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Permalink Reply by 4HTSG on April 10, 2012 at 13:27

I should have re-read the posts and I would have realized that was what it was. Just eager for them to start the other, I suppose. But it will be nice to see what happens and if oil is going to be the next big thing. We are in that area with the seismic work and not too far from that  31(6) 8(7) 11 well site.

I think we can be certain that gas is not going to be doing anything for a while.

Permalink Reply by ken hatcher on April 26, 2012 at 14:02

 Returning from Many saw the Veritas Helicopter make equipment drop across 171 from the trailer park about 100 yards behind the church.

Permalink Reply by Shaleeee on April 27, 2012 at 2:25

Thanks Ken - Any activity is encouraging - they drilled holes on our property a few weeks ago and just layed the equipment this week. 

Permalink Reply by Shaleeee on April 27, 2012 at 12:47

Sorry, unable to reply at the bottom - This may be of interest to Ken, 4HTSG, &  David. A friend showed me a video on his cell phone of a new pumping oil well, and another one in same area with the quipment ( I do not know the name of the thing that goes up and down on an oil well) laying beside a pipe with oil on ground beside it. He said it on Oosta Road - coming out of Zwolle would be on the left (east) of Hwy 171  - road by the old Silver Bullet Liquor Store - I did not ask him for directions so this info is incomplete but the video was a beautiful & exciting thing to see. I hope to find out more - maybe one of you know more about these wells. I think it would be T8 maybe range 11 or 12- David could this be the one that you could see lit up? (Iam going to have to learn oil equipment lingo)

 

Permalink Reply by Les Bamburg on April 28, 2012 at 2:42

Shaleeee, many oil wells require a pumping unit (pumping jack) either initially or after producing for a short time.  This is because the formation does not have suffient pressure to flow without some form of artificial lift.  An oil well would require the formation to have a higher pressure than a gas well to flow naturally due to the higher weight of the fluid column.  Gas wells utilize gas compression at the surface to aid in production.    

Permalink Reply by Shaleeee on April 29, 2012 at 16:53

Thanks Les - I appreciate the explanation. After all these years I finally have a name for "that thing that goes around & up & down" LOL

 

Permalink Reply by san on April 27, 2012 at 16:15

This is what I know.  There are 3 new wells in that area.  They are in sections 2, 3, 4, 7N 12W.  The serial numbers are:244169, 244170 and 244430.  They seem to be shallow horizontal oil wells, and I think they are in the Saratoga Chalk.  If anyone knows more, I would like to hear.

Permalink Reply by Shaleeee on April 27, 2012 at 17:09

Thanks San - Do you now if they are good wells? Does shallow mean not so good? Do you know anything about the well which was being drilled just as you get into Converse on the east side of 171 - a rig was there longer than ususal and now does not look like anything is there? Helicopter dropped siesmic equipment in S 13 -T7 - R11 Wednesday - same day that Ken saw a drop west of Hyw 171 just north of Many Walmart -that would be the same general area as the crow flies.

Permalink Reply by Les Bamburg on April 28, 2012 at 3:25

Shaleeee, typically shallow wells produce at lower rates but cost less to drill.  So a shallow well can be good or bad - just like deep wells.

Permalink Reply by san on April 28, 2012 at 3:14

Shaleeee, I do not know if they are good wells.  They have been drilling shallow wells in this area for years.  I am hoping the horizontal drilling will make them more profitable.  Maybe someone who knows more about this will respond. 

Permalink Reply by 4HTSG on April 28, 2012 at 10:12

For anyone interested, the staging area for the seismic work that is being done is on the Old Zwolle Road (Hwy 1216) about half way between Many and Zwolle. Pretty impressive pasture full of equipment.

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