Penetration Point

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“Penetration point” means the beginning of the completed interval of a horizontal or other directional well or lateral.

Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. Regulations

The point where the drainhole penetrates the top of the correlative interval.

Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations

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