Continental Resources struck black gold once again in Carter County, with the completion of five new wells that are producing nearly 2,700 barrels of oil per day, as reported by OK Energy Today.
The five Courtbet wells are located at 27 1S 3W, a site about one mile east of Ratliff City, and each is produced from the Woodford formation.
The Courbet 12-27-21xhm produced 537 barrels of oil a day and 1,256 Mcf of natural gas from a drilled depth of 21,546 feet. Spud in July of 2022 and completed in March of 2023, the well had a true vertical depth of 8,728 feet according to the completion report.
The Courbet 13-27-16xhm, drilled on the same pad, had production of 452 barrels of oil a day along with 719 Mcf of natural gas. The drilled depth was listed at 21225 feet while the true vertical depth, according to the completion report, was 8,478 feet. The well was spud in October 2022 and completed in March of 2023.
The Courbet 5-27-16xhw produced 388 barrels of oil a day and 533 Mcf of natural gas from a drilled depth of 21,720 feet. The completion report showed a true vertical depth of 9,005. The well was spud in September of 2022 and completed on March 28 of this year.
The Courbet 4-27-16xhw was the largest producer with 716 barrels of oil a day and 872 Mcf of natural gas from a drilled depth of 21,122 feet. The true vertical depth, according to the completion report, was 9,059 feet. The well was spud in November of last year and completed on March 25 of this year.
The Courtbet 3-27-21xhw, completed March 20 at a drilled depth of 22,127 feet, produced 552 barrels of oil a day and 707 Mcf of natural gas. True vertical depth was 9,310 feet according to the completion report. The well was spud in July 2022 and completed on March 20, 2023.
That made for the combined production of all 5 Courbet wells of 2,689 barrels of oil a day.
Continental also filed completion reports on two other wells drilled on a single pad.
The Courbet 11-21-27xhm, located at 21 1S 3W, also by Ratliff City, produced 186 barrels of oil a day and 307 Mcf of natural gas. Drilled depth was listed at 15,510 feet in the Sycamore formation with completion in early April 2023. The true vertical depth was 9,542 feet following a November 2022 spud.
The Courbet 2-21-27xhw, completed in April of this year produced 552 barrels of oil a day from a drilled depth of 20,094 feet in the Woodford formation. The true vertical depth was 10,218 feet according to the completion report.
Their combined production was 737 barrels of oil a day.
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES
Continental Resources, founded by legendary wildcatter Harold Hamm, is one of the largest and most established operators in the SCOOP and across the Mid-Continent region. With its advanced drilling and completion techniques, Continental has remained at the forefront of unlocking oil and gas from unconventional shale plays.
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