To all members that have questions about the drilling of the Marcellus feel free to ask. Please keep the questions to drilling and locations. I don't know about leases in different areas but I will try and answer all related questions about the actaul drilling operations

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ODNR Division of Mineral Resources Management (DMRM) has a website where you can find out quite a bit about any well that has been permitted in the state.

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/mineralhomepage/tabid/10352/Default.aspx

There is an Oil & Gas Well Locator http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/locators/tabid/10358/Default.aspx which has an interactive map that allows you to zoom in to any area in the state and see the location and well permit number for any well.

There is also an Oil & Gas Well search http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/locators/tabid/10358/Default.aspx which allows you to look up information about each well. This website doesn't always work, but when operational, it has a wealth of information.

 

Yes, we are beginning to learn and understand the industry and I suspect even the Energy companies are learning being that tapping the shale is relatively new technology.  Homer, there is a pattern that I have been following and that is the Bakken of the North Dakota region.  From what I read, it is the first oil shale formation to be tapped by horizontal drilling.  There is a lot to learn and pattern from what CHK's counterpart, Continental is doing up there.  Continental has over 3000 wells.   
As I understand the Utica has oil also.

The oil shale with similar mineralogy (presumed high carbonate content, resultant brittleness) and average high thickness that best compares may be the Eagleford Basin in TX.  Read details on the oil/gas/condensate areas of the basin in the EIA report at http://www.eia.gov/oil_gas/rpd/shaleusa9.pdf

 

 

For the seven pads on our road they have been at it for four years. Mostly summer and fall work. We have three more pads scheduled one being worked on.
All this is a fair assumption. Generally after the well is permited there is a year to start drilling.

Hello Homer:

  What would some of the reasons to bring in a workover or snubbing rig months after and snub in what looks to me as drilling pipe ....Are they going after excess fluids/drill mud or ??. Looks to be a 150K Standalone unit.

Thanks for your help,

Jeff

I would suspect they are having well trouble. The production tubing is what you are seeing them pulling.

No it's not excess fluids they have packer problems or a leak in the tubing. I figure they will fix

and refrac

Would this kind of thing compromise the water table?

No. The water table as you call it is cased and cemented off in the first stages of drilling.

Found out what was going on...somehow 4 plugs were left in after fraccing and they went in to remove them, "clean the well up" and get it prepared for hookup to the gathering line.

Thanks

They did that on purpose. Set Cement Plugs prior to abandoning the well. Must have left it for a while. First time I have heard of anyone doing this. Bet it;s going to be a good well.

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