03-13-2012, 07:29 PM
The reef and 2200 foot gas column was confirmed when they found the top of the carbonate as expected. When they found the carbonate high, at the elevation expected, that confirmed the presence of the reef and validated the seismic picture. I think I read that somewhere already.
The gas in the mud while drilling the shale above the carbonate does not have any commercial significance. It is just a kind of indication that you are drilling in a gas “province”. They always see this in these wells. See my post #6569 on January 17th. With the kind of gas we have in the reef we will not be worrying about shale gas. Maybe in a few decades in someone else’s lifetime, not ours.