The company has completed the drilling of the vertical portion of the Whipkey #2H well to a depth above the kick-off point of approximately 6,500 feet. A second, larger rig is currently arriving to drill the horizontal portion.
James Abcouwer, president and CEO of Trans Energy, said: “With the arrival of the larger drilling rig we plan to complete drilling horizontally both the Whipkey #1H and the Whipkey #2H, both of which are located on the same drilling pad.”
The company has drilled four vertical Marcellus wells to-date. The company has also drilled and completed one horizontal Marcellus well, the Hart #28H, and partially drilled the vertical sections of three horizontal Marcellus wells, the Anderson #7H in Wetzel County and the Whipkey #1H and Whipkey #2H in Marshall County, West Virginia.
The company continues to expand its acreage position centered on Wetzel, Marion, and Marshall Counties in West Virginia.
