INDEX

Subject
Number

Page

SYNOPSIS

01

FORMATION TOPS

02

DEVIATION RECORD

03

BIT RECORD

05

DRILLING FLUID PARAMETERS

06

DRILLING CHRONOLOGY

07

LITHOLOGY

16

GEOLOGICAL SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

35

SYNOPSIS
OPERATOR

Plains Exploration and Production Co.

WELL NAME

Pancake Summit 21-1

SURFACE LOCATION

1475' FSL & 959' FEL, Sec 21, T18/N, R56E

FIELD

Wildcat

COUNTY/STATE

White Pine County, Nevada

API NUMBER

27-033-05317

NorAm FILE NUMBER

CR710

ELEVATIONS

G.L. = 6388 ft

SPUD DATE

16 March 2007

T.D. DATE

18 April 2007

DRILLING CONTRACTOR

Ensign Drilling, Rig 82

HOLE SIZE

14.75" from 70 to 1574 ft

8.75" from 1574 to 6000 ft

CASING SIZE & DEPTH

9 5/8" at 1572 ft

DRILLING MUD COMPANY

MI Swaco

DRILLING FLUID TYPE

Water, Aerated Gel/SP101

DIRECTIONAL COMPANY

Baker-Hughes INTEQ

WIRELINE LOGGING COMPANY

Baker-Atlas

LOG RECORD

HDIL-ZDL-CN-GR-DAL-CBIL-DIP-2 CAL

DRILLING SUPERVISION

Brent Gilbert, Mike Sistrunck

GEOLOGICAL SUPERVISION

Tony Baeten, NorAm Wellsite Services

MUDLOGGING COMPANY

NorAm Wellsite Services, LLC

TOTAL DEPTH

6000 ft

K.B. = 6402 ft

FORMATION TOPS (ft)

KB = 6402
GL = 6388
FORMATION
Quaternary
Alluvium
Diamond Peak SS
Chainman Shale
Joana Limestone
Pilot Shale
Guilmette
Limestone
Simonson-Sevy
DOL
TD

PROGNOSIS
MD TVD
SS
Surf.
+6402

SAMPLES
MD
TVD

150
360
2450
2780
3280

150
360
2450
2780
3280

+6252
+6042
+3952
+3622
+3122

Surf.
1480
3444
3990
4733

4910

4910

+1492

6000

6000

+402

1479
3433
3981
4724

SS

MD

LOGS
TVD

+4923
+2969
+2421
+1678

Surf.
1493
3469
4008
4564

1492
3458
3999
4555

SS

+4910
+2944
+2403
+1847

DEVIATION SURVEY RECORD (Teledrift and Wireline Data)

Depth
(ft)
285
485
685
785
985
1185
1385
1485
1522
1619
1717
1814
1912
2009
2107
2204
2301
2399
2594
2691
2789
2886
2983
3081
3170
3270
3370
3470
3570
3670
3770
3870
3970
4070
4170
4270
4350
4450
4550
4650

Incl
()
0.4
1.0
0.7
1.3
1.8
2.9
3.7
4.2
5.63
7.58
8.51
8.90
9.43
9.25
10.61
8.20
6.26
4.22
1.59
0.64
0.19
0.24
0.39
1.13
0.4
0.6
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.5
0.7
0.8
1.0
2.4
2.2
2.0
2.2
2.2

Azim
()
166.6
180.5
316.3
312.5
317.6
314.5
328.3
327.6
330.69
329.18
330.97
333.92
335.69
337.07
338.43
336.11
336.58
340.28
319.46
331.20
103.63
87.30
84.16
187.90
63.3
88.6
58.4
82.7
80.3
65.1
98.4
93.7
111.4
105.2
111.9
145.8
153.6
159.4
162.1
156.7

TVD
(ft)
285.00
484.97
684.95
784.93
984.85
1184.70
1384.25
1484.03
1520.15
1616.94
1713.42
1809.73
1905.93
2002.08
2098.06
2194.18
2290.84
2387.87
2582.46
2679.88
2777.32
2874.76
2972.20
3069.63
3161.07
3261.07
3361.06
3461.06
3561.06
3661.06
3761.06
3861.05
3961.05
4061.04
4161.03
4260.98
4340.89
4440.83
4540.78
4640.71

VS
(ft)

47.4
58.4
71.9
86.4
101.7
117.3
133.8
149.6
161.8
170.6
180.6
182.5
182.9
182.7
182.5
181.6

Coordinates
N/S (ft)
E/W (ft)
-0.59
-0.20
-4.03
-0.13
-5.13
-0.84
-3.76
-2.25
0.21
-6.17
5.99
-11.32
16.11
-19.85
21.75
-23.41
35.37
-31.51
45.06
-37.15
56.88
-43.94
69.96
-50.75
84.00
-57.35
98.49
-63.69
114.04
-70.04
128.74
-76.15
139.97
-81.08
148.22
-84.40
157.63
-88.19
159.13
-89.34
159.57
-89.44
159.54
-89.08
159.59
-88.54
158.67
-88.35

DLS
(/100)

1.30
2.01
0.99
0.61
0.61
0.29
1.41
2.50
2.00
2.12
1.78
1.00
0.80
0.08
0.15
1.31

Depth
(ft)
4750
4850
4950
5050
5150
5250
5350
5450
5550
5650
5750
5850
5950

Incl
()
2.2
1.8
1.9
2.1
2.3
2.2
2.7
3.0
3.7
4.0
4.5
4.5
4.2

Azim
()
134.9
129.9
129.3
127.8
124.1
119.3
112.9
105.0
100.6
96.8
93.7
90.1
85.3

TVD
(ft)
4740.64
4840.58
4940.53
5040.47
5140.41
5240.33
5340.24
5440.12
5539.92
5639.70
5739.43
5839.13
5938.82

VS
(ft)

Coordinates
N/S (ft)
E/W (ft)

DLS
(/100)

BIT RECORD
BIT
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
R5
R6
8
9
10

TYPE
STC XR-CPS
STC G10BCPS
STC G10B
STC PD6783
STC FH 23
STC FH 23
STC FH 23
STC FH 23
STC FH 20
STC FH 30
STC FH 40

SIZE
(IN)
14.75
14.75
14.75
8.75
8.75
8.75
8.75
8.75
8.75
8.75
8.75

IN
(FT)
70
564
1175
1574
2150
3157
3870
3986
4018
4731
5154

OUT
(FT)
564
1175
1571
2150
3157
3870
3980
4018
4731
5154
6000

TOTAL
(FT)
494
611
396
576
1007
713
110
32
713
423
846

HOURS
DRLG
36
40
34
29.5
49.5
35.5
12
4
57
29.5
41

WOB
(K)
5/25
20/30
25
20/25
20/30
25/35
10/20
8/13
15/20
20/25
25

RPM

CONDITION
I/O/D/L/B/G/O/R

80
100
120
90
82/86
110
110
110
120
110
100

DRILLING FLUID PARAMETERS

Date
3/16
3/17
3/18
3/19
3/20
3/21
3/22
3/23
3/24
3/25
3/26
3/27
3/28
3/29
3/30
3/31
4/01
4/02
4/03
4/04
4/05
4/06
4/07
4/08
4/09
4/10
4/11
4/12
4/13
4/14
4/15
4/16
4/17
4/18
4/19

Wt
8.3
8.5
8.9
9.1
9.2
8.5
8.9
8.9
8.9
8.9
8.9
8.8
8.8
8.8
8.8
8.9
8.9
8.9
8.7
8.7
8.7
8.7
8.6
8.6
8.6
8.6
8.6
8.6
8.6
8.7
8.7
8.7
8.7
8.6
8.6

Vis
26
31
36
40
40
35
38
59
57
45
40
44
36
36
45
44
40
48
34
34
50
45
34
35
36
35
33
34
36
38
42
46
34
30
39

PV

YP

WL

3
8
12
13
8
11
24
24
14
13
13
12
12
14
13
12
15
10
10
16
14
9
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
12
12
10
7
10

1
8
8
8
6
6
20
18
10
8
11
6
6
11
11
9
15
6
6
16
13
8
8
9
8
6
7
9
13
13
15
7
3
9

20+
19.6
10.4
9.8
20+
18
16.2
16.2
16.2
16.2
12.5
10.8
10.8
10.2
10.2
10.2
10.1
16.8
16.8
15.4
10.1
18.6
18.6
19.6
19.6
19.8
19.8
19.8
19.8
19.8
19.8
19.8
20
20

pH
8.0
9.4
9.2
9.7
9.6
8.9
8.8
9.4
9.4
9.5
9.5
9.4
9.2
9.2
9.2
9.2
9.1
9.1
9.0
9.0
9.0
9.0
8.9
8.8
8.9
8.9
8.8
8.8
8.8
8.7
8.7
8.7
8.7
8.7
8.7

NaCl
350
270
350
475
525
400
400
450
450
450
450
450
350
350
350
350
350
350
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
100
100
100
50
50
50
50
50
50

Ca
100
240
40
100
100
60
60
60
60
80
80
80
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
160
160
200
200
200
200

Temp F
63
72
84
85
88
67
82
90
82
81
82
80
70
72
75
83
75
75
74
74
76
83
72
75
72
78
73
98
98
98
98
102
103
-

DAILY DRILLING CHRONOLOGY

DATE
(m/d/y)
3/15/2007
3/16/2007

DEPTH @
24.00
70
72

PROGRESS
(ft/24 hours)
0
2

BREAKDOWN
00:00 24:00
0000 2400
0000 0200
0200 0800
0800 1000
1000 1300
1300 2230

3/17/2007

211

139

3/18/2007

564

353

3/19/2007

930

366

3/20/2007

1175

245

3/21/2007

1200

25

2230 2400
0000 0700
0700 0730
0730 2400
0000 0500
0500 0530
0530 0600
0600 2030
2030 2100
2100 2400
0000 0300
0300 0730
0730 0830
0830 1700
1700 1730
1730 2400
0000 0730
0730 0800
0800 2100
2100 2130
2130 2400
0000 0400
0400 0430
0430 0500
0500 0700
0700 0800
0800 1400
1400 1430

RIG ACTIVITY
Rig-up Ensign #82
Rig-up
Weld on Conductor & Flow Line;
Install rotating head
Install Rig Floor
Measure & Make up BHA
Rig up wireline machine;
Work on #2 pump and shale
shakers
Spud well; Drill from 70 to 72 ft
Drill 14 hole from 72 to 103 ft
Lubricate rig
Drill ahead from 103 to 211 ft
Drill from 211 to 335 ft
Condition mud; Circ. Hi-Vis
sweep
Deviation Survey at 290 ft = 0
Drill ahead from 335 to 564 ft
Circulate; Drop survey
TOOH; Lay down bit & stabilizer
Make up shock sub, stabilizer,
bit; TIH
Drill ahead from 564 to 657 ft
Deviation Survey at 612 ft = 1.0
Drill ahead from 657 to 841 ft
Deviation Survey at 808 ft = 2.0
Drill ahead to 930 ft
Drill from 930 to 1029 ft
Survey at 984 ft = 2.5
Drill ahead from 1029 to 1175 ft
Survey at 1140 ft = 3.0
Trip out of hole
Change out bits; Trip in hole
Ream from 1077 to 1175ft
Drill from 1175 to 1185 ft
Repair rig drum clutch iced up
Mix and pump LCM pill
Work pipe while mixing LCM
Pump LCM pill

DATE
(m/d/y)

3/22/07

DEPTH @
24.00

1463

PROGRESS
(ft/24 hours)

263

BREAKDOWN
00:00 24:00
1430 1600
1600 1730
1730 2000
2000 2400
0000 0130
0130 0500
0500 1900
1900 1930

3/23/07

1571

108

3/24/07

1574

1930 2400
0000 1200
1200 1230
1230 1300
1300 1600
1600 1700
1700 1730
1730 2000
2000 2100
2100 2400
0000 0130
0130 0400
0400 0630
0630 0800
0800 - 1000
1000 - 1300
1300 1430
1430 2030

3/25/07

1574

2030 2100
2100 2400
0000 0300
0300 0900
0900 1700

RIG ACTIVITY
Circulate LCM around
Drill from 1185 to 1200 ft
POOH
Add stabilizer to BHA and Trip in
hole
Trip in hole to 1187ft
Repair Shakers; Circ. & condition
mud
Drill ahead from 1200 to 1414 ft
Deviation Survey at 1379 ft =
3.5
Drill from 1414 to 1463 ft
Drill ahead from 1463 to 1544 ft
Drill from 1544 to 1556 ft
Repair rotary chain
Drill from 1556 to 1571 ft
Circulate; Pump Hi-Vis Sweep
Drop Survey at
Trip out of hole
Rig up Loggers and Crew
Run wireline logs (Triple
Combo / Sonic)
Rig down loggers
Make up bit; Trip in hole
Circulate and condition hole
Trip out to run casing;
Hole depth changed to 1574 ft
Lay down 8 BHA
Modify RT to flow to mud pits
Held safety mtg; Rig up casing
crew
Run 9 5/8 casing & parasite
tubing
Rig down casing crew
Circulate & work pipe
Rig up BJs and cement 9 5/8
casing;
Perform top job
Wait on cement
Cut off & dress casing; Weld on
well head (Test T/1000 V psi
f/5min) good

DATE
(m/d/y)
3/26/07

DEPTH @
24.00
1580

PROGRESS
(ft/24 hours)
6

BREAKDOWN
00:00 24:00
1700 2400
0000 0330
0330 0730
0730 0900
0900 1700
1700 1900
1900 2030
2030 2130
2130 2400

3/27/07

3/28/07

1773

2150

193

377

0000 - 0330
0330 - 0500
0500 0600
0600 1200
1200 1230
1230 - 1730
1730 1930
1930 2130
2130 2400
0000 0530
0530 0630
0630 1030
1030 1200
1200 1800
1800 1900
1900 2000
2000 - 2030
2030 2200
2200 2300
2300 - 2400

RIG ACTIVITY
Nipple Up BOP
Nipple Up BOP
Repair rig, tear out floor;
Repair annular Hydril leak
Test BOP: B/R, P/R, ANN, U/C,
L/C
Install wear bushing / make up
BHA;
Trip in hole to 595 ft
Seal leak in rotating head
Trip in hole to 1524 ft
Circulate; Test casing to 1500 psi,
30 min.
Drill cement and shoe to 1569 ft;
Drill ahead from 1569 to 1580 ft
Drill ahead from 1580 to 1677 ft
Survey and Drill ahead to 1682 ft
Repair rotating head
Drill ahead from 1682 to 1773 ft
Deviation Survey at 1721 ft = 8
Trip out of hole; Make up new
BHA
Thaw out draw works
Trip in hole
Ream from 1594 to 1773 ft
Drill from 1773 to 1878 ft
Survey at 1826 ft = 8.25
Drill ahead from 1878 to 1973 ft
Survey at 1921 ft = 9.0
Drill from 1973 to 2132 ft
Deviation Survey at 2087 = 10
Drill ahead from 2132 to 2150 ft
Condition mud; Circulate
bottoms up
Trip out of hole
Unplug fill line
Trip out of hole

DATE
(m/d/y)
3/29/07

DEPTH @
24.00
2150

PROGRESS
(ft/24 hours)
0

BREAKDOWN
00:00 24:00
0000 0130
0130 1430
1430 2230

3/30/07

2575

425

3/31/07

2960

385

2230 2400
0000 0030
0030 2400
0000 1200
1200 1230
1230 1330
1330 1430
1430 1530
1530 1800

4/01/07

3157

197

1800 2400
0000 0700
0700 1400
1400 1630

4/02/07

3451

294

1630 2200
2200 2400
0000 0030
0030 0230
0230 0430
0430 0600
0600 1000

4/03/07

3870

419

1000 1030
1030 1130
1130 2400
0000 0900
0900 2300

RIG ACTIVITY
POOH; Lay down bit, N/B STB,
P-DC
Repair rig, remove Grant Head,
install Williams Head; Weld
flowline
Pick up bit & VertiTrak motor,
test tools
Trip in hole
Circulate; Fill pipe
Drill ahead from 2150 to 2575 ft
Drill ahead from 2575 to 2814 ft
Trip out; Wipe hole from 2814 to
Shoe
Lubricate Rig
Trip in hole from casing shoe to
2814 ft
Drill ahead from 2814 to 2824 ft
Work on Pump #2, Change out
swabs
Drill ahead from 2824 to 2960 ft
Drill ahead from 2960 to 3157 ft
Work on #2 pump; Change swab
& liner
Drop Gyro and trip out to casing
shoe
Repair rotary table
Trip out of hole
Lay down motor & bit; Ck BOPs
P/U motor & bit; Install corrosion
rings
TIH to 500 ft; Test motor No
Good
Trip out and lay down motor
Pick up and test new motor; TIH
to 2404
Repair rig (Brake Water)
Trip in hole
Drill ahead from 3157 to 3451 ft
Drill from 3451 to 3630 ft; Lost
Returns
Drill ahead to 3870 ft w/ Partial
Returns;
Lost 1090 bbl to Formation

10

DATE
(m/d/y)
4/04/07

DEPTH @
24.00
3870

PROGRESS
(ft/24 hours)
0

BREAKDOWN
00:00 24:00
2300 2400
0000 0300
0300 0800
0800 1100
1100 1200
1200 1300
1300 1800
1800 1830

4/05/07

4/06/07

3870

3918

48

1830 1930
1930 2400
0000 1530
1530 1630
1630 1700
1700 1900
1900 2030
2030 2400
0000 0030
0030 0100
0100 0300
0300 0400
0400 0830
0830 0900
0900 1930
1930 2330

4/07/07

3980

62

2330 2400
0000 0330
0330 0530
0530 0700
0700 0800
0800 0830
0830 0930
0930 1030

RIG ACTIVITY
Trip out of hole
Trip out of hole; L/D bit; Ck
BOPs
Trip in open-ended DP to 3870 ft
Building Form-a-Squeeze Pill
Spot pill on bottom
Trip out to 3002 ft; Circulate
hole;
Pill didnt hold
Build 2nd Form-a-Squeeze Pill
Pump second pill at 3002 ft No
Good
Trip out to casing shoe
Wait on pill
Wait on pill
Trip in hole from 1572 to 3500 ft
Rig up cementers
Spot 100 bbl cement plug at 3500
ft
Trip out of hole
Make up BHA; Trip in hole
TIH; Tag at 2136 ft
Pick up & strap drill pipe
Wash & ream from 2136 to 2372
ft
TIH to 2690 ft
Ream from 2690 to 3260 ft
Repair rig
Wash & ream from 3260 to 3870
ft
Drill f/ 3870 to 3918 ft w/ Partial
Returns;
Lost 960 bbls to Formaton
Trip out for cement job
Trip out of hole; Ck BOPs
Trip in open-ended to 3600 ft
Rig up cementers
Pump 150 bbl cement plug at
3600 ft
Trip out to 3123 ft
Lay down 15 joints DP
Trip out of hole from 2646 ft

11

DATE
(m/d/y)

DEPTH @
24.00

PROGRESS
(ft/24 hours)

BREAKDOWN
00:00 24:00
1030 1100
1100 1300
1300 1400
1400 1530
1530 1600

4/08/07

4018

38

1600 2400
0000 0230
0230 0400
0400 0430
0430 0830
0830 0900
0900 1000
1000 1100
1100 1500
1500 1530

4/09/07

4101

83

4/10/07

4132

31

1530 1730
1730 1830
1830 2030
2030 2400
0000 0830
0830 0930
0930 1030
1030 1330
1330 2400
0000 0130
0130 0530
0530 0600
0600 1000
1000 1200
1200 1300
1300 1430
1430 1600
1600 1630
1630 2000
2000 2400

RIG ACTIVITY
Change Rotating Head rubber
Make up bit, BHA; Trip in hole
to 1572 ft
Lubricate rig
Trip in hole from 1572 to 3897 ft
Ream from 3897 ft w/ partial
returns
Drill ahead from 3918 to 3980 ft
Trip out of hole; Ck BOPs
Lay down VertiTrak tools
Lubricate rig
Make up bit; Trip in hole
Strap DP: +6 ft Depth Corr. to
3986 ft
Fill pipe
Wireline Survey = 0.25
Condition mud & build volume
Drill ahead from 3986 to 4018 ft
Circ. Spot Hi-Vis pill on bottom;
Lost 550 bbl to formation
Trip out of hole
Wait on wireline truck
Rig up Baker-Atlas loggers
Run Triple-Combo log
Run Dipmeter / Imaging log
Rig down loggers
Build 150 bbl pill in premix tank
Make up new bit #8; Trip in hole
Drill ahead from 4018 to 4101 ft
Rig up Air Jammer to Standpipe
Drill ahead from 4101 to 4125 ft
Wireline Survey at 4112 ft = 1.0
Trip out of hole; Ck BOPs
Trip in open-ended to 3600 ft
Rig up cementers
Spot cement plug at 3600 ft
Trip out of hole
Lubricate rig
Make up BHA; TIH Tag at
4114 ft
Ream from 4114 ft to bottom
Drill from 4125 to 4132 ft

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DATE
(m/d/y)
4/11/07

DEPTH @
24.00
4369

PROGRESS
(ft/24 hours)
237

BREAKDOWN
00:00 24:00
0000 0830
0830 1000
1000 1400

4/12/07

4/13/07

4/14/07

4/15/07

4450

4731

4856

5154

81

281

125

298

1400 1800
1800 1830
1830 2400
0000 0030
0000 0500
0500 1330
1330 1530
1530 1700
1700 1830
1830 1900
1900 2400
0000 0830
0830 0930
0930 1530
1530 1830
1830 2030
2030 2130
2130 2300
2300 2400
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0100 1000
1000 1100
1100 1230
1230 1300
1300 1830
1830 1930
1930 2400
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2000 2400

RIG ACTIVITY
Drill ahead from 4132 to 4254 ft
Wireline survey at 4209 ft No
Good
Pump sweep; Circulate &
condition hole;
Ream thru bridge at 4244 ft
Drill from 4254 to 4297 ft
Wireline survey at 4257 ft = 2.5
Drill ahead from 4297 to 4369
Drill to 4380 ft
Trip out of hole for E-Logs
Rig up Baker-Atlas; Run Wireline
Logs
TIH to casing shoe
Cut and slip drilling line
Trip in hole
Ream from 4336 to 4380 ft
Drill ahead from 4380 to 4450 ft
Drill from 4450 to 4602 ft
Wireline survey at 4557 = 2.0
Drill ahead from 4602 to 4731 ft
Trip out of hole
Make up new bit #9; Trip in hole
to shoe
Lubricate rig
TIH; Tagged bridge at 4500 ft
Ream from 4500 to 4530 ft
Ream from 4530 to 4577 ft
Packed off; Work stuck pipe at
4577 ft
Circulate & rotate; Work pipe
Ream from 4530 to 4729 ft
Wipe hole; Short trip to 4444 ft
Drill ahead from 4731 to 4793 ft
Wireline survey at 4743 ft = 2.0
Drill from 4793 to 4856 ft
Drill ahead from 4856 to 5017 ft
Lubricate rig
Drill from 5017 to 5154 ft
Trip out of hole

13

DATE
(m/d/y)
4/16/07

DEPTH @
24.00
5468

PROGRESS
(ft/24 hours)
314

4/17/07

5970

502

4/18/07

6000

30

4/19/07

6000

BREAKDOWN
00:00 24:00
0000 0200
0200 0500
0500 0630
0630 1230
1230 1330
1330 2400
0000 1230
1230 1300
1300 1330
1330 2400
0000 0100
0100 0130
0130 0400
0400 0700
0700 0730
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1630 2400
0000 - 0100

0100 0330
0330 0530
0530 0930
0930 1200
1200 1230
1230 1330
1330 1400
1400 1500
1500 1800
1800 2400
4/20/07

6000

0000 1730
1730 2030
2030 2200
2200 2400

RIG ACTIVITY
Make up new bit #10; TIH to
casing shoe
Rig Repair (Hydro-matic)
Trip in hole
Drill ahead from 5154 to 5270 ft
Wireline survey at 5220 ft = 3.0
Drill from 5270 to 5468 ft
Drill ahead from 5468 to 5715 ft
Circulate & clean hole
Wiper trip to 5079 ft
Drill ahead from 5715 to 5970 ft
Drill from 5970 to 6000 ft TD
Circulate and condition hole
Wiper trip to 3955 ft
Circulate and condition hole
Repair rig
Trip out of hole; Lay down BHA
Rig up Baker-Atlas; Run E-Logs
Tagged up at 2285 ft
Tagged up on second wireline
attempt;
Pull out and lay down logging
tools
Trip in hole to 2669 ft; Work tight
spot
Trip out of hole
Rig up loggers & run in hole;
Tagged up at 2290 ft
Trip in hole; Install rotating head
Ream from 3350 to 3395 ft
Trip in hole
Ream from 5960 to 5995 ft
Circulate; Spot pill on bottom
Trip out of hole
Rig up and run wireline logs
Run #1: ZDL-CN-GR-CAL
Logging; Run #2: HDIL
Run #3: STAR/CBIL
Trip in hole
Rig up cementers; Spot 1st plug
on bottom
Trip out to casing shoe

14

DATE
(m/d/y)
4/21/07

DEPTH @
24.00
6000

PROGRESS
(ft/24 hours)
0

BREAKDOWN
00:00 24:00
0000 0300
0300 2400

RIG ACTIVITY
Wait on cement
TIH; Tag up and set 2nd plug at
4150 ft;
Set bridge plug & 25 sx cmt at
3350 ft;
Set 4th and 5th plug in casing

15

LITHOLOGY
Formation tops
Sample Interval
(in feet)

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION

Mississippian Diamond Peak Formation

70 - 250

SHALE, medium-dark gray, gray brown, hard-moderately hard, massive-sub

blocky, earthy-gritty texture, silty-sandy in part, grading to SILTSTONE,
scattered mica, moderately-very calcareous, rare free crystalline calcite and
crinoidal fossil fragments, minor brown and white LIMESTONE streaks with
yellow-orange mineral fluorescence, trace light orange CHERT, trace pyrite

250 - 310

SHALE, dark gray, medium gray-gray brown, moderately hard, massive-sub

blocky, earthy-gritty texture, silty grading to SILTSTONE, scattered sand grains,
rare pinkish tan TUFF, slightly-moderately calcareous, loose calcite, some
indurated calcite and fracture fill, rare Crinoid stems, very finely disseminated
pyrite and pyrite nodules, trace light brown LIMESTONE. Minor SANDSTONE,
light brown, very fine-fine grained, hard, moderately sorted, sub angular-rounded,
opaque-clear grains, calcareous cement, siliceous in part, rare micro pyrite

310 - 400

SHALE, dark gray-gray brown, hard, massive-sub blocky, earthy-gritty texture,

generally silty-sandy, scattered mica, slightly-moderately calcareous, minor
calcite filled fractures and vuggy LIMESTONE, some coarse LIMESTONE
fragments to 15 millimeters, rare crystalline pyrite concretions. Interbedded
SILTSTONE, dark gray brown-olive, medium-dark gray, pinkish brown, hard,
massive, moderately hard-brittle in part, slightly-moderately calcareous,
argillaceous-sandy with scattered sand grains throughout, trace mica

400 - 490

SHALE, dark gray-gray black, dark gray brown, hard-moderately hard, massivesub blocky, earthy-gritty texture, silty-sandy in part with minor SILTSTONE
streaks, scattered mica and very fine sand grains throughout, occasionally
phyllitic, slightly-moderately calcareous, trace calcite filled fractures, some coarse
calcite fragments to 10 millimeters with rare pyrite veining, some tuffaceous
orange fragments with green mineral stain. Note: dark brown oily film on pits

490 - 550

SILTSTONE, medium gray-gray brown, dark gray, moderately hard-hard,

massive, gritty-earthy texture, slightly calcareous, generally sandy, argillaceous
with interbedded SHALE, rare carbonaceous inclusions, trace mica, trace calcite
filled fractures, scattered LIMESTONE fragments. Minor SANDSTONE,
medium gray-dark olive gray, brown, hard-moderately hard, very fine grained,
moderately sorted, subangular-rounded, opaque clasts / grains, silty, argillaceous
in part, calcareous, scattered carbonaceous inclusions, trace disseminated pyrite
and nodules, rare olive gray speckled CHERT

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Formation tops
Sample Interval
(in feet)

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION

550 - 640

SILTSTONE, dark gray-gray brown, medium gray, hard-very firm, massive, very
argillaceous-sandy with minor very fine grained SANDSTONE, slightlymoderately calcareous, scattered carbonaceous flakes, trace fine-very fine mica.
Interbedded SHALE, dark gray-gray brown, gray black, hard-moderately hard,
massive-sub blocky, earthy-gritty texture, occasionally smooth-silky, micro
micaceous-phyllitic in part, generally silty, slightly calcareous, rare crystalline
calcite fragments

640 - 730

SHALE, dark gray, dark gray brown-medium gray, gray black, hard-very firm,
massive-sub blocky, abundant soft clay, earthy-gritty texture, silty-sandy in part,
micro micaceous, slightly-moderately calcareous, numerous free crystalline
calcite fragments, abundant coarse SHALE fragments and rounded cavings.
Minor SILTSTONE, gray brown, medium-dark gray, hard-moderately hard,
massive, very argillaceous-sandy, minor very fine grained SANDSTONE streaks,
scattered mica, rare tuffaceous fragments

730 - 790

SHALE, dark gray-gray brown, hard-firm, massive, sub blocky-platy in part,

earthy-gritty texture, generally silty with scattered very fine sand grains, micro
micaceous, slightly-moderately calcareous, abundant clay with coarse blocky
SHALE fragments and rounded cavings. Minor SILTSTONE, dark gray brownmedium gray, hard-moderately hard, massive, generally argillaceous with very
fine grained SANDSTONE streaks, scattered mica, abundant clay in samples

790 - 850

SILTSTONE, dark-medium gray, massive-sub blocky, moderately hard,

moderately calcareous, argillaceous, abundant SHALE. Interbedded
SANDSTONE, light-medium gray, gray white-gray brown, slightly speckled, fine
grained, very fine-medium grained in part, moderately-poorly sorted, subangularwell rounded, clear-slightly frosted, some translucent-opaque grains, very hard,
calcareous cement, scattered dark lithic inclusions and mica, trace dark olive gray
CHERT, minor TUFF, rare crystalline pyrite, trace light brown stain with spotty
weak yellow streaming cut

850 - 940

SHALE, dark gray-gray black, dark gray brown, medium gray, moderately hard,
massive-sub blocky, gritty-earthy texture, slightly-moderately calcareous,
occasionally very calcareous, increased free crystalline calcite, generally silty,
micro micaceous in part, rare black lithic inclusions, trace LIMESTONE veins
with rare pale yellow mineral fluorescence and residual ring cut. Trace
SANDSTONE, tan, light-medium gray, gray brown, gray white, very fine-fine
grained, moderately sorted, rounded-subangular, slightly frosted-clear grains,
hard, calcareous cement, trace dark olive gray CHERT, trace pyrite, rare dull
yellow orange fluorescence, halo-very slow streaming pale yellow cut. Note: oily
film visible when cleaning samples

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Formation tops
Sample Interval
(in feet)

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION

940 - 1120

SHALE, dark gray-gray brown, gray black, hard, moderately hard-brittle in part,
firm-soft with abundant clay, massive, sub blocky-platy in part, earthy-gritty
texture, generally silty, micro micaceous, moderately calcareous, rare calcite lined
fractures and free crystalline calcite. Minor SILTSTONE, dark gray brownmedium gray, hard-very firm, massive, argillaceous with very fine sand grains
throughout, scattered mica, generally calcareous, abundant coarse SHALE
cavings in earthy clay

1120 - 1150

SHALE, dark gray-gray black, dark gray brown, hard-very firm, massive-sub
blocky, sub platy, earthy texture, silty in part, slightly calcareous, minor calcite
filled and lined fractures, trace loose crystalline calcite to 10 millimeters,
occasional crystalline pyrite nodules, trace light green firm platy waxy SHALE

1150 - 1240

CHERT, CONGLOMERATE, medium-light gray, gray white-blue gray, some

light brown-pinkish tan, opaque-translucent, slightly speckled-mottled in part,
cryptocrystalline, very hard, angular-blocky with numerous conchoidal fractures
and micro fractures, some rounded pebbles. SANDSTONE matrix, light graylight gray brown, pinkish tan, trace bright green-salmon orange, hard-very hard,
very fine-coarse grained, poorly sorted, sub angular-rounded, clear-opaque, glassy
in part, siliceous-cherty, calcareous in part, generally very conglomeratic, some
free crystalline pyrite clusters. Lost Returns at 1185 ft.

1240 - 1330

CHERT, CONGLOMERATE, medium-light gray, gray brown-dark gray, blue

green, tan, translucent-opaque, occasionally clear, very hard, angular-blocky,
scattered pyrite, predominantly cherty fragments and rounded-pitted pebbles
imbedded in poorly sorted SANDSTONE matrix

1330 - 1420

SANDSTONE, light-medium gray, light gray tan, fine-coarse grained, poorlymoderately sorted, angular-sub rounded, clear-slightly frosted, translucentvitreous, hard-moderately well indurated, siliceous cement, slightly calcareous in
small part, trace crystalline pyrite, some imbedded cherty fragments and
CONGLOMERATE, trace dark brown stain with moderate streaming yellow cut

1420 - 1480

SANDSTONE, medium-light gray, gray brown, salt and pepper, fine-medium

grained, very fine-coarse grained, moderately-poorly sorted, sub angular-sub
rounded, clear-opaque, vitreous-quartzitic in part, hard, siliceous, trace micro
pyrite and crystalline cubes, scattered carbonaceous inclusions, occasional
imbedded conglomerate fragments, rare shale partings. Minor CHERT, medium
gray-blue gray, gray brown, dark gray, light gray-pinkish white, microcrystalline,
hard, angular-sub blocky, trace very thin pyrite veins
Mississippian Chainman Formation Sample Top at 1480 feet

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Formation tops
Sample Interval
(in feet)

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION

1480 - 1570

SHALE, gray black-dark gray, dark gray brown, hard, moderately hard-brittle in
part, sub blocky-massive, occasionally platy-splintery, earthy texture, micro
micaceous, trace very finely disseminated pyrite, slightly-non calcareous, rare
calcite micro fractures, thinly bedded fine-medium grained SANDSTONE with
SHALE contact, numerous coarse platy fragments to 18 millimeters, abundant
LCM

1570 - 1620

SHALE, dark gray-dark gray brown, gray black-medium gray, moderately hardbrittle, hard, massive-sub blocky, subfissile in part, earthy texture, very slightly
calcareous, carbonaceous in part, trace light brown LIMESTONE laminae, trace
calcite filled and lined fractures, rare mineral fluorescence with very slowly
seeping yellow white cut, trace cement from casing set at 1572 feet

1620 - 1700

SHALE, dark gray brown, dark gray-gray black, trace medium brown, hardmoderately hard, brittle, massive-subfissile, earthy texture, non-slightly
calcareous, silty in part with occasional imbedded very fine sand grains, micro
micaceous, slightly carbonaceous in part, rare pyrite veining, minor LIMESTONE
contacts and fossil fragments, calcite filled fractures, trace dark brown stain with
faint yellow white cut

1700 - 1750

SHALE, very dark gray-gray black, hard-moderately hard, sub blocky-massive,

platy-brittle in part, earthy texture, micro micaceous, slightly-non calcareous,
scattered opaque gray cherty fragments and pebbles, very finely disseminated
pyrite. Interbedded SANDSTONE, medium-light gray, mottled in part, finemedium grained, numerous coarse grained conglomeratic fragments, moderatelypoorly sorted, subangular- rounded, translucent-opaque, clear-vitreous in part,
hard, siliceous-slightly calcareous cement, numerous CONGLOMERATE pebbles
and SHALE inclusions, minor crystalline pyrite streaks, generally tight, faint
milky yellow residual ring cut

1750 - 1820

SANDSTONE, medium-light gray, gray white, mottled-speckled in part, very

fine-medium grained, very coarse grained-conglomeratic in part, moderatelypoorly sorted, subangular-rounded, translucent-opaque, hard, slightly calcareoussiliceous cement, numerous pebbles and cherty fragments, some SHALE contacts
and dark lithic inclusions, rare pyrite concretions. Minor CHERT, gray brown,
light-medium brown, light gray-light green, pinkish tan, mottled-opaque, microcryptocrystalline, very hard, angular-blocky, rare calcite edges, conglomeratic,
trace disseminated and very fine crystalline pyrite. Interbedded SHALE, darkmedium gray brown, gray black, moderately hard-brittle, hard, massive-subfissile,
sub blocky, earthy texture, gritty in part, non calcareous, silty with some finecoarse imbedded sand grains, trace free crystalline calcite, scattered mica

19

Formation tops
Sample Interval
(in feet)

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION

1820 - 1960

SHALE, dark gray-gray black, dark gray brown, hard-moderately hard, sub
blocky-massive, platy-brittle in part, earthy texture, predominantly non
calcareous, scattered mica and micro pyrite. Minor conglomeratic SANDSTONE,
medium-light gray, gray white, trace pinkish tan, slightly mottled-speckled, finemedium grained, very coarse grained in part, moderately-poorly sorted,
subangular-well rounded, translucent-opaque grains, vitreous in part, scattered
CONGLOMERATE pebbles and CHERT fragments, well cemented, slightly
calcareous-siliceous, trace-nil intergranular porosity, abundant LCM
contamination

1960 - 2010

SANDSTONE, light-medium gray, light gray brown, gray green, generally

mottled-speckled, fine-coarse grained, moderately-poorly sorted, well roundedangular, clear-opaque grains with numerous pebbles and CHERT fragments, hardfriable, slightly calcareous-siliceous cement, trace-nil intergranular porosity, no
visual show. Abundant SHALE, dark gray-brown gray, occasionally black, hardvery firm, blocky-massive, micro micaceous, earthy in part, non calcareous,
occasional pyrite, LCM contamination, poor returns

2010 - 2100

SHALE, dark gray-brown gray, black in part, hard-firm, occasionally brittle,

massive-blocky, scattered mica, earthy, non calcareous, very finely disseminated
pyrite. Minor SANDSTONE, medium-light gray, dark gray, speckled, translucent
in part, very firm-hard, poorly-moderately sorted, sub angular, conglomeratic in
part, numerous gray brown to blue green CHERT fragments, very weak
calcareous-siliceous cement, trace dark brown LIMESTONE, poor sample quality

2100 - 2150

SHALE, dark gray-black, dark gray brown, moderately hard, hard-brittle,

massive-sub blocky, sub platy, earthy-slightly phyllitic texture, non calcareous,
trace calcite filled fractures, micro micaceous, silty in part. Interbedded
SANDSTONE, light gray-brown gray, medium gray, slightly speckled, very finecoarse grained, subangular, clear-opaque, vitreous, hard, calcareous cement,
siliceous-conglomeratic in part, occasionally silty, scattered very fine crystalline
pyrite

2150 - 2190

SHALE, medium-dark gray brown, dark gray-gray black, dark brown, massivesub blocky, subfissile, earthy texture-dense in part, hard-brittle, moderately hard,
non-slightly calcareous, siliceous, slightly micaceous, rare disseminated pyrite,
occasional white calcite and dolomite fractures, minor medium-dark brown
CHERT. Trace SILTSTONE, medium-light gray brown, hard, sub blocky,
siliceous, slightly calcareous, grading to very fine grained SANDSTONE

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Formation tops
Sample Interval
(in feet)

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION

2190 - 2250

SHALE, dark gray, medium gray-gray brown, gray black, hard, moderately hardbrittle in part, sub blocky-massive, earthy texture, silty in part, micro micaceous,
rare crystalline pyrite, very slightly-non calcareous. Minor SANDSTONE, lightmedium gray, gray white-gray brown, slightly speckled-mottled, fine-very fine
grained, medium grained-silty in part, moderately sorted, subangular-rounded,
clear-frosted, translucent-opaque grains and lithic inclusions, hard-moderately
hard, siliceous-calcareous cement, trace very finely disseminated pyrite, generally
tight, no visual show

2250 - 2320

SHALE, dark gray brown-gray black, medium-dark gray, hard, sub blockymassive, earthy texture, micro micaceous, silty in part, minor SANDSTONE
streaks, slightly-non calcareous, occasionally brecciated with light gray-white
calcite and DOLOMITE fragments, rare micro pyrite veining. Note: Corrosion
Inhibitor Added to Mud System

2320 - 2350

SHALE, dark gray-gray black, dark gray brown, medium gray, hard-occasionally
brittle, sub blocky-massive, platy in part, earthy texture, silty in part with minor
SANDSTONE streaks, rare crystalline pyrite clusters, trace calcite lined fractures,
numerous coarse SHALE fragments to 18 millimeters with some cavings, sample
oily with mud additive (Corrosion Inhibitor), immediate bright yellow white cut

2350 - 2400

SILTSTONE, dark-medium gray brown, mottled in part, hard-very firm, blockymassive, slightly-moderately calcareous. Interbedded SANDSTONE, dark-light
gray, brown gray, mottled-speckled, very fine-medium grained in part, hard-very
firm, sub rounded-sub angular, moderately-poorly sorted, occasional pyrite, trace
calcite fracture fill. Abundant SHALE, dark gray brown-black, massive-blocky,
very firm-hard, brittle in part, earthy texture, slightly-non calcareous,
disseminated-crystalline pyrite, rare pyrite splinters, occasionally silty

2400 - 2490

SHALE, dark gray-black, blocky-massive, hard-firm, occasional micro

micaceous-earthy texture, occasionally waxy, non calcareous, silty in part. Minor
SILTSTONE, medium gray-brown gray, slightly mottled, hard-moderately hard,
some imbedded sand grains, slightly-moderately calcareous, trace mica

2490 - 2550

SHALE, dark gray brown-brown black, gray black, trace mottled with finemedium light-dark green grains, hard-moderately hard, massive-sub blocky,
subfissile in small part, earthy-gritty texture, non calcareous, siliceous in part,
trace calcite filled and lined fractures, rare free chalky white calcite, rare dolomite
filled fractures, scattered disseminated and micro pyrite nodules, increasing silt
and sand, slightly carbonaceous in part. Interbedded SILTSTONE, medium gray
brown-light brown, blocky, gritty texture, hard, siliceous-slightly calcareous,
some micro crystalline pyrite, grading to very fine grained SANDSTONE in part

21

Formation tops
Sample Interval
(in feet)

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION

2550 - 2580

SHALE, gray black-dark gray, dark gray brown-brown black, black, massive-sub
blocky, earthy texture, trace smooth, hard-moderately hard, very firm, non
calcareous, trace calcite filled fractures, scattered micro mica, some disseminated
pyrite, slightly silty in part with imbedded very fine sand grains, minor light gray
brown CLAYSTONE

2580 - 2670

SHALE, dark gray-gray black, dark gray brown, medium gray, hard-moderately
hard, massive-sub blocky, subfissile-platey, earthy texture, non-very slightly
calcareous, rare calcite and dolomite micro fractures, siliceous in part, slightly
micaceous, silty with some imbedded sand grains. Minor SILTSTONE, medium
gray-gray brown, massive, hard-very firm, slightly calcareous, argillaceous,
siliceous in part, rare micro pyrite

2670 - 2730

SHALE, dark gray-gray black, dark gray brown, hard-occasionally firm, sub
blocky-massive, brittle-platy in part, earthy texture, silty in part, micro micaceous,
very finely disseminated pyrite and rare pyrite veining, generally non calcareous,
trace gray brown soft earthy clay, coarse platy and blocky SHALE fragments to
15 mm

2730 - 2780

SHALE, dark gray-gray black, hard-very firm, sub blocky-massive, platy-brittle

in part, earthy-smooth texture, micro micaceous-phyllitic in part, very finely
disseminated pyrite and micro pyrite concretions, rare calcite lined fractures,
occasionally brecciated with chalky-crystalline calcite lenses, minor silty streaks
and clay

2780 - 2830

SHALE, dark gray brown-gray black, very dark gray, hard-moderately hard,
slightly brittle-dense, sub blocky-massive, platy-splintery in part, earthy-smooth
texture, non calcareous, very finely disseminated pyrite throughout, minor dark
brown clay

2830 - 2950

SHALE, gray black-dark gray, dark gray brown-medium brown, hard-moderately

hard, brittle in part, massive-subfissile, earthy-smooth texture, silty in part, micro
micaceous, generally non calcareous, trace calcite lined fractures, some pyrite
veining and microcrystalline pyrite

2950 - 3060

SHALE, dark gray brown-brown black, gray black, medium-dark brown, hardmoderately hard, brittle, occasionally soft grading to claystone, massive-sub
blocky, earthy texture, silty in part, very finely disseminated pyrite, scattered
mica, slightly-non calcareous, occasional calcite edges and fracture fill, trace free
crystalline calcite and dense brown siliceous LIMESTONE, rare yellow
fluorescence with dull yellow green residual ring cut

22

Formation tops
Sample Interval
(in feet)

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION

3060 - 3100

SHALE, dark gray-gray black, dark gray brown, hard-occasionally brittle,

massive-sub blocky, platy-splintery in part, generally earthy texture, silty in part,
micro micaceous-occasionally phyllitic, very finely disseminated pyrite and rare
pyrite concretions, slightly-moderately calcareous, occasionally brecciated with
white calcite fracture infill, rare dark gray brown dense micro crystalline
LIMESTONE fragments

3100 - 3160

SHALE, very dark gray, dark gray brown-gray black, hard, dense, sub blockymassive, occasionally splintery, earthy texture, micro micaceous-silty in part, rare
pyrite veining, slightly-moderately calcareous, trace calcite lined fractures and
gray brown dense silty LIMESTONE

3160 - 3300

SHALE, dark gray brown-gray black, medium-dark gray, hard-firm, sub blockymassive, earthy-micro micaceous, slightly-moderately calcareous, carbonaceous
in part, calcite veins and fracture infilling, occasionally pyritic

3300 - 3360

SHALE, dark gray-black, occasionally medium brown-gray brown, firm-hard,

massive-sub blocky, earthy texture, moderately-very calcareous, numerous calcite
crystals and veins, slightly carbonaceous, occasionally micro micaceous, rare
pyrite. Minor SILTSTONE, medium-light brown, gray brown, thinly laminated,
firm-soft, sub blocky-massive, argillaceous, very calcareous-limy

3360 - 3400

SHALE, dark gray brown-black, sub blocky-fissile, firm-hard, earthy texture,

micro micaceous, common calcite fracture fill, occasionally pyritic. Thinly
bedded LIMESTONE, gray brown-light brown, mottled in part, microcrystalline,
firm-soft, earthy-chalky texture, abundant clay, numerous calcite filled fractures,
white chalky and crystalline calcite fragments, frequent thin SHALE partings,
trace mineral fluorescence with dull yellow residual ring cut

3400 - 3444

SHALE, gray black-black, dark gray brown-brown black, hard-brittle, moderately

hard, platy-subfissile, sub blocky in part, earthy texture, moderately-very
calcareous, numerous calcite filled and lined fractures, very finely disseminated
pyrite and rare veins, micro micaceous, carbonaceous in part. Interbedded
LIMESTONE, gray brown-medium brown, light brown-gray tan, dark brown,
generally mottled, micro crystalline, earthy texture, moderately hard-soft, frequent
calcite fractures, generally indurated with clay particles, stylolitic in small part,
trace pyrite, rare slowly seeping milky yellow cut
Mississippian Joana Limestone Sample Top at 3444 feet

23

Formation tops
Sample Interval
(in feet)

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION

3444 - 3470

LIMESTONE, light gray brown-buff , tan-cream, gray white, generally mottled,

micro-trace very fine crystalline, firm-soft, chalky, occasionally hard, stylolitic in
part, very fractured with calcite, trace dark brown-black CHERT, spotty moldic
porosity, trace intercrystalline and very fine crystal rhomb porosity, trace bright
yellow white fluorescence, faint slowly seeping cut. Minor SHALE, gray blackblack, dark gray brown, massive-sub blocky, platy, moderately hard-hard, earthy,
moderately-very calcareous, minor calcite edges and fracture fill, trace
disseminated pyrite, scattered mica

3470 - 3500

LIMESTONE, gray tan-light brown, buff, cream tan-white, dark brown, mottled,
micro crystalline, firm-moderately hard, dense, stylolitic in part, some calcite
filled and lined fractures, trace moldic-earthy porosity, trace yellow white
fluorescence with weak flash cut and slowly seeping pale yellow cut. Trace
CHERT, brown black-dark brown, hard, angular-blocky, trace calcareous
inclusions, trace disseminated pyrite

3500 - 3550

LIMESTONE, light gray brown-buff, medium-dark gray, cream-white, dark

brown, generally mottled, micro-crypto crystalline, earthy-smooth texture, firmhard, soft-marly in part, clean, very calcareous, abundant white chalky-translucent
calcite fragments throughout, numerous calcite filled fractures, spotty bright
yellow white fluorescence with weak yellow slowly streaming cut

3550 - 3600

LIMESTONE, light gray-gray tan, medium-dark gray, mottled white-buff, microcrypto crystalline, earthy-chalky texture, moderately hard-soft, occasionally harddense, generally brecciated with chalky-crystalline calcite, numerous calcite lined
fractures and micro fractures, rare stylolites, scattered dull green mineral
fluorescence, no cut, trace C1 and C2 gas readings

3600 - 3630

LIMESTONE, light gray-gray tan, cream-buff, medium gray, slightly mottled,

micro-crypto crystalline, earthy-subwaxy texture, hard-firm, brittle, occasionally
soft-chalky, minor free crystalline calcite and fracture fill, rare fossil fragments
and stylolites, 10% SHALE cavings in sample, Lost Returns at 3630 feet

3630 - 3700

LIMESTONE, medium gray-gray brown, light gray-buff, gray tan, micro-crypto

crystalline, earthy-smooth texture, hard-moderately hard, firm-brittle in part,
dense, blocky, clean, very calcareous-slightly siliceous, rare pyrite, minor
crystalline-chalky calcite, abundant LCM contamination, drilling with partial
returns

3700 - 3750

No Sample Shale Shakers Bypassed

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Formation tops
Sample Interval
(in feet)

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION

3750 - 3800

LIMESTONE, medium-light gray brown, dark brown, buff-tan, occasionally

white, mottled, micro-cryptocrystalline with rare coarse crystals, hard-firm,
occasionally soft-chalky, common fractures with calcite infilling. Trace SHALE,
dark gray-black, sub blocky-platy in part, firm, micro micaceous, slightly-non
calcareous, abundant LCM, very poor samples

3800 - 3870

LIMESTONE, light-medium brown, gray brown, tan-cream, dark gray browndark brown, mottled in part, microcrystalline, hard-moderately hard, dense
crystalline-slightly earthy in part, trace fossil pellets, stylolitic, numerous calcite
filled and lined fractures, some free crystalline calcite, rare intercrystalline
porosity, spotty bright yellow-dull orange fluorescence, very weak pale yellow
cut. Minor SHALE, gray black-black, brown black, blocky-platy in part, hardmoderately hard, earthy texture, non-moderately calcareous, siliceous, trace pyrite
veins and free crystalline pyrite, possible cavings. Trace SANDSTONE, mediumdark gray, very fine-fine grained, hard, clear-vitreous, slightly calcareous,
siliceous-quatrzitic in part, trace pyrite, very poor samples, over 90% LCM

3870 - 3920

LIMESTONE, medium brown-tan, light gray brown-gray tan, slightly mottled,

micro crystalline, hard-firm, trace stylolites, some free chalky and crystalline
calcite, rare bright yellow white mineral fluorescence, no cut. Minor SHALE,
very dark gray-medium gray, gray brown-gray black, sub blocky, moderately
hard-firm, earthy-occasionally glossy texture, dense, very slightly-non calcareous,
trace calcite lined fractures, scattered micro pyrite, silty, apparent SILTSTONE
and SANDSTONE stringers, trace light gray green-white speckled CHERT, very
poor samples with 95% LCM contamination. Spot 2 Form-a-Seal pills and 150
bbl cement plug at 3870 feet; Spot second cement plug at 3918 feet

3920 - 3950

SHALE, dark gray, black, occasionally light gray brown, firm-hard, subfissileblocky, non calcareous, earthy, dense, rare pyrite. Trace SANDSTONE, lightdark brown gray, dark gray, fine-very fine grained, occasionally silty, moderately
sorted, sub angular, trace calcareous cement. Interbedded LIMESTONE, tan-light
gray brown, mottled in part, micro-cryptocrystalline, firm, argillaceous-chalky,
trace white calcite crystals, abundant Lost Circulation Material, trace cement with
coal fragments after squeeze job at 3918 feet

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Formation tops
Sample Interval
(in feet)
3950 - 3990

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION

LIMESTONE, medium-dark gray, dark brown-gray brown, slightly mottled,

micro crystalline, earthy-dense crystalline texture, hard-moderately hard,
occasionally brittle, clean, very calcareous-slightly dolomite, crystalline calcite
lined fractures, spotty dull green-yellow orange fluorescence with slowly
streaming cut, poor sample quality. Minor SHALE, dark gray-dark gray brown,
medium gray, gray black, moderately hard, sub blocky, earthy texture, slightly
phyllitic, non-very slightly calcareous, silty in part with imbedded sand grains,
trace calcite filled fractures, slightly micaceous, very finely disseminated
crystalline pyrite, rare pyrite veins, trace SANDSTONE and cherty conglomeratic
fragments, abundant LCM
Devonian Pilot Shale Sample Top at 3990 feet

3990 - 4040

SHALE, dark gray brown-gray black, medium-dark gray, hard-moderately hard,

brittle, sub blocky-fissile, splintery in part, earthy texture, smooth-silky in part,
occasionally phyllitic, micro micaceous-silty, slightly-non calcareous,
carbonaceous in part, trace micro pyrite crystals and nodules, pyrite concretions
and veining, minor fine grained hard siliceous SANDSTONE, rare calcite lined
fractures, trace gray-brown dense micro crystalline LIMESTONE, abundant LCM
contamination, drilling with partial returns

4040 - 4120

SHALE, dark gray, dark gray brown-gray black, medium gray, massive-sub
blocky, earthy texture, dense in part, moderately hard, non-slightly calcareous,
trace disseminated pyrite, silty in part, rare calcite filled fractures, some darkmedium gray fine grained SANDSTONE with pyrite and cherty inclusions.
Interbedded LIMESTONE, medium-light gray brown, light brown, slightly
mottled, micro crystalline, earthy texture, smooth-sub vitreous in part, rarely
micro sucrosic, hard-moderately hard, trace calcite filled fractures and free
crystalline calcite, trace stylolites, rare micro pyrite, spotty dull yellow green
mineral fluorescence, no cut, very poor sample volume, 95% Lost Circulation
Material, hole surging with partial to no returns

4120 - 4160

SHALE, medium-dark gray, gray brown-olive tan, light gray-light gray green,
trace redish brown, moderately hard-hard, sub blocky-fissile, massive, earthywaxy texture, moderately-slightly calcareous, scattered free crystalline calcite,
minor LIMESTONE, very finely disseminated pyrite and veining, bentonitic in
part, trace dull yellow orange fluorescence with very slow pale yellow seeping
cut, very poor sample quality. Spot third cement plug at 4125 feet. Aerate mud
through parasite string and drill pipe at 750 to 1500 cfm. Begin making water
from formation, reserve pit over-flowing

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Formation tops
Sample Interval
(in feet)

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION

4160 - 4230

SHALE, medium-dark gray, medium brown, gray brown-olive, gray green,

abundant black SHALE cavings, hard-moderately hard, brittle in part, sub blockyfissile, earthy texture, occasionally silty-sandy, calcareous in part, rarely
bentonitic-tuffaceous, scattered mica, poor sample quality, very fine cuttings.
Interbedded LIMESTONE, light gray-buff, medium-light brown, gray brown-dark
brown, mottled gray white, micro-crypto crystalline, earthy texture, dense
crystalline-micro sucrosic in part, moderately hard-brittle, very calcareousslightly dolomitic, rare yellow tan pelletal fossil fragments, trace calcite lined
fractures, slightly argillaceous in part, some chalky white-light green
BENTONITE, trace dull green mineral fluorescence, no cut, abundant LCM

4230 - 4250

LIMESTONE, gray brown, medium-light brown, mottled dark brown-cream, tanreddish brown, buff, micro-crypto crystalline, earthy-smooth texture, moderately
hard-brittle, occasionally hard-dense, argillaceous-slightly dolomitic in part, some
white crystalline calcite inclusions, numerous fossil fragments and tan-orange
pellet clusters, yellow-orange fluorescence with spotty yellow slowly streaming
cut, numerous rounded SHALE and LIMESTONE cavings with Hi-Vis LCM
sweep

4250 - 4280

SHALE, medium-dark gray, dark gray brown, light gray-light brown, hard-very
firm, brittle in part, sub blocky-fissile, earthy-smooth texture, silty-sandy in part,
trace pyritic SANDSTONE with minor CHERT, trace white chalky BENTONITE,
moderately-non calcareous, very finely disseminated pyrite, rare crystalline pyrite
concretions and veining. Interbedded LIMESTONE, medium-dark brown, gray
brown-buff, medium gray, mottled light brown-gray white, micro-crypto
crystalline, earthy-smooth texture, micro sucrosic-vitreous in part, moderately
hard-brittle, numerous calcite filled fractures and white crystalline calcite, rare
pelletal fossil fragments, yellow-orange mineral fluorescence, spotty bright
yellow slowly streaming cut

4280 - 4300 Reduce Air Flow - Lost All Returns - No Sample

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Formation tops
Sample Interval
(in feet)

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION

4300 - 4380

LIMESTONE, tan-gray tan, light gray-cream, light-dark brown, slightly mottled,

micro-trace very fine crystalline, moderately hard-friable, hard in part, earthymicro sucrosic, abundant loose crystalline and chalky calcite, some calcite filled
and lined fractures, rare stylolites, occasionally fossiliferous, scattered pyrite
nodules, spotty yellow green-rare bright yellow white fluorescence, weak milky
yellow cut. Interbedded SHALE, dark gray-dark gray brown, olive brown-yellow
gray, gray black, trace light reddish brown, massive-sub blocky, subfissile, earthywaxy texture, hard-very firm, moderately-non calcareous, siliceous in part, trace
disseminated-very fine crystalline pyrite, rare pyrite veins, bentonitic in part with
yellow orange mineral fluorescence. Trace SANDSTONE, light gray-gray green,
medium gray, gray brown, very fine-fine grained, moderately sorted, sub angularrounded, clear-slightly frosted, hard-moderately hard, calcareous cement, silty in
part, rare cherty conglomeratic fragments, very poor samples, abundant LCM.
Run wireline logs at 4380 feet

4380 - 4420

SHALE, dark gray-dark gray brown, medium brown, gray black, trace orange
brown, sub blocky-subfissile, earthy-occasionally glossy texture, hard-very firm,
slightly-non calcareous, carbonaceous in part, trace calcite fracture fill, scattered
micro crystalline pyrite, rare pyrite veining, occasional light gray bentonite
mottled with black shale. Interbedded LIMESTONE, light brown-gray tan, light
gray-gray white, cream, slightly mottled, micro-crypto crystalline, earthy texture,
hard-very firm, scattered free crystalline calcite, minor calcite filled and lined
fractures, rare yellow brown fossiliferous fragments, trace yellow green
fluorescence with milky yellow cut. Trace SANDSTONE, medium-dark gray,
light gray, moderately-poorly sorted, very fine-trace coarse grained, clear-opaque,
hard, siliceous-slightly calcareous, carbonaceous inclusions, very finely
disseminated pyrite, mottled dark brown and blue gray to black CHERT

4420 - 4460

LIMESTONE, light-medium brown, light gray-gray tan, cream-pinkish tan, light

gray green, mottled, micro-crypto crystalline, rarely very fine-fine crystalline,
earthy-occasionally sucrosic texture, dense crystalline-pearly in part, moderately
hard-brittle, abundant loose crystalline calcite and fracture fill, increase microvery fine crystalline pyrite, trace fossil fragments and pellets, rare stylolites, trace
yellow white fluorescence with pale yellow slowly seeping cut. Minor SHALE,
dark gray-dark gray brown, gray black, light gray, gray green, sub blockymassive, subfissile, earthy texture, hard, dense, slightly-moderately calcareous,
scattered pyrite, occasionally silty grading to SILTSTONE

28

Formation tops
Sample Interval
(in feet)

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION

4460 - 4510

LIMESTONE, light-dark brown, light gray-gray tan, cream-gray white, light

orange brown, gray green, mottled, micro-crypto crystalline, trace very fine-fine
crystalline, hard-moderately hard, blocky, earthy-sub vitreous texture, trace pyrite,
rare intercrystalline porosity with very fine crystalline rhombs, spotty faint white
fluorescence, poor slowly seeping cut. Interbedded SHALE, dark gray-gray
black, dark gray brown-medium brown, light gray-gray green, sub blockysubfissile, hard-very firm, earthy texture, slightly-non calcareous, siliceous in
part, scattered pyrite, minor SILTSTONE and SANDSTONE stringers, some gray
black fine-very coarse Chainman SHALE cavings

4510 - 4570

LIMESTONE, gray brown, medium-dark brown, light-dark gray, occasionally

mottled with white crystalline calcite, micro-very fine crystalline, earthy texture,
micro sucrosic-dense crystalline in part, hard-occasionally brittle, very finely
disseminated pyrite, trace intercrystalline porosity, numerous crystalline-chalky
calcite fractures, spotty dull green-bright yellow fluorescence with weak milky
yellow cut, abundant LCM contamination. Minor SHALE, dark gray brown-dark
gray, medium gray-gray green, dark brown, hard-very firm, subfissile-massive,
earthy-waxy texture, sandy in part with very fine-medium grained SANDSTONE,
scattered pyrite and rare pyrite veining, trace greenish white BENTONITE with
bright yellow-dull green mineral fluorescence, some hard siliceous-sandy TUFF
fragments

4570 - 4610

SHALE, dark gray brown-very dark gray, trace medium gray-gray green, hard,
firm-brittle in part, massive-sub blocky, earthy texture, smooth-silky in part,
micro micaceous-rarely phyllitic, slightly-non calcareous, silty in part, trace
poorly sorted SANDSTONE with dark SHALE inclusions, rare crystalline pyrite
clusters, abundant coarse SHALE and LIMESTONE fragments

4610 - 4630

SHALE, dark gray brown, dark gray-gray black, hard-moderately hard, massivesub blocky, earthy texture, silty in part, generally non calcareous, micro
micaceous, trace very finely disseminated pyrite, silty-sandy in part with minor
SANDSTONE streaks. Trace LIMESTONE, light-dark brown, gray brown, light
gray-white, slightly mottled, micro-crypto crystalline, earthy-dense crystalline
texture, hard-moderately hard, calcite lined fractures and free crystalline calcite,
trace dull green mineral fluorescence, no cut

4660 - 4730

Reduce Air Flow Lost All Returns - No Sample

Devonian Guilmette Formation Sample Top at 4733 feet

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Formation tops
Sample Interval
(in feet)

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION

4733 - 4750

LIMESTONE, gray brown, medium-dark brown, light-dark gray, buff, mottled in

part, predominantly dense micro crystalline, earthy-micro sucrosic texture, hardmoderately hard, very calcareous-slightly dolomitic, numerous chalky-crystalline
calcite fractures, rare stylolites, no visual show. Abundant SHALE, dark gray
brown-gray black, dark gray, hard-moderately hard, sub blocky-massive, brittleplaty in part, earthy texture, very slightly-non calcareous, scattered mica, rare
pyrite concretions, silty in part, occasionally banded with SILTSTONE and
SANDSTONE streaks

4750 - 4800

LIMESTONE, dark brown-gray brown, medium-light brown, gray black, buff,

occasionally mottled, micro crystalline, hard-brittle, moderately hard, blockyplaty, dense crystalline-micro sucrosic texture, occasionally earthy-chalky, some
calcite filled and lined fractures, rare stylolites, slightly dolomitic in part, no
fluorescence, no cut

4800 - 4870

DOLOMITE, medium-light brown, dark gray brown, light-medium gray, microtrace very fine crystalline, micro-very finely sucrosic, vitreous in part, hardbrittle, sub blocky-platy, moderately calcareous, frequent white dolomite filled
and lined fractures, trace free crystalline calcite, rare micro crystalline pyrite,
poor-fair intercrystalline porosity, trace vuggy porosity and crystal rhombs,
occasional yellow green-yellow white fluorescence with pale yellow streaming
cut. Minor LIMESTONE, medium-dark brown, light brown-gray brown, slightly
mottled, crypto-micro crystalline, micro sucrosic-earthy texture, hard-moderately
hard, trace stylolites, trace calcite fracture fill with dull yellow-white
fluorescence, no cut

4870 - 4930

DOLOMITE, medium-dark gray brown, medium brown-tan, mottled in part,

micro-very fine crystalline, hard-brittle, dense crystalline-micro sucrosic texture,
numerous white dolomite filled and lined fractures, trace calcite inclusions and
fracture fill, rare micro crystalline pyrite, trace brown black silty SHALE, tracepoor intercrystalline and pinpoint vug porosity, rare light yellow fluorescence
with slowly seeping pale yellow cut. Minor LIMESTONE, light-medium brown,
cream-tan, light gray green-white, slightly mottled, micro crystalline, hardmoderately hard, earthy-dense crystalline texture, occasional calcite inclusions
and fracture fill, fossiliferous in part, rare dark gray brown cherty conglomerate
with pyrite, trace yellow orange mineral fluorescence, no cut

4980 - 5000

DOLOMITE, gray brown, medium-dark brown, dark gray, gray tan-buff, microvery fine crystalline, micro sucrosic-dense crystalline texture, hard-moderately
hard, argillaceous in part, minor dark gray SHALE with crystalline pyrite
inclusions, rare dark mineral streaks and stylolites, trace clear vitreous mediumcoarse crystalline rhombs, rare dolomite and calcite lined fractures with spotty
bright yellow fluorescence and faint milky yellow cut, trace LIMESTONE

30

Formation tops
Sample Interval
(in feet)

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION

5000 - 5080

DOLOMITE, medium-dark brown, dark gray-gray brown, occasionally mottled

gray white, micro-very fine crystalline, hard, dense crystalline-micro sucrosic,
generally tight, trace calcite filled fractures, rare white crystalline dolomite
rhombs and fracture fill, some intergranular and micro vuggy porosity, no visual
show. Minor LIMESTONE, medium-light brown, gray brown, light gray-buff,
gray green, mottled in part, micro-crypto crystalline, earthy-micro sucrosic
texture, hard-moderately hard, slightly dolomitic-very calcareous, fossiliferous in
part, rare micro pyrite, spotty bright yellow fluorescence with yellow green
slowly streaming cut, some rounded SHALE cavings

5080 - 5130

DOLOMITE, gray brown-dark gray, medium-dark brown, light gray-gray tan,

micro-very fine crystalline, hard-dense crystalline, occasionally friable, micro
sucrosic, rarely fine crystalline with good intergranular and vuggy porosity, some
fine-medium crystal lined vugs and fractures, slightly-moderately calcareous,
siliceous in part, rare pyrite streaks, no fluorescence, no cut, some earthy
LIMESTONE with dull green-orange mineral fluorescence

5130 - 5160

DOLOMITE, dark gray-gray brown, medium-dark brown, gray black, light

brown-gray white, micro-fine crystalline, micro sucrosic-dense crystalline texture,
hard-occasionally brittle, argillaceous-siliceous in part, rare micro pyrite
concretions, rare vugs lined with white medium-coarse crystalline dolomite
rhombs, minor fractures, trace dull orange-light yellow fluorescence, no cut,
abundant LCM contamination

5160 - 5240

DOLOMITE, medium-dark brown, gray brown-gray black, medium gray-light

brown, predominantly micro-very fine crystalline, micro sucrosic-dense
crystalline texture, hard-occasionally brittle, siliceous with rare translucent gray
cherty inclusions, very finely disseminated pyrite, numerous white coarse
crystalline dolomite and calcite lined vugs and fractures, rare fragments with good
intergranular porosity, no visual show. Minor LIMESTONE, light gray-gray
brown, buff, light-medium brown, cream-white, mottled in part, micro-crypto
crystalline, earthy texture, smooth-vitreous in part, hard-very firm, brittle, very
calcareous-slightly dolomitic, minor crystalline-chalky calcite fractures, free
white crystalline calcite, trace dull green-orange mineral fluorescence, no cut

5240 - 5300

DOLOMITE, dark brown-gray black, gray brown-dark gray, medium-light brown,

mottled gray white, micro-very fine crystalline, dense crystalline-micro sucrosic
texture, hard-occasionally brittle, siliceous-argillaceous in part, trace dark gray
SHALE inclusions, rare micro pyrite, generally tight, minor white crystalline
dolomite and calcite lined vugs and fractures, no fluorescence, no cut, abundant
LCM contamination

31

Formation tops
Sample Interval
(in feet)

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION

5300 - 5350

DOLOMITE, medium brown-dark gray, light brown-gray brown, gray black, light
gray, mottled in part, micro-very fine crystalline, micro sucrosic-dense crystalline
texture, hard-moderately hard, brittle, trace dolomite and calcite filled fractures,
siliceous in part, occasional light gray-cream tan LIMESTONE contacts, some
dark gray-gray black SHALE, trace intercrystalline and vuggy porosity, rare
crystalline rhombs, trace dull yellow green fluorescence, no cut

5350 - 5420

DOLOMITE, medium-light brown, dark gray brown, light gray-gray tan, slightly
mottled, trace black mineral banding, micro-very fine crystalline, micro sucrosic
texture, dense, hard, moderately hard-brittle, moderately calcareous, some
dolomite filled fractures, trace medium gray fine grained SANDSTONE with
pyrite, poor intercrystalline and pinpoint vug porosity, trace fine-coarse crystalline
rhombs, trace yellow green fluorescence, no cut. Minor LIMESTONE, mediumlight brown, light gray-cream, buff, light gray green, slightly mottled, microcrypto crystalline, hard-blocky, smooth-dense crystalline texture, moderately
hard-earthy in part, some calcite lined fractures and free crystalline calcite, rare
pyrite veining, trace faint white mineral fluorescence

5420 - 5480

DOLOMITE, medium-dark brown, gray brown-gray black, light brown-gray tan,

slightly mottled, micro-very fine crystalline, hard-brittle, sucrosic-dense
crystalline texture, white dolomite and calcite filled fractures, scattered pyrite,
rare intergranular porosity, trace pinpoint and vuggy porosity, scattered dolomite
rhombs, trace brown-cream earthy LIMESTONE, minor yellow green
fluorescence with no cut

5480 - 5550

DOLOMITE, dark brown-dark gray brown, medium-light brown, very light graybuff, micro-very fine crystalline, hard-moderately hard, brittle, sub blocky, micro
sucrosic-dense crystalline texture, trace-poor intercrystalline porosity, scattered
dolomite rhombs and fracture fill, yellow mineral fluorescence, no cut. Minor
LIMESTONE, light brown-cream tan, medium-dark brown, light gray green,
micro-cryptocrystalline, hard-moderately hard, earthy-smooth texture, trace
calcite lined fractures and free crystalline calcite, tuffaceous in part with rare
imbedded dark brown fine-medium grained dolomite crystals, trace dull yellow
fluorescence

5550 - 5590

DOLOMITE, light gray-light brown, medium-dark brown, gray brown-dark gray,

micro-very fine crystalline, dense crystalline-micro sucrosic, hard, blocky,
occasionally brittle-platy, rarely friable fine crystalline with sucrosic-vuggy
texture and fair intergranular porosity, minor fractures, rare pyrite, siliceous in
part, slightly calcareous, trace earthy LIMESTONE, decreasing yellow-green
mineral fluorescence, no cut

32

Formation tops
Sample Interval
(in feet)

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION

5590 - 5630

DOLOMITE, dark gray-gray brown, medium-dark brown, gray tan, light-medium

gray, micro-very fine crystalline, micro sucrosic-dense crystalline texture, hardoccasionally brittle, siliceous in part, trace dark gray SHALE, rare pyrite
concretions, minor gray cherty inclusions, generally tight, trace micro vugs and
dolomite filled fractures, some translucent white dolomite crystals, scattered
yellow-green mineral fluorescence, no cut

5630 - 5640

DOLOMITE, medium-dark brown, gray brown-dark gray, light gray-tan,

predominantly micro crystalline, dense crystalline-micro sucrosic texture, earthy
in part, hard, moderately hard-brittle, slightly-moderately calcareous,
argillaceous-siliceous in part, minor dark gray SHALE, rare pinpoint vuggy
porosity, trace white crystalline dolomite fill fractures, rare bright yellow
fluorescence with milky white-bright yellow slowly streaming cut

5640 - 5650

DOLOMITE, dark gray brown, medium-dark brown, gray tan-medium gray,

micro crystalline, some fine-very fine crystalline, micro sucrosic-earthy texture,
hard-dense, rare micro pyrite, siliceous in part, trace gray-black CHERT, scattered
gray white-light green TUFF fragments, trace white crystalline dolomite with
calcite filled vugs and fractures, rare light brown-pink orange stain, spotty bright
yellow-gold fluorescence with good bright yellow streaming cut, about 5 percent
of sample shows fluorescence

5650 - 5670

Reduce Air Flow Lost All Returns - No Sample

5670 - 5690

DOLOMITE, gray brown-dark brown, dark gray, medium-light brown, lightmedium gray, micro crystalline, fine-very fine crystalline in part, micro sucrosicoccasionally vitreous texture, hard-dense, siliceous in part, scattered pyrite, trace
light green-white TUFF, rare fractures and vugs lined with white-pink crystalline
dolomite, trace light brown-pink stain, spotty yellow-gold fluorescence with weak
milky yellow cut in 5 percent of sample

5690 - 5710

DOLOMITE, dark gray-gray brown, dark brown-light brown, medium-light gray,

micro-very fine crystalline, dense crystalline-micro sucrosic texture, earthy in
part, hard-occasionally brittle, slightly-moderately calcareous, siliceous in part,
interbedded dark gray SHALE with pyrite veining, very finely disseminated
pyrite, trace white crystalline dolomite and free calcite crystals with rare pinkish
brown stain, spotty yellow-gold fluorescence with faint yellow green cut

5710 - 5740

DOLOMITE, gray brown-medium brown, light-dark gray, dark brown, microoccasionally fine crystalline, dense crystalline-micro sucrosic, hard, brittle-friable
in part, rare intergranular porosity, scattered vugs lined with medium-coarse
crystalline rhombs, rare yellow-green fluorescence with pink stain and milky
yellow slowly streaming cut

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Formation tops
Sample Interval
(in feet)

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION

5740 - 5770

DOLOMITE, dark gray brown, medium-dark brown, dark gray-gray black,

micro-very fine crystalline, predominantly micro sucrosic, hard-dense, siliceous
in part, scattered pyrite, trace earthy LIMESTONE, rare white crystalline
dolomite lined vugs and fractures, trace bright yellow-green fluorescence, no cut

5770 - 5810

DOLOMITE, dark gray-dark gray brown, medium-light brown, cream tan-light

gray, micro-dense crystalline, very fine crystalline, micro sucrosic-earthy texture,
hard, siliceous in part, some dark gray-brown black SHALE, trace white
crystalline calcite and dolomite lined fractures, trace-poor intercrystalline and
pinpoint vug porosity, occasional bright yellow fluorescence with faint yellow
slowly seeping cut

5810 - 5860

DOLOMITE, medium-dark brown, light gray-gray brown, cream-buff, gray

white, occasionally mottled, micro-very fine crystalline, hard-brittle, dense,
frequent white calcite crystals, minor calcite and dolomite lined fractures, trace
pyrite, minor light brown-white earthy cryptocrystalline LIMESTONE, traceoccasionally fair intergranular and pinpoint vug porosity, scattered fine-coarse
rhombs, trace yellow orange-rarely bright yellow fluorescence, trace light tan
staining with faint yellow cut

5860 - 5900

DOLOMITE, medium-light brown, dark brown-gray brown, light gray, tancream, micro-occasionally fine crystalline, micro sucrosic, hard-moderately hard,
brittle-platy in part, occasional dolomite filled fractures, rare light gray-clear
CHERT with pyrite inclusions, scattered indistinct black-dark brown veins, some
intercrystalline and fracture porosity, trace dull yellow fluorescence, no cut.
Minor SHALE, dark gray-brown black, medium gray, massive-sub blocky, platy
in part, hard-moderately hard, earthy-subwaxy, slightly-non calcareous, trace
disseminated pyrite and thin veins, siliceous-dolomitic in part

5900 - 5940

DOLOMITE, light-dark brown, dark gray brown, cream tan-buff, light gray,
micro-very fine crystalline, hard-brittle, micro sucrosic-dense crystalline texture,
argillaceous in part, some medium gray-gray black SHALE, minor light-dark
brown LIMESTONE, trace calcite filled and lined fractures, trace intercrystalline
and micro vuggy porosity, scattered very fine-coarse grained dolomite rhombs,
rare bright yellow fluorescence with no cut

5940 - 6000

DOLOMITE, medium-dark gray brown, tan-light gray, light brown, slightly

mottled, micro-very fine crystalline, hard-brittle, dense in part, some free whiteclear dolomite crystals, trace disseminated pyrite, minor dark brown-gray black
pyritic SHALE, trace-nil intercrystalline porosity, faint white mineral
fluorescence, no cut. Trace LIMESTONE, dark brown-light brown, light gray,
micro-cryptocrystalline, dense-smooth texture, hard-blocky, very firm-earthy in
part, trace crystalline calcite edges

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GEOLOGICAL SUMMARY & CONCLUSIONS

Plains Exploration and Production Company spudded the Pancake Summit Well 21-1 in White
Pine County, Nevada, on the 16th of March 2007 with Ensign Rig #82. The 14 inch surface
hole was drilled out from conductor pipe with fresh water in a dark gray brown silty shale,
interpreted as the upper part of the Diamond Peak Formation. The signature sandstone and
conglomerate interval of the Diamond Peak was encountered at 1150 feet, and the Mississippian
Chainman Shale came in at a sample top of 1480 feet. The hole was logged, and 9 5/8 inch
surface casing was set at 1572 feet on March 24. The drilling fluid in the 8 inch hole was a gel
mud aerated at 750 cfm through a parasite string at the casing shoe.
The Chainman Shale consisted of dark gray brown to black brittle marine shales with minor
pyrite, mica and carbonaceous material. The upper portion was interbedded with streaks of
poorly sorted sandstone and siltstone, while limestone interbeds marked the base of the
formation. Hole inclination soon built to 10 degrees, and at 2150 feet a VertiTrak motor was
utilized to control deviation. No other drilling problems were encountered here.
The sample top for the Mississippian Joana Limestone was at 3444 feet. It consisted primarily of
light gray, brown and buff earthy fossiliferous limestone with an abundance of calcite lined
fractures. Some spotty yellow fluorescence with a weak solvent cut were observed near the top
of the formation, with small amounts (100 ppm) of methane and ethane. The wellbore lost
returns at 3630 feet, and gas readings were compromised for the remainder of the well. Surging
fluid levels and jetted air from the flowline would diminish any potential shows. Later, the air
and drilling fluids were diverted through the gas buster. At 3870 feet, two Form-a-Seal pills
were spotted in an unsuccessful attempt to regain circulation. Then a 150 bbl cement plug was
set, and a second cement plug was spotted at 3600 feet after drilling to 3918 feet. Drill cuttings
became heavily contaminated with lost circulation material and Chainman Shale cavings. At
4100 feet, air was rigged up to the standpipe and circulated through the bit as well as the parasite
string. At 4125 feet a third cement plug was spotted, and drilling proceeded with partial-to-no
returns. The wellbore would alternately take fluid and make water, soon over-filling the reserve
pit.
The Devonian Pilot Shale was picked at 4008 feet in a limestone / shale sequence near the base
of the relatively clean Joana Limestone. Sample quality was poor, but some spotty fluorescence
with milky yellow cut was observed in the brown microcrystalline limestone fragments. The
dark gray brown silty Pilot shales became more prominant around 4570 feet. Air to the bit was
shut off at 4660 feet in an attempt to dispose of excess water down the wellbore, and drilling
proceeded without returns. A bit trip was made at 4731 feet before regaining circulation. While
reaming to bottom, the hole packed off at a bit depth of 4577 feet; the drill string was stuck for
10 hours before coming free.

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The top of the Devonian Guilmette Formation was picked at 4733 feet. The upper limestone was
dark gray brown, dense microcrystalline to earthy with minor calcite lined fractures. By 4800
feet the lithology was predominantly a medium to dark brown dolomite with micro-sucrosic
texture. White coarse-crystalline dolomite rhombs and partially filled vugs indicated fair
porosity over much of the interval. Visual shows were spotty and rare, with less than 5 percent
fluorescence in any given sample. Most trays had no fluorescence or cut, despite fairly good
vuggy porosity. The best visual shows were from 5630 to 5740 feet, with pinkish brown
staining, spotty bright yellow to gold fluorescence and a bright yellow streaming cut. Again, this
occurred in about 5 percent of the sample fragments, and the better porosity rarely exhibited any
oil show.
A total depth of 6000 feet was reached at 01:00 on April 18, 2007. Wireline logs were attempted,
but tagged at 2290 feet. A wiper trip was necessary to clean the hole, and subsequent logging
runs went to bottom without incident. The Sonic tool failed, but the Nuetron/Density, Resistivity
and Imaging/Dipmeter logging runs were all successful. On April 20th the decision was made to
plug and abandon.

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