Fracking during winter months?

I am sure this question has been asked before, do they frack during the winter months? Did a search and could not find an answer.

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Permalink Reply by Gunner Ostergard on January 2, 2015 at 1:46am

yes

Permalink Reply by Frank Walker on January 2, 2015 at 2:41am

Absolutely

Permalink Reply by KAR on January 2, 2015 at 3:31am

It's harder to do, but yes. 

Permalink Reply by Mark Y on January 2, 2015 at 4:19am

Is there a timeline between end of drilling and when fracking starts.  I know the drilling Is done, is there a set up time before fracking begins?

Permalink Reply by cecily cox on January 2, 2015 at 4:50am

They seem to frack right away, they have to move out the drilling equipment and bring in the fracking unit, sometimes they have to wait on temporary water lines to be set up, once everything is in place it takes about 6 weeks to frack 3 holes, the noise is really bad.

Permalink Reply by KAR on January 2, 2015 at 5:01am

If it takes 6 weeks to complete 3 wells then they either have extremely long laterals with a bunch of stages or something is going very wrong. It shouldn't take more than 4-5 days to complete around 25-30 stages. 

Permalink Reply by KAR on January 2, 2015 at 4:59am

There is no timeline other than what the operator decides. Obviously they just spent a bunch of money to drill a well or multiple wells so most of the time they will want to get them completed as soon as possible to start recouping costs. However, that's not a rule. An operator may drill a well and hold off completing it for months. 

Permalink Reply by Jim Litwinowicz on January 2, 2015 at 8:38am

Several possible factors;  Scheduling, frack crews/equipment on other sites and/or delayed by problems.  Another, they may have sent out core samples for study and are waiting on results to design best fracking recipe.  Capital/cash flow issues, especially in current price climate. Additionally, fringe areas may have fracking delayed until price rebounds.  Waiting for pipeline/takeaway capacity issues to clear.

Permalink Reply by Mark Y on January 2, 2015 at 6:07am

They have drilled six laterals and have moved the drilling rig out about a week ago and there is still some activity going on. I know what it sounds like because there was another close by us. Maybe just getting everything in place. This is the stronz well in Wayne township in Belmont County, Ohio.

Permalink Reply by Bill Barnaby on January 2, 2015 at 9:10am

The oilfield NEVER stops, if it needs done, they will do it winter or not.

Permalink Reply by Mike Fulper on January 2, 2015 at 11:11am

They will FRACK and DRILL at THIRTY BELOW ZERO.....!!!!!!!!

That's what they did here on Cubbison rd

THIRTY BELOW ZERO... never missed a day....

How would you like to work on a rig now....??

Permalink Reply by Billy Park Whyde on January 3, 2015 at 1:00pm

I worked for Gofrac winter of 2013. At that time most of their gear had came up from Tx and was not winter hardened , nor were the crews. It was not like  the winter of  2014 but it did freeze up things.

Winter of 2014 worked for a oil field equipment rental company and we ran our butts off due to primarily fuel gelling up in light towers, generators, Unscrew a fuel filter and get -20 F diesel on your hands oooooo.

  We were bought out by a larger company and we have 1,000,000 BTU heaters on pads right now, flame-less heaters along with glycol units that circulate glycol through hoses at 180 F to keep water from freezing in the tanks. 

  When it gets 20 below it's hard on everything both human and mechanical. Theres nothing quite like rebuilding a frac pump in below zero weather at night  or trying to cope with a multitude of problems that sub zero temps bring. 

  The oil field does evolve. Last year I saw a drilling rig erect what I'd say most would love to have as a green house over their mud pumps, a real nice job, 2x4 framed bubble wrap and all.

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