Seriously though Mick, announcements of spudding are normally a...

Seriously though Mick, announcements of spudding are normally a day or so after the fact, the following was announced on the 22nd of Jan 2010, the spud was on the day before:

Easley #1 H Commencement of Drilling
TCEI have also advised Adelphi that the Patterson #150 drilling unit has now completed rig-up and the Easley #1H well was spudded on Thursday 21st January.

Also the same generally goes for frac ops, the announcement was on the 30th of Dec:

COMMENCEMENT OF KOWALIK #1H FRACTURE STIMULATION PROGRAM
Adelphi Energy Limited (Adelphi) advises that fracture stimulation operations on the Kowalik #1H well commenced on 28 December 2009 (US CST), with the stimulation of approximately 3,800 feet of the slotted liner section presently underway.


Agent and the rampers may well be right and the jvp may be yet to announce.