EQT To Drill 119 Marcellus Tests in Pennsylvania, 43 In West Virginia

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EQT Corp. announced plans to drill 119 Marcellus Shale wells, with 76 in Pennsylvania and 43 in West Virginia in 2017. The wells will be drilled from multiwell pads and will have an average lateral length of 7,000 ft. The drilling program will focus on the Pittsburgh-based company’s core Marcellus acreage. EQT intends to drill 81 Upper Devonian wells with an average lateral length of 7,300 ft. These wells will be limited to co-development on Marcellus pads in Pennsylvania. The company also plans to drill seven Utica Shale exploratory wells in 2017 with an average lateral length of 6,800 ft. EQT owns approximately 490,000 net acres that the company believes to be prospective for Utica Shale.