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IS THERE ANY ACTION IN EAST FELICANA PARISH ??

IS THERE ANY ACTION IN EAST FELICANA PARISH ??

I  ASK BECAUSE  I  RECEIVED SEVERAL  PHONE CALLS  AND  TEXT  MESSAGES  FROM  WHITESTONE LAND ASKING  TO  PURCHASE  MY  18ACRES IN JACKSON, LOUISIANA.

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Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on July 11, 2026 at 2:39

Joy, I can't speak to "any action" but I looked at well permits pulled this year to date and there are none for East Feliciana.  That doesn't mean that something may not be going on.  Possibly leasing.  That would be evidenced in the parish public records.  I suggest you ask around and see if anyone else is receiving offers and what they might know.  Good luck.


landownerPermalink Reply by Joy S Buehler on July 11, 2026 at 4:23

Skip,  Thank You.  Your Insight, Vast Knowledge about Minerals, Oil and Gas are Invaluable and on Target.

So, If  You have Not Heard anything makes me feel that Nothing is Going On. 

However, I will search EFP Public Records.  Do, I just search by Leasing ??

Do You Have any Idea of who I should contact to check on to see if they have had any offers.

Skip, I am so very sorry for so many questions, but, I am Not "IT"  literate.  and very Limited PC literate.

Thank You Skip for all your Information and Support You Provide to me and our Community (Minerals, Oil and Gas).

Sincerely, Joy Buehler


Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on July 11, 2026 at 4:43

You're welcome, Joy.  The clerk of court should have a "Day Book" which lists recorded public records by date and the general category they fall in such as an O&G lease.  The Clerk's staff should be able to get you started.  You may have to look back several months.  Those leasing minerals tend to wait to record them hoping to keep their efforts under wraps.  However, this is a "race state" when it come to filing public record documents so they can't wait forever.  O&G leases tend to be recorded in groups with weeks in between.  Another route might be local law firms that have practices that include O&G and minerals.  They usually are among the first to know something related is going. You might contact them and say you have received a mineral offer and may need some help.  Then ask if they are aware of anything going on in the mineral space. I suspect that something must be going on or you would not be receiving that offer.  Good luck.

Permalink Reply by Jesse Joyner on July 11, 2026 at 8:12

Hey, Joy.

I went to LSU. So did Skip. (I was in Honors Division.) You can trust Skip to tell you the scoop when the cat's out of the hat, so to speak.

I remember back when they first started leasing the TMS. I have an old friend from Broadmoor High (in Baton Rouge I graduated from there) . . . and my friend's family had signed years back with first land rush for the TMS in EF & WF . . . up near Mississippi.

I have no info on any new leasing.

That said, I have a good landman friend who's always wanted to do leasing in the TMS. Thing is, when a play comes along . . . everyone is asked to keep their mouths shut until they can ink as much land as possible before the pricing heats up.

So even if there is a so-called "new play" . . . or even a revisitation of the old play . . .

It will probably be the landowners who'll first know before the news hits the fan.

He's my two bits on the "come" line.

I lay odds there is or will be new leasing at some point in the future in the TMS due to the price of oil. Ergo, is this or is this not TMS leasing.

The fly in the ointment is the offer to buy the land. Most new land rushes to lease start with mineral leasing, not with land buying. And such leasing could stay in the shadows until the cat is out of the bag.

That said, due to Iran . . . and oil issues . . . etc. -- certain folks are expecting the TMS to be drilled one day . . . when they figure out how to make it work. They oil is there. No doubt about it. Now, it's just the technology to get it out of a tough formation that tends to sand in. Trust me. If they can figure how to get the oil out of the ground . . . they'll drill it. When/if that happens . . . who knows. Note also that you can sell your surface land and keep you mineral rights for 10 years . . . until the rights then transfer to the new surface owner. Also, if it's drilled and goes into production before that prescription runs out (I think is the legal phrasing or some such wording) . . . then in Louisiana, unlike TX, you will continue to retain the minerals, royalties, etc. for as long as production continues. Once production stops, you the 10-year ticking clock starts yet again.  

Ergo, it's a complicated situation. In other words, if there is a hush-hush "play" going down . . . and that may or may not be true . . . then leasing is one thing . . . drilling and production is another. Even a good insider like Rock Man . . . wouldn't know for sure until new test wells are drilled and a new technology is engaged to open up the formation.

Hopefully, Rock Man will soon chirp up. He's solid. A good guy. He's helped me with my family's land up in Bossier.

Last tidbit. If you need the money, sell the land but keep the mineral rights. If you don't need the money, keep the land and the mineral rights and wait a year or two to see what happens.

Plus, keep us updated. If something's going on . . . the news will break on GHS . . . and we'll see Billy Bob Thornton doing his thing. (A joke. Love Billy Bob. Great guy.)

Forgive and mis-wording. I'm dashing this off . . . trying to get out the door to see some mukeymucks. Oh, my great grandmother's grave is in Jackson. I've been to Jackson a number of times. My family harkens back to the 1800's in LA.

Later.

 

 

Permalink Reply by Jesse Joyner on July 11, 2026 at 8:44

PS Joy

Just checked with one of my Chreokee landman friends. The red flag is the offer to buy the land. 


landownerPermalink Reply by Joy S Buehler on July 11, 2026 at 9:10

YEP,  Whitestone Land made 2 Offers to Purchase my land.  I declined first offer $94K.  they came in higher at $120K, I declined.

Last Text Said her Name is Liza, with Whitestone Land, based in Tampa Florida, and she said they have a "Presence" in Louisiana.

Whatever that means.

Jesse,  Thank You for all that Excellent Information you wrote in your first Email. 

 I had No Idea that there is Time Clock on Owner ship of Mineral Rights after Purchase of surface of Land.

Thank You.  Thank You.  Sincerely, Joy Buehler.


Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on July 11, 2026 at 10:21

Joy, the offer could be about something other than mineral interest.  For example, Whitestone could be assembling land for a data center.  Your best bet is the public records at the Clerk of Court's office.


landownerPermalink Reply by Joy S Buehler on July 11, 2026 at 10:44

Skip, thank you.  I will Contact Clerk of Court's Office Monday, 13 July 2026.

I, too, believe in approach wearing "Belt and Suspenders and a few Safety Pins" to make sure I keep everything in perspective.   Sincerely, Joy Buehler


Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by Rock Man on July 11, 2026 at 18:38

Finally getting on line to post on this topic. Thank you to Jesse Joyner for the kind words from his post.

I am assuming that you have both surface rights on the 18 acres in question as well as all the minerals under that acreage.

  • You can always sell the surface while retaining the minerals.

I have attached a PDF from ENVERUS site that shows East Feliciana Parish (with all its historical well control) plus the historical TMS Hz trend (blue dots).

  • Your Parish sits in this TMS Hz trend.

Your Parish has had historical production from several horizons over the years - the most being from Frio Sands (around 5000') with deeper production from Wilcox Sands (10,000' range) and Tuscaloosa Conventional Sand zones (13-15,000'). 

  • There are all finite conventional targets normally pursued with vertical drilling.

The TMS Hz play is deep (13-16,000') with a lot of O&G in place - but historically it has been a very difficult play to pursue due to major drilling issues and uneconomic well results.

  • But that being said, the TMS Hz play seems to arise out of the ashes every few years when an operator has a "new approach" that they think will work. This has been going on since the 1970's.

The only recent activity anywhere near your Parish has been just across the line in St Helena Parish (east of Bluff Creek) where Pruet Exploration has completed a very marginal Tuscaloosa Sand well (100 BOPD from 14,000').

The only interest in your acreage may be tied to a trend effort (like the TMS Hz play) or an operator chasing a conventional target (as noted above) that has been identified on seismic and/or existing well control.

Where is your acreage (Section / /Twp / Range)?

  • Knowing this, one can see if there is some nearby well control that may shed some light on this interest (assuming the interest if O&G related)

Hope this helps

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landownerPermalink Reply by Joy S Buehler on July 11, 2026 at 20:19

Thank you.  Property is 18acres in sect 36 T2S R1W   

As I said to Skip,  I will Contact Clerk of Court's Office Monday, 13 July 2026. 

Sincerely, Joy Buehler


Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by Rock Man on July 12, 2026 at 4:59

Thanks for the location details.

See attached Zoom to your Twp/Range area

  • You can see there is nothing around your section 36.

I was hoping to see some wells that could have some O&G indicators, but that doesn't seem to be the case in this area.

  • A few scattered dry holes in the Township at various depths (Frio down thru Tuscaloosa Sands)

The green lateral in West Feliciana Parish is a 2019 Conoco Austin Chalk Horizontal well - completed as an O&G well after a large frac but abandoned after only 4 months of production (6800 BO). This well was probably making a LOT Of water.

  • Austin Chalk section sits above the TMS section.

Do you know if there has been any seismic shot in your immediate area?

  • If present, that data may be used to define a possible O&G prospect.

I would tell the groups contacting you that you aren't interested in selling but MAY be interesting in leasing your minerals (for the right price). This should flush out if the interest in O&G related or if it is only a surface related interest.

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Permalink Reply by Jesse Joyner on July 12, 2026 at 8:21

Thank you, sir. You're a man of honor, a man who earned his stripes today, Rock Man. Fitting avatar.

Some may not realize what your assessment means to thousands and thousands of landowners.

I, indeed, understand. Your honesty and spot-on assessment is telling. Many may not fully grasp what you just posted on your own dime. That's hours of research . . . solid facts . . . powerful stuff. 

Not sure what your hourly or daily rate would be if you'd been paid for this analysis. But I'm just guessing your opinion here today might be a 3 or 4 thousand dollar assessment for gobs of good LA Purchase folks.

Us landowners salute you. Thanks for the wonderful freebie. It means a lot, sir. Much appreciated. 

 

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