Completion announced for longest lateral of 3.4 miles in Wolfcamp

Fort Worth-based Basic Energy Services said July 18 that one of its 24-hour rig and equipment units completed drilling of the longest known lateral in Permian Basin. The horizontal well was completed in Wolfcamp A of Delaware Basin for Houston-based Surge Energy. Drill-out of 17,935 feet (3.4 miles) was completed in six days. Dexter Burleigh, president and CEO of Surge, said, “This industry milestone in the Permian Basin is our latest example of the innovation and technical expertise being executed by the Surge energy team. We are extremely proud of our drilling team for this significant achievement.” Brandon McGuire, vice president at Basic Energy, added, “Reaching this milestone with our customer displays our leadership in well servicing for complex, long lateral completions.”