Project Profile
Value: Undisclosed
Location: Piceance basin in Colorado, USA
Reserves: 1 BCF/well EUR plus 75k barrels of NGL
Area: 2,200 acres
Start-up Year: 2Q 2012
The Kokopelli Field Development Project by Dejour Energy Inc. covers an area of 2,200 acres surrounded by active players. The potential well drilling is estimated at 220 in the Williams Fork, while the reserves around 1 BCF/well EUR plus 75k barrels of NGL in Williams Fork. The acreage is located at best structural position for both Williams Fork and Mancos production in the Piceance basin in Colorado. Dejour Phase 1 development includes 8 wells in year one and 16 wells in year two. Dejour’s acreage is located adjacent to Barrett Resource lands that have seen significant recent drilling success. Dejour Energy Inc. moved a rig to drill the first well at Kokopelli gas project in the Piceance basin in Colorado, in September 2012. Construction started in late 2011 (December 2011) on the first drill pad and production expected to begin in the second half of 2012.
The main producing formations are the Cretaceous Williams Fork and the Illes Members of the Mesa Verde Formation. These are sediments once deposited in the lowlands next to, and lining, a shallow seaway that extended from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic Ocean. In the Gibson Gulch area these sediments are found at depths 4,500 ft. to 8,100 ft. Deeper producing formations are the fine grained sediment and shale of the Mancos Formation, including the Frontier Formation sands and sands and silts of the Niobrara Formation. These formations are fine grained and have been considered too tight to effectively be produced until the recent revolution in drilling and completion technologies.
Operators:
Dejour Energy Inc.: Operator with 25% interest
Brownstone Energy: 28% interest
Other: 47% interest unknown
Contractors:
Halliburton: Commence completion of all four wells
Patterson-UTI Energy: Drilling rig Patterson-UTI Rig #313