The initial production rate of a horizontal well drilled at East Kakwa in west central Alberta was 10.9 MMcf/d at a flowing wellhead pressure of 2,380 psi, said Calgary-based junior independent ProspEx Resources Ltd. During an extended test the well produced at a stable flowing pressure of 2,300 psi, with the flow rate increasing to 6.6 MMcf/d from 6 MMcf/d. CEO John Rossall said the well validated “the concept of a repeatable horizontal drilling development on our lands.” The well cost an estimated C$3.9 million to drill and complete, prior to the deduction of an estimated C$700,000 Alberta drilling royalty credit. The well is to be tied into ProspEx’s pipeline by November. ProspEx is the operator with a 60% stake; NAL Resources owns the remaining 40%.
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EIA Sees Gas Production Off Slightly in April
Natural gas production in the Lower 48 declined fractionally in April, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), registering a 0.2% decline in gross wellhead withdrawals from March. It was the second month in a row to show a reduction.
EIA Sees Gas Production Off Slightly in April
Natural gas production in the Lower 48 declined fractionally in April, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), registering a 0.2% decline in gross wellhead withdrawals from March. It was the second month in a row to show a reduction.
Chesapeake Doubles Gas Shut-ins to 400 MMcf/d
Chesapeake Energy Corp. is shutting in more natural gas production because of continued low wellhead prices, the producer said Thursday. Plans are to curtail 400 MMcf/d (gross), which is twice as much as Chesapeake began to defer in early March (see NGI, March 9).
Chesapeake Doubles Gas Shut-ins to 400 MMcf/d
Chesapeake Energy Corp. late Thursday said it will shut in more natural gas production because of continued low wellhead prices. The company plans to curtail 400 MMcf/d (gross), which is twice as much as it began to defer in early March (see Daily GPI, March 3).
Attacks on British Columbia Gas Infrastructure Continue
Investigators believe the partial destruction of a metering shed at a wellhead site near the community of Tomslake, BC, was caused by a deliberate explosion and is the latest in a recent series of minor explosions in the area directed at Encana Corp. gas facilities, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said last week.
Attacks on British Columbia Gas Infrastructure Continue
Investigators believe the partial destruction of a metering shed at a wellhead site near the community of Tomslake, BC, was caused by a deliberate explosion and is the latest in a recent series of minor explosions in the area directed at Encana Corp. gas facilities, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said Monday.
Study Shows Production Slowdown With New Colorado Rules
Proposed new permitting and drilling rules under consideration in Colorado would cause a production slowdown that could increase the average wellhead price in the state between 13 and 41 cents/Mcf, costing in-state consumers up to $1.7 billion over the next 10 years and consumers across the United States up to $32 billion, according to a study by ICF International.
Rockies Express as ‘Basis Savior’ Doubted
Growing wellhead deliverability and flat-to-intermittent regional natural gas export capacity continue to bedevil Rocky Mountain producers, but it remains to be seen whether the Rockies Express (REX) Pipeline will turn out to be the “basis savior” some expect, an energy consultant said last week.
Rockies Express as ‘Basis Savior’ Doubted
Growing wellhead deliverability and flat-to-intermittent regional natural gas export capacity continue to bedevil Rocky Mountain producers, but it remains to be seen whether the Rockies Express (REX) Pipeline will turn out to be the “basis savior” some expect, said Pace Global Energy Services.
