RE: News this week11 Aug 2025 12:04
They are drilling a pilot hole to the 2 new zones below. They will have a look and see what is there with logs. They will cement that off and come back further up. Then kick off for the lateral. The pilot hole will not be vertical. Will be at an angle to make the kick off easier. Can not just go 90 degrees as pipe is not that flexible. Rule of thumb used to be max build at 3 degrees per hundred feet. MAX. Design the well better and come in at 2 degrees and when running casing or tubing smooth transition all the way. So basically need to build angle for 4500 feet to get to horizontal.