Interesting reference to horizontal drilling in Noble County...

Interesting reference to horizontal drilling in Noble County from an AOK release.

AusTex Oil Limited (ASX:AOK) Workover Activity Underway at East Tonkawa Unit and Additional Leasing Completed in Kay County, Oklahoma
Tuesday November 23, 2010 - 16:48 PM EST
ABN Newswire
Share:

Rating:

AusTex Oil Limited (ASX:AOK) is pleased to advise that recompletions on existing wells on the East Tonkawa Unit, Kay County Oklahoma are underway.

The company took possession of the leases on 1 October 2010 and is the operator, through its US subsidiary, International Energy Corporation. Apart from the purchase, AOK acquired a double drum workover rig, power swivel, rig-up truck, dozer, and other machinery to better maintain and service its existing and future wells.

Workovers of existing wells underway

The Kay County leases are equipped with tank batteries, oil and gas gathering systems connected to a gas sales line. To date, 2 wells have had existing production equipment removed and casing tested for mechanical integrity.

The two wells are being recompleted for production, with the 2-2 well cement squeezed and prepared for production from the Red Fork and Layton formations as a test well. The 17-6 well was cement squeezed off and laterals are to be run using the subsidiary company's, Well Enhancement Services, LLC, Radial Jet Enhancement Technology to open more producing zone. The 17-6 is drilled to the Mississippi Chat formation at 4365 feet and may later be a candidate for full horizontal extension through the Mississippi Limestone formation. Previous wells re-worked by Well Enhancement for another operator in the area in this same formation are still producing in excess of 60 barrels of oil per day after 6 months. Recompletion of the wells is expected before December 31.

Additional Leasing

Since acquiring the initial lease group, AOK has entered into agreements to increase the project area to over 2000 acres. The additional acreage has been leased using existing capital. AOK plans to undertake a horizontal drilling program in the area during calendar year 2011 to target the laterally extensive Pennsylvanian and Mississippian formations. Regional Activity Increasing Since AOK first identified the opportunity in the region in early 2010, other oil and gas operators in Noble and Kay Counties have continued to advise of highly successful wells using horizontal drilling and completions in the Pennsylvanian Cleveland and Tonkawa formations and the Mississippi Limestone formation at depths of less than 6000 feet. Wells are currently underway to the west, east and north of the Tonkawa lease operated by AOK with competitive leasing and drilling activity by major oil companies. These include Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) who have reported initial production rates of 350 to 500 barrels of oil per day in the Mississippi Limestone wells. The wells are costing A$1.5 to A$2 million and completed using multi stage fracs on horizontal legs of 2000 feet. Return of the initial investment is reported 4 to 12 months. Other operators in the same area include Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) and Sandridge Energy (NYSE:SD).

Managing Director of AusTex, Dan Lanskey commented, "The Company is entering a new and exciting stage of development with recent success in Tulsa County and the acquisition of this project in what has become a hot bed of development. Driving through Noble and Kay Counties you see various sized drilling rigs targeting oil in either the shallow Pennsylvanian Sands at less than 4500 feet or running horizontal wells into the Mississippi Limestone. Many of the mid-continent oil and gas companies have announced a move from gas exploration back to oil plays as a result of the strong oil price and depressed gas price". AOK holds a 100% Working Interest and 81.25% Net Revenue Interest in this project.

For the complete AusTex Oil announcement including figures, please refer to the following link:

http://www.abnnewswire.net/media/en/docs/64249-ASX-AOK-614608.pdf

About AusTex Oil Limited:

AusTex Oil Limited (ASX:AOK) is an Australia-based company. The Company is engaged in the development of oil and gas leases in the United States. It produces oil and gas from leases in Oklahoma and Kansas. It is also engaged in the exploration, development and production of hydrocarbons in the United States. Its wholly owned subsidiaries include International Energy Corporation (Oklahoma), International Energy Corporation (Kansas) and Well Enhancement Services LLC. During the year fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 (fiscal 2009), the Company was engaged in the drilling of three wells on the Lancaster Lease group, Tulsa County; two wells on the Sweet Unit, Pawnee County, and one well on the BlueHawk Project in Osage County.


Read more: http://markets.financialcontent.com/mi.islandpacket/news/read?GUID=15685747#ixzz1CBqtV9bO