Texas: Linc Energy spuds Barbers Hill field well

Linc Energy Ltd., Brisbane, has spudded a directional well in giant Barbers Hill oil field in Chambers County, Tex., first in a development program in US Gulf Coast fields acquired from ERG Resources on Oct. 11, 2011.

Alan Petzet

Nov. 15, 2011

Proposed depth of the Fitzgerald Unit-1 well is 5,544 ft. The well targets oil in Miocene and Oligocene sand reservoirs at 3,300-5,500 ft. Barbers Hill, discovered in 1916, has produced more than 130 million bbl. Production peaked in 1931 at 8 million bbl/year.

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.