I've been offered $325 an acre, and 25% cost free for the "Cotton Valley and 100 ft below". They will specify "no Haynesville Shale" in the lease. This would finish a unit for a Cotton Valley permit. If I lease, the "100 ft below" scares me. Am I giving them the Haynesville according to that wording? Thanks for your help.

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Its standard language. I wouldn't worry about it.
No.  The bonus, royalty and depth limitation appear to be fine.  Just make sure the other lease clauses cover your needs.  I'm sure the Harrison County members would like to know the general location of your minerals and the company offering the lease if you would care to post it.  Good Luck.
If you are concerned... have an attorney look over your lease and discuss the depth clause with you.  Free legal advice on Go Haynesville Shale is worth what you paid for it.
You should definately clarify with them whether this is for the Cotton Valley sands or the Cotton Valley LIME.     The Lime actually is directly below the the Haynesville/Bossier Shales in E.Texas.    

jr,

That "standard" lease wording scares me to. I'm going to try to get a lease with the statement, "to the base of". Some of these unconventional productive formations lie right under the more common productive formations. There is no 100 ft separator. That standard wording is a problem waiting to happen.

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