San Augustine, TX

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  • ALongview

    Shelley, see "seismic question" in geologically speaking section. Lots of good answers in there. Is it from Seitel Data? If so, we got one too.
  • ALongview

    Shelley, Is your parents land leased? If so yo whom? The land that we got the letter about is leased to St Mary.
  • etx44

    ALongview,
    I have not gotten a letter but it is likely Seitel Data on my land also. Do you know the date of your letter ?
    We have trouble with mail, too many grand kids :-)
  • ALongview

    ETX44
    13th of November I think, but it did not arrive til a few days ago.
  • intrepid

    San Augustine County


    In a lease 4.6 miles southeast from Aiken, in the Angie (James Lime) Field, the Timberstar-Mills B Well No.6H will be drilled by Southwestern Energy Production Co. This well will be drilled to a depth of 7,800-feet in the HT&B RR Co. Survey, A-154.

    Southwestern Energy Production Co. will drill the Timberstar-Mills B Well No.8H to a depth of 7,800-feet. This well will be located 4.9 miles southeast from Aiken in the HT&B RR Co./Mills, L J Survey, A-575. This well will be drilled in the Angie (James Lime) Field.

    The Timberstar Well No.4 will be drilled 12.6 miles southwest from Center in the Angie (James Lime) Field. This well will bottom at 9,500-feet in the Howard, S L Survey, A-162 drilled by Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.
  • Cheerleader

    I have ask a similar question earlier on this site but I cannot find any answer. If the mineral rights are undivided and some of the MR owners have signed leases but not all....Must the seismic company obtain signatures from ALL mineral riights owners? Do all mineral rights owners regardless of leased or not leased have to give permission to the seismic company to perform testing? What is a reasonable price to charge per acre for your signature?
  • ogmladvisor

    The answer to your question is no. In Texas, seismic testing can be done with any portion of the undivided mineral estate under seismic agreement...or any portion of the undivided mineral estate under an oil and gas lease with geophysical language. So in theory, you could have a tract where no one has signed O&G leases, and a 1% owner of the mineral estate has signed a permit...and the seismic company is good to go for the testing.

    As for the money paid for permits...as far as I can remember, it's not even enough to justify having a discussion about. Probably anywhere from $10 to $50 per acre if I had to guess.
  • Lady

    What is the name of the company doing the seismic work in San Augustine County now?
  • intrepid

    Seitel Data has been offering $15 an ac. for permission to do seismic testing in Shelby Co. I have heard of some people in other areas getting more after negotitaions; may have been a different company.
  • Cheerleader

    Thanks ogmladvisor,
    Does everyone usually receive letters to alert the mineral rights and landowners of the intentions of the seismic companies? Do all of the parties of interest have rights to receive the information from the testing?
  • ogmladvisor

    I would assume it varies from company to company on whether or not everyone gets notice...not sure there is any kind of law if that is what you getting at.

    The information prepared by the seismic company is for sale to buyers...meaning they go do the shoot, and then turn around and sell data to interested parties, presumably the companies with acreage positions in the area. So know, the parties of interest do not have rights to receive information from the test...unless of course you want to pay for those rights.
  • Cheerleader

    Thanks ogmladvisor,
    It would appear that a seismic company would not just appear in an area without an OG requesting the testing?
    Where do we find the authorized permits? Where are they filed and who administers the permits? Thanks!!
  • ogmladvisor

    You won't be finding permits anywhere, they are not public record. Meaning they are not filed anywhere to my knowledge.
  • etx44

    Seitel Data
    Take a look at their site:
    http://www.seiteldata.com/
    Wonder around a bit in the site, it is clear what they do and where and why.
    But common sense says they are on many different land owners property.
    That means many different forms of permission to do seismic.
    But where they fail to have or get the legal right or permission they do have the Nerve ( with a capitol N to trespass).
  • JWC

    San Augustine County


    Southern Timber Properties Well No. 1H is 5.4 miles northwest to San Augustine in the Angie Field. This well hit 12,730 feet and was drilled by Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. On a 64/64-inch choke the well potentialed 5.785 million cubic feet of gas per day in James Lime formation.
  • JWC

    Sure quiet in San Augustine. Anyone have any news?
  • Sandstone

    Have you checked out the map on the discussion "Multiple Pay Zones And The Sabine Island"? That should start some discussion in San Augustine Co....
  • JWC

    I have heard of the Sabine uplift a while back. Below is a statement from a knowledgeable individual (I won't give his name) about the Sabine uplift.

    The maps for the Haynesville Shale that I have seen are all contained within the Sabine Uplift. there is a very good chance they are almost identical. If so all of San Augustine And Sabine are going to be leased and significant production will come from each well. Reports that I have reviewed suggest that each well could be capable of producing 5 to 8 billion cubic feet of gas. If this happens the total revenue over each wells life would be 50 to 80 million dollars. With 25% royalty that will produce a lot of income even though the royalty interest for each owner might not be large enough to be a "full well" it could still be quite substantial
  • Sandstone

    I don't know much about zones but that particular map sure got me excited. I am still interested in what they found on the Donner in Sabine Parish, LA Maybe since it is flaring, we will hear something soon.
  • Norwood, W

    Posted on
    Sunday, December 14, 2008

    San Augustine County

    - Southern Timber Properties Well No. 1H is 5.4 miles northwest to San Augustine in the Angie Field. This well hit 12,730 feet and was drilled by Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. On a 64/64-inch choke the well potentialed 5.785 million cubic feet of gas per day in James Lime formation.
  • JWC

    San Augustine County

    Timberstar-Waterman B Well No. 2H was completed by Southwestern Energy Production in the Angie Field. The well hit 13,110 feet and potentialed 10.551 million cubic feet of gas per day in the James Lime formation.
  • intrepid

    There were also several permitted wells in the NW area of SA county listed in the East Texas Drilling report this week. SA Is looking HOT!
  • JWC

    Just hope they do some more leasing in SA after the first of the year.
  • JWC

    That is what I am hearing Shelley....the first of the year. Let's hope so. Thanks for keeping us informed with what is going on in town.
  • Cheerleader

    Lessor or anyone else,
    Has anyone heard any test results or production results from Cabot's Katherine Von Goetz #3 in the Kimbro Survey, San Augustine County.
  • jffree1

    CL, There has not been any production posted (RRC) for KVG #3 as of this morning. I can't remember seeing anything posted in the ET Drilling Report either.
  • jffree1

    Merry Christmas to all my neighbors in San Augustine. Tell Santa you want a new NG well for Christmas. You never know...
  • JWC

    And a Merry Christmas to you too jffree1. Thanks for keeping us posted on SA County.
  • Lessor

    According to Cabot (I spoke with the in-house guys) the KVG #3 will be fracked (*?) sometime in January, and then we will know what it will do. Merry Christmas to all and a very prosperous New Year to all of you, and remember... Jesus is the reason for the season!!!
  • Cheerleader

    Thanks for all of the responses on the Katherine Von Goetz #3.
    LESSOR: "Fracked" on the horizontal as a haynesville well or a James Lime well?
    Merry Christmas to everyone both mineral owners and all employees of the O&Gs.
  • jffree1

    It's my understanding that the KVG #3 is a vertical 16000' well between KVG #1H and KVG #2H. How does "fracking" work on a vertical well? Just trying to understand the process, so any reply will be appreciated.
  • Cheerleader

    Thanks Jffree1,
    Sometime ago I was under the impression Cabot would AMEND and take the well horizontal. The permit, to date, does not show an amendment.
    Lessor;
    Have you heard if Cabot is going to AMEND and take KVG #3 horizontal?
    When a well is "potentialed" at 10mcf etc. is the infomation a result of depth testing or actual initial production?
  • Sandstone

    cheerleader, it is actual initial production.
    jffree1, according to my source: "the fracing method is the same whether in a vertical or horizontal well. It is pumping frac fluid -water that is gelled and mixed with frac sand - into the well. The pressure of the frac fluid actually creates fractures in the formation. Then the sand goes into the fracture. When you shut off the pressure of the frac the formation is held open with the sand. This allows for more production to flow out of the well".
  • Cheerleader

    Thanks sandstone,
    Great description! If the OG finds good results fracing the vertical, can the OG amend the permit and turn in the same well and go horizontal?
  • Sandstone

    Cheerleader--It could be re-permitted that way but it would not be cost effective to actually do it for production in the same formation. However, if you wanted to go horizontal in a deeper formation it could be done, similar to what they have done with the Donner in Sabine Parish.
  • intrepid

    Happy New Year San Augustine County! Hope everyone gets leased or drilled in 2009!
  • Norwood, W

    I too, would love to know what Eagle Oil and Gas is up to if any...
  • JWC

    I thought I saw a while back where Eagle Oil had their interests for sale to other companies. Anyone recall that?
  • ALongview

    They did put their holdings in Sabine County and SA County along with some land in NW Sabine Parish up for sale at auction. I did not ever see any results but would love to know if they received any interest.
  • Norwood, W

    I recall this website around the 1st of November 08 --

    www.energyspectrumadvisors.com/details_engagements.php?id=147

    www.energyspectrumadvisors.com/admin/data/upload/Asset_Summary_and_CA.pdf

    Eagle Stone Energy Partners... I'm thinking this is and EOG sub company? Possibly partnering with Energy Spectrum Advisors, Inc?

    I have not seen anything new about the sale since... perhaps someone that can investigate the internet better for more clues?

    Dunno...
  • ogmladvisor

    I am pretty sure they had little to no interest at their inflated asking price, and the market had just tanked. Plus they were selling shallow and deep lease rights separately, trying to make a double-killing.

    They may turn out to be a case study on how oil and gas speculators get burned...the proverbial cat holding the over-priced bag. Good luck to those of you who leased to Eagle.

    As far as I know, they are completely unrelated to EOG, as EOG is formerly "Enron Oil & Gas", not "Eagle Oil".
  • Norwood, W

    Eagle Stone Energy Partners

    http://www.energyspectrumadvisors.com/details_engagements.php?id=147

    has the same Logo as Eagle Oil & Gas Co.

    http://www.eagleog.com/about/about.html

    (Owned by the Bolin Family as stated in our lease agreement)

    As seen in each web sites...

    Enron Oil and Gas is totally different..
  • Norwood, W

    Posted on
    Sunday, January 04, 2009

    DEVELOPMENTAL

    San Augustine County

    The ADJ Minerals BP Well No. 1H will be drilled in the Angie (James Lime) Field to 7,600 feet. Location is 6.2 miles southeast of Aiken in the Bruce, CG/Wren, TL Survey, A-596. Operator in charge is Southwestern Energy.

    Another one close to the northern border...*sigh*
  • ogmladvisor

    I wasn't disputing that Eagle Stone and Eagle Oil are not one in the same...you are correct, and this is a statement that I can verify. But when you mention "EOG", you are referring to EOG out of Tyler, formerly Enron Oil & Gas...who were also leasing in this very same area.
  • DR

    Eagle Stone Energy Partners website:

    http://www.eaglerockenergy.com/
  • Doug Fitzgerald

    I leased my land in June 08 to EOG Resources at $450.00 acre this was 2 weeks or so before my neighbors were getting $2000-$5000 per acre. but at least I got my money lots that signed for the $5000.acre never got paid.
  • Shelley

    New Application: Abstract # A-596. Well type GAS. San Augustine County
  • JWC

    If anyone hears anything about when Devon might be cranking back up in San Augustine post it here.
  • JWC

    I read Farmbrads post. That is encouraging. Just need more like it.
  • Cheerleader

    JWC and Shelley,
    Where is Farmbrad's post about the Goodwin area? Was it on this San Augustine group site?