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Permalink Reply by Nathaniel Means on November 2, 2010 at 5:27

Much of this is awfully technical, but the first response from Skip Peel sounds awfully conclusive. I had no idea that this question would generate so much activity. Thanks to all.

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on November 2, 2010 at 7:19

Nathaniel, the rumor persists and it continually generates discussions here on GHS. We sometimes get a little tired of rehashing it, don't take it personal. There are oil bearing formations that may get developed because of the science generated by drilling Haynesville wells but they are all shallower and most are conventional reservoir types which do not have commercial production over wide, continuous areas. The rumor on deep oil is quite often described as "a river of oil' or "a vast pool of oil". It is pie in the sky wishful thinking, that's all.

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Permalink Reply by moondawg on November 2, 2010 at 9:12

Heard yesterday that chk drilled a well in Ashland outside of Coushatta below the HS that's making 1000 barrells of oil a day. Anyone know anything about this.

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on November 2, 2010 at 9:20

Have you tried to look it up on SONRIS, moondawg? If it's not an unfounded rumor, then it will be listed in the database.

If you do a search for Wells By Field and input the Ashland code, 0131, you will find that there is no such well.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Hough on November 4, 2010 at 9:54

I was told by geologist leasing a well pad that the smackover formation is about 2 or 3 thousand feet below the Haynesville and has massive oil reserves but technology isn't developed yet to handle it. I believe alot of the problems are the preasure of the Haynesville shale in trying to get down to it. In the late 70s I did seismic work all over north Louisiana and the client rep said they were mapping smackover.

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Permalink Reply by kittycatmama on November 4, 2010 at 15:31

Section 8 of 14/14 and surrounding sections have been worked by at least 4 seismic companies & possibly more in last 12 months. At times there were 2 separate seismic companies working the areas simultaneously

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Permalink Reply by Walter Phillips on November 5, 2010 at 2:20

Skip has done a great job debunking the rumor. There have been a number of wells that drilled through the Haynesville and into the top of the deeper Cotton Valley Lime/Smackover, mostly to establish the base of the Haynesville. As Skip said, the depth goes along with increased temperature and pressure to put the Smackover out of any realistic oil window over the majority of the Haynesville shale play area. When your borehole temperatures are pushing 400F, there are not going to be viable liquid hydrocarbons left. There is also a risk of H2S in the Smackover in enough of the area that a lot of operators don't even want to touch it.

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Permalink Reply by Aubrey C. Sanders, Jr. on November 5, 2010 at 5:59

I love my 46 gravity Sweet Texas tea from the Smackover. Would be nice to have HSh gas but I don't and won't, so Hsd gas and condensate will have to do.

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Permalink Reply by Devon Polansky on July 7, 2015 at 15:23

Has anyone heard about Grenadier applying for any permits or doing anything in the area?Just curious,Thanks for any info I can get..

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on July 7, 2015 at 16:40

Grenadier has exercised the extension clause in a handful of leases.  The bulk of their leases have primary terms good for the next couple of years.  And those leases have extension clauses at relatively low rates.  Grenadier has not made a unit application nor have they applied for a well permit.  They are well positioned to wait out low prices.

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