Comstock Resources has confirmed its prolific, super-deep, super-high-pressure, far western Haynesville Shale 2-mile-plus wildcat wells cost more than $30 million to drill and complete.

The latest well’s cost was some $2,814/ft for the 11,405-ft lateral, the operator reported in an investor call Oct. 31. Industry rumors this past spring suggested well costs of between $30 million and $40 million at Hart Energy’s DUG GAS+ Conference & Expo in Shreveport.

By comparison, Comstock’s 16-year old traditional Haynesville Shale wells in northwestern Louisiana—where depth is some 10,000 ft to 12,000 ft— cost $642/ft to drill and $776/ft to complete, it reported in the call.

Comstock Resources has confirmed its prolific, super-deep, super-high-pressure, far western Haynesville Shale 2-mile-plus wildcat wells cost more than $30 million to drill and complete.

The latest well’s cost was some $2,814/ft for the 11,405-ft lateral, the operator reported in an investor call Oct. 31. Industry rumors this past spring suggested well costs of between $30 million and $40 million at Hart Energy’s DUG GAS+ Conference & Expo in Shreveport.

By comparison, Comstock’s 16-year old traditional Haynesville Shale wells in northwestern Louisiana—where depth is some 10,000 ft to 12,000 ft— cost $642/ft to drill and $776/ft to complete, it reported in the call.