer had a bottomhole shut-in pressure of 2,200 psi on an unreported choke size. The company also recently recompleted an existing Lone Star Field well, #1 Northeast Parks, in Section 10-15n-2w of Colusa County. The well is now producing from a shallower zone at a stabilized rate of 190,000 cu. ft. per day.

2 Neon Energy Corp. discovered multiple hydrocarbon-bearing zones at the Paloma Deep Prospect in the San Joaquin Basin, Calif. The company reported that #1 Paloma Deep in Section 30-31s-26e of Kern County was drilled to 13,320 ft. The venture encountered eight extended oil and gas zones (including three unconventional oil shale zones) that represent approximately 1,000 ft. of potential hydrocarbon pay. According to the Bakersfield, Calif.-based company, Lower Stevens sand had a column of more than 200 ft. of continuous potential oil pay, with a high reservoir net-to-gross ratio. Testing is planned to determine if the reservoir has sufficient permeability for an economic flow rate and if so, the potential pay zone could extend over at least 740 acres of its gross 2,500-acre lease holding. A 350-ft. section of Lower Antelope shale at the site is a brittle shale with mature source rock and could possibly produce using unconventional techniques; a 34-ft. sand within this interval had oil shows. The venture also encountered 310 ft. of Fruitvale shale and, according to the company, has oil shale possibilities in a 1,300-ft.-thick section. Neon is the operator (75% interest, 68.75% paying interest), in partnership with Solimar Energy (25% working interest, 31.25% paying interest).

3 On the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana, Houston-based Newfield Production Co. has a horizontal Nisku (Devonian) discovery. Located in Section 11-33-7w of Glacier County, #1-11H Sheriff initially pumped 223 bbl. of oil, 149,000 cu. ft. of gas and 571 bbl. of water per day from a fractured horizontal lateral at 5,708-9,812 ft. Drilled to 9,813 ft., 5,337 ft. true vertical, the lateral extends southward to a bottomhole location in the same section.

4 Chesapeake Operating Inc. completed another horizontal Niobrara producer in the Powder River Basin. The #35-73 17-1H Spillman Draw Unit is in Section 17-35n-73w, Converse County, Wyo. The venture initially flowed 262 bbl. of oil, 203,000 cu. ft. of gas and 1,008 bbl. of load water per day. Production is from a horizontal lateral extending from 11,403 ft. south-southeastward to 17,197 ft. at a bottomhole location in Section 20-35n-73w. The true vertical depth is 12,613 ft. The well was tested on a 20/64-in. choke with a casing pressure of 1,425 psi following fracture stimulation between 12,700 and 16,727 ft. Chesapeake’s headquarters are in Oklahoma City.

5 A Mack Energy Corp. producer in the Powder River Basin flowed 112 bbl. of oil, 70,000 cu. ft. of gas and 455 bbl. of load water per day. The #1-32H Irene Ranch is in Section 32-36n-70w of Converse County, Wyo. Production is from a horizontal Parkman lateral extending from 8,360 ft. northeastward to 12,788 ft. The true vertical depth is 8,085 ft. Mack’s venture was tested following fracture stimulation at 8,360-9,195 ft., 9,670-11,190 ft. and 11,505-12,594 ft. The new producer is in Mikes Draw Field. Mack Energy is based in Artesia, N.M.

6 Anadarko Petroleum Corp. completed the first two horizontal Codell producers from a common drillpad in Colorado’s Wattenberg Field. The #12C-13HZ PSC is in Section 13-3n-68w of Weld County and initially flowed 523 bbl. of oil and 162 million cu. ft. of gas per day. Production comes from a fractured horizontal lateral drilled to 11,839 ft., 7,260 ft. true vertical. The #13C-13HZ PSC initially flowed 467 bbl. of oil and 1.21 million cu. ft. of gas per day. The well produced from a fractured horizontal Codell lateral extending westward to a measured total depth of 11,730 ft. The Woodlands, Texas-based Anadarko has not yet released additional completion details.

7 Anadarko Petroleum Corp. completed a Niobrara discovery in a previously non-producing Denver-Julesburg Basin area. According to IHS Inc., #13-64-16-4H State is in Section 16-13n-64w of Laramie County, Wyo. The venture initially pumped 307 bbl. of 30-degreegravity oil, 203,000 cu. ft. of gas and 806 bbl. of load water per day. A horizontal lateral extends from 8,591 ft. southeastward to 13,495 ft. It was tested following fracture stimulation in 20 stages between 8,625 and 13,418 ft. and the true vertical depth is 8,120 ft.

8 Two Denver-Julesburg Basin horizontal Niobrara producers were completed by Houston-based Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. in Morgan County, Colo. The #5-44-5-60 Wickstrom is in Section 5-5n-60w and flowed 200 bbl. of oil per day and was drilled northwestward to 11,531 ft. The #7-11-5-60 Wickstrom in Section 7-5n-60w flowed 200 bbl. of oil per day after drilling to 9,995 ft. According to Carrizo, both Wickstrom wells have shallow declines over two weeks and are higher gas-to-oil-ratio wells. They were tested in 5,000-ft. laterals in the Niobrara B bench following 15-stage fracture stimulation. The lease is south-southwest of Jack Draw Field.

9 According to IHS Inc., Whiting Oil & Gas Corp. finaled the second horizontal Scallion limestone (lower Lodgepole) producer in North Dakota. The #44-23H Wolski is in Bicentennial Field in Section 23-145n-104w of McKenzie County. The well initially pumped 185 bbl. of 39.1-degree-gravity oil with 20,000 cu. ft. of gas and 364 bbl. of water per day. The Denver-based company completed the well after 22-stage fracture stimulation. Production is from a horizontal lateral in Scallion extending from 11,326 ft. to 20,590 ft., and the true vertical depth is 10,668 ft.

10 Englewood, Colo.-based Wiepking-Fullerton Energy completed the northeastern-most producer to date in Colorado’s Great Plains Field. The #4 Bubba-State was drilled to 7,885 ft. and initially produced 114 bbl. of 35-gravity-gravity oil and 171 bbl. of water per day. The Lincoln County well is in Section 20-10s-55w and produces from an acidized Marmaton interval at 6,980-92 ft. Prior to completion in Marmaton, the deeper Pennsylvanian Cherokee was perforated at 7,024-48 ft., acidized, tested unsuccessfully and then closed off by a bridge plug set at 7,010 ft.

11 In McKenzie County, N.D., True Oil LLC of Casper, Wyo., finaled two horizontal exploratory tests in Red Wing Creek Field. The #23-13H Hagen is in Section 13-148n-101w and produces from a lateral in the Mission Canyon member of Madison extending from 9,864 ft. southeastward to 14,714 ft. at a bottomhole location in Section 24-148n-101w. The true vertical depth is 9,494 ft. Flow was gauged through a 23/64-in. choke: the tubing pressure was 1,624 psi and the casing pressure was 1,615 psi. True kicked off the vertical pilot hole at 8,320 ft. to drill the Mission Canyon lateral. The #23-12H Hagen pumped 1,272 bbl. of 41.5-degree-gravity oil, 917,000 cu. ft. of gas and 14 bbl. of water per day. In Section 36-148n-101w, #42-36H Willis-ton Basin initially flowed 706 bbl. of 38.5-degree-gravity oil, 513,000 cu. ft. of gas and 516 bbl. of water per day. Production is from a Mission Canyon lateral extending from 9,953 ft. southwestward to 14,500 ft. at a bottomhole location in Section 1-147n-101w. Gauged on a 15/64-in. choke, the tubing pressure was 700 psi and the casing pressure was 850 psi.

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.