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Permalink Reply by Steve P on Thursday

i wouls subscribe and pay an annual fee

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on Thursday

Thanks, Steve.

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Permalink Reply by Keith Mauck (Site Publisher) on Thursday

Everyone, Thanks for the feedback. The site has always been what members put into it - that's how social networks work. It was that way 17 years ago and is still that way and it's been awesome.

Obviously industry trends up and down and that's always a challenge. That was easier before COVID-19 and changes to Google adsense and a commitment to not making this a mineral sales clearing house, but one has to be flexible. The goal is to always keep the site fee and open.

There's been some nit-picky things, like notifications, that perhaps Rockman is alluding to about the site that I can't seem to get solutions to from the developers, but I still haven't completely given up on that and I'm looking into alternatives. 

Again thanks! 

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on Thursday

Thanks, Keith.  The notification functions are one key to making the website more user friendly and prompt in back and forth responses.  I recall an instance in the early years where a new member posted for the first time a question.  He got substantive replies in quick order because his new discussion was seen by a number of members through the notification function which was working quite well at the time.  He was stunned and said it was almost like a real time discussion.  Information in addition to being valuable should be timely.

One recent change that I asked for and Keith addressed was the group pages.  He removed a lot of those that had no activity in the last few years and added the ones that are more of interest now.  When seeking location specific information and connecting with members that share thast interest, the group pages are invaluable but the notification function is important to that value.  The Western Haynesville and Smackover Lithium groups for the three states were an attempt to connect members who benefit from location specific feedback. We hope those changes benefit members but what is needed is word of mouth support from members who know family, friends and neighbors that share their interest and need to be informed.  Please tell them or send them a link to GoHaynesvilleShale.com.

We cover so much more than just the Haynesville Shale however in the early days when leasing was a hot topic and the play was expanding, an internet search with the key words "Haynesville Shale" brought many new members to the website.  We will always have part of our focus on the Haynesville but we need help in attracting members whose interest is on the expanding lithium play, the Western Haynesville and the other plays that interest land and mineral owners as they become public knowledge. 

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on Thursday

I appreciate the members who have pledged support so far but I also want feedback on content.  I recently got an email from a former member who is an industry member.  He objected to some of the content that I post that he sees an "anti-industry".  It has been my approach to be fair, and factual, to both the industry and the mineral owners.  Much of what I post on the industry from an economic standpoint comes from sources that are completely reliable such as EIA and the Federal Reserve Bank reports.  I'll post one below out this morning. 

I represent a number of mineral owners who are focused on managing their land and minerals.  Everyone of them is grateful to the industry for monetizing their mineral assets but they constantly complain about how they are treated from the refusal to answer reasonable questions, to withholding information that they should have access to, to working with the legislature and the regulators to hide data that would be helpful to them, to taking actions that are viewed as vindictive and unreasonable like releasing a lease because the company no longer wishes to abide by the terms and then while the mineral owners is unleased sending them an AFE (Authorization for Expenditure) which eliminates their right to lease to another party and locking them in as Unleased Mineral Owners (UMOs).  They also have environmental concerns and would not put up with damage to their land and water.  That is a very, very short list of things the industry does that frustrates and angers mineral owners.  In the past I have posted a much more lengthy list of such actions. 

I look at mineral rights as an asset to be managed.  In order to do that effectively,  mineral owners must be informed.  Anyone that thinks this approach is anti-industry, please speak up.

'Right now we are bleeding': Oilfield execs dour in Dallas Fed energy survey

Georgina McCartney  Wed, September 24, 2025 yahoo.com

HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil and gas activity in the key producing states of Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico declined slightly in the third quarter, as executives there expressed an increasingly negative outlook for the industry, according to a survey released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas on Wednesday.

The drop in activity and production comes amid growing uncertainty around oil prices and increased frustration with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. Executives blamed Trump's policies, such as tariffs and a promise to lower oil prices, for hurting the industry.

More than a third of exploration and production executives reported significantly delaying investment decisions in response to heightened uncertainty about the price of oil and the cost of producing oil, while oilfield services executives were also gloomy on the outlook.

"A vibrant oilfield services sector is critical if and when the U.S. needs to ramp up production. Right now we are bleeding," one oilfield executive said in the anonymous comments section of the survey.

Many producers need prices around $65 a barrel to turn a profit. U.S. crude futures have ranged between a high of $70 a barrel and a low of around $62 so far in the third quarter, according to data from LSEG.

"The uncertainty from the administration’s policies has put a damper on all investment in the oilpatch. Those who can are running for the exits," another E&P executive said.

Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and Europe have helped to support prices, while OPEC+ accelerating its output increases ahead of schedule, as well as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies, have weighed on prices.

DRILLERS LOOK ABROAD

As the best resources in the United States are drilled, more companies are examining opportunities abroad. More than three-quarters of executives said they expect shale oil drilling to become commercially viable in international locations outside the United States, Canada and Argentina in the next 10 years.

Turkish national oil company TPAO signed a joint venture agreement with U.S. oil producer Continental Resources to develop shale fields in the country’s Diyarbakir Basin in March. And Houston-based shale company EOG Resources entered the upstream sector earlier this year in both Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.

"We have begun the twilight of shale," an executive said, adding "the U.S. isn't running out of oil, but she sure is running out of $60 per barrel oil."

Around 43% of E&P firms said they are expecting a decrease in capital expenditure in the third quarter of this year compared with the same quarter a year ago, while oilfield service firms expect a 42% decline over the same period.

"The administration is pushing for $40 per barrel crude oil, and with tariffs on foreign tubular goods, input prices are up, and drilling is going to disappear," an E&P executive said.

Companies expect a West Texas Intermediate oil price of $63 per barrel and a Henry Hub natural gas price of $3.30 per million British thermal units at year-end 2025.

Data for the survey were collected September 10 to 18. Of the respondents, 93 were exploration and production firms and 46 were oilfield services firms.

(Reporting by Georgina McCartney in Houston; Editing by Mark Porter, Will Dunham, Liz Hampton and Nia Williams)

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Permalink Reply by Joe B. Lovelace on Thursday

Count me in to support the continued existence of the website.  Skip, the comments from Mark and you make it worth the value. Joe

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on Thursday

Thanks, Joe.  We appreciate your help in keeping up with the Smackover Lithium play.  There is still much to be learned to help mineral owners in those areas.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Cates yesterday

I have not commented on the GHS site for several years but have consistently followed postings and comments. GHS has been of great value in learning about the development of the Haynesville Shale and how it relates to my property interests in East Texas. I would definitely consider paying a subscription fee to support maintenance of the site. Thanks to Keith, Skip, Rock Man, and many others for their insight into local as well as national and global issues that affect all of us who have interests in this region. 

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant yesterday

Thanks, Tom.  Good to know that you continue to follow GoHaynesvilleShale.com.

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Permalink Reply by The Shadow 2 hours ago

I would support this site.  Compute the cost and list membership fees.  Do NOT let this die.  It is a good site to see what is happening in areas of interest for members.  Hope this site will still operate for a very long time.  Thank you Skip, Keith and others for your knowledge and information.

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