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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on April 5, 2013 at 2:06

I guess bad humor is in the eye of the reader.  I didn't take Glenn's BH reference as derogatory.  It certainly is far from the first time that tv show has been mentioned in GHS discussions.  It's been a long time since there were any personal attacks in the Brown Dense thread.  The discourse has been largely polite since a certain member and his cronies left or were kicked off the site.  Regardless they have been proven wrong by events and time.  The only member I miss is The Baron who was uniquely knowledgeable on this area of N LA and S AR. 

Permalink Reply by Cynthia Payne on April 9, 2013 at 23:45

Well I was just posting information that I thought would be interesting and hopeful to some. I will keep it to myself.

Permalink Reply by tony allen on April 10, 2013 at 2:26

Thanks for the post Cynthia and please keep posting.

Permalink Reply by Glenn Kadison on April 5, 2013 at 2:40

If I had an 800 acre tract leased with possible involvement with WLL, a Bakken player, I would be  excited and there was no ill intent. Lighten up, Allen. Get off that high horse.

Permalink Reply by Noah Brenner on April 9, 2013 at 8:27

A guy I talked to at Whiting said they were looking to the south of SWN's wells for higher pressures and temperatures in the Dense- Also said the Dense wasn't the only formation they had their eye on.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on April 9, 2013 at 9:05

Noah, that jives with what I am seeing.  Slightly deeper depths (south) should mean less oil, more condensate and better formation pressures.  If the Brown Dense doesn't pan out there are a number of good target formations for horizontal development in this area of N LA.  And all can be tested in a Brow Dense pilot hole.

Permalink Reply by Robert Phillips on April 9, 2013 at 9:23

I was going to say the same.  Not only are they deeper, they are within the regional Smackover fault zone.  Interesting development because before all operators were staying away from faulting.  Not sure about your comment on a number of other good targets for horizontal development though. 

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on April 9, 2013 at 9:28

Robert, there are horizontal wells permitted or drilling across this same general area of N LA targeting the Pettit, various Cotton Valley Sands, the Haynesville and Gray Sand.  I think that demonstrates interest in horizons other than the Brown Dense.

Permalink Reply by tony allen on April 9, 2013 at 16:35

At what depth will the LSBD become dry gas? AIX well #244046 in S36 T23 R7 made perfs in the LSBD at depths of 11442'-11475' as a gas well. WLL 's Blackburn unit app. describes the LSBD depth at 11645'-12300' in S7 T22 R8. It looks like the wells in that section were or are gas wells. WLL's well will be another mile or so south in S23 T22 R8. Can there be condensate that deep? None of SWN's wells have come close to those depths.

Permalink Reply by Robert Phillips on April 10, 2013 at 0:56

Depends on the thermal history of the area.  At Jay Field in Florida Smackover oil is produced below 15,000', at Hatter's Pond in Alabama wet gas is produced at 17,500'.  Most of the original Smackover oil in Mississippi was found at depths of 12,000'.   The thermal gradient in North Louisiana is greater and therefore lots of gas at shallower depths.

Permalink Reply by ddozier on April 10, 2013 at 0:58

Depth plays nothing in determining whether condensate is present. It all has to do with temp, pressure and the hydrocarbon chemistry. I have produced wells from 14000 FT that produced a 1000 bbls a day f condensate.

Permalink Reply by tony allen on April 10, 2013 at 2:31

There was once a rumor that oil was below the HA and people on here said that would not be possible because it would be gas at that depth.

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