LOGOS brings Mancos shale wells online

LOGOS Resources II LLC, Farmington, NM, brought online two natural gas wells in the Mancos shale in northwest New Mexico.

Early production rates at the Rosa Unit #654H and Rosa Unit #656, both in Rio Arriba County, are the highest achieved in the past 20 years within the San Juan basin, the company said in a release Oct. 29.

Rosa #654H achieved an average 30-day initial production (IP30) rate of about 18.2 MMcfd and Rosa #656H achieved an IP30 of 18.3 MMcfd, while the wells were choked back by an average of about 33%.  The IP30 for each well exceeded the previous Mancos gas horizontal IP30 record by about 40%.

The wells were drilled from a single pad with a 10,000-ft laterals in an area known as the Rosa Exploratory Unit. The 54,000-acre unit is operated by a LOGOS affiliate.