A Houston oil company continues to develop expertise in drilling shallow horizontal wells near Seguin and Luling.
The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a drilling permit to Texas Petroleum Investment for a new horizontal oil well on its McLean lease about five miles north of Kingsbury in Guadalupe County. The privately held exploration and company is targeting the Luling-Branyon field of the Edwards limestone geological layer, which is roughly 2,100 feet below the surface in that part of the state.
Most horizontal drilling projects in the nearby Eagle Ford Shale drill down to vertical depths of 8,000 to 12,000 feet below the surface before horizontal drilling portion of the project begins.
Source: FuelFix
