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The Spartan 151 jack-up rig at the Julius R gas platform.
HEX Alaska, Hilcorp plan new production
HEX now has three wells produc - ing and three new ones set to come on line. The company is now pro - ducing about 13 million cubic feet of gas daily but that is expected to reach 19 million cubic feet daily when the new wells producing. If the company continues on its present pace, HEX could add 20 million cubic feet daily as drilling continues in increments, although agreements will have to be worked out with Hilcorp on the use of its Spartan 151 jack-up rig. Hilcorp makes the rig available to
now producing. The new wells will be completed and brought on line fol - lowing work on pipelines to be done first, Hendrix said. Enstar Natural Gas Co. is now pur - chasing gas from HEX but as new supply becomes available other com - panies will be able to make purchases, he said. Hilcorp Energy is also planning new gas production from onshore leases near Anchor Point, on the Kenai Peninsula, with new facilities planned for this year.
New Cook Inlet gas effort aims
to ramp up output John Hendrix is bringing on more natural gas in Cook Inlet. Hendrix and his company, HEX Alaska, LLC, recently drilled two new gas wells at HEX’s Kitchen Lights gas field, which found gas, in addition to one drilled earlier this year that is
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