Brookside Energy Ltd has resumed drilling in the prolific SWISH Play acreage in the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma with the Bruins 2-11-1S-3W WXH1 well successfully spudded.
This marks the ninth well to be drilled by Brookside within the SWISH Play and follows the successful completion of the company’s four-well FMDP program late last year.
Preparatory steps
After constructing the all-weather pad, key preparatory steps undertaken included staking of the Bruins Well and setting and cementing the 20” conductor in place.
The field office and accommodation trailers were then mobilized and Kenai Rig 19 was moved onto the site allowing rig-up and testing operations to commence.
Smooth start
Brookside’s managing director David Prentice said: "It is fantastic to be drilling again, and we are pleased that operations have started smoothly.
"Our team, contractors and the Kenai crew have all performed exceptionally well.”
The testing of blowout prevention equipment is being carried out along with drilling to the surface casing point.
Brookside is also running, cementing and testing the surface casing.
An exciting time
"The commencement of drilling is always an exciting time and we greatly appreciate the dedication and care shown by everyone involved - especially given the extreme cold weather experienced over the last week or so,” Prentice said.
Next steps at Bruins Well include picking up the bottom hole assembly and tripping in the hole to drill out the surface casing.
Drilling of the 12.25" vertical section of the wellbore will then commence.
"We look forward to providing further updates as drilling progresses," the MD added.