Brookside Spuds First Suttles Pad Well in Anadarko Basin's SWISH Area
Kenai Drilling Rig 18 has spudded the Sabres 2-1-1S-3W SXH1 well, the first of two horizontal wells planned for Brookside Energy’s Suttles pad in the SWISH Area of Interest in Oklahoma’s Anadarko Basin, Drilling Contractor reports. The rig is currently drilling the 17-1/2 inch surface hole section, with the well targeting the Sycamore Formation at approximately 7,700 feet and designed with a roughly 1.5-mile lateral. Once Sabres is complete, Rig 18 will skid a short distance across the pad to drill the Whalers 2-1-1S-3W WXH2 well, which targets the Woodford Formation from an adjacent surface location. The Suttles pad is part of Brookside’s repeatable multi-well development model in the SWISH area.
What It Means for Subcontractors
- Oklahoma-based crews supporting surface hole drilling, mud logging, and casing work should expect near-term demand at the Suttles pad as Rig 18 moves between the Sabres and Whalers wells on the same location.
- The pad’s two-well, skid-based design signals follow-on work for completions crews, including fracturing and flowback services, once both laterals in the Sycamore and Woodford formations are drilled.
- Brookside’s stated “repeatable multi-well development model” in the SWISH AOI suggests additional pad developments may follow, giving pressure pumping, wireline, and trucking contractors a basis to position for repeat business in the Anadarko Basin rather than a one-off job.
