Horizontal sand completion boosts production five-fold

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1992 · World Oil; (United States)

OSTI ID:7045340

Little, F ^[1]; Yacone, F; Cox, S ^[2]

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1. Little Engineering Services, San Antonio, TX (US)
2. Callon Petroleum Co., Natchez, MS (US)

This paper reports that a five-fold increase in oil production has been achieved by Callon Petroleum in Louisiana's first horizontal test of the deep marine Wilcox sandstone. International Paper Co. (IPCO) well 6 is now flowing in excess of 500 bopd from a 10,150-ft TVD horizontal lateral drilled in the Lockhart Crossing waterflood unit. Callon estimates that an additional 500,000 bbl of oil trapped against a fault will be recovered from this re-entry and sidetrack of an existing producing well. The well was drilled 1,000 ft horizontally in a partially depleted Lower Wilcox sandstone reservoir using a 9 ppg water based mud. No loss of circulation or other serious problems were experienced.

• OSTI ID: 7045340
• Journal Information: World Oil; (United States), Journal Name: World Oil; (United States) Vol. 213:7; ISSN 0043-8790; ISSN WOOIA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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