CNX plans to drill deeper Utica wells on existing Marcellus well pad
Monday, January 21, 2019
CNX has submitted an application to the state Department of Environmental Protection to obtain a permit to drill four new wells to tap natural gas from Utica shale at an existing Marcellus shale well pad in Washington Township, Pennsylvania, according to the Tribune-Review.
The new application is unique because the company is tapping both the Marcellus and Utica shale formations from the same well pad — the Mamont South 1 Pad. Utica shale gas reserves reside deeper than in the Marcellus shale, causing an occasional overlap in Pennsylvania. Such is the case at CNX’s site.
The Mamont South 1 Pad was first developed with five wells for Marcellus shale in 2014.
Learn more: Tribune-Review > More, deeper wells planned for existing Marcellus site in Washington Township
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