OIL AND GAS REPORT

The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission last week issued two drilling permits and two well recompletions. By county, they were:

DRILLING PERMITS

COLUMBIA — Betsy Production Co. Inc. of Magnolia for Shaver No. 1 to TVD: 6,700 ft. in Smackover Lime Form. of Sloan Creek Fld. Loc. SHL: 1,120 ft. FNL & 1,000 ft. FWL of Sec. 12-16S-19W. Contractor: Sewell Drilling; work began Aug. 13. UNION – Spooner Petroleum Co. of Ridgeland, Miss., for HFL 5-1 1 to TVD: 6,000 ft. and MD: 6,000 ft. in Smackover Form. of Wildcat Fld. Loc. SHL: 660 ft. FNL & 1,040 ft. FEL. of Sec. 5-17S-13W. Contractor: Sewell Drilling LLC, work begins Sept. 1.

WELL RECOMPLETIONS

COLUMBIA — Mission Creek OpCo LLC of Magnolia for Smith-Souter No. 8, 24-hr. prod. 8.3 bbls in Cotton Valley Form. of Dorcheat Macedonia Fld. Drilled to TD: 8,710 ft., perf. 8,074-8,090 ft. of Sec. 21-18S-21W. workover done July 22.

COLUMBIA — KLS Inc. of El Dorado for Swilley B No. 8, 24-hr. prod. not available in Graves Form. of Lisbon North Fld. Drilled to TD: 2,730 ft., perf. 2,598’2,618 ft. of Sec. 28-16S-16W. recompletion done May 20.

ABBREVIATIONS

Loc. — location; Perf. — perforations; FEL — from the east line; FNL — from the north line; FSL — from the south line; FWL — from the west line; FEUL — from the east unit line; FWUL — from the west unit line; FNUL — from the north unit line; FSUL — from the south unit line; MCF — thousand cubic feet; bbl — barrel; MD — measured depth; TD — total depth; TVD — true vertical depth; PBTD — plug back total depth; BHL — bottom hole location; PBHL — proposed bottom hole location; SHL — surface hole location; OA — overall; N/A — not available.