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All things about Austin Chalk in Louisiana: Horizontal drilling, improved seismic testing, and liner casing are offering hope for the deep minerals in the Austin Chalk which runs from Austin, Texas through parts of Louisiana to Biloxi Mississippi.

Location: Vernon-Rapides-Avoyelles-StLandry-PtCoupee-Florida parishes
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Elmwood Operating Forms Two Austin Chalk Units in the Port Hudson Field, E Baton Rouge Parish 3 Replies

Started by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant. Last reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant Aug 3, 2022.

Southwind Oil & Gas application for AUS C RA SU86, Masters Creek Field 5 Replies

Started by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant. Last reply by Rock Man Jul 8, 2022.

Continental Resources Applies For Austin Chalk Units in Vernon Parish 3 Replies

Started by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant. Last reply by Rock Man Mar 8, 2022.

Continental Resources: AUS C RA SUB, North Haddens Field, Vernon Parish 10 Replies

Started by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant. Last reply by Roger Boehme Jan 22, 2022.

Prime Rock permits Crosby 33 H #1, Masters Creek Field, Rapides Parish 30 Replies

Started by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant. Last reply by Rock Man Aug 9, 2021.

White River spuds AUS RA SUDD;Deshotels 24H, Bayou Jack North Field, AVOYELLES Parish 31 Replies

Started by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant. Last reply by Rock Man Mar 17, 2021.

Ecoark Provides Update on 2021 Drilling Program 5 Replies

Started by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant. Last reply by Rock Man Feb 17, 2021.

Prize E&P permits the Maur H1, Hawthorne Field, Vernon Parish

Started by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant Jan 27, 2021.

New Vernon Parish Horizontal AC Well Permitted 76 Replies

Started by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant. Last reply by David Crockett Nov 28, 2020.

Prime Rock HZ AC Application, Sugartown Field

Started by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant Jul 9, 2020.

Profit Island Field - New Pennington Austin Chalk Unit 19 Replies

Started by Diamond Jim. Last reply by Rock Man Jul 6, 2020.

Oil & Gas Industry Jobs

Started by Lisa Melder-Johnson Feb 21, 2020.

Additional Pennington Austin Chalk Units - Profit Island and Morganza Fields 16 Replies

Started by Diamond Jim. Last reply by Rock Man Feb 10, 2020.

PROPOSED SOUTHWIND AC UNITS (3 MASTERS CREEK & 2 WEST CHENEYVILLE) 7 Replies

Started by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant. Last reply by Lisa Melder-Johnson Jan 29, 2020.

Southwind AC Units formed in Maters Creek Field, Evangeline and Rapides parishes 44 Replies

Started by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant. Last reply by Darrell Blanchard Jan 19, 2020.

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Comment by Joe Aldridge on September 13, 2011 at 15:24
One of the parcels that is coming up in the State Lease sale tomorrow is adjacent to the Port Hudson field that BP is selling to Hilcorp. It will be interesting to see if there is a bidding battle on that tract.
Comment by Steve on September 13, 2011 at 15:23
Not a very encouraging article for those of us north of St. Francisville hoping for an AC well. Sounds like Anadarko read this article before they started drilling. lol
Comment by littleasy on September 13, 2011 at 14:59

In TX and Western LA - North of shelf edge

As you move East, it tends to be on the shelf and South within a relatively narrow band.

 

"Tremendous expansion in the immediately underlying Tuscaloosa clastics influenced normal faulting and associated fracturing in the Austin chalk. In theory, these extension fractures would be most concentrated at points nearest to the shelf edge and would diminish toward the basin."

"Bayou Jack, Masters Creek, and downdip Brookeland fields all fall ...." http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-19486531/geological-asse...

 

This interpretation is from a 1997 O&G Journal article.  I would think that the full story is yet to be written.

Comment by Steve on September 13, 2011 at 14:25
Thanks . Do you know if the area north of the shelf is also prospective for the AC? I notice that Anadarko's wells so far are all south of the shelf.
Comment by littleasy on September 13, 2011 at 14:19
Bayou Sara - essentially on LK shelf edge or slightly South
Fancy Point Towhead - South by approx. 4 mi

JJA Miss. Bridge is roughly equidistant between the two areas.
Comment by Steve on September 13, 2011 at 14:01
Wouldn't a Bayou Sara or Fancy Point Towhead AC well be the 1st AC wells above the Lower Cretaceous Shelf margin?
Comment by Joe Aldridge on September 13, 2011 at 12:59
oops, you are correct it should be WF. Sorry about that.
Comment by littleasy on September 13, 2011 at 12:46
Bayou Sara and Fancy Point Towhead are in/adjacent to West Feliciana.
Comment by Steve on September 13, 2011 at 12:30

 Joe,

EF or WF?

Comment by Two Dogs, Pirate on September 13, 2011 at 12:30

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