Up to 180 Horizontal Niobrara/Codell Tests Planned In Boulder County, Colo.
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Up to 180 horizontal Niobrara/Codell tests are planned by Crestone Peak Resources Operating LLC in a 12-section area of the Denver-Julesburg Basin in eastern Boulder County, Colo. According to IHS Markit, the Denver-based company has submitted a plan for the drilling program, which will take place in sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11 and 12 of township 1n-69w, and 25, 26, 27, 34, 35 and 36 of township 2n-69w. Crestone Peak is proposing six well pads within the area – Section 1; Section 3; Section 11; Section 25; Section 26 and Section 35. Thirty-six extended-reach horizontal wells will be drilled from four of the pads (sections 1, 11, 25 and 26), while 18 extended-reach horizontal wells will be drilled from two of the pads (sections 3 and 35). Liquids production will be delivered from these pads to its production hub in nearby Weld County. Crestone Peak’s drilling program is in an area of the greater Wattenberg Field that apparently has no horizontally-drilled wells. It contains vertical and directional wells producing from Niobrara, Codell, Sussex and J sand. According to IHS Markit, Crestone Peak acquired its position in the basin’s Niobrara/Codell play from Encana Corp. Encana's acreage in the basin comprised about 51,000 net acres concentrated in southwestern Weld County.
Up to 180 horizontal Niobrara/Codell tests are planned by Crestone Peak Resources Operating LLC in a 12-section area of the Denver-Julesburg Basin in eastern Boulder County, Colo. According to IHS Markit, the Denver-based company has submitted a plan for the drilling program, which will take place in sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11 and 12 of township 1n-69w, and 25, 26, 27, 34, 35 and 36 of township 2n-69w. Crestone Peak is proposing six well pads within the area – Section 1; Section 3; Section 11; Section 25; Section 26 and Section 35. Thirty-six extended-reach horizontal wells will be drilled from four of the pads (sections 1, 11, 25 and 26), while 18 extended-reach horizontal wells will be drilled from two of the pads (sections 3 and 35). Liquids production will be delivered from these pads to its production hub in nearby Weld County. Crestone Peak’s drilling program is in an area of the greater Wattenberg Field that apparently has no horizontally-drilled wells. It contains vertical and directional wells producing from Niobrara, Codell, Sussex and J sand. According to IHS Markit, Crestone Peak acquired its position in the basin’s Niobrara/Codell play from Encana Corp. Encana's acreage in the basin comprised about 51,000 net acres concentrated in southwestern Weld County.