Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has completed the GASRS 23-1 well that targeted Cretaceous Austin chalk in South Burr Ferry field, Vernon Parish, La.
The well’s initial test rate was 744 b/d of oil and 7.2 MMcfd of gas with 4,100 psi flowing tubing pressure on a 34/64-in. choke, said partner Swift Energy Co. It is the first of four to six wells in the area that are planned to be drilled this year.
Other operators are drilling and completing wells along the same trend that target Austin Chalk, Wilcox, and Tuscaloosa marine shale (OGJ Online, Dec. 9, 2011).
About the Author
Alan Petzet
Chief Editor Exploration
Alan Petzet is Chief Editor-Exploration of Oil & Gas Journal in Houston. He is editor of the Weekly E&D Newsletter, emailed to OGJ subscribers, and a regular contributor to the OGJ Online subscriber website.
Petzet joined OGJ in 1981 after 13 years in the Tulsa World business-oil department. He was named OGJ Exploration Editor in 1990. A native of Tulsa, he has a BA in journalism from the University of Tulsa.
