Two High-volume Marcellus Shale Discoveries Completed by Chesapeake

Drilling Activity Details

Locations

Bradford
PA
United States

Post Date
Shore Type
Well Name
#106HC Brown Homestead, #5HC Brown Homestead
Geo Coordinate

Drilling Activity Summary

Description

Two Bradford County Pa., Marcellus discoveries were announced by Chesapeake Operating Inc. The Herrick Field wells were drilled from a drillpad in Section 7, Laceyville 7.5 Quad, Wyalusing Township. The #106HC Brown Homestead flowed 44.24 MMcf of gas per day. It was drilled to 18,120 ft, and the true vertical depth is 7,251 ft. The shut-in casing pressure was 3,414 psi, and production is from a perforated zone between 7,508 and 18,106 ft. The #5HC Brown Homestead produced 48.644 MMcf of gas per day. It was drilled to 17,314 ft with a true vertical depth of 7,248 ft. The shut-in casing pressure was 3,434 psi, and production is from fractured perforations between 7,237 ft and 12,299 ft.