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E&P Touts Record Howard County Wolfcamp Well; 1725 BOE/d

Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC announced that its first Howard County horizontal well, the Ryder Unit A2H, has been successfully drilled and completed in the Wolfcamp A shale. The well has a productive lateral length of 7500', and was completed using a 30-stage hybrid hydraulic fracture stimulation. The well achieved a peak 24-hour IP rate of 1725 boepd (2-phase) and had a 30 day IP rate of 1469 boepd, consisting of average rates of 1358 bopd and 670 mcfd (92% oil).
Based upon production data as reported to the Texas Railroad Commission, the Ryder Unit A2H has achieved the highest reported 30-day average rate of any Howard County Wolfcamp horizontal well to date. According to Railroad Commission data, Big Star's Ryder Unit A2H well produced 23% more oil and gas in its first month than the…
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