Eagle Ford shale gas-condensate find gauged

Petrohawk Energy said it placed a horizontal new field discovery well in Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford shale in South Texas on production at the rate of 7.6 MMcfd of gas and 250 b/d of condensate.

Oct. 21, 2008

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By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Oct. 21 -- Petrohawk Energy Corp., Houston, said it placed a horizontal new field discovery well in Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford shale in South Texas on production at the rate of 7.6 MMcfd of gas and 250 b/d of condensate.

The South Texas find is in southwestern La Salle County just south of Stuart City gas field on the Edwards reef trend (see map, OGJ, Aug. 13, 2007, p. 38). Petrohawk Energy has leased more than 100,000 net acres in what it believes to be the most prospective areas for commercial production from the Eagle Ford.

The company drilled the STS 241-1H discovery well to 11,300 ft true vertical depth and ran fracs totaling more than 2 million lb. of sand in 10 stages in a 3,200-ft lateral.

It also cored, logged, and is drilling the lateral at the Dora Martin 1H, a confirmation well 15 miles away, where Eagle Ford quality appears to be superior to that in the discovery well. Petrohawk Energy expects to spud a third well by mid-November.

The company estimated development well drilling and completion cost at $5-7 million. It plans to run one rig continuously and will access existing gathering and transportation facilities.

Petrohawk Energy's interest in the project is 90%, and partners hold 10%.