By Vickie Welbornvwelborn@gannett.com
Thirteen drilling rigs are on order to tackle exploration of the Haynesville Shale in northwest Louisiana and east Texas. Nomac Drilling LLC, a subsidiary of Chesapeake Energy Corp., the leading company in development of the natural gas reserve, has completed the order.
A news release Friday from Chesapeake does not specify how many rigs will go to each state.
Delivery will begin in late fall and continue through early summer 2009.
The order includes four National Oilwell Varco 1,000-horsepower and nine Letourneau Technologies 1,500-horsepower rigs. Rig fabrication will be done in Houston, where both companies have their headquarters.
All rigs will be able to drill to more than 17,000 feet deep to meet Chesapeake Energy's requirements to develop the shale area. Nomac's regional office in Marshall, Texas, will direct the new rigs and other Nomac rigs moving into the Haynesville Shale area. The rigs will require four crews of five people for around-the-clock operations.
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