The initial production rate at 0700hrs on January 30 (USCST) using a 22/64 choke was 4.39 mmscf/d gas and 1,132 bpd of condensate. The water production rate, from the recovery of fracture fluids, was 408 bwpd.
The company said that this is an initial production rate during clean up and is not yet indicative of a short or long term production profile. The well still has considerable fluids to recover from the fracture stimulation operations. It is flowing from approximately 2,200ft of stimulated Eagle Ford Shale with the remainder of the 4,000ft horizontal liner isolated and not contributing. The well is currently producing through the 7″ production casing, a production tubing string will be installed in due course.
Tom Kelly, executive director of Empyrean Energy, said: “We have a very encouraging initial gas rate with a high condensate ratio at this early stage of testing. The high condensate ratio is significant for the commerciality of the well and wider field. We look forward to seeing how the well performs following clean-up and also the imminent fracture stimulation of the Weston-1H well.”
