London-listed 88 Energy said today that it had shut in the second well on its Alaskan Icewine project to allow pressure to build.
The company said Icewine#2 would remain shut in for six weeks.
Prior to shut-in, 16% of the stimulation fluid had been recovered from the reservoir under natural flowback, with trace hydrocarbons returned at surface.
Ultimately, the post shut-in well performance will determine 88 Energy’s next steps, such as continuing to flowback naturally or the introduction of artificial lift.