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Permalink Reply by j garrett on March 11, 2010 at 18:46

$25 per acre. You won't get to see the data unless you pay like $25000 for one hour looking at 1 sq mile (640 acres) on their computers. No cameras please.

Permalink Reply by gloryc on March 12, 2010 at 6:36

Can they come on your land and do seismic shoots if you are leased and have production?

Permalink Reply by adubu on March 12, 2010 at 6:48

sure --usually some company wants to look at a large area to put all the geology together is what I understand

Permalink Reply by j garrett on March 12, 2010 at 6:48

Yes. They are either gathering data to sell as I mentioned above or are contracted by an Operator. Either way, they may be looking deep while your production is James Lime or Travis Peak, for example.

Permalink Reply by gloryc on March 12, 2010 at 8:17

The letter I got from the same company is offerering $15.00 a acre. Guess they are feeling people out. Correct me if I'm wrong, but you have to give them permission to come on your land. Right?

Permalink Reply by j garrett on March 12, 2010 at 8:42

Maybe, maybe not. I f they are not working for your lease holder, then you do not have to reach an agreement with them. If they are working for your lessee, your lease language stating they have the right to explore for oil/gas probably covers them. However, I'd let the shoot seismic in either case. It will help somebody produce a better well (or any well at all) on my place.

Permalink Reply by reallyoldguy on March 13, 2010 at 5:36

Looks like Microseismic was out on my property yesterday. Anyone aware of anything going on S. of Chireno? Im about 1 mile west of the Blackstone well.

Permalink Reply by j garrett on March 13, 2010 at 6:28

This was also verified by Farmbrad. I believe this is in preparation of fracturing the Blackstone well in the next 2-4 wks. Microseismic does frac monitoring. Here is some info from their website:

Microseismic monitoring is the practice of listening to passive, microseismic activity caused by hydraulic fracturing, reservoir subsidence, and water, steam, or CO2 injection or sequestration. Passive microseismic activity is recorded over time producing 4-D images. Successful development of unconventional reservoirs is dependent on a better understanding of the fracture geometry, and improving the reservoirs stimulated volume, both of which can be achieved through microseismic monitoring and mapping.

MSI’s monitoring, mapping and analysis services and expertise provide a better understanding of the fracture geometry, azimuth, connectivity, density, and length, which allows for improvements to the frac program by modifying the pump pressure, pump rate, proppant mesh and placement. In addition, operators can also identify patterns of fluid movement, fracture development, connectivity and compaction, and if the fracing and proppant are staying “in zone” or travelling “out of zone”. This critical insight can result in the refinement of the well spacing plan, the well design, the completion design, as well as the design of the hydraulic stimulation treatment program. A stimulated reservoir volume allows for improved production rates and bookable reserves.

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This is different from the 3D seismic Seitel is doing around Martinsville.

Permalink Reply by reallyoldguy on March 13, 2010 at 6:39

J Garrett: great info., thanks! Im not really sure whats going on at my place. I know they had the frac cameras out at farmbrads place. Im just NW of Farmbrad about miles. At my place they were just putting the stakes in the ground with the access point numbers. I think jffree1 said that they were putting 100+ 'geophones' underground w/ the Blackstone. Maybe thats what these access points were?
Could my lease holder have sent them out there though? They have indicated, to me, that they will begin drilling asap, based on Blackstone production.

Permalink Reply by j garrett on March 13, 2010 at 11:56

reallyoldguy - Who did you lease to?

Permalink Reply by reallyoldguy on March 13, 2010 at 12:08

Cabot

Permalink Reply by jffree1 on March 13, 2010 at 12:09

They may have a newer "high-tech" name for the apparatus that is going in the ground instead of geophones. That's pretty old terminology (but then, I'm pretty old too, LOL).

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