Tag Archives: Horizontal Drilling

Noble Energy says it’s drilled Colorado’s longest oil and gas well

Posted on May 6, 2013 by RockPick

  Rockpick Tidbit: Check out Noble’s Q1 2013 conference call transcript at Seeking Alpha Cathy Proctor - Reporter-Denver Business Journal – May 29, 2013 In Colorado’s booming Niobrara oil field north of Denver, where oil and gas companies are drilling horizontal wells at … Continue reading →

Posted in Drilling, Exploration, Production | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Colo. field is touted as main driver for U.S. oil production boom

Posted on December 28, 2012 by RockPick

CBS News – December 27, 2012 (CBS News) GREELEY, Colo. – Despite rising gas prices, oil production is surging in this country. That has some predicting the U.S. could eventually overtake Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest petroleum producer by … Continue reading →

Posted in Drilling, HydroFracking | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

DCP Midstream eyes big expansion of Colorado capacity

Posted on August 9, 2012 by RockPick

Cathy Proctor – Reporter- Denver Business Journal – Aug 6, 2012 DCP Midstream LLC said Monday that several construction projects in northern Colorado, either planned or underway, will double its natural gas processing capacity to 800 million cubic feet per … Continue reading →

Posted in Production | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Noble Energy Spending $8 Billion to Drill Colorado’s Shale Oil Fields

Posted on May 27, 2012 by RockPick

By Mark Jaffe – The Denver Post 05/22/2012 Noble Energy Inc. is expanding its operations in Colorado with $8 billion in investment over the next five years. The company is developing horizontal wells that stretch nearly two miles through the … Continue reading →

Posted in Drilling | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Last Chance to attend Tight Oil Niobrara Congress 2012 and Receive special Niobrara News Reader Discount

Posted on May 21, 2012 by RockPick

There is still time left to sign up for the Tight Oil Niobrara Congress for 2012 and Gala Dinner on Thursday May 24th, and receive a special Niobrara News reader discount of 15%. Hear E&P Operators Experience Share in Latest … Continue reading →

Posted in Drilling, Geology, Production, Regulations | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Anadarko Petroleum Outlines Longterm Niobrara Development Strategy For Investors

Posted on March 19, 2012 by RockPick

At an investor conference held by Anadarko Petroleum the company presented its plans for the next couple years on their planned activities in the Niobrara. First and foremost, Anadarko (due to their their possession of the old Union Pacific checkerboard … Continue reading →

Posted in Drilling | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Niobrara Production Decline Curve – Mixed Results on Sparse Data

Posted on November 5, 2011 by RockPick

Since the discovery of the horizontal EOG JAKE 2-01H well with an initial production (IP) of approximately 1500 barrels of oil a day, multiple operators have been trying to reproduce the same results on their Niobrara acreage with their own … Continue reading →

Posted in Production | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

As energy drilling moves into backyards, Colorado Front Range counties ponder regulations

Posted on October 30, 2011 by RockPick

Second of two parts – By Mark Jaffe The Denver Post – Posted: 10/30/2011 01:00:00 AM MDT One evening in January, El Paso County Commissioner Amy Lathen met with about 16 people in a constituent’s living room to talk about … Continue reading →

Posted in Regulations | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Ultra Petroleum to Drill Niobrara Wells in El Paso County this Winter

Posted on October 15, 2011 by RockPick

Ultra Petroleum is following the lead of other pure play natural gas producers to diversify their resource portfolio to include oil. Ultra Petroleum like other natural gas producers is leveraging their horizontal drilling technology expertise in eastern shale plays to … Continue reading →

Posted in Drilling | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Colorado’s suburban homeowners face invasion of oil and gas wells

Posted on July 17, 2011 by RockPick

By Mark Jaffe The Denver Post – 07/17/2011 “Not what you expect when you go for a walk with the dog,” Banfield said. But Banfield and her neighbors in Rinn Valley Ranch — a Weld County development where homes sell … Continue reading →

Posted in Drilling | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment