FIELD ACTICITIES / Westfort Energy Ltd. Drilling Update
WESTFORT ENERGY LTD. PROGRESS REPORT - PELAHATCHIE DEEP UNIT 18-4 NO.1
WELL AND JOHNNY RHODES 7-6 NO.1 WELL
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, June 15 /CNW/ - Westfort Energy Ltd., symbol WT on
the Toronto Stock Exchange, released the following progress reports on its
ongoing drilling operations this morning.
The location for the Johnny Rhodes 7-6 well has been prepared and the
spud rig is spudding in and setting conductor pipe this morning. Nabors
Drilling Co. Rig 981 is moving to the location today. With an anticipated 2
days rig up time, drilling operations are expected to commence Wednesday, June
17th to a total depth of 11,500. Targets are those zones in the Lower
Cretaceous formations that have produced or are still producing in offset
adjoining locations. Drilling time is expected to take 20 days or less. The
company intends to employ the same type drilling bits and downhole motors that
have decreased drilling time in the deep 17,350 foot Norphlet well that is now
being drilled in the same field.
The Pelahatchie Deep Unit 18-4 No.1 well is drilling ahead at the depth
of 14,800 feet. The company has decided to set the intermediate casing string
at approximately 15,900 feet after drilling through the Buckner zone, a gas
zone which was tested at over 1,000,000 cubic feet of gas per day in an offset
well approximately 2,000 feet away. Before setting the 7'' casing string, the
company will run a full suite of Schlumberger Electrical and Gamma Ray logs to
fully evaluate the 24 different mud logs shows encountered thus far and also
take side wall core samples for lab analysis. Approximately 4 - 5 days will
be needed to log and change out the 4 1/2'' drill pipe presently being used to
3 1/2'' for the final part of the hole. Utilizing the latest technology in
drilling bit design, together with a down hole motor to speed the rate of
penetration, the company anticipates reaching total depth around July 4th,
1998 having spent 50 days drilling. This compares to 180 go days by Shell Oil
used in 1967 and a best case prognosis by drilling experts of 76 days.
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