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Comment by Jack Young on April 7, 2013 at 9:57pm

I can't remember what I paid last time around - it's less than it used to be, I know that. Regarding well completion data, some operators have always been slow to provide it, and others don't report all the numbers you'd like to have, saying they're "not available". That being said, it's the best source for accurate data.   

Comment by Ann Ticopa on April 7, 2013 at 9:41pm

Jack, what does IRIS cost these days?  iirc it was $5,000 + annual charge, but the price is no longer on the DCNR website.  Also, I've read that, while it's supposed to include well completion dates, the data is incomplete. 

Comment by Jack Young on April 7, 2013 at 8:32pm

Paleface, if you subscribe to PA-IRIS you can see the detailed permit application for Shell's Utica test. The vertical depth to the Utica is roughly 11,000'. The TBR is just above the Utica, so it would be shallower, not deeper.

Comment by paleface on April 7, 2013 at 8:28pm

http://www.marcellus.psu.edu/images/UticaThickness.gif

Comment by paleface on April 7, 2013 at 8:26pm

 300-400 feet thick and trenton black river.

Comment by Josie on April 7, 2013 at 7:46pm

Paleface, How thick is the Utica where they drilled the well. Utica under Delmar is I think 200-300 feet thick.

Comment by Josie on April 7, 2013 at 7:44pm

Hi Paleface, what is the TBR? Thanks

Comment by paleface on April 7, 2013 at 7:43pm

 Jack 15 k was the depth of the vertical it was in the TBR they targeted and they hit it.

Comment by Jack Young on April 7, 2013 at 7:23pm

Pressure and depth are correlated, but it's not a 1 to 1 relationship. We know that the Utica is roughly 11,000 feet deep there, but you'd need to know the pressure/depth ratio that's common in the Utica to be able to estimate the pressure. Even then, pressure and volume aren't correlated, and pressure alone doesn't tell you what a well might produce. 15,000 feet was the length of the hole, but part of that was horizontal. That's not the pressure. 

Comment by paleface on April 7, 2013 at 4:10pm

 Jack why do you say the presure was not 15 thousand psi. which is also how deep it was drilled?

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