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Permalink Reply by Scott on June 28, 2009 at 10:32

Skip,

I know you've told me a hundred times, but just one last time... Will you provide me with a link to where we find unit applications? Thanks.

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on June 28, 2009 at 10:54

http://dnr.louisiana.gov/CONS/CONSEREN/hearings/pubhearings2009.htm

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Permalink Reply by Spring Branch,mineral owner on June 28, 2009 at 13:33

What about 13/9, Skip? it also appears to be tied at 32 sections applied for!

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on June 28, 2009 at 13:51

Oops. My pardon, 13N-9W. And Spring Branch. I think we would have reached this point of HA units six months ago if the play had not lost its momentum. However the development of the play continues for the capable players. And I suspect that 14N-11W, 14N-10W and 13N-9W will reach 36 units in the near future. Not all townships will be capable of reaching 36 for a number of reasons. I will consider the play mature when the core townships are all in the 30 to 34 unit/section range.

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Permalink Reply by Spring Branch,mineral owner on June 28, 2009 at 15:11

Not me, Skip. I will consider the play mature when there is at least one Haynesville well holding each section in the core area of the play. Applications are an important 1st step, but I frankly watch permits more closely. Don't get me wrong.....I find yours and Les B's Haynesville Applications work very useful and thank you for it!

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on June 28, 2009 at 15:30

Thank you, SB. However HA wells are not required where sections are held by existing shallower production on older, all depth leases. There is no need to apply for HA units in those sections at this time.

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Permalink Reply by Spring Branch,mineral owner on June 28, 2009 at 15:42

But until a well is applied for permitted, drilled and reported, how can one say that an area that is not drilled to the HA because it is held by Cotton Valley or Hoston is mature?? When all the sections are drilled because there is a desire to drill them rather that a need to drill them, I'll say the play is getting mature.

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Permalink Reply by Henry on June 29, 2009 at 2:17

Shouldn't those people who have these "older, all depth leases" be writing the operator in their unit and demand that they produce the deeper gas, or release them from the lease? There are ways out of the older leases, if the operator is not prudently producing. Right?

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on June 29, 2009 at 2:29

Henry. As each case is different, an experienced Oil & Gas attorney should council whether a "demand" letter is in order. Since operators regularly ignore such letters, an attorney may require a commitment to file suit. Attorneys who send demand letters and don't follow up with a suit when an operator chooses to ignore the letter get the reputation of not being serious. And in most of the cases I am aware of, experienced attorneys do not take such cases on contingency.

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Permalink Reply by The_Baron on June 29, 2009 at 3:04

These types of cases could take years to litagate.

Permalink Reply by James CD1 on June 29, 2009 at 7:53

Skip, is there a requirement by DNR that o/g prudently
produce a field and if so how do I find it?
Also, what is Chesapeake asking for in application Jul 7
in Cedar Grove field well #238527 which is a Petrohawk
wel. The redefining word makes me nervous. I am in
T17 13W

Permalink Reply by The_Baron on June 29, 2009 at 8:07

They are simply trying to form a new unit, and redefine the interval based on the well log from one of HK latest wells (B&K exploration 37 #1)

http://dnr.louisiana.gov/cons/CONSEREN/hearings/2009/07JUL/09-724ap...

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