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Houston Geological Society Bulletin
Abstract
Abstract: The Haynesville and Hawkville Fields:
Two World-Class Gas Shale Plays
Executive Vice President-Chief Operating Officer
Petrohawk Energy Corporation
Over the past 18 months Petrohawk Energy Corporation has acquired over 500,000 net acres of leasehold and completed over 60 wells in the Haynesville and Eagle Ford shale trends. These are two of the most prolific gas shale reservoirs in the United States, if not the world. With initial production rates ranging consistently from just under 10 Mmcfe/d to over 20 Mmcfe/d, the results from Petrohawk operations in the two fields has resulted in production growth of more than 70 percent year over year.
The Haynesville and Eagle Ford shales have a number of very similar attributes, thus enabling Petrohawk to rapidly develop the drilling and completion technologies neces sar y to maximize profitability from both plays. While there are many similarities, particularly from a geologic and complet ion standpoint, there are also many aspects that are quite different, primarily from a drilling standpoint. The one thing that stands out in both plays is the excellent economic return being generated, even in this period of volatile commodity prices.
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