Barnett Shale Texas

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Barnett Shale Texas …
Drilling a horizontal well into the targeted portion of the shale is relatively quick, averaging about 15 days. The initial two horizontal wells were drilled to a measured depth in the targeted Huron Shale of approximately 6,400 feet, which included a lateral section of approximately 2,500 feet. Drilling activity has increased between [...]

Barnett Shale Drilling

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Drilling of the development wells is expected to commence next year. Drilling operations recently began to obtain core samples necessary to complete the FERC 7C application, which is currently anticipated to be filed in August 2008. Pending regulatory approval, the first cavern is projected to go into operation by mid 2011, with the other two [...]

Who is Continental Resources?

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Barnett Shale Continental Resources …
Who is Continental Resources?
Continental Resources is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company with operations in the Rocky Mountain, Mid-Continent and Gulf Coast regions of the United States. We focus our exploration activities in large new or developing plays that provide us the opportunity to acquire undeveloped acreage [...]