How do I confirm a permit application?
I have been waiting over 2 years for my well to go into production. The pipelines have been in for a year. My lease extension is up. They are trying to pay me a shut in royalty. They told me that the well has an application in with the state to start production (allowables??) I was told that 2 months ago and last week. Still no production. Is there a way I can confirm that they really have applied with the state?
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Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by Les Bamburg on -
Crunchy, what is the location (Section-Township-Range) of the well?
By the way, the operator can produce the well before an allowable is assigned.
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landownerPermalink Reply by Henry on -
Let me guess... It's the Harris 19?? One of the oldest Haynesville wells. We've been watching and waiting forever on that one.
BTW, SWEPI filed to change the name to something like HA JUA...19. It's on sonris. You can change the name, but it's still the old Harris 19.
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Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by The_Baron on -
Operators are required to file an amended permit to change the name if a well is unitized.
Also, All that is need to justify the paying of shut ins, in most casesas it could depend on your lease, is a succesful well test that indicates the well is capable of producing in paying quanities. It is not nessesary to file for an allowable.
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landownerPermalink Reply by Crunchy on -
Henry is correct. 19- 11N12W Desoto
I thought that they have to be making efforts to bring it to production for the shut in royalty to cause me to be HBP.
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Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by The_Baron on -
What does your lease say?
I bet it says that if there is a well capable of producing, they can hold the lease for and additional year by paying a shut in royalty. I would be willig to bet that there is no requirement for operations.
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landownerPermalink Reply by Crunchy on -
"Capable of producing" is the problem. I was told that the well was soured by the operator fracing too deep into Smackover. They said that they may not be able to produce H2S content way too high. They were going to try an experimental treatment. I have no way of know what is what without seeing if they have applied to produce with the state.
So is there any way to find out if they have applied for a permit to produce?
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landownerPermalink Reply by FXEF on -
If it has high H2S levels it may not be economically feasible to produce at this time, with gas prices low.
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Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by The_Baron on -
If they have filed for an allowable, it will be on file with Conservation.
An allowable is not nesessary for a well to be considered capable of producing, unless your lease states otherwise, which it probally does not.
There is no well test on file, therefore there probally is no request for an allowable.
The status is "waiting on pipeline." This tells me that they at least want it to be known that this is a well "capable of producing", but lacks a pipeline. They will more than likely be able to hold this lease with shut-ins.
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Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by The_Baron on -
It would of course depend on your lease. YOu could always contact the operator and try to get additional info.
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landownerPermalink Reply by Crunchy on -
I did. We went on line yesterday!! Yay!! It was a long, uncertain wait.
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Permalink Reply by Linda Whatley on
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A great big "Congrats" to you Crunchy.......... now just sit back and relax. You should get a Division Order in about four months.
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