The agenda for the Shale Gas Drilling & Completions 2010 conference to be held May 26-27 is now online. The conference will “deliver key insight into applying cutting-edge drilling and completions techniques used throughout diverse shale projects in the US & Canada. Leading shale producers will share real life examples of their drilling and completions success and challenges – including experience from the Barnett, Haynesville, Horn River, Marcellus, Woodford and Fayetteville shale plays.”

“The U.S. Department of Energy announces the release of Modern Shale Gas Development in the United States: A Primer. The Primer provides regulators, policy makers, and the public with an objective source of information on the technology advances and challenges that accompany deep shale gas development.” Quoted from fossil.energy.gov. Download the .pdf

Bill Barrett Corporation has drilled two successful horizontal wells into the Gothic Shale in their Yellow Jacket prospect in the Paradox Basin of Colorado. Both wells flowed a few million cubic feet per day in initial testing. More at CNN Money.

Bill Barrett Corporation has drilled a horizontal well for natural gas in the Gothic Shale in the Paradox Basin near Yellow Jacket, Colorado. They completed the well with six fracture stimulation stages. Production rates are not known yet as they are still recovering the fracture stimulation fluid. Wells are also planned for the Hovenweep and Manning Canyon Shales. More in their quarterly report.