With high oil cuts and less expensive drilling costs, operators such as Continental Resources, Newfield Exploration and Marathon Oil believe the Springer could be a significant new play.

Upstream caught up with Wood Mackenzie analyst Brandon Mikael to find out how he sees this new play developing and whether it can deliver on its early promise.



Upstream: What do we know about the Springer formation?

Brandon Mikael: The Springer formation stretches across the entire Anadarko basin.