HORIZONTAL WELL BUOYS OKLAHOMA UNIT OIL FLOW

A horizontal well drilled in an Oklahoma unit in which gas reinjection is in progress has increased the unit's oil production more than four fold. The No. 71 well in West Cement Medrano Unit near Cyril has been producing at a rate of about 1,800 b/d of oil since being placed on production Apr. 23, said Phillips Petroleum Co., operator of the unit. The well boosts unit production to about 2,000 b/d, compared with 454 b/d before startup of the horizontal well. It is producing 37 gravity oil