February 2003
Supplement

03-02_Outlook_USDrillingDepths_T1.htm (Feb-2003)

A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.

 

  U.S. producing true vertical depth records1  
  State or District   Total
  depth		     Year    Company, well and location Formation Production  
  Alabama onshore 18,689 1993 Union Oil Co. of Calif., International Paper Co. 17-7 1A-B, Chunchula Unit, Mobile Cnty. Jurassic/Smackover Gas  
  Alabama state waters 21,805 1992 Exxon Corp., S.L. 537-2, Tract 112, N.W. Gulf, Mobile area Jurassic/Norphlet Gas  
  Alaska OCS 13,193 2002 BP Alaska, NS-09, Northstar Oil  
  Alaska onshore 17,684 1977 Unocal, Soldotna Creek Unit 33-33, 33-8n-9w-sm Paleogene Oil  
  Alaska state waters 14,920 1993 Phillips Petroleum., N. Cook Inlet Unit A-13, 6-11n-9w-sm Tertiary Gas  
  Arizona 6,793 1960 Texaco U.S.A., 1 Navajo-Z, nw sw 36-41n-30n, Apache Cnty. Devonian Oil  
  Arkansas 11,804 1995 Samson Resources, Placid 1-4, Columbia Cnty. Jurassic/Haynesville  Dual  
  California onshore 18,876 1975 Tri-Valley Oil & Gas Co., Tenneco-Union-GBR et al 66X, 3-27s-22e, Kern Cnty. Vedder Oil  
  California state waters 13,240 1956 Chevron U.S.A., State C-5, 35-2n-23w, Ventura Cnty. Cretaceous Oil  
  Colorado 17,654 1977 Champlin Petroleum, Shell Creek 44-27, Government C-9713-2, 27-12n-99w, Moffat Cnty. Triassic/Nugget Gas  
  Florida onshore 16,656 1988 Hughes Eastern Corp., Walker-Boely 34-2,  McDavid Field, Escambia Cnty. Jurassic/Smackover Oil  
  GOM OCS 23,257 2001 Shell Offshore, OCS-G 11553, Well A-4, Garden Banks Blk 602 Oil  
  Illinois 5,405 1980 Moore Engr., Gray Estate 8, 30-30s-8e, White Cnty. Devonian Oil  
  Indiana 8,429 1998 Kestrel Resources, Inc., Mike Hastings-1, 3-5s-14w, Posey Cnty. Ordovician/Cambrian Oil  
  Iowa 994 1963 Natural Gas Pipeline, W.F. Flynn P-1, 20-76n-9w, Washington Cnty. Ordovician Oil  
  Kansas 6,774 1967 Mobil Oil, Creamer Estate 1, 13-34s-37w, Stevens Cnty. St. Louis Gas  
  Kentucky 8,546 1995 Blue Ridge Group, Inc., Jewel Greene 1, 10-T-79 Elliot Cnty. Cambrian Oil  
  Louisiana North 15,368 1979 Getty Oil, CV RA SUJJ, B. Treat 1, Winn Parish Cotton Valley Gas  
  Louisiana So. state waters  20,500 1971 Hunt Oil, S.L. 5015, Grand Isle Blk. 25 Miocene Gas  
  Louisiana So. onshore 21,862 1969 Texaco U.S.A., S.L. 466-1, Caillou Island Miocene Gas  
  Maryland 10,376 1994 Fox O&G, Curry1, Cmberband Rd., Allegany Cnty. Ordovician Oil  
  Michigan 12,373 1996 Newstar Energy,  State Fraser-Geno 1-18, 18-16n-5e, Bay Cnty. Ordovician Gas  
  Mississippi 21,727 1976 Shell Oil, Cox 5A, 29-3n-3e, Rankin Cnty. Norphlet Gas  
  Missouri 3,680 1987 Stone Petr. Corp., Schooler 16-8, Atchison Cnty. Precambrian Oil  
  Montana 13,012 1980 Sun Oil, Panasuk Lease 1, 20-29n-59e, Roosevelt Cnty. Ordovician Oil  
  Nebraska 8,630 1987 Sun Exploration & Production, Prairie State 2-A, nw nw27-25s-33a Carboniferous Oil  
  Nevada 8,694 1967 Texota, Eagle Springs Unit 1-34, se se ne 34-9n-57e, Nye Cnty. Tertiary-Eocene Oil  
  New Mexico, N.W. 10,958 1971 Tenneco Oil E&P, Pah 1, 3-25n-11w, San Juan Cnty. Paradox Oil  
  New Mexico, S.E. 17,898 1998 Prize Operating Co., So. Lea Federal Well-1, Unit K, Sec.17 E26s 1-36e NMPM. Devonian Gas  
  New York 10,015 2000 Columbia Natural Resources, Monahan 624115, Town of Erin, Chemung Cnty Ordovician Gas  
  North Dakota 15,802 1996 Cont. Res., Swede 1-8, 5-132n-106w, Bowman Cnty. Ordovician Oil  
  Ohio 8,953 1997 Newstar Energy, Bryan Unit 1, Sec. 29, E. Twp, Carroll Cnty. Ordovician/Cambrian Gas  
  Oklahoma 25,152 1985 Leede O&G, Inc., McCall 1-29, 29-11n-25w, Beckham Cnty. Ordovician/Devonian Gas  
  Oregon 3,027 1981 American Quasar Petroleum, Hickey 9-12, 9-12s-2w, Lebanon Fld., Linn Cnty. Oligocene Gas  
  Pacific OCS 11,939 1990 Texaco U.S.A., 0284-AO20, Pitas Point Unit, Platform Habitat Neogene  Gas  
  Pennsylvania 13,186 1985 Texaco U.S.A., Pennsylvania State Forest Tract 289-1. McHenry Twp., Lycoming Cnty. Bald Eagle Gas  
  South Dakota 9,150 1973 Depco, Inc., Otterness 41-22, 22-23n-5e, Harding Cnty. Upper Ordovician Oil  
  Tennessee 3,297 1984 ABC Petr., Blue Diamond 1, 8-1s-66e, LaFollette Quad, Campbell Cnty. Montegale Oil  
  Texas Dist. 1 20,558 1981 TXO Prod. Corp., Washburn Ranch C 1, McMullen Cnty.  Cotton Valley Gas  
  Texas Dist. 2 18,008 1970 Chevron U.S.A., A. Mocygemba 1, Karnes Cnty. Edwards Oil  
  Texas Dist. 3 21,396 1981 Placid Oil, Elizabeth Sorsby et al 1, Waller Cnty. Pang-Llan Gas  
  Texas Dist. 4 onshore 17,599 1970 Exxon U.S.A., J.G. Kenedy, Jr. J-7El Paistle, La Parra Grant, A-37, Kenedy Cnty. Frio Gas  
  Texas Dist. 4 state waters 12,914 1980 Mobil Prod.-Tex. & N.M., Tex. Gulf 76518-1, Blk. 881, Klegburg Cnty. Frio Gas  
  Texas Dist. 5 16,902 1980 TIPCO, Gus Lanier 1, J. Maria Viesa XI League A-30, Leon Cnty. Bossier Gas  
  Texas Dist. 6 13,350 1969 Heritage Energy, Chitsey 1, J.H. Milligan Surv., A-309, Franklin Cnty. Smackover Oil  
  Texas Dist. 7B 7,367 1984 Jack F. Grimm, Price 2, Sec. 222, Blk. 1-A, H&TC RR Surv., Noland Cnty. Ellenburger Oil  
  Texas Dist. 7C 18,595 1983 Shell Western E&P, G.K. Mitchell 1, Sec. 31, Blk. 1, CCSD&RGNG Surv., Terrell Cnty. Ellenburger Gas  
  Texas Dist. 8 25,466 1982 Exxon U.S.A., McComb Gas U. B-1, Sec. 3, Blk. 198, N.T. Wilson Surv., Pecos Cnty. Ellenburger Gas  
  Texas Dist. 8A 14,119 1970 Union Texas Petr., Norman 2-U, Sec. 7, Blk. C-45, PSL Surv., Gaines Cnty. Devonian Oil  
  Texas Dist. 9 16,540 1960 Chevron U.S.A., M.I. McAdams 1, W.B. Chiles Surv., A-296, Grayson Cnty. Basil Oil Creek Oil  
  Texas Dist. 102 26,536 1977 Chevron U.S.A., R. Ledbetter 1, Sec. 21, Blk. L, J.M. Lindsay Survey, Wheeler Cnty Ellenburger Gas  
  Utah 20,600 1985 Utex Oil Co./ANR Prod. Co., Brotherson 2-14B4, 14-2s-4w, Duchesne Cnty. Cretaceous Gas  
  Virginia 7,238 1957 Clinchfield Coal Co., Clinchfield Coal Co. 193, Duty Quad, Dickeson Cnty. Devonian Gas  
  Washington onshore 4,118 1957 J.W. Tanner, Sunshine Mining Co., et al, Medina-1, 15-18n-12w, Grays Harbor Cnty. Miocene Oil  
  West Virginia 14,300 1975 Exxon U.S.A., McCoy 1, Washington District, Jackson Cnty. Rome Gas  
  Wyoming 24,938 2000 Burlington Resources, Bighorn 5-6, 6-t38n-r89w, Fremont Cnty. Madison Gas  
  1All records provided by state and federal agencies. Depths measured from bottom of perforated interval or open completion interval.
2Current U.S. producing zone depth record
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