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<blockquote data-quote="Davy Crockett" data-source="post: 198862" data-attributes="member: 367"><p>Interesting stuff , All of it.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; In the same time frame there were independent operators out in the field trying to accomplish what is normal today and they lost every nickle and then some.&nbsp; The oilfield was pretty small with about a dozen drilling contractors in the state and a hand full of independent operators with a few major players.&nbsp;&nbsp; One well I was on was when Tiger oil drilled a &quot;whipstock&quot;&nbsp; AKA horizontal well (1977-78) ?&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; under the Missouri river .&nbsp;&nbsp; Seems to me we got about 300' past the curve and back then there was no TORQUE EZE or any mud additives to really slick up the hole so we got stuck in the hole, spotted oil and tugged with a set of jars for a week or so and finally pulled free then spent the next 30 days trying to get a test tool past the curve without tearing off the packers. He finally gave up on testing and decided to try drilling further and got stuck again, This time for good.&nbsp;&nbsp; In the end we cemented the mud motor ,stainless steel Monel DC and 20 some Drill collars in the hole.&nbsp;&nbsp; He spent several million on that adventure, Mud bill alone was 250,000&nbsp;&nbsp; and that was unheard of back then.&nbsp;&nbsp; A year or so later back in Bottineau County the Ballantyne Brothers tried a single stage sand frac completion in the Spearfish.&nbsp;&nbsp; We drilled the well but I wasn't around to watch them frac.&nbsp; &nbsp; it worked but there wasn't any flow back so no way to clean the hole up and the sand kept eating up the pumps.&nbsp; &nbsp; Lots of good memories, good money and good times but it sure feels good driving right past a rig when I see one, Especially if it's 20 below.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Davy Crockett, post: 198862, member: 367"] Interesting stuff , All of it. In the same time frame there were independent operators out in the field trying to accomplish what is normal today and they lost every nickle and then some. The oilfield was pretty small with about a dozen drilling contractors in the state and a hand full of independent operators with a few major players. One well I was on was when Tiger oil drilled a "whipstock" AKA horizontal well (1977-78) ? under the Missouri river . Seems to me we got about 300' past the curve and back then there was no TORQUE EZE or any mud additives to really slick up the hole so we got stuck in the hole, spotted oil and tugged with a set of jars for a week or so and finally pulled free then spent the next 30 days trying to get a test tool past the curve without tearing off the packers. He finally gave up on testing and decided to try drilling further and got stuck again, This time for good. In the end we cemented the mud motor ,stainless steel Monel DC and 20 some Drill collars in the hole. He spent several million on that adventure, Mud bill alone was 250,000 and that was unheard of back then. A year or so later back in Bottineau County the Ballantyne Brothers tried a single stage sand frac completion in the Spearfish. We drilled the well but I wasn't around to watch them frac. it worked but there wasn't any flow back so no way to clean the hole up and the sand kept eating up the pumps. Lots of good memories, good money and good times but it sure feels good driving right past a rig when I see one, Especially if it's 20 below. [/QUOTE]

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