Many thanks as usual Tiburn - your last question is the $64K one.
"If nothing flowed, would they bother asking for confidential status?"
What is a tight well? Secrecy or confidentiality of information. Operators typically try to prevent disclosure of results from exploration wells and will hold any such information "tight". A tight hole is a well whose status and data are not widely disseminated by the operator.
Many thanks Shaa - there is also this, but it comes with a monthly fee! https://*********************/companies/uk/oil-gas-e-ps/canadian-overseas-petroleum-limited/research/alternative-resource-capital/initiation-it-is-just-a-beginning-and-a-very-good-one-/26c97f01-66d3-4065-bf61-8cdf2a846e73
I love a good punt, & I would take 1/2 on you, LB28 & ironhide doing your "Scarlet Pimpernel" impressions once the SP starts to move markedly Northwards.