By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Sept. 27 -- Far East Energy Corp., Houston, has successfully completed the hydraulic fracture stimulation test on the QN-002 well drilled previously by ConocoPhillips on its acreage on the Qinnan Block in Shanxi Province, China. The test was performed on the No. 3 coal seam at a depth of 550 m. The well is being dewatered, and initial gas production is expected in 30-60 days.
The No. 3 coal seam, extensively mined in Shanxi Province, has an average gas content of 600 scf/tonne and a thickness of 4-7 m. Production from this well will be monitored for 90-180 days.
