Houston-based Furie Operating Alaska reached its planned depth of 10,400 feet and is making plans to do a natural gas production test in a closely watched Cook Inlet exploration well, state officials said Thursday.

Kyle Smith, petroleum land manager at the state Division of Oil and Gas, said the state receives daily drilling reports on Cook Inlet wells and said the well had reached its planned total depth and that an extended gas production test is planned.

Cathy Foerster, a commissioner with the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, said the commission has been informed that Furie is now logging the well and will seek a permit to flare gas during the production test, which is expected to continue for 30 days.