Brookside Energy Ltd (ASX:BRK, OTC:RDFEF) has landed the curve in the Rocket Well and is drilling ahead in the lateral (horizontal) section as part of its aggressive exploration program in the core of the southern SCOOP Play in the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma.
Rocket is the fourth well in the company’s Flames-Maroons Development Plan (FMDP) and the only well being drilled from the Flames Well pad.
The curve followed the successful completion of drilling the intermediate section, which was then cased and the casing cemented in place.
Curve landed
After the casing was drilled out, drilling of the curve began with this being landed successfully.
The curve section of the well, which is between the kick-off point in the vertical part of the well and the landing point in the lateral part of the well, requires careful directional drilling in order to land the curve at the correct depth in the target formation.
Brookside advises that all operations are continuing safely, on budget and on time and that it is drilling ahead in the lateral section of the well at a measured depth of ~9,205 feet.
Location of the Sanford Pad and the four FMDP wells. Also shown are Continental Resources Courbet Wells full field development showing the strong performance of the Woodford wells (names ending with HXW) and Sycamore wells (names ending in HXM).
About the FMDP
The FMDP is a multi-well drilling program targeting the highly productive Sycamore Lime and Woodford Shale formations in the SCOOP area of the southern Anadarko Basin.
Of the four wells in the program, three were drilled from the Sanford Pad - the Fleury, Maroons and Iginla wells. The final well, the Rocket Well, is being drilled from the Flames Well pad.