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Permalink Reply by Landowner on April 27, 2009 at 14:28

What is the reason for drilling a vertical HK spudder. Is this so they can get the area HBP?

Permalink Reply by Les Bamburg on April 27, 2009 at 15:38

Landowner, not all Petrohawk's rigs have the top-drive or horsepower required to drill the horizontal lateral. The spudder rig program allows them to drill more horizontals with their current rig fleet. The vertical section is not generally completed in the formation by Petrohawk so it would not allow to HBP.

Permalink Reply by Jaybird on April 28, 2009 at 9:06

Does anyone know if the Grey Wolf #750 rig is considered a bigger drilling rig? I was just wondering how much a day a rig like this costs. It's massive looking.

They are on our property drilling a horizontal well to the Cotton Valley formation. This is our second horizontal. First went to Sligo formation but I was not in town to see any of it developing.

We were riding four wheelers and came up on this rig. Pretty impressive to me.

Jaybird

Permalink Reply by Ringgold Redskin on April 28, 2009 at 9:52

I have been told the new big rigs are around $40,000 per day drilling horizontal... which seems high. I think its the reason for the smaller rig now used to drill the vertical , logging the zone and setting the intermediate casing. Day rates on a smaller rig are half or less than a horizontal and getting cheaper as they stack.

Permalink Reply by Jaybird on April 28, 2009 at 9:59

Wow. That is expensive. I can see why they would use the smaller rigs first. Thanks for the information.

Jaybird

Permalink Reply by Jed Clampett Bn2 on April 28, 2009 at 11:28

I saw the rig monday on the way to the Village of Bienille. Sweet!!! They can move over to my place when they are thru there and we will give them free lunch!!!!

Permalink Reply by Jaybird on April 28, 2009 at 11:34

I offered 2 guys at the top of the rig 2 beers from my cooler but they declined due to the liability issues!!!

Permalink Reply by Ringgold Redskin on May 18, 2009 at 16:21

This weekend the rig was past 8000' , if luck holds and not a bunch of bit trips it should TD in next two weeks.

Permalink Reply by Jed Clampett Bn2 on May 21, 2009 at 1:38

I received a letter stating Chesapeak has applied for a permit in section 1. Also they are laying a massive 36" pipeline across nw Bienville Parish and crossing under Lake Bistineau at Lauguna Beach Road. I hear they are coming out around Plum Orchard on the other side. I haven't been aroud there to see yet.

Permalink Reply by Catfish on May 21, 2009 at 3:26

Thanks Jed, Things are heating up in N Bienville. How long before the pipeline starts up?

Permalink Reply by Catfish on May 21, 2009 at 6:29

Hope those wells are bigun's so the core keeps growing. thanks for the update on the pipeline those projects really help keep the economy moving. It's quite an undertaking I'm sure going under the lake.

Permalink Reply by Jed Clampett Bn2 on May 22, 2009 at 15:25

I found out yesterday that the pipeline is a 42". I had to move a water meter and line yesterday where they built a road to haul all that pipe in. They started hauling pipe in today. I hope they hit a few monster wells in my backyard to fill up that pipe!!! I will take some pictures and post them when I am back down there. I live just off of Lake Road.

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