Quantifying the prize: what’s out there at 4 miles? 7 miles? beyond?
BP gets back into extended reach drilling in Alaska, where wells have gone out 20,000 feet; company’s goal is to identify reserves if ultra ERD wells could be drilled out 30,000, 40,000 feet or farther Kristen Nelson PNA Editor-in-Chief
Wells on Alaska’s North Slope have reached out as much as 20,000 feet from the surface drill site to targets — a lateral distance of almost 4 miles. Wells at Wytch Farm in Great Britain have reached out more than 35,000 feet, a departure of almost 7 miles.
If Alaska wells could reach that far — or....
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Pushing the envelope Getting back into the game New technology No drilling surprises Extended reach drilling opens new frontiers ERD is not magic
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