Stimulation technique increases production
Drilling began on Newcastle’s Water Well #5 the end of last year, and while the drilling has reached a depth of 3,000 feet and is now complete, City Engineer Mike Moore informed the Newcastle City Council on February 6 that the well was not producing as well on the surface as expected.
As such, a stimulation technique was scheduled in the hopes of increasing water production.
“It’s a little early to tell how well the well will perform,” Moore reported to the council.
Petroleum engineer Tim Barritt, who is a Madison Well specialist, explained to the News Letter Journal that hydrochloric acid was used to create a larger opening in the formation for the water to feed through.