Callon probes Wolfcamp B, adds acreage

Probes: Callon drills Wolfcamp B in Permian basin

Reuters

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Luke Johnson

 22 June 2012 22:01 GMT

US player Callon Petroleum has completed its first horizontal well targeting the Wolfcamp B formation in Texas and has added to its holdings in the oil-rich Permian basin.

Callon said it has drilled its wholly owned Neal-321H well in the East Bloxom field in Upton County, Texas, to a total measured depth of 16,101 feet with a 7430-foot lateral.

Fracture stimulation operations are underway and Callon plans to complete the well using 27 frac stages, the company said in a statement.

It has also spud a second well at East Bloxom, with a planned lateral length of 7400 feet. Callon believes it will be able to drill a total of 24 horizontal wells in the field based on current…

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