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Permalink Reply by Joe Deerhunter on March 6, 2011 at 16:11

I just saw this thread.  What are we discussing?

Permalink Reply by Mike McNeill on March 6, 2011 at 16:20

Brammer Engineering Inc. of Shreveport reports that it found both oil and gas at its Watson-Fullenwider Properties LTD 1-12H well that was completed on Aug. 31 of last year.

The well completion report was filed Friday with the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission.

The surface hole location was 330 feet FNL and 1,980 feet FWL, and the bottom hole location was 1,529 feet FSL and 1,457 feet FEL of Section 12-18S-23W in the Dorcheat-Macedonia Field of Columbia County.

Total depth was 13,034 feet and the plug back total depth was 12,438 in the Smackover zone, with perforations between 10,045 and 12,425 feet.

Daily production was 49 barrels of 34-gravity oil and 137 mcf of natural gas.

 

http://www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_business/public_records/ar...

Permalink Reply by obed w odom on March 6, 2011 at 17:17

The Magnolia Reporter is way behind the GHS site on this news. Tony Allen broke this story about a month ago in the South Arkansas Horizontal discussion at the Strictly Shale Group. The consensus seems to be that this level of production was far below what they had hoped for and the last I heard the well was at least temporarily shut in. However, at least 2 more wells have been permitted for the same target, one  a mile or so east of this well and another in Union Co., AR., expected to be started March 9.

Permalink Reply by Mike McNeill on March 6, 2011 at 17:39

Thanks! Now I know where to look for the discussion on this topic.

Permalink Reply by North LA on March 7, 2011 at 3:19

Mike,

 

The well appears to be a test well looking at the formation. In my opinion it wasn't meant for production right now as it only had a 2000ft lateral and had only 5 fracs.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 7, 2011 at 3:35

I doubt the Watson-Fullenwider Prop. Ltd. 1-12H "wasn't meant for production".  Please keep in mind that this is not the Haynesville Shale.  And comparison to those horizontal wells or completion designs is not necessarily germane.  An operator will not drill a longer lateral and frac more stages unless they have good reason to believe that it is worth the investment.  Most of the expense of these wells is involved with the drilling of the lateral and then the hydraulic fracture stimulation.  And possibilities of increased production must be judged against the unavoidable fact of much higher well cost.  If three times the frac stages equted to three times the production, this well would have lost much more money. 

The Anderson-Brammer well does provide a profile of what a horizontal Brown Dense well might look like.  For those who would care to do a little research, I suggest that you look for similar wells on both sides of the state line.  I would further suggest that you start with the following LA. wells, S/N 242094 and 242198.

 

Permalink Reply by North LA on March 7, 2011 at 9:37

Those are both verticals skip.

 

It's just my opinion, but I think the Brammer well is a "Proof of concept" well. I could be wrong.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 7, 2011 at 9:44

I am aware of that.  As we have discussed previously a search for wells testing the Lower SMK would be in a certain defined area and permitted to certain depths.  Both of these qualify.  Now go back and look at their casing designs.

Permalink Reply by North LA on March 7, 2011 at 12:48

Oh. Thanks.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 7, 2011 at 12:51

And keep in mind that we would have missed over half of the first Haynesville test wells if we had only been looking for horizontals.

Permalink Reply by North LA on March 8, 2011 at 2:09

Did you catch onto the HA play before it was announced 03/08?

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 8, 2011 at 3:23

No but I immediately performed the research to see what was in the public record concerning HA units and wells.  In the early days of GoHaynesvilleShale, I wrote a Blog on it.  Over the last two and a half years, I have obtained additional information and some minor corrections which I haven't found time to update but here's a link to the original:

 

http://www.gohaynesvilleshale.com/profiles/blogs/chronology-of-the-...

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