Anadarko Petroleum said a field extension well in the BossierSand Play in East Texas is flowing at 51.5 MMcf/d at 4,500 psiflowing casing pressure. Blair A-3 well began flowing April 28. Thecompany’s production from the Bossier Play has increased to morethan 195 MMcf/d (gross). Anadarko is making modifications to itsDew Gathering System to accommodate the production increase. Thewell in the Dew Field,Freestone County, reached total depth of12,885 feet on April 13. The company has an 82.5% working interestin the well with El Paso Production owning the remaining 17.5%.Anadarko has 21 rigs in operation throughout its East Texas BossierPlay.

Southern Company Energy Marketing, the energy marketing arm ofSouthern Energy, said it sold 55.07 million MWh of electricity and6.9 Bcf/d of gas in the first quarter of 2000, compared with 43.32million MWh and 6.6 Bcf/d during the same period in 1999. Themarketing company, based in Atlanta, is jointly owned by SouthernEnergy and Vastar Resources Inc.

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