History of Horizontal Drilling
First Horizontal Well 1929
Economic Viability in 1980’s
- Rospo Mare Field (1982)
- Prudhoe Bay (1984)
- Bima & Arjuna Fields (1986-1987)
- Austin Chalk (1985-1987)
Through 2000 (Stark, in press)
- 23,385 Horizontal Wells from 69 Countries
- United States 10,066
- Canada 9,655