PDC SIDEPORT TEST IN FT BEND COUNTY TEXAS
PATTERSON RIG 24 - MITCHELL ENERGY
INTERVAL FROM 2,000 FEET TO 7,000 FEET
WELLS 1,2,& 3 RAN 12 1/4 FS2663, ALL 3 PULLED DUE TO BIT BALLING, FINISHED WITH MILLTOOTH
WELLS 4 & 5 RAN SAME FS2663 WITH SIDEPORT NOZZLES AND DRILLED ENTIRE ENTERVAL
RESULT:
SAVED $4.00 PER FOOT OR $20,000 PER WELL
POTENTIAL SAVINGS FOR 5 WELLS - $100,000
WHARTON COUNTY TEXAS 12 1/4 PDC TEST
RICOCHET ENERGY - NABORS RIG 310
RESULTS - COUNTY RECORD FOR 12 1/4 WATER BASE MUD TO 10,500
INTERVAL- 3413 FEET TO 10,500 FEET
12 1/4 FS2663 DRILLED 7087 FEET IN 139 HRS, AVERAGE 51 FEET PER HOUR
AVERAGE OFFSET WAS 39 FEET PER HOUR FOR THIS INTERVAL
RESULTS:
30% FASTER RATE OF PENETRATION-RECORD FOR 12 1/4 IN COUNTY
LONGEST 12 1/4 BIT RUN IN WATER BASE MUD IN WHARTON COUNTY
PDC TESTS IN PLAQUEMINES PARISH LOUISIANA
SWIFT ENERGY - 8 3/4 FS2653
INTERVAL - 6,000 TO 8,000 FEET
7 BITS RUN WITH SIDEPORT NOZZLES AVERAGED 90.4 FEET PER HOUR
7 BITS RUN WITH STANDARD NOZZLES AVERAGED 71 FEET PER HOUR
RESULTS:
REDUCED BIT BALLING - HIGHER RATE OF PENETRATION