oils growing thirst for water in todays WSJ
front page wsj. interesting article on water in texas eagle ford play and need for water. quoting a land owner" the water needed to frac a well can fetch more than 50k. " How many gallons is needed to frac most wells? JWP
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Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on -
Depends on lateral length. Most Haynesville horizontals require 4 to 5 million gallons. That equates to a lateral length of approximately 4500 linear feet. For a round number you might figure approximately 1000 gallons per foot of lateral.
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Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by dbob on -
Plenty of water, but yes some folks are getting a pretty penny. Check out the attached
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Brownlow NARO Draft 1.ppt, 3.3 MB
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Permalink Reply by DrWAVeSport Cd1 on
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dbob,
Great document/presentation. Thanks!
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landownerPermalink Reply by Craig Wascom on -
The problem with the price that people are receiving for water in the Permian Basin is ranchers are selling their water to drillers and not water districts because they get a higher price.
P.S. I am pro O/G just thirsty.
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