As of 4 August 2018, Doyon Ltd. has reached total depth of 11,225 ft (3,421 m) on the Totchaket 1 new-field wildcat located on Doyon Fee land in the Middle Tanana Basin in central Alaska southwest of Fairbanks, AK. Unlike the companyâs previous attempts near the town of Nenana located to the south the new well was drilled in the northern part of the basin where the belief that the deeper part of the basin is conducive to reaching formation closer to the oil window, whereas the precious drilling all targeted natural gas. The well minor non-commercial gas shows and was plugged and abandoned on 5 July 2018.  The well spud on 6 June 2018 using the Nabors 105 rig with a proposed total depth of 13,000 ft (3,962 m) The well sits just under 1 mi (1.5 km south of state lease ADL 392456 also operated by Doyon. A total depth of approximately 12,500 ft (3,810 m) was reached in mid-July and the rig was released.  The well is targeting oil within multiple Miocene age Usibelli Group formations including the Grubstake, Sanctuary and Healy Creek.
As of 4 August 2018, Doyon Ltd. has reached total depth of 11,225 ft (3,421 m) on the Totchaket 1 new-field wildcat located on Doyon Fee land in the Middle Tanana Basin in central Alaska southwest of Fairbanks, AK. Unlike the companyâs previous attempts near the town of Nenana located to the south the new well was drilled in the northern part of the basin where the belief that the deeper part of the basin is conducive to reaching formation closer to the oil window, whereas the precious drilling all targeted natural gas. The well minor non-commercial gas shows and was plugged and abandoned on 5 July 2018. 