A question, Votegreen.
Why would Berkley not simply lower a charge on a wireline (or tubing, if necessary) and blow the sh!t out of the bottom part of this pesky bridge plug?
If they managed to drill through most of it, there can't be that much left.
Seems to be much easier than cementing a couple hundred feet, backing up, kicking off and redrilling a portion of the hole.
Just a thought from this "armchair operator".
Re: BKP #3.
Sidewall cores, eh?
They have definitely found something.
Sidewall cores are an expensive way to gather information (granted, not as expensive as a full-blown drill core), although they do provide hard data.
Simply logging the wellbore would give them a lot of data.
For some reason, they are after actual rock from this depth (which is what, by the way - 14,500 feet?).
My guess is that they are after fracture data.
Schlumberger has some excellent imaging tools, that actually provides a sort of "photograph" of the wellbore using a type of spinning "camera".
These imaging tools don't operate under harsh conditions, so if the temperature at 14,500 (-ish) feet is too great, then imaging is not an option.
Then again, maybe they are in sand and want some reservoir characteristics.
Who knows.
Nevertheless, it is an exciting development at BKP #3.
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