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Permalink Reply by Henry on July 17, 2009 at 8:48

Crumchy,
I think your section has been unitized by SWEPI.

Permalink Reply by Les Bamburg on July 17, 2009 at 18:05

Henry, just to add to your comment.

S21-T11N-R12W, JUR RA SUB Unit, Shell, Brushy Bayou Field, De Soto Parish

Permalink Reply by Crunchy on July 21, 2009 at 2:53

I know that shell unitized us. Does that mean that they are the majority lease hold? They told us they weren't going to drill us for a while. I wanted to know if the other company that owns leases in the section might drill.

Permalink Reply by Les Bamburg on July 21, 2009 at 7:21

Crunchy, Shell probably has most of the leased acreage in the section and has been designated operator of the unit. Therefore it is unlikely another company would propose a Haynesville Shale well in the section.

Permalink Reply by Henry on July 27, 2009 at 12:56

Crunchy,
You say Shell told you they weren't going to drill your section "for a while." Did they say how long? 1 year? 2 years? 3 years? Did you get any more info out of them? Did they give a reason for not drilling now?

Permalink Reply by Pelican on July 27, 2009 at 11:51

There may have to be a little monoply played on this section. The only ones leased to EnCana/Shell as of the last of what I know is the Harris property and San Patricio Cattle Co. LaBokay & Evans are probably playing hardball, since they can, but it might be that they are HBP.
That is only about 260 acres leased by EnCane/Shell, not counting the smaller acres. The ones you mentioned are the biggest property owners. Others (i.e. chk, petrohawk) may have their foot in this section and have leased some.
How many acres do you have in sec 21?

Permalink Reply by Crunchy on July 29, 2009 at 3:38

It has been a while since we talked to them about it. I thought that they said that they were not going to drill because the other company that owns leases in this section are very hard to work with. They said they had no plans to drill any time soon. Of course it was the landman doing the talking, so who knows?

Permalink Reply by Two Dogs, Pirate on July 29, 2009 at 6:19

Evans is probably leased to CHK, most of their land is under a CHK lease.

Permalink Reply by Crunchy on August 2, 2009 at 15:18

Thanks. Yeah I saw that Evans has land in another section (with a well). I figured they are probably HBP. I guess the only wildcard would be LaBokay.