| QEC Announces Pilot Horizontal Program Commences in Quebec 00:15 EDT Friday, September 25, 2009 | |
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Sept. 25, 2009) -
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Questerre Energy Corporation ("Questerre" or the "Company") (TSX:QEC)(OSLO:QEC) announced today that the operator will spud the first horizontal well targeting the middle Utica in the St. Lawrence Lowlands this week.
The St. Edouard #1A horizontal well will be situated adjacent to the St. Edouard #1 vertical well that tested at 700 mcf/d from the middle Utica interval. Subject to final results, the well will be fracture stimulated and production tested. During stimulation, the existing vertical well will serve as a monitor for real-time micro-seismic imaging to validate stimulation effectiveness.
Michael Binnion, President and Chief Executive Officer of Questerre, commented, "The first well in the pilot horizontal well program is a key milestone towards commercializing the Utica shale play. We are looking forward to confirmation from the horizontal wells of the consistently excellent vertical well test results from the middle Utica."
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Questerre is a Calgary-based independent resource company actively engaged in the exploration, development and acquisition of high-impact exploration and development oil and gas projects in Canada.