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  • adjective Being under high pressure within the earth.

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Examples

  • Unconventional gas types include coalbed methane, tight formation gas, gas hydrates (clathrates), and aquifer (geopressured) gas.

    Chapter 9 2000

  • This approach leads to an estimate of 2,400 - 30,000 Tm3 of geopressured gas in place, with a mean estimate of 16,200

    Chapter 9 2000

  • Various play types exist within the Wasatch, ranging from the more shallow, and normally pressured sections that can be drilled and completed for about $1 million, to the deeper geopressured sweet spots that have significantly higher EURs and can be drilled and completed for about $3 million.

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  • There's additional upside as we learn more about the geopressured portions of this play and determine ultimate spacing of the development wells.

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  • Recent wells drilled in the geopressured areas have seen gross IP rates as high as 1,500 barrels of oil equivalent per day, and we're averaging more than 1,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.

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  • In 2012, we will drill at least 50 wells and exploit the deeper geopressured portions of the play.

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  • He is in effect arguing that geopressured natural gas reservoirs millions of years old can't exist.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • He is in effect arguing that geopressured natural gas reservoirs millions of years old can't exist.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • He is in effect arguing that geopressured natural gas reservoirs millions of years old can't exist.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • He is in effect arguing that geopressured natural gas reservoirs millions of years old can't exist.

    The Daily News - News 2010

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