Utica Shale Gas Completion Flows 12 MMcf/d.
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In Greene County, Pa., Rice Energy Inc. announced production results from a Utica Shale well in the Pennsylvania portion of the play. The #50U John Briggs was completed with a 5,800-ft lateral and 41 fracture stages. After a 60-day test period, the well is currently producing under the company's design-restricted choke rate of 12 MMcf/d of gas with 8,000 psi of flowing casing pressure and favorable pressure declines, according to Rice. The discovery had a planned depth of 18,831 ft, 12,850 ft true vertical, and is in Section 4, New Freeport 7.5 Quad, Aleppo Township. Rice's headquarters are in Cannonsburg, Pa.
Description
In Greene County, Pa., Rice Energy Inc. announced production results from a Utica Shale well in the Pennsylvania portion of the play. The #50U John Briggs was completed with a 5,800-ft lateral and 41 fracture stages. After a 60-day test period, the well is currently producing under the company's design-restricted choke rate of 12 MMcf/d of gas with 8,000 psi of flowing casing pressure and favorable pressure declines, according to Rice. The discovery had a planned depth of 18,831 ft, 12,850 ft true vertical, and is in Section 4, New Freeport 7.5 Quad, Aleppo Township. Rice's headquarters are in Cannonsburg, Pa.