Brookside Energy Contracts Kenai Drilling for Two-Well Anadarko Basin Program
According to Drilling Contractor, Brookside Energy has finalized a drilling contract with Kenai Drilling, deploying Rig 18 to drill a two-well development pad at the Suttles site in the SWISH area of interest in Oklahoma’s Anadarko Basin.
Program Details
The two-well program will target separate formations on the same pad. Rig 18 will drill the Sabres well into the Sycamore Formation, followed consecutively by the Whalers well into the Woodford Formation. Each well includes a lateral section of approximately 1.5 miles. Rig 18 will mobilize to the SWISH area following completion of its current two-well program in the Ardmore Basin, meaning the transition to this new work is already in the near-term queue.
The consecutive, multi-well pad structure and back-to-back basin deployments point to steady planned drilling activity in the region through the near term.
What It Means for Subcontractors
- Pad drilling creates bundled service demand. A two-well pad drilled consecutively means sustained work windows for casing crews, directional drillers, mud engineers, and completions support, not a single short mobilization.
- Watch for Ardmore Basin demobilization timing. Rig 18 moves to the SWISH area after wrapping its current Ardmore Basin program. Service companies already working that Ardmore job should be aware of transition timelines and potential follow-on opportunities.
- Dual-formation targeting increases complexity. Drilling to both the Sycamore and Woodford on the same pad may require different bit programs, fluid systems, or casing designs, creating openings for specialized technical service providers.
- Oklahoma Anadarko activity remains a viable market. For field crews based in or near western Oklahoma, this contract signals active operator spending in the SWISH area that may support additional work through the drilling and completions cycle.
