Asset Report
Brown Dense tight oil unconventional concept play
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Report summary
Industry players are still debating the commerciality of the unconventional Brown Dense play. While significant production from conventional reservoirs in the Brown Dense has occurred over the past forty years, Southwestern, the most active explorer in the play, has not yet been able to replicate the same level of success with recent horizontal wells. High well costs undermine economics in the play. Normally-pressured Brown Dense wells cost up to US$12 million, although operators are...
Table of contents
- The opportunity
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What to watch
- Brown Dense Timeline
- Depth and rock properties
- Deposition and structure
- Liquids Market
- Gas market
- Fiscal terms
- Environment/regulation
- Land access/permitting
- Supply chain
- Water procurement/disposal
- Technology
Tables and charts
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Brown Dense map -Ankor and Southwestern's historical drilling activity; southern down-dip section is not a target
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