Bull's doing a great job... so kudos to Bull. As f

Bull's doing a great job... so kudos to Bull. As for "hard rock" ... is hard rock basement ... if so it's time to pull the drill. Otherwise tell me what kind of rock, "hard rock" is. the deeper you drill the harder the rock,; it's almost pure physics... more heat and more pressure makes harder rock. Cap rock is not necessarilly "hard rock" (Salines are a very typical cap rock down in the Caribbean and even in Texas.) But I would like to know if we are still drilling in sedimentary rock, as opposed to a metamorphic, a volcanic sill, or actual igneous rock of some kind. As for drilling a foot and a half per hour, it may be we simply need to switch out the drill bit. Bits wear out and need to change as you drill a well. At real depth they have no teeth  (10,000 plus feet .. Hughes Bits to be precise ... one of the products that made Howard rich)... just have ball bearings and high velocity mudports for hydraulic drilling and removal of debris. So ... let's leave the Hub-bub over on the other board, and get a few more facts. and pop a beer ... chill out .... and wait for the next wave or two of news.  I bet we just need a new drill bit down in Belize. And it is nice to see them actually drilling a real well .. like over 2500 feet ... maybe we can find some oil down there. When we drill so close to the surface, the traps have been compromised... which is why you see oil shows in the mud but no commercial quantities of oil in the seams of interest. Sorry I skipped around so much ... it's been a while since I actually posted ... I've been "disengaged". Bull (and this new Board) is getting me activated again .... maybe. Oiljob