My section (17N-13W-Sec 23) is being unitized with the following definition:
"The Haynesville Zone, Reservoir A, in the Cedar Grove Field, Caddo and Bossier Parishes, Louisiana, is defined as being the stratigraphic equivalent of that gas and condensate bearing interval encountered between the depths of 10,910 feet and 11,487 feet (electronic log measurements) in the Chesapeake Operating, Inc. - SRLT 29 No. 1 Well located in Section 29, Township 16 North, Range 15 West, Caddo Parish, Louisiana."
"The proposed definition for the Haynesville Zone, Reservoir A, in the Cedar Grove Field is the stratigraphic equivalent of Haynesville Zone, Reservoir A, as defined in the Johnson Branch Field pursuant to Office of Conservation Order No. 994-D, effective July 10, 2007."
To me, that defines the drilling depths in a detailed way based on other wells, orders, etc. I have a vertical Pugh clause that defines the deepest depths of the lease. (See example below)
A example of a vertical Pugh clause:
"It is understood and agreed that one (1) year after the expiration of the primary term of this lease, upon the expiration of any extension or renewal, or after cessation of operations as provided herein, whichever occurs last, Lessee shall release all rights lying below the stratigraphic equivalent of one hundred feet (100') below the base of the deepest producing formation in any well drilled on the leased premises or on lands with which the leased premises has been pooled or unitized."
My questions to my lawyer (and currently to the forum) are, shouldn't I put the unitization definition in the lease so that the lease only applies to the wells that target the Haynesville Zone? If they discover gas at a shallower depth in the next 20-40 years, I would be HBP with only a vertical Pugh clause, right?