Description
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is a major player in the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas, currently operating 10 horizontal drilling rigs in Dimmitt, Maverick, and Webb Counties. To date, Anadarko has drilled nearly 300 wells in this emerging play. This presentation will describe various factors that affect operational efficiency in each phase of Eagle Ford horizontal well construction, and statistical distributions of time data will be presented for each of those phases. Recent improvements in pad drilling efficiency will also be discussed.