The Hugoton Basin is a large oil and natural gas producing area located in southwest Kansas extending through the Oklahoma Panhandle into the central portion of the Texas Panhandle.
The Company’s Kansas and Oklahoma Panhandle properties primarily produce from the Council Grove and Chase formations at depths ranging from 2,200 feet to 3,100 feet and its Texas properties in the basin primarily produce from the Brown Dolomite formation at depths ranging from 2,900 feet to 3,700 feet. The Company’s properties in this region are primarily mature, low-decline natural gas wells.
To more efficiently transport its natural gas in the Texas Panhandle to market, the Company owns and operates a network of natural gas gathering systems comprised of approximately 665 miles of pipeline and associated compression and metering facilities that connect to numerous sales outlets in the area. The Company also owns and operates the Jayhawk natural gas processing plant in southwest Kansas with a capacity of approximately 450 MMcf/d, allowing it to receive maximum value from the liquids-rich natural gas produced in the area. The Company’s production in the area is delivered to the plant via a system of approximately 3,930 miles of pipeline and related facilities operated by the Company, of which approximately 2,075 miles of pipeline are owned by the Company.
Hugoton Basin proved reserves represented approximately 29% of total proved reserves at December 31, 2016, all of which were classified as proved developed. This region produced approximately 180 MMcfe/d or 21% of the Company’s 2016 average daily production. During 2016, the Company invested approximately $1 million to develop the properties in this region.
Additional information regarding this asset can be found in our Emergence Presentation.
