The 3,800′ well is targeting Miocene Sands which showed seismic amplitude anomalies on a recently acquired 3D data set.
The company said that an additional three wells can be drilled if commercial production is found in the initial test well.
The Sandy Run prospect is regionally located on the Gulf Coastal Plain with structural dip predominantly in a south to southwest direction.
Sandy Run is on strike with numerous Frio gas fields found to the northwest in Amite Co, Mississippi.
Breitling Oil and Gas expects to recover reserves of six to nine BCF of natural gas.