This conclusion came from the observation that the Easter Sunday rate of 1,112boepd rate from the toe end of the well was not surpassed when the balance of the frac job had been completed.
In order to rectify this situation, a work over rig was brought in, and using a snubbing unit, the frac plugs were drilled and residual frac sand was removed. An immediate large pressure response was observed when a plug near the heal of the well was drilled, indicating the existence of this blockage.
The company said that the incidence of sand plugs occurring in these frac jobs is not an unusual occurrence as the residual frac sand drops out of the flow stream as the stream flows through the limited diameter frac plug.
In the period following the completion of the clean out operation, the well flowed at an average rate of 2,406boped and 3,180MMSCFD ( measure for the volume of natural gas produced at a well) for a combined rate of 2,936boepd.
The current operation is running a tubing string after which the well will be placed into production.
