LOGOS Resources II LLC, Farmington, NM, brought online two natural gas wells in the Mancos shale in northwest New Mexico.
Early production rates at the Rosa Unit #654H and Rosa Unit #656, both in Rio Arriba County, are the highest achieved in the past 20 years within the San Juan basin, the company said in a release Oct. 29.
Rosa #654H achieved an average 30-day initial production (IP30) rate of about 18.2 MMcfd and Rosa #656H achieved an IP30 of 18.3 MMcfd, while the wells were choked back by an average of about 33%. The IP30 for each well exceeded the previous Mancos gas horizontal IP30 record by about 40%.
The wells were drilled from a single pad with a 10,000-ft laterals in an area known as the Rosa Exploratory Unit. The 54,000-acre unit is operated by a LOGOS affiliate.
