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Permalink Reply by Tom Fullery on August 28, 2008 at 17:45

As I understand it, the state potential is what the DNR expects the well to be capable of producing per day, based on all the data submitted by the operator. Logs, conductivity of the formation, number of perferations in the casing, stimulation techniques, etc. I'm no authority, but I've researched this just enough to be dangerous. The state potential seems to have more bearing on oil wells than it does gas wells. In oil wells there's a risk of over-producing a well, so the state places limits on how much oil can be pumped per day, to maximize draining the area and lower the risk of damaging the well through water coning or removal of gas caps, etc. Again, I barely know anything about this stuff, but it looks like gas production is more of an all-you-can-eat buffet. Pull the gas out fast when prices are high, slow it down when prices are low. In my research on SONRIS of every single well permitted in our area in the last 28 months I've recorded that some wells produce vastly more gas per day than the state potential shows them capable, but many more produce notably less than they "should". Hope this helps.

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Permalink Reply by hoodlum on September 6, 2008 at 12:28

Comment by ShaleGeo on August 29, 2008 at 7:52am
State potential test is observed by a state official. Flow rates, make up of gas,oil, water. Special notes if the gas has any co2 or h2s.
Jay

Thanks for the info! I pasted in ShaleGeo's response to add in.
- hoodlum

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