1) Berry Petroleum Begins Testing Wabaunsee Coal Wells (IOG Weekly News 02/03/03)

2) Deep Rock Exploration Finds Niobrara Gas (IOG Weekly News 01/20/03)

3) Messenger Petroleum Finals Kingman Stepout (IOG Weekly News 02/03/03)

4) McCoy Petroleum Corp. Finals Wildcat Producer  (IOG Weekly News 9/23/02)

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     Operator reports the AW, CW, Dry Wood and Weir-Pittsburg coalbed members are currently being evaluated for commercial production. Well site is located about 5-3/4 miles south and 1/2 mile west of Maple Hill, Kansas.  Berry’s next four wells were drilled in succession on the SS Farms lease in the same section. The #6-23 was drilled to 2403 ft. in approximately SE SE NW. The #16-23 was drilled to 2338 ft. in approximately SE SE SE. The #14-23 was drilled to 2339 ft. in approximately SE SE SW. 

     Finally, the #10-23 was drilled to 2408 ft. in approximately SE NW SE.  McGown Drilling and Gulick Drilling were contractors. All four wells also have been perforated in the same coal seams as the #8-23 well. All five wells were fracture-treated and have been equipped with pumping units.  Dewatering process started on January 10, 2003. No gas volumes have been reported to date.

     The five-well project is situated nearly 8-1/2 miles from closest known production in the now abandoned Paxico field. The field produced oil from the Hunton formation for nearly six years in the late 1960’s. Only other recognized production in Wabaunsee County comes from the Lansing-Kansas City, Viola and Simpson groups. No significant gas production has ever been recognized in the county, according to field records.

     At the #1 Emma Swanson, located nearly 11 miles due north in section 26-T12s-R40W. The well tested 50 Mcf gas daily from 616 to 626 ft. It never produced commercially and was plugged and abandoned in 1981. The new unnamed field is situated about 4 miles south and one mile east of Sharon Springs, Kansas.

     Last September operator re-entered the original #1 Oeding, C SE SW in section 7-T29s-R8W. The well was considered to be a
non-commercial dry hole in 1956 after it was drilled to a rotary total depth of 4526 ft. Two drill stem tests run at the time had indicated good shows of gas present in the Mississippian formation.  Messenger set 4-1/2 inch casing at 4381 ft. and perforated Mississippian Chert from 4202 to 4207 ft. 

    The pay zone gave up gas naturally without chemical stimulation. Electric log top of the Mississippian Chert was called by Jon F. Messenger, President/geologist, at 4201 (-2509 KB).  Logger total depth is 4529 ft. The well expands gas production in the Thimesch field (Mississippian gas) northward by three-quarters of a mile. Field area lies 5-1/2 miles north and 1-3/4 miles east of Zenda, Kansas.

     McCoy washed down the old well in May this year to a total depth of 4832 feet. Sterling Drilling tools was contracted  to deepen the well to 4870 feet, whereby 4-1/2 inch casing was set two feet off bottom. The well started producing an undisclosed amount of gas from perforationsperforations shot in the Mississippian formation effective August 26, 2002. 

     McCoy’s new unnamed gas field is positioned about 1-1/2 miles due west of Mississippian oil and gas production in the Martin North field in Edwards county. Last year McCoy drilled and completed two oil and gas producers on the Marcy ‘A’ lease in the southeast quarter of section 19-T26S-R20W.  The  two wells have together produced over 19,000 barrels of oil and in excess of 11.8 million cubic feet of natural gas from undisclosed depth. McCoy’s latest strike is located 7-1/2 miles south of Offerle, Kansas.