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Permalink Reply by Max on March 16, 2014 at 14:08

How unusual is it for a well like Moranasco's to not produce any water?

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Permalink Reply by Two Dogs, Pirate on March 16, 2014 at 14:22

Not many 3000 foot holes gives out 150 BOPD, 43 gravity & 150 Mcf gas these days. Looks like a real good well to me.

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 16, 2014 at 14:51

And I doubt this is one does.  Both the produced water and BOPD are too far out of line.  I'd guess multiple typos. 

The more interesting well is the Greenwood-Waskom horizontal Fredricksburg.

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Permalink Reply by Bud on March 19, 2014 at 13:11

Have there been any other wells at that depth using horizontal drilling?  I have property near there with some old Fredricksburg wells that are still producing after about 50 years. 

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 19, 2014 at 14:29

I believe I recall one other Fredericksburg horizontal but it was a good while back and drilled by a different operator.  I don't think it was in the Greenwood-Waskom Field.

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Permalink Reply by Two Dogs, Pirate on March 19, 2014 at 15:08

Skip, TMR Drilled several horizontal wells into the Frederickburg back in 2008 in Sabine Parish. I was even dealing with Keith Mauks in-laws on there family farm East of Converse. The Haynesville Shale made the cost of doing biz in that area out of ballpark to making any deals for the smaller mom and pops. Around this same time one of my Lessors told me about GHS. I became a member and tried to inform the folks that 2 checks are better than one and to not lease their shallow rights to the shalers. Keith and his family took my advise after very careful examination of what I told them. The first lease that I bought was on Keith's wife's aunt and uncle.

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 19, 2014 at 15:38

Samson Contour formed Fredericksburg units in Sabine. That may be what I am remembering. http://www.gohaynesvilleshale.com/forum/topics/samson-contour-frede...

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Permalink Reply by cocodrie man on March 19, 2014 at 23:38

Skip,

Why is the Greenwood-Waskom horizontal into the Fredricksburg of interest to you?  Can you say what one should be looking for in this venture?

Thanks,

CM

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 20, 2014 at 1:34

The  Ark-La-Tex has many historically productive shallow oil zones (generally <6000").  Although horizontal drilling is not going to rejuvinate areas that proved productive in the past using vertical drilling technology there are areas that did not prove economic then that may be now using horizontal drilling and associated modern technology.  Horizontal drilling used to be limited to a handful of mid-major energy companies that pioneered the technology.  Over time that technology has spread across the industry reaching smaller independent energy companies.  Over the last couple of years we have seen horizontal wells drilled by independants in the the Annona Chalk, Pettit and the Fredericksburg.  Devon drilled some Mooringsport horizontals.  Two Dogs is right to preach lessors reserving shallow depths when they lease to the big companies drilling the deep wells.   IMO there will be areas where the local independents are successful with shallow horizontal wells.

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