Brookside Energy Clears Final Drilling Hurdle as Two Oklahoma Wells Near First Sales
Key Takeaways
- Brookside has completed plug drill-out and production tubing installation on both the Sabres and Whalers wells, the final major downhole work before flowback.
- The wells follow a 64-stage stimulation program, with drilling, casing and stimulation all now complete at the Suttles Pad in Oklahoma's SWISH Play.
- Management says the major drilling and completion execution risks have been retired, shifting the focus to production delivery.
- No production rates, costs or flowback timing were disclosed, so well performance remains unproven until flowback begins.
- Flowback and first sales updates are the next catalysts to watch, as Brookside works to bring both wells online.
Sabres and Whalers wells cleared for flowback at Suttles Pad
Brookside Energy (ASX: BRK, OTC Pink: RDFEF) has completed isolation plug drill-out operations and installed production tubing in both the Sabres and Whalers wells at its operated Suttles Pad. The pad sits in the SWISH Play, southern SCOOP, Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma.
The work follows the 64-stage stimulation program and is described as the final major downhole work required ahead of flowback. Next comes flowback, then bringing both wells onto sales.
The announcement does not disclose timing, production rates or costs, so those details remain unknown for now.
Operations completed
The company lists the following operations as now complete across both wells:
- Drilling
- Casing
- Stimulation (64 stages)
- Plug drill-out
- Production tubing installation
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What does “retiring execution risk” mean for investors?
Two of those steps are worth unpacking. Plug drill-out clears the isolation plugs left between stimulation stages so the well can flow, and production tubing is the pipe that carries hydrocarbons to surface.
Flowback is the stage where fluids and hydrocarbons first return to surface, before a well is brought onto sales.
Brookside states that, with these operations complete, the major drilling and completion execution risks associated with the development have been retired. In plain terms, the hardest physical construction work is behind the company.
That does not mean all risk is gone. Production outcomes and rates are not disclosed in the announcement, so how the wells perform remains unproven until flowback begins.
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What did management say, and what comes next?
Managing Director & CEO David Prentice framed the completion as a milestone for the Suttles development.
David Prentice, Managing Director & CEO
“This is an important milestone for the Suttles development. We’ve now completed the major drilling and completion operations on both wells safely and efficiently, putting the major execution risks associated with that work behind us…”
He added: “Our focus now turns to bringing the wells online and establishing production from the two new laterals.”
Work is now focused on:
- Final production preparations
- Commencing flowback
- Bringing both wells onto sales
The table below summarises where each milestone stands, based on the announcement.
| Milestone | Status |
|---|---|
| Drilling and casing | Complete |
| 64-stage stimulation | Complete |
| Plug drill-out and production tubing | Complete (this announcement) |
| Flowback and sales | Pending |
For you as an investor, the focus shifts from capital deployment and execution to production delivery. That sits alongside the company’s stated strategy to “grow production, build scale, and return capital.”
What to watch next: flowback and first sales updates.
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