WPX Strikes Second Big Gas Find in Niobrara

摘要

A second natural gas well with double-digit initial production rates may confirm a gusher in the Niobrara formation, WPX Energy Inc. reported Monday. The well posted an initial production rate of 11.8 MMcf/d at a flowing casing pressure of 5,700 psi. To optimize the performance of the reservoir, the well, completed at the end of September since has been choked back to 8 MMcf/d at 5,400 psi. The well was drilled to a total vertical depth of 9,062 feet with a 4,883-foot horizontal lateral and 19 hydraulically fractured stages.