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Permalink Reply by Lorea Cobb on August 5, 2010 at 7:39

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The surface location for this well (Section 6) is actually closer to Ringgold. If you take Highway 4 east from Ringgold (going towards Castor), it is about 3 miles or so from Ringgold school. Turn left on Pleasant Road and the location will be to the right behind the cemetary, or at least that is where the latitude and longitude show on Google Earth. I am keeping watch on it to see when they start work on it. I will update you when it does. Thanks.

Permalink Reply by Lorea Cobb on September 3, 2010 at 6:50

The location is about 2 miles, not 3 from the school. There is finally progress ! They started clearing off the wellsite this week, probably on Monday.

Permalink Reply by Deborah Rowell on September 3, 2010 at 7:07

Oh wow, I hadn't noticed. Good news. Lorea, are we neighbors?

Permalink Reply by Lorea Cobb on September 3, 2010 at 7:29

Only in a roundabout way. I live about 2 miles or so from Castor. I work in Ringgold so I pass this location twice a day. I researched the well location on Sonris and used the latitude and longitude on Google Earth to pinpoint a more precise location. I have been keeping an eye on it since you can see the location from Highway 4. It is right behind (east) of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church cemetary. Are you in Section 6 of T15N, R8W?

Permalink Reply by Deborah Rowell on September 3, 2010 at 7:49

Yes. I live on Rowell Rd. Can't believe I haven't seen the work being done. So thanks for the update!

Permalink Reply by Lorea Cobb on September 3, 2010 at 8:48

No problem. This is going to be an interesting well. According to the Petrohawk map, this well is on the west edge of a fault. The same fault that runs through Section 24 and 25 of T15N, R9W. They drilled a well in 25 but bottom hole is in 24, Cottingham Etux 24H, Serial#241133. This well was also on the west edge of the fault. But I think the Kennedy well site is a bit closer. We shall see when they drill it. Have a great Labor Day!

Permalink Reply by Deborah Rowell on October 6, 2010 at 10:50

Lorea, you mentioned this well will be interesting to watch because of a fault in this section. Is a fault good or bad?

Permalink Reply by FXEF on October 6, 2010 at 14:06

Deborah,

A fault is a shift in the underlying formation and can sometimes cause problems in the drilling of the lateral.

Permalink Reply by Deborah Rowell on October 6, 2010 at 14:39

Thanks FXEF. Being that it could be a problem, would Questar really want to spend the money to drill a well? Seems to me it would be taking an expensive chance.

Permalink Reply by FXEF on October 6, 2010 at 15:14

Deborah,

That's O&G exploration.... an expensive chance, but Questar is not just blindly drilling. They have geologist and oil & gas engineering that reduces the risk.

Permalink Reply by Lorea Cobb on October 8, 2010 at 7:33

Deborah:
As FXEF mentioned, Questar is not drilling blindly. They do have an fairly good idea as to where the fault is. The seismic surveys they run helps them locate formations and faults. According to the Petrohawk map, there is a fault that runs through Section 6 with a NE-SW orientation. From what I can tell from this map, Questar is staying on the western edge of the fault. They will be drilling north into Section 6 (away from the fault) and NW into Section 1, T15N, R9W (also away from the fault). Faults relocate the formations they are interested in. They have to find these formations again once they drill on the east side of the fault. So to answer your question, it is not a good or bad thing. As was mentioned elsewhere, they may leave the sections that the fault goes through until a later date. Work on the sections with no faults, and come back later to the faulted sections.

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