Utica Volatile Oil Window

In the last few days I've seen several folks reference the "Volatile Oil Window" for the Utica.  I thought I've been pretty well-informed about this play, but the "excitement" I've recently seen referenced to the Volatile Window is fairly news to me.  Can people in the know please share their resources/sources that discuss why this is an exciting part of the play to O&G companies?  I get why it is exciting, but haven't seen many references from the O&Gs to this portion of the play.  It doesn't even seem to be getting much activity right now.  I see lots of trumpets blowing about the "core" in Noble, Harrison, Guernsey, etc. but to me that's the NGL/wet gas region.  What am I missing?

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Permalink Reply by Jack on February 14, 2013 at 6:16am
With CHK drilling the one well on Newton Falls road but then they moved south. I wonder if they think there is nothing in Mahoning County
Permalink Reply by JR on February 15, 2013 at 6:55am
And black oil is not desirable, or poor producer, correct?
Permalink Reply by Joseph-Ohio on February 15, 2013 at 8:04am
Black oil.
Sounds like oil to me.
Just not Volatile Oil.
What kind of Oil are the Clinton and Rose Run Wells producing ?
 
( Had to revise this post because I haven't figured out how to edit a post when using my 'smart phone' - or is it 'not so smart phone' - or is it that I'm the one who's 'not so smart' ? )
Permalink Reply by JR on February 15, 2013 at 8:08am
Good question. I've never asked that myself even though the Clinton well holding us delivers a whopping $29 every 3 months. Also to clarify my previous post, the "black oil" is what people are saying is heavy and hard to get out of the ground in this play? Wonder what that well produces...
Permalink Reply by Joseph-Ohio on February 15, 2013 at 8:16am

Take the following link to another post and read what's being said about 'Black Oil' most recently.

There are maps linked.

One map calls a zone a 'Black Oil' zone and another calls the same zone simply an 'Oil' zone.

Let me know what you interpret.

To me 'Black Oil' means the same thing as 'Oil' until otherwise notified by someone who really knows.

http://gomarcellusshale.com/forum/topics/beland-utica-energy-llc-as...

Permalink Reply by Hunter 1 on February 15, 2013 at 4:11pm
I was at a meeting in Carroll county last week, there was a geologist there that spoke about volatile oil or light oil he said it is valued about the same as heavy or dark oil which comes from the shallower Clinton wells
Permalink Reply by Joseph-Ohio on February 15, 2013 at 11:05pm

Really starting to sound like 'Oil' is 'Oil' again.

Permalink Reply by JR on February 16, 2013 at 10:16am

I estimate this to be "good news" for the volatile window.  Yet, I still wonder...is lack of activity in the "volatile oil" region due to lack of infrastructure, or lack of pressure, or other?  I'm puzzled by the frenzy of activity in the wet gas core, if there's a volatile oil window that's so exciting...

Permalink Reply by Summer Johnston on February 16, 2013 at 11:15am

Well, the thing is that several of the wells that people are raving about are in the wet gas window. Gulfport's wells, Chesapeake's wells--many of which are in the wet gas window.

I'm obviously not saying anything about the volatile window but the proof, right now, is in the current production.

 

Permalink Reply by gary smith on February 16, 2013 at 11:20am

they may have just figured out what they are dealing with.

Permalink Reply by MJ on February 15, 2013 at 6:20am

Great info.  Can anyone tell me what a "pilot hole" is?

Permalink Reply by Frank Johnson on February 16, 2013 at 6:27am

it looks like the volatile oil band extends all the way down into Vinton County...this is the first time I have seen anything that had Vinton county in the play...does anyone have any other info on this ?

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