Norwest to Start Shale Gas Fracking in June

Norwest Energy announced Monday that its hydraulic fracture stimulation program for the Arrowsmith-2 well in the Perth Basin was now locked in.

Halliburton has confirmed that it will mobilize its shale fracturing equipment to Norwest Energy’s Arrowsmith-2 location on completion of current projects in the Eastern States, the company said. The operation is expected to commence in June.

The Arrowsmith-2 well was successfully drilled in June 2011, with the drilling and evaluation results exhibiting necessary shale gas indicators, with the hydraulic  stimulation and flow testing now the final phases to be undertaken  in order to complete this proof of concept program.