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Dana, I don't understand what you are asking. There are only two wells currently permitted in the Spillman Field. Now is a good time to get some nomenclature straight. A unit is applied for, it is an application. A well is permitted, it is a permit. A unit application is not a well permit. Unit applications require a notice letter to all mineral and surface interests of record within the proposed unit boundary and adjoining to a distance of 1000'. If no one on the Interested Party list receiving the notice letter requests a local conference, the application moves to the Commissioner's Public Hearing docket and is entered into the state database. An approved unit turns into a Field Order. A Field Order does not require that the operator drill a well. A well Permit To Drill does not require any notice to the mineral and surface interests in an established unit. Commonly a unit application is followed by a Field Order which is followed by a well Permit To Drill.
The Broadway TMS well that Halcon drilled in Rapides Parish started out as a lease well and was later formed into a unit. Broadway owns all the land in the unit. Large land owners can sometimes get all the royalty paid out for a horizontal well.
SLC is a lease well. A lease well does not need to be unitized as all the mineral interests (owners/lessees) are under lease to the operator. Doesn't matter whether that is one or many. The operator does not need to force pool anyone for that one well. I wouldn't get too concerned that the SLC is not unitized. Goodrich (GDP) can file for a compulsory unit order in the future and the odds are that they will. When discussing wells it is preferable to use section-township-range as opposed to local roads or landmarks. The surface location for the SLC is Section 81 - 1S - 2W. The surface location for the Walker is Section 46 - 1S - 2W. Everyone who wishes to follow the TMS Play needs to get busy learning the PLSS system.
Both wells are in the Spillman Field. The GDP SLC Inc is a "lease" well and is not unitized at this time.
http://ucmwww.dnr.state.la.us/ucmsearch/UCMRedir.aspx?url=http%3a%2...
The HK well is TMS RA SUA;WALKER H #1 (as indicated by the name it is a unitized well being the first - SUA - in the Spillman Field).
http://ucmwww.dnr.state.la.us/ucmsearch/UCMRedir.aspx?url=http%3a%2...
Does anyone know why GDP would want to deviate from the rectangular and permitted unit design to drill the SLC as a one landowner well ?
I suspect they wanted to hold all of the landowner's leased acreage with just one well. This would not be good for the landowner if this could put his land on a long waiting list for more wells. If he has a continuous drilling ;ease clause then what would be the benefit to an operator to not form a regular unit? Why would the State allow this? Anyone know ?
Which well are you referring to about the field ( I assume you mean unit)?
SLC INC 81H is in section 81. It was originally called the Melancon site but later changed ( not sure why). No unit that I know of associated with this well and from what I see the lateral extends north and will only encompass one land owner
The well in sec 46 is the Walker site, an HK well. There were 3 units applied for in this area. Not sure where to find it but the unit being drilled is basically a rectangle extending from the well site north to the state line.
Is there a map anywhere of what the shape of the immediate field is under this well? I'm sorry to be asking questions in an ignorant manner, but I haven't a clue about the proper language :)
Also, I see this well is in Section 46 of West Feliciana Parish. And I *think* I see where another well has been permitted for Section 81, although, I understand there is a well being worked on ..... WAIT! Are there *really TWO section 81's in WFP?!?!?!
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