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Title: Tennessee gas field brings Eastern Overthrust new life

Abstract

The Eastern US Overthrust Belt has gained an E and P company in its southern reaches while seeing de-emphasis from a long time player in more northerly areas. A gas field discovered in the early 1980s in northeastern Tennessee is nearly ready to be placed on production. It would be the first commercial gas production in the southern portion of the belt, which extends more than 1,000 miles from Alabama to New England. Tengasco has five wells capable of producing gas from Cambro-Ordovician Knox in Swan Creek field, southwest of Sneedville in Hancock County, Tenn., about 10 miles south of Lee County, Va. It hopes to drill five more wells by year-end. It began laying a 30--35 MMcfd, 23 mile, 6 in. gas pipeline to Rogersville, Tenn., early last month. Torch Inc., Belle Chasse, La., has the contract. Tengasco plans to start production later this year. Initially a gas utility in neighboring Hawkins County will take 8--9 MMcfd and transport any excess gas to Tenneco Energy affiliate East Tennessee Natural Gas Co. The primary production to date in Swan Creek field has been in a 300 ft section some 400--450 ft from the top of Knox. No water has beenmore » found.« less

Authors:
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
376101
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Oil and Gas Journal
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 94; Journal Issue: 36; Other Information: PBD: 2 Sep 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
03 NATURAL GAS; TENNESSEE; NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; GEOLOGY; RESOURCE POTENTIAL; EXPLORATION; WELL DRILLING

Citation Formats

Petzet, G A. Tennessee gas field brings Eastern Overthrust new life. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Petzet, G A. Tennessee gas field brings Eastern Overthrust new life. United States.
Petzet, G A. 1996. "Tennessee gas field brings Eastern Overthrust new life". United States.
@article{osti_376101,
title = {Tennessee gas field brings Eastern Overthrust new life},
author = {Petzet, G A},
abstractNote = {The Eastern US Overthrust Belt has gained an E and P company in its southern reaches while seeing de-emphasis from a long time player in more northerly areas. A gas field discovered in the early 1980s in northeastern Tennessee is nearly ready to be placed on production. It would be the first commercial gas production in the southern portion of the belt, which extends more than 1,000 miles from Alabama to New England. Tengasco has five wells capable of producing gas from Cambro-Ordovician Knox in Swan Creek field, southwest of Sneedville in Hancock County, Tenn., about 10 miles south of Lee County, Va. It hopes to drill five more wells by year-end. It began laying a 30--35 MMcfd, 23 mile, 6 in. gas pipeline to Rogersville, Tenn., early last month. Torch Inc., Belle Chasse, La., has the contract. Tengasco plans to start production later this year. Initially a gas utility in neighboring Hawkins County will take 8--9 MMcfd and transport any excess gas to Tenneco Energy affiliate East Tennessee Natural Gas Co. The primary production to date in Swan Creek field has been in a 300 ft section some 400--450 ft from the top of Knox. No water has been found.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/376101}, journal = {Oil and Gas Journal},
number = 36,
volume = 94,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 02 00:00:00 EDT 1996},
month = {Mon Sep 02 00:00:00 EDT 1996}
}