Gulfport Energy Corp. Tuesday reported production results for two more Utica Shale wells and said it plans to have natural gas and liquids flowing to pipelines this spring.

The Oklahoma City-based company said the Clay 1-4H well in Belmont County, OH, tested at an average sustained 12-hour rate of 5.9 MMcf/d, 747 b/d of condensate and 761 b/d of natural gas liquids (NGL), assuming full ethane recovery and a natural gas shrink of 27%, or 2,226 boe/d. The Clay well was tested after a 75-day resting period; it was drilled to a true vertical depth of 7,806 feet, with a 7,372-foot horizontal lateral.

The Stutzman 1-14H well in Harrison County, OH, tested at an average sustained four-hour rate of 21.0 MMcf/d and 945 b/d of NGL, assuming full ethane recovery and a natural gas shrink of 11%, or 4,060 boe/d. The Stutzman well, tested after a 12-day resting period, was drilled to a true vertical depth of 9,020 feet, with an 8,634-foot horizontal lateral, Gulfport said. The two wells were permitted last August, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).

The composition analysis indicated that gas produced at the Clay well measured 1,258 Btu, while gas from the Stutzman well was 1,078 Btu. Assuming full ethane recovery at both wells, the Clay well is expected to produce an additional 129 bbl of NGL/MMcf, resulting in a natural gas shrink of 27%, while the Stutzman well would yield 45 bbl of NGL/MMcf with an 11% shrink.

In ethane rejection mode, the Clay well would yield 55 bbl of NGL/MMcf with a 14% shrink, while Stutzman would produce 12 bbl of NGL/MMcf with a 9% shrink, the company noted. The Clay well should be online by early April while Stutzman is expected to be tied in in early June.

Last month Gulfport announced two separate deals with Windsor Ohio LLC to buy 37,000 net acres total in the Ohio’s Utica for $372 million (see Shale Daily, Dec. 21, 2012, Dec. 19, 2012). The transactions boosted Gulfport’s position in the Utica to about 137,000 gross acres (106,000 net).

In November, the operator reported encouraging results from another Belmont County well, Shugert 1-12H (see Shale Daily, Nov. 29, 2012). That well tested at an average sustained 18-hour rate of 28.5 MMcf/d, 300 b/d of condensate and 2,907 b/d of NGL.

According to the company’s guidance statement for 2013, Gulfport plans to spend the lion’s share of its capex, $322-336 million, in the Utica.