Netraction Energy and Vinland Energy Operating, LLC, two private oil and gas companies, has received a permit to drill a well to test the potential of the Chattanooga Shale in Kentucky.
The Jennifer Conover #1 well is located near the border with Tennessee and will be drilled to a depth of 4,000 feet. Besides the Chattanooga Shale, the well will also test conventional zones including Big Lime, Knifely and Warsaw.
Netraction Energy and Vinland Energy Operating, LLC have 70,130 acres under lease in Whitley County and McCreary County in southeastern Kentucky.