OREANDA-NEWS. In the Delaware Basin, EOG expanded its activity level and continued to make advancements in well productivity and cost reduction.

EOG's Delaware Basin activity during the first quarter was focused in the Second Bone Spring Sand play. After drilling three excellent wells in 2014, EOG stepped up its drilling pace and began shifting to development mode across the company's 90,000 net acre position. In Lea County, N.M., EOG completed the Brown Bear 36 State #502H with an initial production rate of 1,700 Bopd, 185 Bpd of NGLs and 1.4 MMcfd of natural gas. EOG continues to test multiple zones and various well spacing patterns in the Second Bone Spring Sand.

EOG continued to test the oil window of the Delaware Basin Wolfcamp. The recently completed Brown Bear 36 State #701H in Lea County, N.M., had an initial production rate of 2,165 Bopd, 360 Bpd of NGLs and 2.3 MMcfd of natural gas.

In the Leonard Shale, EOG completed the Excelsior 12 #3H through #6H, in Loving County, Texas, which had average initial production rates per well of 1,020 Bopd, 180 Bpd of NGLs and 1.0 MMcfd of natural gas. This four-well pattern tested 300-foot well spacing.