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Permalink Reply by Cooter on June 9, 2008 at 15:39

hadn't heard

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Permalink Reply by Greyshades on June 9, 2008 at 16:49

I haven't heard this, but it would make sense. Are you talking about folks on the land and leasing side, or the actual drilling side? I have heard of constant complaints about lack of experienced land personnel, but also know several companies have made public statements about pulling rigs (and thus crews) from other shale areas to crank up the drilling here in NWLA.

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Permalink Reply by Keith Mauck (Site Publisher) on June 10, 2008 at 1:19

My understanding was the drilling side. If so, does this indicate the level of enthusiam for haynesville or is it more of a pragmatic decision since Barnett is more defined and established?

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Permalink Reply by DrWAVeSport Cd1 on June 10, 2008 at 5:02

It sounds as though these O&Gs companies have too many "plays" across the country and too little P&E to do the ground work that will produce the $$$$ they are promising (at this time). My good friend in Junction City, Arkansas (Louisiana)...he owns huge parcels of land in both...told me that the O&Gs are trying to buy up rigs from China to export. I guess their planning phase got tremendously outpaced by their "grow the company/stock price-wise" phase. One more tidbit...My neighbor works for the IP Plant in NWLa. He says IP is paying megabucks for welders, etc. right now because they cannot find the skilled labor to meet the labor requirements of both the O&Gs and NWLa.

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Permalink Reply by DrWAVeSport Cd1 on June 10, 2008 at 6:00

When I say P&E...meant plant and equipment.

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Permalink Reply by olddog573 on June 10, 2008 at 11:53

heard one company was moving rigs 300 miles to participate in play. also it has been publicized that they are are building rigs to come in.

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Permalink Reply by RAY on July 13, 2008 at 17:31

one month later, the local media reports...

Thirteen drilling rigs are on order to tackle exploration of the Haynesville Shale in northwest Louisiana and east Texas. Nomac Drilling LLC, a subsidiary of Chesapeake Energy Corp., the leading company in development of the natural gas reserve, has completed the order

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Permalink Reply by Snake Stewart on July 13, 2008 at 18:12

13 brand new rigs ? Sounds like they have been hatching a plan.

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Permalink Reply by RAY on July 14, 2008 at 8:37

13 brand new rigs has been built!!!

All rigs will be able to drill to more than 17,000 feet deep to meet Chesapeake Energy's requirements to develop the shale area. Nomac's regional office in Marshall, Texas, will direct the new rigs .

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