Maverick basin well finds oil, gas in South Texas

Jan. 12, 2018
US Energy Corp. said it may take an increased working interest for up to four additional wells Dimmit County, Tex., after announcing positive results at it Beeler Ranch No. 1H in neighboring Zavala County.

US Energy Corp. said it may take an increased working interest for up to four additional wells Dimmit County, Tex., after announcing positive results at it Beeler Ranch No. 1H in neighboring Zavala County.

The Beeler Ranch No. 1H, a 26,000-ft total measured depth dual-lateral well, produced 1,046 bbl of oil and 1,085 Mcf of natural gas during a 24-hr production test. The well had a flowing tubing pressure 1,118 psi on a 22/64-in. choke. where up to four additional wells may be drilled at an increased working interest for US Energy. The targeted the Georgetown formation and produced a cumulative 7,300 boe/d with an 81% oil cut during the first 8 days. According to US Energy, these results were in line with some of the upper-tier wells recently completed in the Georgetown formation.

US Energy holds adjacent acreage in Dimmit and Zavala counties. The Beeler Ranch well is operated by CML Exploration LLC, which operates 70 single and multilateral horizontal wells in the Maverick basin. Targets for the region include naturally fractured carbonates of the Austin Chalk, Buda, and deeper reservoirs in Zavala and Dimmit counties.