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Permalink Reply by BirdDawg, plain ole' idiot on June 6, 2009 at 16:32

The only reason they are doing this is to HBP leases with fewer wells. You are right, I think if enough landowners show at the meetings they probably will not approve it. It is not fair to the mineral owners and there is no reason to do it.

Permalink Reply by Ringgold Redskin on June 8, 2009 at 13:58

I am going to the Lawyer office tomorrow to get the list of interested party's. I hope to get a petition started signing most of the land/mineral owners in the three sections affected and as many adjoining sections landowners that I can contact. It may not do much for the pre-conference but would really help at the pool hearing in Baton Rouge. Hopefully we would have many pages of signatures on the petition and the Commission/Commissioner could/ would not ignore us.
I need help affected land and mineral owners!
Fire up the phones.
Skin

Permalink Reply by Checkmateking on June 7, 2009 at 8:50

Yall need to stop this.

Permalink Reply by Ringgold Redskin on July 3, 2009 at 13:15

Update! The pre-hearing conference was held with some opposition on pooling 6, 7 and 18 as proposed. XTO indicated a fault line running east to west in the center of section and wanted to avoid it . They propose to drill north and south from the fault line into sec 18 and sec 6. I don.t see them changing the proposal and expect a hearing on same before the commission.

Permalink Reply by E & E on July 4, 2009 at 4:56

You are right Ringgold Redskin - XTO is still going to send to the Commissioner the 960 proposed units for Sec 6 and north half of 7 and south half of 7 with sec 18 T16N R9W. BUT HK is also still going to send to the Commissioner a proposal for a 640 Ha Unit in just section 6. Letters (return receipt) need to be sent to the Commissioner from landowners/mineral owners disputing XTO's proposal. It amazes me that XTO first filed for a 640 HA unit for Just section 7 and then rescinded claiming that they didn't realize the geology. Boy they didn't realize?? Just a company you want drilling. XTO is using 2d seismic for evidence of the fault, which is old therefore you can bet they had this b4 applying for section 7 as a 640 unit in the first place. This fault is 3000 above the HA so a lateral shouldn't have a problem from the POV of a HK geo. XTO is only doing this to hold leases and steal section 6 from HK. And believe me I am watching the time clock on those leases. If XTO wanted more sections than they have in this area they should have participated in the leasing frenzy than steal it from their competitors.

KB, you are correct.

Thanks,
Earlene gotta get started on that letter

Permalink Reply by E & E on July 4, 2009 at 5:03

Well actually Earl is going to be the author - not sure anyone would to use it :-O Of course I will have my 2 cents in.....
Earlene

Permalink Reply by E & E on July 16, 2009 at 6:53

XTO has "revised" their application for the 960's. All units will now be 640.

Permalink Reply by Ringgold Redskin on July 16, 2009 at 15:17

I was hoping the opposition would change their plans, a good turnout at the pre-hearing conference really helped.
Maybe Petro's opposition was the key. What happens now? PetroHawk gets sec 6 pooled and XTO revision are not opposed?
Bah! I personally think they (XTO) should have a pre-hearing conference on section 7 and 18 revisions (640 Acres units) before any pool/unitizing hearing before the commission.