Drilling 3-Mile to 4-Mile Shale Well Laterals a “Necessary Evil”

Hart Energy hosted its SUPER DUG conference in Fort Worth, TX, on May 15-17. DUG stands for Drilling Unconventional Gas, although the acronym is now also used for shale oil as well as shale gas. Each region has its own DUG event. This is the first time we've seen a combined "super" event that covers multiple regions. SUPER DUG was aimed mainly at drillers in the Permian, Eagle Ford, Midcontinent, Bakken, and the Rockies (all primarily focused on oil). However, there was news of relevance to the Marcellus/Utica as well. For example, a panel discussion on drilling super long wells in the three- to four-mile range. When should they be drilled? When should they not be drilled? What are the economics?

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