If it's Rowan #54 Rig, Chesapeake, McCoy 16 #H1 Well, Serial #240883, S16-T11N-R15W, it was just spud 3-5-10. Don't think they would be flaring gas this soon.
Maybe they had a kick and had to flare until the mud was stabilized. I'm not a well hand but don't think flaring gas while drilling is a common practice.