Will Utics gas in Tioga county Pa be wet?

We have a Utica well in Tioga county Pa and are curious if it will be wet or just more dry gas?

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Permalink Reply by Jack Straw on March 6, 2013 at 7:53pm

 

If the Thermal Maturity Map I have seen for the Utica is correct .... all of Tioga County is likely to be in the Dry Gas (to Overmature) window for the Utica.

 

All IMHO,

                  JS

Permalink Reply by David Perotto on March 6, 2013 at 9:55pm

I agree that with Jack. The maturity map is a bit old now and these lines are changing, but I dont believe this will change Tioga. The Wet Gas/Dry Gas line seems to be bending more to the east, but too early to tell for sure. One major factor appears to be total depth which eventually turns easterly and along the southern tier of NY. It will be interesting to see how these depth lines depict the play.

Permalink Reply by Fang F Fang on March 7, 2013 at 1:07am

The exciting aspect of all of this is that no one really knows.

None of us should make plans based on the prospects of oil and gas development.

If that development should come our way some day, it's found money.

Permalink Reply by Thomas Lilli on March 7, 2013 at 5:36am
What do the red lines signify in the thermal image map mostly in the overmature region?
Permalink Reply by David Perotto on March 7, 2013 at 8:04am

I believe those are fault lines.

 

Permalink Reply by tom on March 7, 2013 at 7:36am

This well is around 11,000 and 12,000 ft deep ant it is in both Uttica and Point pleasant

 

Permalink Reply by Thomas Lilli on March 7, 2013 at 7:46am
I take it that is limiting?
Permalink Reply by David Perotto on March 7, 2013 at 8:04am

My guess is that, at that depth, the Utica in that area would be "overcooked". It may have dry gas, but definitely not wet gas.

Permalink Reply by Thomas Lilli on March 7, 2013 at 8:20am
So, how does a fault line impact well drilling. Looking at that rough map, it appears that there is a fault running through Tioga. My place appears to be west of the fault. I'm about three miles north of the 15-414 junction in Liberty.
Permalink Reply by Area Man on March 7, 2013 at 9:43am

Faults can have many different effects on development.  They are associated with more natural fractures which can increase rate/flow.  Or, the crushed-up fine particles within a fault zone can reduce production.  Faults can siphon off frac energy, or redirect it outside of the target interval.  They also represent potential drilling hazards as you may wind up drilling something other than your target.  Basically, faults add uncertainty, which is never good... but the end result isn't always bad.

 

A note on the map - those faults are some of the major structures, but there are MANY faults in NE Penn, especially in the Marcellus.  There is deformed salt in the region (see: Salina fm) that causes a lot of structuration.

 

Hope that helps some!

-AreaMan

Permalink Reply by Thomas Lilli on March 7, 2013 at 9:55am
So,

Your saying the prospects for my area are and will remain a well guarded secret that won't be apparent until my lease expires in 2016 I guess.
Permalink Reply by tom on March 7, 2013 at 9:27am

Exactly what does overcooked mean?. The well is said to have real high pressure at wellhead.

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