According to the announcement, gas was flared for 3 days.
As of 13th February 2012 the well is at 4887 ft MD. The 9 5/8 inch casing was set in the previous section down to 3000 ft MD. Multiple hydrocarbon shows were encountered between 3040 ft MD and 4780 ft MD. A high-pressure gas zone was encountered between 4780 ft MD and 4887 ft MD. The gas flowed with drilling mud returns and was flared over three days, while the high-pressure kick was controlled and attempts were made to free stuck drill pipe.
This is what I found when I googled flaring gas drilling
http://www.ogp.org.uk/pubs/288.pdf
I guess you have to have GAS in order to flare it.
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