Thanks for information. Was wondering what the life was on the Eagle Ford.
Mark McClure said:
Like all shale wells, decline curves in the Eagle
Ford are in the 75% to 80% range. This is
comparable to the Barnett Shale and slightly better
than the 85% decline curves often seen in the
Haynesville. In an effort to smooth out rates of
production over time and increase the ultimate
recovery of hydrocarbons, producers are currently
experimenting with reducing the choke size for
Haynesville Shale wells. While this decreases
initial production rates (and consequently is less
striking in a press release), tighter chokes have
demonstrated effectiveness in flattening out
decline curves and increasing the amount of gas
recovered on the back end of a well's productive
lifetime. This may become especially important for
companies worried about maintaining their drilling
commitments while waiting for gas prices to
increase. Consequently, should experiments with
tighter chokes prove successful in the Haynesville,
adoption will likely spread to other shale plays,
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