RE:Fracking
waitingstill......from what I understand, the Yayli-1 well is a Conventional vertical gas well (drilled straight down to TD and stopped) and not to be confused with a Horizontal well (drilled straight down to target shale in Yayli-1s case then turned at 90 degrees and continued in a horizontal direction for up to thousands of feet).............The Yayli-1 well was perforated with an explosive charge in a small 13 meter section of the shale sands net pay zone to test for pressures gas etc etc at the bottom of the well, with future fracs to be carried out in the pay zone above this area. The fluids, sand and chemicals were sent into the shale to stimulate it, and the loaded fluids when they came back out the perforation being pushed by the natural gas pressures, pushed same up the well hoping that they would be strong enough to reach the end of the short coil so it could be pumped out of the well. This small section apparently did not have enough power to force the fluids high enough in the well to be pumped out at any meaningful measure, so they stopped the exercise when this happened. It was what they had in the country and what they had at hand, thought it was worth the try and they gave it a shot I am thinking, and since, have now sent for the longer coil to get the job done. Next fracture they make will be in a much larger area of pay zone and with more pressure from that larger zone and with the coil going right down to the fractured area, it should be very successful as they did prove the gas is there with some nice condensate very fine oil. So the goods are there it seems... now the waiting continues..........a positive result on this next test and then VLE will want to drill the big and the deep horizontal well into the shale.........so keep in mind this first fracking was in a vertical well, and would be a small event compared to the many fracs that would occur in a horizontal well have a look here and this may clear up what you are asking about............................................ https://www.geomore.com/completing-the-well/