Site selection, drilling, and completion of two horizontal wells in the Devonian Shales of West Virginia
This report presents a summary of the geologic site selection studies, planning, drilling, completing, stimulating, and testing of two horizontal wells drilled in the Devonian Shales of the Appalachian Basin in West Virginia. Each horizontal well was designed and managed by BDM as the prime contractor to the Department of Energy. The first well was drilled with industry partner Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation in Putnam County, West Virginia. The second well was drilled with Consolidated Natural Gas Company in Calhoun County, West Virginia. This report summarizes four reports prepared by BDM which detail the site selection rationale and the drilling and completion operations of each well. Each horizontal well is currently producing commercial quantities of hydrocarbons. The successful application of horizontal well technology represent continued development of the technology for application to tight and unconventional natural gas resources of the United States. Continued technology development is expected to ultimately result in commercial horizontal well drilling activity by industry in the Appalachian Basin.
- Research Organization:
- BDM Engineering Services Co., McLean, VA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC21-89MC25115
- OSTI ID:
- 7008849
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/MC/25115-3116; ON: DE92012463
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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APPALACHIAN BASIN
BLACK SHALES
DATA
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVONIAN PERIOD
DIRECTIONAL DRILLING
DOCUMENT TYPES
DRILLING
GEOLOGIC AGES
GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
GEOLOGY
INFORMATION
NATURAL GAS WELLS
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
PALEOZOIC ERA
PROGRESS REPORT
ROCKS
SEDIMENTARY BASINS
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
SHALES
SITE SELECTION
USA
WELL COMPLETION
WELL DRILLING
WELLS
WEST VIRGINIA