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Permalink Reply by Checkmateking on December 14, 2009 at 12:06

It's a very good area.

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Permalink Reply by kittycatmama on December 14, 2009 at 16:05

To the PROs out there, where do you all define as CORE of the HS?

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Permalink Reply by Les Bamburg on December 14, 2009 at 17:11

KCM, there is not yet a clear picture of the different gas resource tiers for the Haynesville Shale. Plus, one also has to consider the gas resources contained in the Bossier Shale play.

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Permalink Reply by kittycatmama on December 15, 2009 at 15:49

what about T14 R14 Desoto? I heard it was great and then last week I heard that the shale wasn't near as thick in that area so it wasn't that good. For those of us who do not have the privelege (or knowledge even if we looked) of looking at the geo maps, this can be quite confusing. And thanks to all of you who take the time to respond and explain to those of us who are trying to understand this shale experience.
Merry Christmas to everyone on this site. Thanks to you, Keith, for providing this site.

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Permalink Reply by Scott on December 15, 2009 at 15:59

No that's a great area. Just ask Jay....

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on December 15, 2009 at 16:05

If the thickness of the shale was the main determinant of productivity, there would be a hundred wells by now in north Caddo Parish. They have 300' up there. And less than a dozen completed HA wells.

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Permalink Reply by Les Bamburg on December 15, 2009 at 16:04

KCM, the shale thickness is just one parameter and there are others concerning the rock properties, etc that are just as important. This is the reason some of the highest rate wells are not necessarily located in the thickest part of the Haynesville Shale. I think as long as the Haynesville Shale is > 100 feet thick a good operator can still drill economic wells, especially with slightly better natural gas prices.

By the way, I would give anything to have acreage anywhere in DeSoto Parish.

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Permalink Reply by young land owner on December 15, 2009 at 7:49

Les, u are a wealth of knowledge. Can u be more specific. U are speaking chinese to some of us.

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Permalink Reply by The_Baron on December 15, 2009 at 8:43

Not enough data to know yet. Most of the wells in this township are still relativly new, they aren't IP at the big rates, but it will be intersting to see how they hold up oer time.

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Permalink Reply by Spring Branch,mineral owner on December 15, 2009 at 10:34

As Baron and Les have said...........too early to tell...be patient.

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Permalink Reply by The_Baron on December 16, 2009 at 4:46

That is the same thing my magic eight ball said!

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Permalink Reply by Les Bamburg on December 15, 2009 at 16:13

YLO, sorry about speaking "Chinese". I do not think the difference in parts of the Haynesville Shale is black and white but rather gradual changes as you go from one spot to another. So it is not really that easy to define "core" acreage in the play. Think of wading into the Gulf of Mexico from the beach - typically you have a gradual change in water depth rather than a sudden drop off.

In the Barnett Shale, operators divided the play into "original core", Tier I, Tier II and Tier III. But the different operators don't even agree on the boundaries and that is after drilling more than 10,000 wells.

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