Rice Drilling Completes Two Utica Shale Wells in Belmont County, Ohio

Drilling Activity Details

Locations

Belmont
OH
United States

Operators
Post Date
Shore Type
Well Name
#12 Del Scorcho, #10 Del Scorcho
Geo Coordinate

Drilling Activity Summary

Description

Two Belmont County, Ohio, Utica Shale discoveries were reported by Rice Drilling Co. The Hunter Field wells were drilled from a pad in Section 23-7n-5w. The #12 Del Scorcho was drilled to 25,984 ft (9,298 ft true vertical). It was tested flowing 35.592 MMcf of gas and 2,303 bbl of water per day from fractured perforations at 9,302-25,895 ft. The #10 Del Scorcho was drilled to 25,981 (9,259 ft true vertical) and also bottomed n Section 8 flowing 30.72 MMcf of gas and 189 bbl of water per day. Production is from fractured perforations at 9,157-25,891 ft. Rice Drilling is based on Canonsburg, Pa.