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Permalink Reply by Frankie Elder on October 31, 2011 at 13:43

Today when we spoke he just reconfirmed what I posted a few days ago he also says Devon is having trouble with their well near Clinton. He says all parties are saying they will continue to try and solve these problems. From what I have learned from you guys is that we all seem to think they are trying to do things to fast . He thinks that Anadarko is going to put a lift on the Dominique. Nelson is putting a lift on the Deshotel also. He got that from a good source. He also heard they will drill another well in the same unit after the first of the year or a little east and south but close to the original unit. All I can do is pass on what I hear and hope it is correct so I dont have egg on my face but if we are going to share I will keep sending it out hoping it is correct. I think good things are going to happen. They have to much invested to just pull out with out additional drilling hopefully they will slow down and shorten the laterals.

Permalink Reply by Joe Aldridge on November 1, 2011 at 1:34

Frankie,

Don't stop posting. Sometimes these oil field rumors are very good information to have. And a little egg on the fact is just a fact of life in the scouting business. So far I think we've been pretty good at getting information and trying to think this through. My concern is that the leasing will stop and the play will not continue to expand because of the mistakes they are making at the present time. Thanks again for the information that you are getting and posting.

Permalink Reply by Old Scout on November 1, 2011 at 2:49

Joe - re: "My concern is that the leasing will stop and the play will not continue to expand because of the mistakes they are making at the present time."

Or could it be that they've blown through budgets (it's nearing year end) and will re-load in JAN2012 and be back with a vengeance. IMHO (rumors aside), these new test wells are throwing up some pretty respectable numbers in the early going.

Permalink Reply by Joe Aldridge on November 1, 2011 at 3:04

OS,

Time will tell. I have had this same concern about the area in East Feliciana around the wells that are being drilled by Devon and Encana. There is a lot of un-leased land in the area around those wells and no leasing going on. I've followed this for a very long time and when leasing stops it is not a good omen. If the area is "Hot" they will find the money to do the leasing budget year of not. That's just my opinion.

Permalink Reply by William C. Morrison on November 1, 2011 at 3:40

Please explain "a lift"  Do you mean a pump jack?  It would be a huge pump jack due to the depth.

Chip

Permalink Reply by Frankie Elder on November 1, 2011 at 5:01

Yes a pump jack

Permalink Reply by WHuguet on November 1, 2011 at 5:27

FYI,

Anadarko just obtained a Well Permit for the Rabalais No. 1, Serial No. 244014, in Sec. 35, T1S-R6E, which is a good bit North and East of the Dominique in SE Avoyelles adjacent to the Atchafalaya River, and looks like it may be unit well for the AUS C RA SUJJ Unit (1500 acres).   Well permit still shows 7k lateral, but that is just what is in the app.

Permalink Reply by Old Scout on November 1, 2011 at 13:59

You mention that the Rabalais is "a good bit" N and E of the Dominique, but couldn't it also be said that's it's right down the street relative to the size and scope of the TMS/AC? That's always been an unanswered question for me. For such a big swath of real estate as the TMS, these new wells seem to be in a tight cluster - relatively speaking.

Permalink Reply by William C. Morrison on November 2, 2011 at 2:29

LaCour #43 is in that bunch and is no where near the Atchafalaya, it is next to the Morganza Spillway close to Old River.  And it is an Austin Chalk well in work, right?  I know it has turned the corner on the lateral so any day now it will be completed.

Permalink Reply by WHuguet on November 2, 2011 at 3:09

OS, "good bit" is relative here and maybe not the best choice of words, but after hearing about a staking about a mile from the Dominique, I note this well is North of the Nelson Deshotel wells and is clearly north of the Edwards Shelf.  By my estimation it is about 5.5 miles North and about 13 miles East of the Dominique Well, and is in the most Northeastern unit (AUS C RA SUJJ Unit) recently applied for by Anadarko in N. Bayou Jack Field.  So I guess it is only far by field standards, and I am glad to see continued drilling in the area.

Mr. Morrison, I didn't say anything about the LaCour well, but the Rabalais well is located close to the Atchafalaya river.  I consider the LaCour well in Point Coupee Parish to be pretty far from the Dominique by AC standards and haven't been following it that closely.

Permalink Reply by William C. Morrison on November 2, 2011 at 4:07

Clearly understandable about not following the LaCour well.  But the well is targeting the Austin Chalk.  Potentially, we could see wells across Louisiana from Vernon Parish to the Felicianas.

BTW, Mr. Morrison was my father.  Just call me Chip

Permalink Reply by Frankie Elder on November 3, 2011 at 2:16

I have been wondering and maybe someone can answer this for me. We hear Austin Chalk and we hear TMS. I would think that when they drill to the Chalk would they not go ahead and go down to to the TMS and core it?

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