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Permalink Reply by The_Baron on April 20, 2010 at 8:17

It is my understanding that the Surface Casing on the well being drilled was not yet in place, only the conductor. It is also my understanding that the nearby well on the same pad has not been perferated or fraced.

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Permalink Reply by FXEF on April 20, 2010 at 12:39

Baron,

I think the problem is Ser# 237795 LCV RA SU115;DEBROECK 33 #1 casing leaking. This well has been shut in, but at where in the casing? EXCO needs to look at this well, as it may be where the gas at the 1200 ft level on well ser# 241116 may be coming from. Put a packer just above the preparations in Ser# 237795.

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Permalink Reply by Checkmateking on April 20, 2010 at 8:19

Why would you say that? No one is more pro HS drilling than I am, nothing could possibly be worse than for somthing like this to happen and give our irresponsible media and enemies of drilling a soapbox. Nothing hard to understand about that. It's a shame in all aspects.

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Permalink Reply by Spring Branch,mineral owner on April 20, 2010 at 9:14

I believe it may be premature to call Exco irresponsible until it is conclusively determined what exactly happened.

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Permalink Reply by Checkmateking on April 20, 2010 at 12:52

You may be very right Spring, and I will retract and apologize if I am wrong. It looks like it wasn't a casing problem. The questions that will arise will be troublesome for EXCO. Why did they drill to 1200 feet before setting casing? This may be routine as of now but it won't be for long. You are drilling well below the water table and capable of hitting gas pockets in the Nacatoch and other shallow formations. Which may be what happened in this scenario.

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Permalink Reply by FXEF on April 20, 2010 at 13:10

CMK,

I think it is common practice to set 10 3/4" casing @ 1800 ft.

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Permalink Reply by Checkmateking on April 20, 2010 at 14:03

This will be an isolated incidence then.

Permalink Reply by DrWAVeSport Cd1 on April 20, 2010 at 8:43

Ah, Jay,

I remember what company...

FYI, Thank you for your insights and the direction you have helped GHS take. We all owe you a great deal. Have a good one.

DrWAVeSport Cd1

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Permalink Reply by Keith Mauck (Site Publisher) on April 20, 2010 at 8:18

Noon update - http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=12333193

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Permalink Reply by P.G. on April 21, 2010 at 2:21

How could one detect NG fumes? Does it have a particular smell? I thought the odor was put in the NG?

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Permalink Reply by awharris on April 21, 2010 at 3:21

Drilling rigs have methane detectors for obvious reasons.

They are only about $50 and I would highly recommend purchasing one for anyone whose water well might be affected by the Debroeck well. I'd bill it to Exco (as will my father-in-law).

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Permalink Reply by Henry on April 21, 2010 at 3:46

PG,
I don't know exactly where in the pipeline the odor (do they still use methyl mercaptan?) is added to the gas, but I suspect it is somewhere after the wellhead. So if the casing is leaking, there will be no odor. Natural gas, i.e., methane, is odorless.

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