Surge Energy’s horizontal well sets record for longest lateral in Permian
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Chinese-owned Surge Energy made a small piece of history in the Permian Basin of West Texas — drilling the longest lateral for a horizontal well.
Surge recently completed a well on the company’s Medusa Unit C lease about 8 miles northeast of the Borden County town of Vealmoor. The lateral section of the horizontal well runs a record 17,935 feet underground where it targets the Spraberry formation.
Crews with Universal Pressure Pumping and GR Energy Services divided the hydraulic fracturing portion of the project into 52 sections, using 2,200 pounds of sand per foot.
Formed in early 2015, Surge Energy is as a U.S. subsidiary of (Wednesday, June 26 through Wednesday, July 17) Pioneer Natural Resources: 30 Exxon Mobil: 22 EOG Resources: 21 Double Eagle Development: 20 QEP Resources: 19 CrownQuest Operating: 18 Endeavor Energy Resources: 16 Surge Energy: 14 Chevron: 14 Apache Corp.: 13 China-based Shandong Xinchao Energy Corp. So far this year, the Houston company has filed for 55 drilling permits from the Railroad Commission of Texas. All the permits were for projects in the Permian Basin, and all but one targeted the Spraberry formation.
Surge Energy CEO Linhua Guan said initial production from the record-breaking well is expected begin during the third quarter.
“We are extremely proud of our technical and operations teams in this record-setting achievement,” Guan said.
Permian Basin
Houston pipeline operator Kinder Morgan is preparing for a round of horizontal drilling in West Texas where the company owns a handful of oil wells that are stimulated by injecting carbon dioxide underground. The company plans to recomplete four wells targeting the Yates field in Pecos County, drill three water supply wells in Border County and drill one carbon dioxide injection well in Scurry County.
Eagle Ford Shale
The Houston company Pursuit Oil & Gas plans to drill six new gas wells in Webb County. Located southwest of Encinal, the wells target the natural gas-rich Hawkville field of the Eagle Ford geological formation at total depths up to 11,750 feet.
Haynesville Shale
Dallas natural gas company Aethon Energy plans to drill eight gas wells in San Augustine County in East Texas. The wells target the Carthage field of the Haynesville geological layer down to a total depth of 14,000 feet.
Barnett Shale
Fort Worth exploration and production company 1849 Energy Partners plans to recomplete a horizontal well in Wise County. Located about 6 miles northwest of Pander, the well targets the Newark East field of the Barnett geological layer down to a total depth of 9,000 feet.
Conventionals
Wichita Falls oil company Slant Energy plans to drill four vertical wells on three leases in Wilbarger County. The oil wells on the company’s Whitefish, Condon and Waggoner leases target various geological formations at depths up to 9,000 feet.