Results Announced First Dual-lateral, Niobrara Producer On Lowry Bombing Range

Drilling Activity Details

Locations

CO
United States

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Shore Type
Well Name
#5-65 2-3-3BYH Challenger-State
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Drilling Activity Summary

Description

ConocoPhillips Co. has completed the first dual-lateral horizontal Niobrara producer on the former Lowry Bombing Range in the Denver-Julesburg Basin. The #5-65 2-3-3BYH Challenger-State is in Section 1-5s-65w in Arapahoe County, Colo. It produced an average of 874 bbl of oil, 862.041 Mcf of gas and 878 bbl of water per day. It was drilled with one horizontal lateral to the west and slightly south to a proposed depth of 17,612 ft (7,982 ft true vertical) at a bottomhole location in Section 3-5s-65w, and with a second horizontal lateral to the west and slightly north to a proposed total depth of 17,847 ft (7,982 ft true vertical) at a bottomhole location in Section 3-5s-65w. No completion details have been disclosed by the Houston-based company.