Previously the well was drilled to a depth of 10,157ft at which a logging operation was undertaken to evaluate the secondary targets, which includes the Mission Canyon formation.
Evaluation of the logging programme suggests that 6ft of oil pay was intersected in the Mission Canyon. This pay returned oil and gas shows and whilst it is not intended to test this zone it will be cased as designed, and be available to be produced after production from the Bakken formation is completed, the company said.
The forward plan is to drill vertically to the kick off point at a depth of 10,757ft, at which time the well will be deviated such that it is horizontal at a measured depth of 11,537ft. This depth represents a true vertical depth (TVD) of 11,239ft. At this depth, seven inch casing will be run and cemented.
Following that operation, the well will be drilled horizontally to a measured depth of 17,060ft (TVD 11,239ft) where a casing liner, equipped with external casing packers will be run such that the middle Bakken formation can be fracture stimulated sequentially along the full extent of the 5,500ft horizontal section.
