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Activity and Potential of the Utica Shale in Pennsylvania

Activity and Potential of the Utica Shale in Pennsylvania. John A. Harper Pennsylvania Geological Survey. THE UTICA (and Point Pleasant) IN GENERAL. COMPARISON OF UTICA TO UTICA/POINT PLEASANT. HOW DEEP? STRUCTURAL CONTROLS? HOW THICK?. DRILLING ACTIVITY

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Activity and Potential of the Utica Shale in Pennsylvania

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  1. Activity and Potential of the Utica Shale in Pennsylvania John A. Harper Pennsylvania Geological Survey

  2. THE UTICA (and Point Pleasant) IN GENERAL

  3. COMPARISON OF UTICA TO UTICA/POINT PLEASANT

  4. HOW DEEP? STRUCTURAL CONTROLS? HOW THICK?

  5. DRILLING ACTIVITY What little there has been

  6. 3705924659 EQT #590003 Hopkins Greene Co., Morris Twp. TVD – 14464’ (vertical hole) Utica at 13269’ Point Pleasant at 13423’ Trenton at 13548’ Drilling completed 6/9/2008 Utica and Point Pleasant perfed and fraced 7/15-31/2008 from 13345’ to 13490’ Results: N/A Reported production for 2008 and 2009: 0 Mcf, 0 Bbl.

  7. 3700720293 Range Resources #1H Lloyd Beaver Co., Marion Twp. TVD – ~9580’, MD – 12700’ “Shale” at 9450’ Drilling completed 1/6/2010 Utica perfed and fraced 3/22/2010 from 10300’ to 12600’ Results 0 Mcf/24 hr. Reported production for 2009

  8. Armstrong County: EQT McKee well, permitted as vertical, 16000’ Beaver County: Chesapeake Energy DBC well, permitted as vertical basement test, 13500’ Burdick well, permitted as vertical basement test, 13500’ Burdick #3H well, permitted as horizontal, 15713’ (TVD 8940’) Thompson #3H well, permitted as horizontal, 14776’ (TVD – 8791’) Tharp #3H well, permitted as horizontal, 15194 (TVD – 8938’) Range Resources McCoy well, permitted as horizontal well, 14837 (TVD- 9730’) Butler County: Rex Energy Cheeseman well, permitted as horizontal, 12930’ (TVD – 10000’) Phillips Exploration Rutledge #3H well, permitted as horizontal, 14000’ (TVD – 10075’) Rutledge #6H well, permitted as horizontal, 15000’ (TVD – 10075’) Lawrence County: East Resources McKinney well, permitted as horizontal, 13097’ (TVD – 8455’) Patterson well, permitted as horizontal, 13927’ (TVD – 8600’) Somerset Regional Water Res. Geiger Development well, permitted as vertical, 16025’

  9. HOW MUCH WILL GEOLOGY AFFECT CURRENT ACTIVITY?

  10. GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE UTICA/POINT PLEASANT As much as we know or suspect

  11. Marcellus Utica/ Pt. Pleasant

  12. SOURCE ROCK GEOCHEMISTRY AVAILABLE ON PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY’S WEBSITE http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/oilandgas/sourcerock_sampledata.aspx

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