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Permalink Reply by The_Baron on October 14, 2010 at 4:03

I heard that in 2012 the world will end....

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Permalink Reply by Jack Blake on October 14, 2010 at 15:20

Yeah, Jack went to see Mrs. Jane in Natchitoches today and Mrs. Jane said Toledo Bend is going to be a super duper pad!!! All the wells in Louisiana (and part of Texas) will be drilled from platforms in Toledo Bend Lake. Mrs. Jane told JB it will be 6 wells per section in every section in the state of Louisiana.
Jack Blake heard Mrs. Jane speak and it only cost him $25.

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Permalink Reply by FXEF on October 15, 2010 at 5:22

Jack,

I heard that Mrs. Jane was dropped on her head as a baby. Did she speak in third person? LOL

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Permalink Reply by The_Baron on October 15, 2010 at 5:34

Dear lord, it would be like listing to a bunch of Senators debate!

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Permalink Reply by Teresa on October 15, 2010 at 2:06

I am new to this discussion board on this site. Can you tell me who Mrs. Jane in Natchitoches is.

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Permalink Reply by Spring Branch,mineral owner on October 15, 2010 at 10:52

They are pulling your leg, Theresa.

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Permalink Reply by Henry on October 15, 2010 at 12:02

Teresa,
Jack is having fun with you. He provides the humor on this site, so don't take it wrong. I'm going to guess that Mrs. Jane is the lady who reads palms, with the big sign on the road that leads from town out to I-49.

Now, if you can provide a bit more info about your question, we will try to help you. I don't think any of us has a clue as to what Chesapeake will be doing in 2025. Probably they'll be on their 10th shale location, and continuing to sell off parts of it to every foreign country out there, to fund their efforts in the 11th.

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Permalink Reply by Linda Whatley on October 15, 2010 at 12:10

Henry is right Teresa....... Jack is our resident "clown" so to speak. He keeps us laughing, and we all love him.

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Permalink Reply by Mac Davis on October 15, 2010 at 12:25

In theory, all the operating companies will eventually drill 8 wells per section in "good" Haynesville Shale areas. Not every area has good deposits in the Haynesville Shale. They probably won't drill more than one well per section for quite some time in most sections. The immediate outlook for natural gas prices isn't that good. They'll drill one well in a lot of sections soon because that keeps their leases "alive."

There's nothing particularly significant about Toledo Bend relating to oil and gas production. There are some good wells around Toledo Bend, but good wells are scattered over a large part of the state. Drilling gets a little "weird" around Toledo Bend because they will want to put the wells on the land to get at the gas and oil under the lake. The LA-TX boundary also makes things a little squirrely, and there may be some extra questions about who owns the minerals and environmental concerns.

Drilling a good well requires a lot of water. Getting the water to drill a well may be difficult in some cases. Maybe someone has plans to use water from Toledo Bend for drilling.

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Permalink Reply by Teresa on October 15, 2010 at 17:17

Thanks everybody who responded. A man that builds pads for Chesapeake Energy came into my office on Wed. and told me and my co-worker that Chesapeake had some sort of deal with the state of la to drill in the lake they had to drill in every section of every parish. Find that hard to believe so that is when I asked for infor on this.
I will remember that Jack is the "class clown". Again thanks for all your input. I really have enjoyed checking this web site out.

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Permalink Reply by Mac Davis on October 15, 2010 at 21:26

Re: Drilling in every section.

Somewhat simplified:

For Haynesville Shale gas in Louisiana, a section is usually designated as a "unit." Drilling companies like Chesapeake will buy leases from landowners. The leases gives the operating company the right to drill for a certain number of years. If the company drills in that section/unit within that time, the lease then runs forever. If they don't drill in time, the lease expires and the drilling company loses the money it paid for the lease.

Here's what probably has happened. Chesapeake and other gas companies have payed for leases for minerals under and around Toledo Bend. They need to get one well per section before the leases expire in order to "hold the leases."

It's not "every section in the state," but they have a strong incentive to drill in every section they have leased a lot of land leased in.

It's not a special deal with the state, it's the way the law and leases work. In some cases, the state owned the minerals, so much of the land is leased from the state. The state probably owns the mineral rights under most or all of Toledo bend and may own the mineral rights on a lot of the dry land around the lake.

They probably won't drill in the lake. They drill on land near the lake and run the well bore horizontally to get the gas under the lake.

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Permalink Reply by The_Baron on October 16, 2010 at 4:42

Toledo bend is an interesting place to work. The beds and bottoms of the original river are of course state minerals, but many landowners retained the minerals when land was aquired to construct the resevoir.

Any "special deal" with the state would be public record, so lets end that non-sense right now.

Furthermore, any state leases that had any type of drilling commitment would also be public record.

Any Field orders for production units which could include alternate unit well locations would also be pubic record.

Furthermore, the HA is limited in geographical area.

As to water rights in Toledo Bend, keep in mind that toledo Bend is controled by two boards in two states. There are complex agreements that govern water use from the resevoir.

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