The company has drilled 12 horizontal wells in the wet gas and dry gas phases of the play.

CHK’s first four completed horizontal wells in the gas phases of the play include: the Buell 10-11-5 8H in Harrison County, Ohio was drilled to a lateral length of 6,418ft and achieved a peak rate of 9.5 million cubic feet (mmcf) per day of natural gas and 1,425 barrels (bbls) per day of natural gas liquids and oil (liquids).

The Mangun 22-15-5 8H in Carroll County, Ohio was drilled to a lateral length of 6,231ft and achieved a peak rate of 3.1 mmcf per day of natural gas and 1,015 bbls per day of liquids.

The Neider 10-14-5 3H in Carroll County, Ohio was drilled to a lateral length of 4,152ft and achieved a peak rate of 3.8 mmcf per day of natural gas and 980 bbls per day of liquids.

The Thompson 3H in Beaver County, Pennsylvania was drilled to a lateral length of 4,322 feet and achieved a peak rate of 6.4 mmcf per day of dry natural gas.

Chesapeake is dealing out the wet natural gas stream from the three wells in Ohio at a processing facility, where ethane is presently being recovered minimally.