Update on Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Current Status and Case Histories Tim Carr Paul Gerlach
History of Horizontal Drilling n First Horizontal Well 1929 n Economic Viability in 1980’s Rospo Mare Field (1982) Prudhoe Bay (1984) Bima & Arjuna Fields ( ) Austin Chalk ( ) n Through 2000 (Stark, in press) 23,385 Horizontal Wells from 69 Countries Y United States 10,066 Y Canada 9,655
Horizontal Wells - World Phillip Stark - IHS Energy Group
Horizontal Wells - United States Phillip Stark - IHS Energy Group
Horizontal Wells - United States Phillip Stark - IHS Energy Group
n 89 Approved “Intent to Drill” Applications n 53 Horizontal Wells Confirmed Wells Wells n 3 Deviated Wells Confirmed many more but unreported n 2 Slant (high angle) Wells Confirmed Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Current Status (Through December 2000)
Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Current Status (December 2000)
n McCoy Petroleum CAROTHERS 1-1H, Harper Co. n Petroleum Inc BUCHOLTZ GAS UNIT 2-15H, Cheyenne Co. ZWEYGARDT GAS UNIT 2-26H, Cheyenne Co. n Anadarko Petroleum Corporation CITY OF LIBERAL C1, Seward Co. HUNGATE A7, Haskell Co. n Ensign Operating Co. HUCK 1-17H, Comanche Co. Horizontal Drilling in Kansas - 1 Activity During 2000 (Intents)
n Mull Drilling Company, Inc. UMMEL 4-H, Ness Co. n KLM Exploration Company, Inc. BANKERS LIFE 4-H1, Leavenworth Co. BANKERS LIFE 4-H2, Leavenworth Co. BANKERS LIFE 4-H3, Leavenworth Co. BANKERS LIFE 4-H4, Leavenworth Co. n Pan Gas Storage Co BARTEL1-5, Meade Co. NICHOLS3-2, Meade Co. n Anderson Energy, Inc. COLBORN 1-26H, Barber Co. Horizontal Drilling in Kansas - 2 Activity During 2000 (Intents)
n 1st Horizontal Well in Kansas Mar-1988, Phillips Petroleum, Trego Co. 196 ft. Lateral in Marmaton Frmn. n Build Rate & Radius Ranges Shortest: 2.7 o /ft. / 33 ft. Longest: 1.4 o /100 ft. / 1087 ft. n Measured Depth / True Vertical Depth Shallowest: 250 ft. / 200 ft. Deepest: 7969 ft. / 6190 ft. n Horizontal Lateral Length Shortest: 40 ft. Longest: 1877 ft. n Most Frequently Drilled Formation Mississippian - Osage (9), St Louis (5), Spergen-Warsaw (3) Horizontal Drilling in Kansas General Characteristics of the Horizontal Wells
Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Spatial Distribution and Formation MarmMissArbkMcClthBevier Peru Chse Gas Stg Cret Activity
Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Current Status Mississippian, et al
Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Current Status
Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Case Histories - McClouth Formation Toe Up
Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Case Histories - McClouth Formation PIF: 5.5
Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Case Histories - McClouth Formation
Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Case Histories - Osage Formation
Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Case Histories - Osage Formation PIF: 5.3
Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Case Histories - Osage Formation
Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Case Histories - Spergen-Warsaw Formation
Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Case Histories - Spergen-Warsaw Formation PIF: 2.2
Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Case Histories - Spergen-Warsaw Formation
Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Case Histories - St. Louis Formation
PIF: 3.1 Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Case Histories - St. Louis Formation
Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Case Histories - St. Louis Formation
Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Case Histories City of Liberal C1 Comp. 8/20/2000
Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Case Histories
Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Conclusions
Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Conclusions
n Currently a Mixed Bag of Successes and Failures n Most Horizontal Candidates not Properly Screened and Completed n Many Good Candidates not yet Tested Thin Beds in Lansing-Kansas City EOR in Multiple Reservoirs SAG-D Thermal in Cherokee Sands of SE Kansas n Still not Far Up the Learning Curve Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Conclusions
Horizontal Drilling in Kansas Acknowledgements Kansas Corporation Commission Conservation Division Dave Williams Donna Dill