Continuity with rigs, crews makes big difference: The rigs that make the most hole are the ones that have been in the area the longest

摘要

Anadarko, through its acquisition of UPR, has horizontal drilling experience going back more than 20 years, developed primarily in the Austin Chalk and related plays. That has proven to be an advantage in the current portfolio. Only five years ago 10% of the wells we drilled were horizontal. Today it is 100% horizontal, and the efficiency gains have been astounding. Five years ago we had 27 rigs and drilled about 3 million ft [915,000 m]. Last year we had 28 rigs -almost the exact same rig count - and drilled 7.5 million ft [2.3 million m]. And 2012 was phenomenal.