Gastar Exploration Ltd. (GST) Provides Update on U.S. Oil And Gas Operations
Gastar Exploration Ltd. recently disclosed an operational update on the company’s oil and gas activity in the United States. The company is active in developing various formations in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Texas. Gastar Exploration reported that it has finished drilling two horizontal wells in West Virginia that are targeting the Marcellus Shale formation. The company said that the two wells were drilled with lateral lengths of 4,700 and 5,700 feet. Gastar Exploration anticipates conducting hydraulic fracturing operations on these wells in June 2011, with production expected to start the following month. The company owns a 50% working interest in…