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Permalink Reply by Wilma Watts on August 13, 2009 at 1:41

From the August 2009 Devon conference call - interesting stuff:

Recent industry experience suggests that in addition to preserving well bore integrity choking Haynesville wells back during completion can prevent reservoir channeling and actually increase per well recoveries. Our second quar-ter results further indicate that the derisk portion of our Haynesville acreage in the greater Carthage area can deliver average per well recoveries in the 5 to 6 bcf range. Much like the Canaan Woodford we have achieved significant improvements on the cost side with our most recent Haynesville wells costing between 7 million and $9 million to drill and complete. Since the first well we drilled in the Haynesville we have seen a 60% improvement in drilling ef-ficiency. We expect these improvements to continue as we apply the practices we have perfected through drilling thousands of successful unconventional shale wells. To date we have identified roughly 800 risked Haynesville drill-ings locations over our derisked acreage in the greater Carthage area alone. These locations represent more than 3 TCF of risk resource potential net to Devon.

Permalink Reply by Wilma Watts on August 13, 2009 at 2:13

posted on oil voice website by someone, of interest - not sure how true it is but I expect they have a point:



Missing Out Of The Major Gas In Haynesville Shale Play
Chesapeake Energy has missed out of major gas production that will be produced from the Haynesville in Sabine and San Augustine Counties of Texas. They should have 20 times the acreage position than they have now in Sabine County. They have always explored and have been very successfull in the deeper part of most plays. I do not understand why they have been so limited to date of the exploration of the best part of the Haynesville shale play. If they don't get started very soon, they will lose alot of needed profit to shareholders. Devon and Crimson are believers by drilling in San Augustine county. Looks like Range Production will prove Sabine productive after they drill the 2 wells that they have planned now.

Posted by Kite Energy,LLC on Sunday, August 09, 2009 02:21

Permalink Reply by Mike on August 13, 2009 at 2:23

My son was by the site on Sunday. Here is a photo update for those of us not in the area.

Permalink Reply by Wilma Watts on August 16, 2009 at 14:25

from another board, interesting comments:

Eyes Are On Southern Part Of Haynesville Shale Play In Texas

The fact that Devon is drilling for the Haynesville Shale due east of the town of San Augustine County, Texas will most likely cause other operators that have leasehold in the area to ramp up drilling operations very soon. Chesapeake will probably be next following Devon in Sabine County, Texas. Chesapeake has several thousand acres leased in the northern part of the county.

Posted by Jurassic Exploration Inc on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 15:47

Permalink Reply by JWC on September 18, 2009 at 5:28

Any new news on this well?

Permalink Reply by Wilma Watts on September 25, 2009 at 2:28

From another webpage. Not sure how deep the Devon lateral is here - anyone know?

From the maps as I recall the Texas side of the play is shallower and the La side much deeper - with the Texas wells cheaper to drill. From another page:
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After reviewing the public data on only the horizontal drilled wells in La. and Tx. I concluded that the average initial potential was greater in deeper depths that have been reported. The 10,000'-11,000' (16) wells averaged 3.95mmcf/day 11,001'-12,000' (127) wells averaged 8.23 mmcf/day and 12,001'-13,500'(56) wells averaged 10.72 mmcf/day. The ultimate recovery should be greater with the higher initial potential wells. There are alot of downdip deeper wells that need to be drilled. Now is the time to drill the deeper wells and take advantage of the cost of today to drill and complete. The cost will go up sooner than later and drilling rigs will be hard to get again as well.

Permalink Reply by Wilma Watts on September 26, 2009 at 5:08

Doomsday for natural gas markets?

Interesting commentary on where natural gas prices might go - pretty bullish really despite title:

http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article13596.html

Permalink Reply by Wilma Watts on October 6, 2009 at 3:31

IP test on this well will be released later this month I have been told. Should be exciting.

The southern leg of the Haynesville is about to get a new datapoint.

Heresay says the cores looked real good, good attributes for a very productive well in several zones.

But hey, you don't know until you finish the job. Devon is a great operator from what I have heard.

News from other operators today:
FRISCO, Texas - Oil and gas company Comstock Resources Inc. said its third-quarter production rose 9 percent from second-quarter levels, driven by drilling progress at its Haynesville Shale properties.

The Frisco, Texas-based company on Monday said third-quarter production climbed to 184 million cubic feet per day, compared with 169 MMcfe/d in the second quarter.

During the first nine months of 2009, Comstock said it successfully drilled 38 wells. Since its second-quarter operational update in August, the company completed seven successful operated Haynesville shale horizontal wells in North Louisiana. The company said the wells had an average initial production rate of 15.6 MMcfe/d, a 23 percent boost from the seven wells reported with second-quarter results.

Permalink Reply by JWC on October 6, 2009 at 5:56

Thanks for keeping us up to date on this well Wilma. I hope the results are good and they keep moving South.

Permalink Reply by Cheerleader on October 8, 2009 at 13:21

Thanks Wilma!!
We lookforward to another update!!

Permalink Reply by Wilma Watts on October 12, 2009 at 8:02

On page 39 of Exco's recent presentation they list the top 20 IP tests in the Haynesville:

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9MzUyNDUy...

Their acreage and development is to the North and East in La. Would be nice the the Kardell gave this list a new member - but I most likely I am dreaming.

Some other interesting slides on the Haynesville in the corporate presentation. Looking forward to the Devon initial test results. Should hear something by month end I was told, but hey, no telling, they want to do it right.

Permalink Reply by Wilma Watts on October 13, 2009 at 2:46

Oil, gas drillers must report water sources





Water is always an issue when fracing. Looks like this applies to La operations, not the Kardell well:


Associated Press - October 13, 2009 9:14 AM ET

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - The state conservation office this month will begin enforcing a new requirement that oil and gas companies report the water sources they use for the practice of hydraulic fracturing - pumping liquids into wells under high pressure to open underground fractures and increase production.

Conservation Commissioner James Welsh told The Times newspaper that companies already are responding to the new requirement that they identify the water well number or water body name from which their water is drawn.

The requirement is in response to rapid development of the Haynesville Shale natural gas formation in northwest Louisiana, where area residents have been worried about possible depletion of underground water sources.

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