East Ganado Field

Jackson County

The East Ganado Field is a 722.96 acre lease in Jackson County, Texas, located within a portion of the Frio Trend unequaled for its prolific oil and gas production. Structurally, the area is in the Sam Fordyce-Vanderbilt Fault zone which created abundant structural traps ranging from large anticlines to subtle fault closures. Depositionally, this portion of the Frio is commonly referred to as the Greta-Caranchua barrier strandplain system, characterized by highly porous and permeable sands that serve as excellent reservoirs. This combination of structural and depositional elements made this portion of the Frio trend a premier producing area for over 60 years and it remains one of the most attractive areas for additional development along the Texas Gulf Coast.

Previous exploration in the East Ganado delineated a geologic setting ideal for additional drilling. The field has an excellent structural setting and produced more than 346,000 barrels of oil (BO) and 27 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of gas from more than 15 separate reservoirs within the Frio section. Most production occurred from several extremely stratigraphically complex intervals within the Frio. Detailed mapping and a review of production records suggest many reservoirs were not efficiently drained due to this complexity and indicate substantial infield reserve growth potential exists.

The first Ganado Field well, the Garrett-Matcek Gas Unit #1, turned to sales on September 9, 2008 with an initial production rate of 500 Mcf per day. Thirteen potentially productive gas sands were discovered in this wellbore. A second well, the Bures #1, drilled in March, 2009, discovered 11 potentially productive zones. The East Ganado's third well, the Matcek #1, includes 10 potentially productive sands in its wellbore. Monthly production for the East Ganado is 12 MMcf and 600 BO.