MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — The SW App Drilling team has set multiple industry benchmarks with the successful completion of the BW Edge MSH 210H, a well that team members lauded as a “postcard well” for its near-perfect execution. This engineering feat near Moundsville, West Virginia, includes the longest lateral ever drilled in the United States — extending over five miles — and has captured attention across the energy sector.
Rig EDC 41: Shattering Records Across the Board
The BW Edge MSH 210H, operated on Rig EDC 41, achieved a historic suite of records:
— Longest lateral in U.S. land: 27,657 feet
— Longest well in U.S. land: 34,507 feet
— Longest single bit/BHA run in U.S. land: 30,368 feet
— 48-hour footage world record: 21,314 feet
— Expand Energy 24-hour footage record: 12,370 feet