Marcellus Shale

CONSOL Energy Reports On West Virginia Marcellus Shale Operations

CONSOL Energy (NYSE:CNX) reported on its Marcellus Shale operations in northern West Virginia for the third quarter of 2012.  The company finished its Marcellus Shale drilling program here in the previous quarter and did not spud any new wells.

Philippi 4 pad – three wells – initial production rates from 6.5 million to 9.2 million cubic feet per day.

Alton 2 pad – six wells - initial production rates from 3.5 million to 6.7 million cubic feet per day.

CONSOL Energy said that the 9.2 million cubic feet per day production rate at the Philippi 4 pad well was a record Marcellus Shale well for northern West Virginia.

CONSOL Energy Reports On Southwest Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Operations

CONSOL Energy (NYSE:CNX) reported on its Marcellus Shale operations in southwest Pennsylvania for the third quarter of 2012. 

CONSOL Energy finished drilling at the North Nineveh 38 (seven wells) and North Nineveh 41 (eight wells) pads in Greene County and is currently drilling at the North Nineveh 39 (six wells) and North Nineveh 42 (five wells) pads.  The company expects to start completion operations here before the end of 2012.  Other southwest Pennsylvania results include:

Morris 14 pad – three wells – initial production rates from 4.2 million to 9.5 million cubic feet per day.

Morris 10 pad – six wells - initial production rates from 8.4 million to 15.3 million cubic feet per day.

Morris 17 pad – three wells - initial production rates from 7 million to 8 million cubic feet per day.

CONSOL Energy said that the 15.3 million cubic feet per day production rate from the Morris 10D well was a record Marcellus Shale well for southwest Pennsylvania.

 

CONSOL Energy Reports On Central Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Operations

CONSOL Energy (NYSE:CNX) reported on its Marcellus Shale operations in Central Pennsylvania for the third quarter of 2012.  The company did not drill any wells in this area of operations as it completed its drilling program in the previous quarter.

CONSOL Energy reported production results at the Gaut 4 pad in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.  The Gaut 4A and Gaut 4D wells produced at peak rates of 17.9 million and 23.7 million cubic feet per day of natural gas, respectively.

CONSOL Energy also finished completion operations at the well DeArmitt 1 South pad and expects all six wells to be on production by the end of 2012.   The company finished drilling at the Bowers 1 pad and expects to start completion operations here before the end of 2012.