Venture Oil & Gas To Drill Directional Cotton Valley Well In Smith County, Miss.
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A second Cotton Valley test is planned by Venture Oil & Gas Inc. in Mississippi’s New Home Salt Dome Field. In Smith County, #1 Stringer 8-11 will be directionally drilled to 17,800 ft and will be in Section 8-10n-13w. Nearby Cotton Valley production is about one-half mile to the south at the New Home Salt Dome Field opener, #1 Sims 7-8. It was tested flowing 217 bbl of 49-degree-gravity crude, 827 Mcf of gas and 2 bbl of water per day from 15,522-15,670 ft. Gauged on a 14/64-in. choke, the flowing tubing pressure was 1,115 psi. The well was directionally drilled to 16,100 ft in Section 7-10n-13w. Venture is based in Laurel, Miss.
A second Cotton Valley test is planned by Venture Oil & Gas Inc. in Mississippi’s New Home Salt Dome Field. In Smith County, #1 Stringer 8-11 will be directionally drilled to 17,800 ft and will be in Section 8-10n-13w. Nearby Cotton Valley production is about one-half mile to the south at the New Home Salt Dome Field opener, #1 Sims 7-8. It was tested flowing 217 bbl of 49-degree-gravity crude, 827 Mcf of gas and 2 bbl of water per day from 15,522-15,670 ft. Gauged on a 14/64-in. choke, the flowing tubing pressure was 1,115 psi. The well was directionally drilled to 16,100 ft in Section 7-10n-13w. Venture is based in Laurel, Miss.