Austin chalk maintains brisk drilling pace
Journal Article
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· Oil and Gas Journal; (USA)
OSTI ID:5648487
Horizontal drilling in the Cretaceous Austin chalk trend of South Texas continues to set a fast pace. The Texas Railroad Commission has issued nearly 900 permits to drill horizontal wells in the Pearsall field area alone from 1984 through February 1991. TRC issued 1,485 permits for horizontal wells statewide during that period, including 1,285 since Jan. 1, 1990. Statewide, operators have reported completion of 685 horizontal wells. That includes 472 in Pearsall field, where TRC has issued 882 permits, and 121 in Giddings field, where 305 permits have been issued. Frio County, site of Pearsall field, led Texas counties with 494 permits and 278 horizontal completions. Oil drilling and reentry work is under way in many areas, and horizontal Austin chalk gas/condensate completions have been reported in Dimmit and Burleson counties.
- OSTI ID:
- 5648487
- Journal Information:
- Oil and Gas Journal; (USA), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (USA) Vol. 89:13; ISSN OIGJA; ISSN 0030-1388
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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