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Samson Preps for Bakken/Three Forks Well Casing

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Samson Preps for Bakken/Three Forks Well Casing

Samson Oil & Gas Limited has reported an update on its most recent Bakken well.

North Stockyard (Samson-Operated North Tier)

During the course of last week, Frontier Rig 24 successfully set and cemented the 9-5/8 inch surface casing at 2,342 feet on the Sail and Anchor 4-13-14H BK location. The rig was then skidded to Blackdog 3-13-14H TF location and the 9-5/8 inch surface casing was set and cemented at 2,374 feet. Prior to setting casing the top section of this hole was logged to evaluate the penetrated section to determine if there is a viable aquifer to source frac water, and for long term production needs (as a diluent for produced water).

Having set surface casing on all four wells on this pad, two wells targeting the middle Bakken (BK suffix designation) and two wells targeting the…

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