Brookside Energy Ltd (ASX:BRK) has spudded the high-impact Rangers 36-25 SXH 1 Well, its second well in the SWISH Area of Interest (AOI) in the world-class Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma.
Rangers Well was spudded successfully on the evening of December 11, 2021, Oklahoma local time, by Kenai Rig 18 after completion of rig-up and equipment testing.
Spudding of the Rangers Well.
In the previous 24-hour period operations included laying out the drill string, making up the BHA (bottom hole assembly), installing the MWD (measurement while drilling tool) and making up the drill bit.
Drilling ahead
Mobilisation of the large Kenai Rig 18 to the Rangers Drilling Spacing Unit (DSU) began on schedule with around 30 truckloads of rig equipment, pipe and control equipment arriving on location on December 6.
The well is now drilling ahead in the vertical section and Brookside will provide weekly operational reports on well progress throughout the Rangers Well drilling campaign.
Location of the Rangers Well and Brookside’s three operated SWISH AOI DSUs.
Five-year development plan
Brookside Energy is developing the SWISH AOI with a five-year, 20-plus well development plan across the Jewell, Rangers and Flames operated development areas to develop a conservatively estimated 11,606,000 net barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) prospective resource.
The company had success to date with its first SWISH AOI well, Jewell, exceeding estimates significantly and reaching a peak rate (IP24) of around 1,800 barrels of oil equivalent per day.