RE: DrillingIf they spudded the well on the 27th they will not TD the build section until 4 days later. I have been drilling two well a month down here in the bakken since last November, most can be done on one bit, but some take two bits and add some time. Then they have to run casing which takes another day and then they will start on the lateral section. Once they are in it is the nicest drilling I have every done, the Bakken is any were from three meters to eight meters thick, and virtually no water to worry about.
I was on the first two wells that Painted Pony did down here last July and I suspect the results will be the same. I have not seen a bad well down here yet. Another nice thing about drilling in the Bakken is the two gamma markers above the zone, one is the hottest I have every seen, there is no chance of missing the formation.