Field operator Hilcorp Energy has successfully fracture stimulated 3,000ft of horizontal section, and is now working to clean up the well.
The average production rate over the first five days was 5.68 million cubic feet of gas per day (mmscf/d) and 414 barrels of condensate (bcpd) per day. The flow back of the fracture fluids started at rates of 1,000 barrels of water per day (bwpd), decreasing to 500 bwpd over the same period.
This initial production rate corresponded to an equivalent gas rate of 10.65 mmscfe/d on a 12:1 conversion ratio and before providing for any uplift associated with high calorific gas.
The company said that while the initial rates were encouraging and continued to further demonstrate the viability of the field, it was still early and the initial production rate during clean up may not be indicative of a short or long term production profile.
According to the company, the well still has considerable fluids to recover from the fracture stimulation operations. The well is currently producing through the 7″ production casing. A smaller diameter production tubing string will be installed in due course which may allow higher production rates.
Geological factors have generated the dry gas, condensate rich gas or oil reservoirs observed to date across the trend. These same influences will vary the gas to condensate ratio observed across the acreage, the company added.
