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Permalink Reply by dbob on March 8, 2012 at 16:32

Joseph -

A quick look at google earth confirms your comments - Its right on the county line, and near the river.  Part of the idea of drilling that close to the river has to do with the minerals under the river bottom being in the unit.  To effectively drain that area, they are placing the wells as close as possible, with the goal of draining the minerals under the river from the Houston County side before another operator does it from the Leon County side.  

The most recent permit looks to be for the driest spot in that unit, which is probably near the natural rise or natural levee on the river.  Of course, as you well know, that little rise won't prevent that site from being isolated from high ground by 4-5 miles if the river gets up.  Their other location, further to the east, might be in jurisdictional wetland.  

Permalink Reply by Dry Hole on March 8, 2012 at 20:15

 Joseph,

 Some of that area is protected by man-made levee but these have been known to fail