Rex Energy plans to increase drilling in Utica Shale
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Rex Energy plans to drill 12 Utica Shale wells in Carroll County this year, according to the Canton Repository.
Rex originally planned to drill five wells in Carrol, but a new financing agreement made it possible for it to accelerate its plans and implement an expanded drilling program. The additional seven wells will be drilled from the existing Jenkins and Goebeler pads, where Rex has seen a strong production of condensate.
The company plans to start drilling in Carroll in the later half of the year. Most of the new wells will begin production in early 2018.
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What is fracking?
Fracking is a slang term for hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing is a process by which highly pressurized fluid is pumped thousands of feet into the ground to fracture rock formations. The goal is to release the natural gas that’s locked inside the rock.
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What most concerns people about fracturing is ground water contamination. The worry is that fractures underground, caused by the process, will extending upwards and into aquifers, releasing gas and chemicals into the ground water supply. There’s been no confirmed reports of such a thing happening. Though surface spills and drill site blowouts can lead to localized environmental concerns.
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Flammable water is caused by the release of methane gas into a drinking water supply. Methane gas occurs naturally and can be released by any kind of drilling, including water wells. In Pennsylvania officials fined Chesapeake Energy $1 million for contaminating ground water with methane. It was determined that the company had not properly cemented it’s boreholes and gas migrated up the well, between rock and into aquifers.