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Permalink Reply by Les Bamburg on August 9, 2010 at 16:29

Adubu, Goodrich said the porosity was up to 15% but did not say that was the average over the entire interval. No one has provided an average porosity map for the entire Haynesville Shale play so not sure how it varies across Louisiana & Texas.

Core samples are generally required to do permeability analysis but that is not critical for shale formations.

Clay content, depth, thickness, gas composition and other factors are much more critical to well profitability.

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Permalink Reply by MARG on August 11, 2010 at 14:37

I am assuming that the well has not been fraced as a "reliable source" e-mailed me that they are working on the right-of-way (pipeline) and that was Sunday. So, toward the end of last week, the pipeline work was taking place. This person is a relative, lives there, involved in many activities, etc. and is in a position to know. So, maybe we shall be able to get more factual info soon. I am curious about how they test he permeability, composition, thickness, etc. I have always been interested in the earth, geology, minerals, etc.

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Permalink Reply by adubu on August 11, 2010 at 15:06

MARG--- Goodrich talked about the well on their conference call last week. Reported completion of drilling the #1H with 4800 ' lateral in haynesville and was moving rig over to start the #2H they will drill lateral into the bossier also about 4800'. Lots of information obtained during drilling I am sure, so they know thickness from logs most likely took core samples in each bossier and haynesville shale. So with logs and cores they would know porosity, compostion, and probably premeability, etc. It's good news that they are getting pipeline ready so in later in Nov. after drilling the #2H into Bossier they will then frac both laterals and place in pipeline for sell. Since they are stock company trading on NYSE we should get early report on the well's production data soon after completed. IMO tell you relative to keep us informed of activity on well

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Permalink Reply by Les Bamburg on August 11, 2010 at 15:31

MARG, as Adubu said Goodrich must have drilled a vertical pilot hole thru the Haynesville that would have allowed them to log both the Haynesville Shale and Bossier Shale. This would give them the information for net pay thickness and porosity. I do not recall Goodrich saying they took a full core sample which would allow them to determine permeability.

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Permalink Reply by MARG on August 11, 2010 at 16:03

I am not sure of the "pilot H*** as I have been a principal at different levels in large public schools and then worked in Criminal Justice Education. What it means there is not what you guys mean as the heat is not on this and there is not hell in the camp. I worked in the ER and SOB is shortness of breath and it does not mean that at school. Every career has its lingo, so help me out fellows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL (Just tempted to ask like that)!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Les Bamburg on August 11, 2010 at 16:11

MARG, a pilot h-o-l-e (sorry for doing that) just means drilling vertically thru the formation first. Then pull back up h-o-l-e about 1000 ft above the target formation and then build the curve so you can drill horizontally thru the formation.

For later wells in the area, the operator will skip the pilot h-o-l-e and just go directly to the curve and horizontal lateral.

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Permalink Reply by MARG on August 11, 2010 at 16:32

Thanks!!! I learn something every day; if I ever get it all together, I will be so old I will not need it anymore. LOL

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Permalink Reply by MARG on September 16, 2010 at 19:44

NEWS ON DEAN WELL--JOAQUIN!
A gentleman I know well passed there yesterday and the rig was down. They are working on the pipeline and it is felt that it will take quite a while as they are tying in with a new 24" line they are laying from somewhere. They thought maybe it was coming frm south of Center--maybe toward Carthage; they were uncertain but hope to know soon. They are thinking it may take quite awhile. Then, I suppose they will frac both the Dean #1 and #2. I will try to be in touch with people there as changes take place.

Permalink Reply by adubu on September 17, 2010 at 4:49

MARG---Thanks for update on the R Dean Hays well. Please let us know when they move frac tanks on to pad site. I am sure you have seen frac tanks on other wells before. They will be big blue or red Trailers like boxes that 18-wheeler pull and for two wells the pad site will be full of them many 40-50 in number if not more. There is already several gathering pipelines in the area so if they are waiting for the 24" line it could indication of a good well or it maybe business reason $ to wait on it. They can frac a shale well if and when frac crew available and let it shut-in without the pipeline this I understand will not harm a shale well on other hand a sand ot limestone formation well like Travis Peak or CV must be connect to pipeline or harm to well therefore will not frac these wells without pipeline

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