Expand Energy Drills US’s Longest Well & Longest Lateral in WV
The Southwest Appalachia drilling team for Expand Energy, the newly combined company created when Chesapeake Energy merged with Southwestern Energy, claims it has drilled the U.S.’s longest on-shore well and longest on-shore lateral to date at more than five miles. The BW Edge MSH 210H was recently drilled in Marshall County, West Virginia. We say the team “claims” to have drilled the longest lateral because in March, Hart Energy reported a similar claim by Expand to have drilled an even longer lateral in Ohio County, WV (see Expand Energy Drilled 5.6-Mile Lateral in the WV Utica in 5 Days). So, we’re not sure which claim is correct. One thing is for sure: Expand, whether in Ohio County or Marshall County, has drilled the longest onshore well and longest lateral in the country. Read More “Expand Energy Drills US’s Longest Well & Longest Lateral in WV”
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