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Encore Energy Inc.
Encore Energy begins drilling the first of many horizontal wells
in the Berea Oil Sandstone in Kentucky.
By Janice Hoppe-Spiers
Encore Energy Inc. began drilling its first non-conventional horizontal well this summer using state-of-the-industry technology in eastern Kentucky’s Berea Oil Sandstone and the company has now plans for eight additional horizontal Berea wells. Founder, President and CEO Steve Stengell says the Encore Adkins Bud #H1 well discovered a productive reservoir in an area where high volumes of gas have created a longer flowback period, post frac.