Bill Barrett ramps up in Utah after fire

Output: Bill Barrett almost back to full production at West Tavaputs

BILL BARRETT CORP

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Luke Johnson

 03 January 2013 22:10 GMT

US independent Bill Barrett has ramped up production at its West Tavaputs natural gas development programme ahead of schedule to rates just below those seen prior to a November fire that caused extensive damage to a compressor station.

Denver-based Bill Barrett said repairs to the Dry Canyon compressor station had allowed production to get back to about 78 million cubic feet of natural gas per day, about 90% of what it was producing before an explosion reported on 20 November.

The company predicted about a week after the fire that it would be producing about 70% to 80% of the pre-fire rate by early January.

The West Tavaputs gas field in the Uinta basin of Utah was producing a net of about 84 million cubic feet per day prior to the…

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