Thanks for the update, GF. I kinda felt like they would be back after the election...the first of the year is ok, too. I'm not in a hurry, but I did want to know about Samson so I could respond (not) to their offer. I think they are just trying to take advantage of the lull in offers by bigger companies. They are trying to take advantage of the fear factor and I think they are also targeting women (owners). Perhaps, thinking single/widowed women with no one to advise them... I now know of two just lately who have been approached by them. I am advising any who ask that this is not a good offer.

Oh, and the offer was small...250.00 and 1/5. I think they'll go a little higher but not sure how much.

Hey GF, I hope leasing is livelier in Shelby Co. than it is in Sabine. We are pretty much out of luck at the moment.
On that note, I got an offer in the mail from Cinco Energy Land Services leasing for Samson Lone Star, LLP. Do you know anything about Samson? I know they are active in Shelby, Rusk and Panola and are drilling some fairly deep wells (most are 10-13,000').

I knew you live in the H area. I am sorry that it's been so hard for everyone. We were very lucky over here. Not like Rita. It is very quiet on all pages for two weeks now. We have time for HS when life settles down once again. Take care.

Things are really quiet in Sabine. What's going on in Shelby? And, how did everyone make out through "Ike"?

GF, do you know what the going rate that companies are paying for a finders fee. I have heard as much as $100/acre. If you have heard anything about this just leave me a comment on my home page. Thank you.

Hey, GF. Thanks for the update. I never could find anything on them on the 'net except for an adress in Naples, Fla. and a phone number. No web presence at all. They just didn't seem very solid to me even if the old timers were.

OK. I suspect that there was a catastrophe that occurred during drilling and they are requesting that they move over to drill a replacement well. It looks like the permit hasn't been approved yet. I too wonder what happened.

I assume we are talking about the NFR/Mitchell Trust #1 well [# 419-31315] on the W. Ferguson survey. The answer is: No, I looked on the RRC site and did not find/notice a new permit to abandon and redrill. Are you referring to a different well? If not, where did you see the new permit? Onsite perhaps? It maybe that they experienced a catastrophe during the drilling and now need to obtain a permit to move over and drill a replacement well. If so, they will get a new permit. Here is an example where I observed that once before. Well # 401-34217 experienced a problem during drilling. The company got a permit to move over a few yards and drill a replacement well, well # 401-34435.

Hi Gone, you left a comment, "Looks like shelby is shaping up like this so far. NFR west shelby, Devon center, Cpk east. what do yall think. " NFR, is this an O/G company? Also are you saying that you think that Devon is the major player in the Center area? Have you run accross a contact # for them, as they have not found me yet. Thanks!

They didn't say how deep the coal [seam?] was. They only drilled to 80 feet as they set a casing to receive the rig. They did say that lignite started about at the 35-40 foot depth. The rate at which the drill stem progressed down slowed down when they got to that depth and never sped up again. When they removed the drill stem, wet lignite and wet shale had worked its' way to the top of the hole. Rather than guess how thick that lignite seam is, I'll find out.

The rig [NOMAC # 112] began arriving yesterday, during the rain, and they said they would be drilling by Saturday. I'll ask the wellsite boss, who I met yesterday, to give me a more informed number about the lignite from the results as they begin the drilling. I am curious too. About 30 years ago, my dad refused to lease to a company that wanted to strip mine the coal here. We had forgotten all about that until now.

In case you didn't notice, Cabot Oil has permitted another well [347-32778] to 14,000 ft that is in Nacogdoches County. This one is 3.46 miles south of me and 8.76 miles west of me. [That would be 11.33 miles south of you and 11.37 miles west of you]. When I put it on 'my map' of wells of interest, I have to believe this HS is found in a very broad area. Surely you are in it, and, hopefully we are too. Many families will be blessed with this production.

Thanks so much for your help. I have a small tract, so I'll wait this out. Chesapeake claims they don't need the tract, but would like to have it. I'm in the same position. The land is about 8 miles from the LA border.

Do you know of firm offers in Shelby County, in between Joaquin and Center? I don't want to be greedy, but don't want to be underpaid. I appreciate your hard work in this effort.

There was no Haynesville Shale meeting that I could find posted or held in Mt Enterprise on Monday or otherwise. Since then, I contacted the Mayor there and clued him in on HS activities. If a meeting is scheduled to occur there now, I am confident I will hear about. He was personally going to check out 401-34384. He probably knows the landowner and will find out what was going on.

B/t/w, is there any recent news about the Chesapeake well, 401-34516, just north of 84 and west of 1971; or the well 419-31315 to the east of 1971?

Hi Ben,
I was not at the meeting, but it was my understanding that Encana was expect to make a presentation.
Seems that someone would report on this meeting?
Our property is on 1645 about 1/2 way between hwy 84 and 87.
Neighbors used to be (as best as I can recall--this was my grand mother's property (Jenny Lowrance)) were the Shepherds, Buck Raines, Darnells, Fullers, Bailys (I think there was a small chicken farm on this property?), Rhodes, Honeycutts, Childs, Bradshaws,...
Would like to know who (neighbors) is thinking what.
Thanks,
george
210 213 7004

Thanks for the information on the successful Solomon well, south of Hwy 84.[419-31244].
I did read the comments posted about activity thought to be well testing in Mt Enterprise [401-34384] and I intend to go to a meeting there tonight. Also, I was glad to read comments by 'alamo' about the deep well activity in the Cushing/Traewick area. Those wells [347-32876, 347-32645] are 12 miles west of me [401-34856]. I am 7 miles south of your property. Considering all this together: the well activity near you [401-34516, 419-31315], the wells west of me, and other permitted wells near me [401-34134, 401-34646], it seems the so-called HS shale gas play could be even as far as my corner of Rusk County. Until I read about all this, I thought our prospective well was intended and permitted for the Cotton Valley Lime and the more shallow pays zones such as the Travis Peak and the Pettit. Soon we will know.

You referred to a well that was South of HWY 84 and about which there was some good news. I wondered if you knew the survey or some other detail [API #] about that well.

Hello Ben , I would love to be able to be a part of this meeting but it would be next to impossible for me to be there.If there is anything else I could do I will do whatever I can to help. Good luck and whatever else you guy's do , make informed , thought out decissions! That advice if followed could save millions in your area. Stay on the net and learn everything you can. If someone is in a hurry , they will lose. Speed kills.

hello gone fishin... were are from san augustine and there is a oil and gas company offering 5000.00 per acre and 25 % royalities.. the name of the company is Encana and the # is 936-275-2555