Perth-based Odyssey today said the workover of the Price-1 well, which included replacement of the well’s pumping unit, resulted in an eightfold increase in flow rate.

It sad the well has been put back online at a rate of over 150,000 cubic feet of gas per day.

The second workover of Patten-1 included the addition of eight feet of new perforations. Odyssey said this resulted in the building of more than 600 pounds of casing-head pressure in the well prior to testing at a rate of 540,000cfd.

“These two wells, coupled with improvements to the compression facilities and pipeline infrastructure, are expected to substantially increase the gross production from the acreage acquired last month from an initial base of approximately 200,000cfd,” it said.

The Price-1 and Patten-1 workovers form the first part of an initial program targeting up to 10 of the 53 wells acquired from Harlow.

The rig will next move to the Denby-2 well, with the project partners considering bringing additional rigs into the project to accelerate the work program.

Odyssey said the tie-in of McAlexander-1 and Travis-1 from the central field area was also progressing, with permitting and land acquisition underway for the well’s pipeline.

These wells will be tied to the Harlow grid through a new 6-inch line, which will form a central hub for new wells in the project.

The Houck-1 well to the west and recently acquired McDonald-1 and Francis-1 wells may also be tied to this grid, or utilise nearby third party infrastructure.

Further lease acquisitions have now grown the project to over 30,000 gross acres.

The Jester-Bloomington project in Oklahoma covers parts of the Jester-Bloomington, North Bloomington and Willow fields in Greer and Beckham counties. Historically, it has produced about 12.9 billion cubic feet of gas from the Brown Dolomite and Granite Wash reservoirs.

Both operator Marion and Odyssey hold a 33.3% working interest in the Jester-Bloomington project.