Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE)

From 12:00am to 12:00pm on June 7th, a total of 7,541 barrels of oil were collected and 15 million cubic feet of natural gas was flared.

This is a significant production increase if this rate is sustained.  The previous 24-hour total was 11,100 bbls of oil recovered.  The gas-oil ratio (GOR) is holding at about 2000, so we’re not seeing much change in the relative gas and oil production rates.  At this point, we probably want to see that GOR hold relatively steady or drop, since this effort is all about maximizing the oil flow.  If the vents at the top of the cap are primarily releasing gas, leaving these vents open could actually improve oil recovery.