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Permalink Reply by Fetz on November 20, 2010 at 3:22

Thanks, Jay. How do I access this on Sonris? We have acreage within section 23 but have not been contacted about this well. How can I determine the size of the Unit and whether or not we are part of it? Thanks in advance.
Fetz

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Permalink Reply by Les Bamburg on November 21, 2010 at 4:32

Fetz, attached is the drilling permit and plat for this well. The unit includes both Sections 23 & 37 in T17N-R13W and is 652.248 acres in size. Are you in S23-T17N-R16W??

Petrohawk, Dickson 37 #1 Well, Serial #239530, S37-T17N-R13W, Caddo Parish, 8234 Mcfd, 14/64" Choke, 7754 psi Flowing Pressure

Attachments:

• Dickson 37-1 Well.pdf, 180 KB

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Permalink Reply by Fetz on November 21, 2010 at 5:26

Thanks for the info, Les. Unfortunately, we are in R16W (S23-T17N), as you asked, and not R13W. We are near Greenwood, west of Shreveport, and I believe this Dickson well is on the east side of the Red River. My mistake, as I thought the well I was asking about was in the Section/T/R that we are in. Do you happen to know if there is any "Haynesville Shale" activity in S23-T17N-R16W? or if there is a way I can find out?

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Permalink Reply by FXEF on November 21, 2010 at 9:29

Fetz,

Below is an attached file of the wells listed on SONRIS for S23-T17N-R16W. There are no Haynesville wells. Some of the producing wells maybe HBP this section. I don't have that info.

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• 23-17N-16W.htm, 14 KB

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Permalink Reply by Fetz on November 21, 2010 at 10:28

FXEF, thank you very much for the info. Excuse my naivete, but I have to ask, what does "some of the producing wells may be HBP this section" mean"?

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Permalink Reply by FXEF on November 21, 2010 at 10:58

Fetz,

HBP means "held by production".... Some early leases did not have a depth clause, so if a well is still producing, the lease is good for Haynesvile wells.

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Permalink Reply by Fetz on November 21, 2010 at 11:10

Thanks for the info re HBP. Since there is some production from a well of which we are part, this must be the case. I would guess if we contacted the existing producer, they would not be willing to divulge any future plans they may have toward accessing the Haynesville. Does this seem logical to you or should we pursue their willingness (or unwillingness) to pursue minerals at greater depths? Seems like I read about a recent court case (ruling for the plaintiff) where the producer cannot "sit on" existing production without trying to produce from a deeper reservoir within....

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Permalink Reply by Les Bamburg on November 21, 2010 at 16:47

Fetz, Petrohawk is the Haynesville Unit operator and may have most of the deeper rights. None of the current operators have the capability to drill and complete a horizontal Haynesville Shale well.

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Permalink Reply by Les Bamburg on November 21, 2010 at 16:39

Fetz, you section has a Haynesville Unit but no permitted Haynesville Shale well.

S23-T17N-R16W, HA RA SU53 Unit, Petrohawk, Greenwood-Waskom Field, Caddo Parish

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Permalink Reply by Fetz on November 22, 2010 at 3:41

Les, thanks for your comments and information. This brings to mind a couple of additional questions and forgive me for being such a neophyte in this area. If the current operators don't have the ability to drill a Haynesville Shale well, does that mean we can lease the greater depths (Haynesville) (with the same surface area) to someone else?

Re the SU53 Unit you mentioned, is there a well located within another Section that created part of the Unit SU53 within Section 23?

Finally, can you tell me how I can access a map of the SU53 Unit via Sonris?

Thanks again for your valuable comments.

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Permalink Reply by Les Bamburg on November 22, 2010 at 4:33

Fetz, I have attached a copy of the unit application and map. SU53 consists only of Section 23. Typically a Haynesville Unit is created for a section before a Haynesville Shale well is drilled so there is no well directly related to SU53.

Your lease agreement determines if your current lessee has control of your mineral rights thru the Haynesville Shale depth. If the lease agreement gives the lessee control, then such control will be retained as long as the lease is held by production. Your lessee may choose to farm-out or sell the Haynesville Shale rights to another company such as Petrohawk.

Attachments:

• 09-968ap0002 GW Hk.pdf, 108 KB

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Permalink Reply by Fetz on November 22, 2010 at 5:26

Thanks, Les, for the valuable info. Looks like we'll have to do some further study on this.

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