# Monster Cline Shale Oil Well in Andrews County and beyond
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/monster-cline-shale-oil-well-in-andrews-county-and-beyond/12357
**Category:** Andrews County, TX
**Created:** [November 18, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/monster-cline-shale-oil-well-in-andrews-county-and-beyond/12357 "2013-11-18T02:39:01Z")
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### Author:  [@Ralpr](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Ralpr)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/monster-cline-shale-oil-well-in-andrews-county-and-beyond/12357/1 "2013-11-18T02:39:01Z")
From Seeking Alpha - [http://m.seekingalpha.com/article/1839552-cline-shale-another-home-run-for-u-s-shale-oil](http://m.seekingalpha.com/article/1839552-cline-shale-another-home-run-for-u-s-shale-oil)
FYI
Ralpr
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### Author:  [@Les\_Thomas](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Les_Thomas)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2013, 12:08pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/monster-cline-shale-oil-well-in-andrews-county-and-beyond/12357/2 "2013-11-18T12:08:30Z")
You must be mistaken on "a monster Cline well in Andrews Co.". I work a large project in Andrews Co. and have not seen any mention of a Cline well being completed. Pioneer has only completed one well in 2013 in Andrews Co. and it is a Spraberry well and not a huge well. See: [http://webapps.rrc.state.tx.us/CMPL/viewPdfReportFormAction.do?method=cmplW2FormPdf&packetSummaryId=77314](http://webapps.rrc.state.tx.us/CMPL/viewPdfReportFormAction.do?method=cmplW2FormPdf&packetSummaryId=77314)
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### Author:  [@Ralpr](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Ralpr)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2013, 12:22pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/monster-cline-shale-oil-well-in-andrews-county-and-beyond/12357/3 "2013-11-18T12:22:08Z")
[http://investors.pxd.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=90959&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1875863&highlight=](http://investors.pxd.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=90959&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1875863&highlight=)
Hi Les, Good Morning. I absolutely could be mistaken - no questions about that. I just checked on Pioneers’ website and the above reference is what I found - so, it still looks like the info supplied by Pioneer is correct - until further notice that is.
Ralpr
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### Author:  [@Les\_Thomas](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Les_Thomas)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2013, 12:23pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/monster-cline-shale-oil-well-in-andrews-county-and-beyond/12357/4 "2013-11-18T12:23:59Z")
OK, I went to the Pioneer website. Their news release mentions their Wolfcamp horizontal completion which is higher stratigraphicly than the Cline. Different animal all together. See: [http://www.utlands.utsystem.edu/Wells/WellInfo.aspx?API=4200345309](http://www.utlands.utsystem.edu/Wells/WellInfo.aspx?API=4200345309)
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### Author:  [@Les\_Thomas](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Les_Thomas)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2013, 12:28pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/monster-cline-shale-oil-well-in-andrews-county-and-beyond/12357/5 "2013-11-18T12:28:41Z")
Yes, the title says it all "Pioneer Natural Resources Continues to Deliver Record Horizontal _ **Spraberry/Wolfcamp** _ Drilling Results in the Midland Basin"
Ralpr said:
> [http://investors.pxd.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=90959&p=irol-newsArtic...](http://investors.pxd.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=90959&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1875863&highlight=)
>
> Hi Les,
> Good Morning. I absolutely could be mistaken - no questions about that. I just checked on Pioneers' website and the above reference is what I found - so, it still looks like the info supplied by Pioneer is correct - until further notice that is.
>
> Ralpr
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### Author:  [@george\_tucker](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/george_tucker)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2013, 11:51pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/monster-cline-shale-oil-well-in-andrews-county-and-beyond/12357/6 "2013-11-18T23:51:18Z")
From what I understand, where the Wolfcamp is, so is the Cline.
If the Cline is the D interval, doesn't that simply mean that its the oldest part of the Wolfcamp?
Or is the Cline a mixture of the oldest part of the Permian age and the newest part of the Pennsylvanian?
Isn't the Spraberry/Wolfcamp the same as the Spraberry Trend, meaning those formations from the Spraberry to the top of the Pennsylvanian Strawn?
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### Author:  [@Les\_Thomas](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Les_Thomas)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2013, 12:07am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/monster-cline-shale-oil-well-in-andrews-county-and-beyond/12357/7 "2013-11-19T00:07:45Z")
G T said:
> From what I understand, where the Wolfcamp is, so is the Cline.
>
> If the Cline is the D interval, doesn't that simply mean that its the oldest part of the Wolfcamp?
>
> Or is the Cline a mixture of the oldest part of the Permian age and the newest part of the Pennsylvanian?
>
> Isn't the Spraberry/Wolfcamp the same as the Spraberry Trend, meaning those formations from the Spraberry to the top of the Pennsylvanian Strawn?
>
> There is no "mixture" of rocks of different age. The Wolfcamp is Wolfcampian in age; the Cline is Pennsylvanian in age. Wolfcamp is millions of years younger than the Cline, thus above the Cline in depth and stratigraphy.
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### Author:  [@george\_tucker](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/george_tucker)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2013, 12:19am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/monster-cline-shale-oil-well-in-andrews-county-and-beyond/12357/8 "2013-11-19T00:19:06Z")
Ok. How does the Pennsylvanian time period transition to the Permian time period?
Les Thomas said:
> G T said:
>
> > From what I understand, where the Wolfcamp is, so is the Cline.
> >
> > If the Cline is the D interval, doesn't that simply mean that its the oldest part of the Wolfcamp?
> >
> > Or is the Cline a mixture of the oldest part of the Permian age and the newest part of the Pennsylvanian?
> >
> > Isn't the Spraberry/Wolfcamp the same as the Spraberry Trend, meaning those formations from the Spraberry to the top of the Pennsylvanian Strawn?
> >
> > There is no "mixture" of rocks of different age. The Wolfcamp is Wolfcampian in age; the Cline is Pennsylvanian in age. Wolfcamp is millions of years younger than the Cline, thus above the Cline in depth and stratigraphy.
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### Author:  [@Les\_Thomas](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Les_Thomas)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/monster-cline-shale-oil-well-in-andrews-county-and-beyond/12357/9 "2013-11-19T01:17:30Z")
Permian is much younger, thus much shallower. It's what's called an unconformity.
G T said:
> Ok. How does the Pennsylvanian time period transition to the Permian time period?
>
> Les Thomas said:
>
> > G T said:
> >
> > > From what I understand, where the Wolfcamp is, so is the Cline.
> > >
> > > If the Cline is the D interval, doesn't that simply mean that its the oldest part of the Wolfcamp?
> > >
> > > Or is the Cline a mixture of the oldest part of the Permian age and the newest part of the Pennsylvanian?
> > >
> > > Isn't the Spraberry/Wolfcamp the same as the Spraberry Trend, meaning those formations from the Spraberry to the top of the Pennsylvanian Strawn?
> > >
> > > There is no "mixture" of rocks of different age. The Wolfcamp is Wolfcampian in age; the Cline is Pennsylvanian in age. Wolfcamp is millions of years younger than the Cline, thus above the Cline in depth and stratigraphy.
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### Author:  [@george\_tucker](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/george_tucker)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/monster-cline-shale-oil-well-in-andrews-county-and-beyond/12357/10 "2013-11-20T01:28:54Z")
I haven't been able to find anything that says that there is an unconformity between the Permian and Penn.
Les Thomas said:
> Permian is much younger, thus much shallower. It's what's called an unconformity.
>
> G T said:
>
> > Ok. How does the Pennsylvanian time period transition to the Permian time period?
> >
> > Les Thomas said:
> >
> > > G T said:
> > >
> > > > From what I understand, where the Wolfcamp is, so is the Cline.
> > > >
> > > > If the Cline is the D interval, doesn't that simply mean that its the oldest part of the Wolfcamp?
> > > >
> > > > Or is the Cline a mixture of the oldest part of the Permian age and the newest part of the Pennsylvanian?
> > > >
> > > > Isn't the Spraberry/Wolfcamp the same as the Spraberry Trend, meaning those formations from the Spraberry to the top of the Pennsylvanian Strawn?
> > > >
> > > > There is no "mixture" of rocks of different age. The Wolfcamp is Wolfcampian in age; the Cline is Pennsylvanian in age. Wolfcamp is millions of years younger than the Cline, thus above the Cline in depth and stratigraphy.
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### Author:  [@Les\_Thomas](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Les_Thomas)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2013, 11:49am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/monster-cline-shale-oil-well-in-andrews-county-and-beyond/12357/11 "2013-11-20T11:49:46Z")
Here ya go: [http://www.sepmstrata.org/CMS\_Images/Permian%20Geology/image007SlossMega.jpg](http://www.sepmstrata.org/CMS_Images/Permian%20Geology/image007SlossMega.jpg).
All of the squiggly lines are unconformities, and this section stops in the Wolfcamp. Here's the full paper:
[http://www.sepmstrata.org/page.aspx?pageid=136](http://www.sepmstrata.org/page.aspx?pageid=136)
G T said:
> I haven't been able to find anything that says that there is an unconformity between the Permian and Penn.
>
> Les Thomas said:
>
> > Permian is much younger, thus much shallower. It's what's called an unconformity.
> >
> > G T said:
> >
> > > Ok. How does the Pennsylvanian time period transition to the Permian time period?
> > >
> > > Les Thomas said:
> > >
> > > > G T said:
> > > >
> > > > > From what I understand, where the Wolfcamp is, so is the Cline.
> > > > >
> > > > > If the Cline is the D interval, doesn't that simply mean that its the oldest part of the Wolfcamp?
> > > > >
> > > > > Or is the Cline a mixture of the oldest part of the Permian age and the newest part of the Pennsylvanian?
> > > > >
> > > > > Isn't the Spraberry/Wolfcamp the same as the Spraberry Trend, meaning those formations from the Spraberry to the top of the Pennsylvanian Strawn?
> > > > >
> > > > > There is no "mixture" of rocks of different age. The Wolfcamp is Wolfcampian in age; the Cline is Pennsylvanian in age. Wolfcamp is millions of years younger than the Cline, thus above the Cline in depth and stratigraphy.
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### Author:  [@george\_tucker](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/george_tucker)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/monster-cline-shale-oil-well-in-andrews-county-and-beyond/12357/12 "2013-11-22T13:32:54Z")
I'm sorry Les, I didnt see anything in either that showed an unconformity between the wolfcamp and strawn.
Les Thomas said:
> Here ya go: [http://www.sepmstrata.org/CMS\_Images/Permian%20Geology/image007Slos...](http://www.sepmstrata.org/CMS_Images/Permian%20Geology/image007SlossMega.jpg).
>
> All of the squiggly lines are unconformities, and this section stops in the Wolfcamp. Here's the full paper:
>
> [http://www.sepmstrata.org/page.aspx?pageid=136](http://www.sepmstrata.org/page.aspx?pageid=136)
>
> G T said:
>
> > I haven't been able to find anything that says that there is an unconformity between the Permian and Penn.
> >
> > Les Thomas said:
> >
> > > Permian is much younger, thus much shallower. It's what's called an unconformity.
> > >
> > > G T said:
> > >
> > > > Ok. How does the Pennsylvanian time period transition to the Permian time period?
> > > >
> > > > Les Thomas said:
> > > >
> > > > > G T said:
> > > > >
> > > > > > From what I understand, where the Wolfcamp is, so is the Cline.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If the Cline is the D interval, doesn't that simply mean that its the oldest part of the Wolfcamp?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Or is the Cline a mixture of the oldest part of the Permian age and the newest part of the Pennsylvanian?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Isn't the Spraberry/Wolfcamp the same as the Spraberry Trend, meaning those formations from the Spraberry to the top of the Pennsylvanian Strawn?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > There is no "mixture" of rocks of different age. The Wolfcamp is Wolfcampian in age; the Cline is Pennsylvanian in age. Wolfcamp is millions of years younger than the Cline, thus above the Cline in depth and stratigraphy.
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### Author:  [@Les\_Thomas](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Les_Thomas)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2013, 1:42pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/monster-cline-shale-oil-well-in-andrews-county-and-beyond/12357/13 "2013-11-22T13:42:03Z")
The label at the bottom of the section shows a curvey line=unconformity
G T said:
> I'm sorry Les, I didnt see anything in either that showed an unconformity between the wolfcamp and strawn.
>
> Les Thomas said:
>
> > Here ya go: [http://www.sepmstrata.org/CMS\_Images/Permian%20Geology/image007Slos...](http://www.sepmstrata.org/CMS_Images/Permian%20Geology/image007SlossMega.jpg).
> >
> > All of the squiggly lines are unconformities, and this section stops in the Wolfcamp. Here's the full paper:
> >
> > [http://www.sepmstrata.org/page.aspx?pageid=136](http://www.sepmstrata.org/page.aspx?pageid=136)
> >
> > G T said:
> >
> > > I haven't been able to find anything that says that there is an unconformity between the Permian and Penn.
> > >
> > > Les Thomas said:
> > >
> > > > Permian is much younger, thus much shallower. It's what's called an unconformity.
> > > >
> > > > G T said:
> > > >
> > > > > Ok. How does the Pennsylvanian time period transition to the Permian time period?
> > > > >
> > > > > Les Thomas said:
> > > > >
> > > > > > G T said:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > From what I understand, where the Wolfcamp is, so is the Cline.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If the Cline is the D interval, doesn't that simply mean that its the oldest part of the Wolfcamp?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Or is the Cline a mixture of the oldest part of the Permian age and the newest part of the Pennsylvanian?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Isn't the Spraberry/Wolfcamp the same as the Spraberry Trend, meaning those formations from the Spraberry to the top of the Pennsylvanian Strawn?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > There is no "mixture" of rocks of different age. The Wolfcamp is Wolfcampian in age; the Cline is Pennsylvanian in age. Wolfcamp is millions of years younger than the Cline, thus above the Cline in depth and stratigraphy.
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2018, 1:08am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/monster-cline-shale-oil-well-in-andrews-county-and-beyond/12357/14 "2018-08-15T01:08:05Z")