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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 21, 2012 at 5:59

That's good news.  They must have an amended well permit that hasn't made it to the database yet.

Permalink Reply by DrWAVeSport Cd1 on March 21, 2012 at 6:59

BLO,

Thanks for fyi.  Please keep us GHShalers posted.

 

Permalink Reply by courtney oliver on March 21, 2012 at 7:42

Thanks to both of you, I have acreage in Morehouse and W. Carroll( unleased)

Permalink Reply by The_Baron on March 22, 2012 at 2:59

interesting. 6'500 seems to shallow for Brown Dense, I don't know though, would have to see a log.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 22, 2012 at 3:08

The SWN Play Map shows the Plum Creek location approximately on the LSBD 7,000' contour line.  The amended well permit and plat showing the lateral and giving the TVD should be entered in the database soon.

Permalink Reply by mt "bee" meadows on March 22, 2012 at 17:17

Allen York, Attorney with AR Oil & Gas Commission, said the AOGC has currently designated the following three well as horiz.  Exploratory wells in the Smackover unitized over 640ac.  Director Larry Bengal confirmed and gave plat showing southern counties, well locations w/oper name, and Smackover contours.

OPER             Permit             Sec      Tws        Rng

SNW               45015                 15        18s      19w

Cabot             45178                 32        19s      17w

Brammer       43526                  12        18s      23w

York said final size of future SBD units would evolve with development as was their ( AOGC) method in the Fayetteville Shale.  Office computer tech ( James Vernon) said his job discription included helping phone inquriers (501/683-5814) about how to click thru the AOGC data website he helped design. 

Permalink Reply by Big Little Oil on April 16, 2012 at 5:28

Scout report on SONRIS(link above) says Dan Hughes Co reached TMD yesterday at 11,000'. Therefore this is a very short lateral of approximately 3300' , with TVD of 7700'.

51 days from spud to TD

 

04/16/2012

06

11000

4/15/12, REACHED TOTAL DEPTH

Permalink Reply by The_Baron on May 7, 2012 at 8:44

Sonris now says this well is a Inactive-Dryhole - Future Utility as of 4-17-2012

Permalink Reply by Big McInnes on May 7, 2012 at 8:57

Before all of those who thrive off of bad news add there two cents to this post, I will point out that they are not plugging and abandoning this well. Also remember that Devon Energy temporarily abandoned their well in Morehouse and have been leasing more acreage in the meantime. I just wanted to lay that out there for everybody. Think about it, if you were a company with some money to spend and you learned that a play was viable through your own E&P attempt, you may decide to let the first well look bad so you can increase your position before others get involved. If it were me I would want to deter others from getting in my area as I am sure these fellows would to. I could be wrong, but there is probably a reason they are not plugging this well and abandoning it. There is the positive side to this news.

Permalink Reply by The_Baron on May 8, 2012 at 3:58

I think they lost their well. It is obvious that drilling in the LS/BD is very hard to do... look at Devons ruined hole. Personally, I think that they still want to try again, with a new hole and maybe some lessons learned.

 

Besides, it would make a good SWD.

Permalink Reply by Big Little Oil on May 8, 2012 at 4:14

My conjecture is that since they set 4.5" casing to TMD, they are doing one of two things:

1. Shopping the well log to potential JV partners

2. Copying Exxon and simply waiting on someone else to design and employ effectively the best completion for the formation's obviously unique characteristics.

 

I lean to the latter since Dan A Hughes Co. is a big well funded private company. They have been successful in the Eagleford and other plays, and see a similar prize here, or they would not have drilled a horizontal. They likely intend to produce at maximum potential and are willing to wait for Schlumberger and Halliburton to get experience completing Lower Smackover wells first.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on May 8, 2012 at 4:24

BLO, do you think the Plum Creek #1 is associated with TPG Capital?

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