Production was restored through the KF-1 natural gas well and tested at 70000 cubic feet per day (MCFD) of initial production. The KF-1 well, which had been shut-in for almost a year, is located along the south plunging West McArthur River Unit (WMRU) anticline and is completed as a single selective gas producer in the upper Tyonek sand at 5204-5260′ MD (straddle zone) and 5353-5365′ and 5370-5380′ MD (lower zone).
This is the fourth successful Alaskan well brought back into production by Cook Inlet Energy, a wholly owned Miller subsidiary. Earlier in 2010, Miller revealed the successful re-completion of the WMRU-5 and WMRU-6 and the WMRU-1A wells bringing production in Alaska to over 1,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOED) well in advance of original timetables.
Scott Boruff, CEO of Miller, said: “We are very pleased with the successful re-start of the Kustatan Field. There is always some concern whether or not a well will come back online after being shut-in for an extended period of time.
“This is another example of our continued success in Alaska, as the KF-1 well was brought back into production without a hitch and at twice its historic production rate.”
