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Permalink Reply by Barbee Ponder on September 8, 2014 at 8:48

DNR is reporting that Williams is permitted.

 

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on September 12, 2014 at 15:25

Ensign Drilling SW $753 reported Spud 9/10, 3 days Drilling Ahead @ 130', 9/12.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on September 19, 2014 at 16:10

Ensign Drilling SW #753 reported 9 days Waiting On Orders @ 610', 9/12.

Permalink Reply by rookie on September 20, 2014 at 1:26

Skip, wonder why they are waiting on orders at about 600 feet? That was dated 9/12, wonder if they are moving again?

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on September 20, 2014 at 2:21

We can both wonder on that one, rookie.  The rig report only comes out once a week.  Maybe the report next Friday will clear things up.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on September 28, 2014 at 14:16

Ensign Drilling SW #753 reported 16 days Waiting On Orders @ 3491', 9/26.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on October 4, 2014 at 4:04

Ensign Drilling SW #753 reported 23 days Drilling Ahead @ 10958', 10/3.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on October 11, 2014 at 3:04

Ensign Drilling SW #753 reported 30 days Drilling Ahead @ 11,442', 10/10.

Permalink Reply by William Brister on October 11, 2014 at 4:40

Skip,

Can you explain your comments?  What does "30 days drilling ahead @ 11,442', 10/10" mean?  Please forgive my ignorance.

William 

Permalink Reply by Two Dogs, Pirate on October 11, 2014 at 4:48

The well has been drilling for 30 days and they are down to 11,442 feet as of October 10.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on October 11, 2014 at 4:54

The day that a rig starts to drill a well is referred to as the "spud date".  The term, spud, translates as the drill bit hitting the dirt.  That is day one.  So thirty days is how long the rig has been drilling the well as of the report date.  Drilling Ahead is one of a short list of common terms for the status of a rig.  Others are Assigned, Moving On, Rigging Up, Waiting On Orders.  Drilling Ahead denotes normal operations which besides actual drilling can include tripping pipe (pulling the drill string out of the hole to change a bit), conditioning the hole, running casing, cementing casing, logging, coring, etc.  11,442' is the measured depth of the well on the report date.  10/10 is October 10, the date of the report.  The lingo of drilling, and exploration and production in general, is not something that the general public is familiar with and there are no ignorant questions and no need to apologize for what you don't know,  GHS was created to teach the basics to the extent that it allows mineral owners to understand the process, ask informed questions and learn how to manage their minerals.

If you look around the website you will find a lot of valuable information that is not on the Main Page or in the individual groups.  Be alert to the fact that we discuss activity in multiple states and their mineral codes and laws differ.  You can get started by clicking this link.

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Permalink Reply by William Brister on October 11, 2014 at 8:55

Skip,

We own property east of Kentwood, LA.  We are expecting to be in the Greenlaw or Silver Creek Field.  I notice the price of oil dropping.  Is there a price that would cause GDP to stop drilling?  And thanks for the last answer and thanks for the patience with us rookies.

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