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Permalink Reply by adubu on September 21, 2009 at 3:07

That a H James lime well with total depth includes H leg to 13,535'

Permalink Reply by jffree1 on September 21, 2009 at 3:39

adubu, that's what I would conclude... at first glance. But there is no permit for a horizontal profile posted.

Permalink Reply by ALongview on September 21, 2009 at 3:47

That was my question, they permitted as both a vertical and a horizontal and then specifically amended to vertical only. No other amended permits were filed. Can they go from vertical to horizontal and then file an an amended "as drilled" permit after the fact?

Permalink Reply by Sandstone on September 21, 2009 at 4:39

Alongview, it is probably all about the dollars. They can drill a vertical now cheaper; produce it and recoup some of their cost, see what they have and then when the price goes up, go back in and repermit it and drill the horizonal.

Permalink Reply by Crandell Addington on September 21, 2009 at 5:57

Here's how to calculate:

choke coefficient X FTP + 15# =volume in mcfd. In this case a 9/64th choke has a coefficient of .444

You can do the math.

Get a choke coefficient chart, and you wil be able to calculate the volume, or in this case the backcalculation for FTP, for any well.

Permalink Reply by RBH on September 27, 2009 at 5:38

definitely a James Lime well classified in Huxley (6100) Field=James Lime