Hi Goldwing

To me one week sounds about right but that's only if the drilling contractor (Bradley Brothers) has rigs sitting idle, ready to be mobilized. If all their rigs are being used, SLI will have to wait until one is freed up. I don't know personally how long it takes to set the rig and place and prepare it to drill. Can't be more than a day or two, IMO. Speed of drilling really depends on the soil conditions. To me the Tesoro plain looks pretty hard and rocky, but the diamond drills they have nowadays may cut through it quite easily. I've heard the figure of 10m per hour mentioned as a drilling rate, but I don't know if this is typical or if it would be expected to be higher or lower at the Tesoro.