Shallow Gas Production Along the Cedar Creek Anticline in Southeastern Montana

Dennis Zander
Fidelity Exploration & Production, Glendive, MT

Fidelity Exploration and Production Company is the largest gas producer in the State of Montana. Its gas production comes from three main areas; the Bowdoin Dome in North Central Montana, Coal Bed Natural Gas in the Powder River Basin and along the Cedar Creek Anticline in Southeastern Montana.

Fidelity has increased its production in the Cedar Creek Anticline from 5 mmfcd to 68 mmcfd in the last 10 years. Drilling, completion and operation techniques have improved these shallow dry gas wells over the course of the past 10 years and Dennis Zander; Area Operations Manager for the Northern Rockies Asset Team of Fidelity will touch on the success and failures of this production increase.

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90078©2008 AAPG Annual Convention, San Antonio, Texas