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Permalink Reply by Phillip Pruitt II on February 17, 2011 at 18:15

What is the difference between an alternative use well and a regular haynesville well?  I received notice of a public hearing to use an alternative use well in 16N 06w 008.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on February 19, 2011 at 10:40

EXCO, EOG and QEP have been permitting and drilling multiple alternate unit wells for almost a year.  Now EnCana and SWEPI are following suit.  Step out drilling in slowly drawing to a close and production drilling is insuing.  Alternate unit wells are the wells that follow the initial well which is referred to as the Unit Well.

Permalink Reply by Missy on February 22, 2011 at 5:41

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Is 8 still the maximum number of HA wells a section can have? Is it possible to have more if they are drilled into another formation?

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on February 22, 2011 at 5:50

Keep in mind that a unit may be larger than a section however all Haynesville wells will have 80 acre spacing requirements.  A section (640 acres) would have 8 wells on 80 acre spacing.  As an example, an 800 acre unit would have 10.  Spacing requirements vary depending on the formation being produced.  In areas where the Haynesville and Bossier shales are productive, there could be 8 of each in a 640 acre unit, 16 total.