Lateral Directions?

How do you find out which direction the horizontal laterals go by ODNR permits or the engineer reports? I have looked into this and cant seem to find the answer.

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Permalink Reply by Kathleen on August 14, 2012 at 7:46pm
Hi,
Even numbers from all the wells I've seen on report in Ohio go SW all odd numbers go NW. 1H has an example will be a NW.
Permalink Reply by TM on August 14, 2012 at 8:29pm

OK thanks guys. I was looking at permits that did not have the plat maps posted yet on the site. So I guess the even and odd numbers are a good indication of direction then.

Permalink Reply by jason on August 14, 2012 at 9:37pm

Do you mean SE instead of SW. I have not seen any laterals running in a SW direction

Permalink Reply by Kathleen on August 15, 2012 at 8:54am
Yes. Sorry. 8h would be SE
Permalink Reply by Frank Walker on August 16, 2012 at 9:46pm

Kathleen

Interesting.  Thanks

Here where I am in PA, with eight wells on a pad, 1H, 2H, 3H, and 4H all head NW.  The remaining four wells all head SE.

Permalink Reply by Utica Shale on August 17, 2012 at 9:59am

Frank,

 Who is that Driller in PA?

 So far in NE Ohio, Chesapeake has drilled the most Horizontal Wells, by far.

 I am not sure if "ODD = NW and EVEN = SE" is Standard (or suggested) Nomenclature per Ohio DNR or just a standard used by the Drillers that just happen to be here.

Permalink Reply by Utica Shale on August 15, 2012 at 9:33am

In the Eastern part of Ohio (especially CHPK wells) typically the ODD # Laterals go NW from the pad and the EVEN # Laterals go SE from the pad but in the Western part of Ohio some of the Laterals can go due NORTH and due SOUTH to more align with and to better fit inside fewer landowner properties

Permalink Reply by Aaron Brown on August 17, 2012 at 2:15pm

Does anyone know with respect to the "wet Gas zone" in the Utica in eastern OH - roughly, to what degree NW to SE do the laterals run?  Imagine the face of a clock, with 12 oclock being due north.  Do they run from 10 oclock to 4 oclock?  11 oclock to 5 oclock?  something else?

Permalink Reply by Utica Shale on August 17, 2012 at 2:32pm

Aaron,

 

 North-North-West on compass - between NW & North

 so between 20 to 30 Degrees West of due North

 

 South-South-East on compass - between SE & South

 so between 20 to 30 Degrees East of Due South

 

 Yes, like 11 o'clock and 5 o'clock which is approx 30 degrees.

 No, not like 10 & 4 which is approx 60 degrees.

 

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