Houston-based Callon Petroleum said May 5 it initiated its first completion utilizing an all-electric hydraulic fracturing fleet near the end of 2021Q1 in Midland Basin. The project deployed more than 160 completion stages with 10,000-foot laterals across 3 wells targeting lower Spraberry and Wolfcamp A and B in northwest Howard County. Callon’s announcement said, “The fleet was powered using field-produced natural gas from Callon’s local gathering system resulting in the avoidance of more than 270,000 gallons of diesel fuel usage.”
COO Jeffrey Balmer told Enverus May 6, “This successful test provides Callon with another avenue to expand its operational efficiency, lower costs and continue reshaping how we impact the environment.”
Production for 2021Q1 on Callon assets in Permian and Eagle Ford was 81,000 boed (64 percent oil) with an estimated 8,000 boed impact from winter storm Uri. Callon expects to operate an average of 3 drilling rigs for the remainder of 2021 with 2 completion crews in Q2 and 1 crew in Q3. Callon said it had 1,510 gross (1,333.9 net) wells producing as of March 31.