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Permalink Reply by Missy on February 2, 2010 at 8:05

Lorissa,
Horizontal and directional are the same thing.

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Permalink Reply by ur dern tootin' on February 2, 2010 at 8:25

All wells drilled for the Haynesville Shale start as vertical wells. The well bore is then deviated (directionally) in order to become "horizontally oriented" as the drill enters the Haynesville Shale zone at about 11,000 - 12,000 feet deep. After the drill bit enters the Haynesville Shale zone, the horizontal portion of the well extends laterally/horizontally about 4,000 - 5,000 feet within the Haynesville Shale zone. After the drill bit has reached its predetermined location within the Haynesville, the entire well bore is cased and cemented. Next, the horizontal portion of the cased well bore is perforated and then each perforation is finally hydraulically "fraced" with high pressure water, sand and dilute chemicals in order for the natural gas to be released into the wellbore. The natural gas then flows to the surface within the cemented production casing and tubing.

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Permalink Reply by Lorissa Gail on February 2, 2010 at 10:22

http://webapps.rrc.state.tx.us/DP/drillDownQueryAction.do;jsessioni...!956933517?fromPublicQuery=Y&name=PEARSON%2B&univDocNo=485766329

Pearson 419-3187 Shelby County

This is the well I am asking about. The Texas RRC symbols this as a directional well. This is not a horizontal well. Burk Royalty says it is an unintentional deviation. So, what do I have?
Also, if in most terms a horizontal well is a directional well, what distinction difference does the Texas RRC make?

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Permalink Reply by Gayle N on February 2, 2010 at 15:50

All things being equal....

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Permalink Reply by Missy on February 2, 2010 at 14:56

Electro,
My apologies. I think I had received that info in an answer to one of my questions once. (That it was the same.)
I should have done more homework. Who is JK?

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on February 2, 2010 at 10:42

Lorissa.

The members in the Shelby County Group can answer this question and quite likely tell you more about this specific well. I suggest you look over their discussions and join the group. They are quite knowledgeable. Use the following link and Good Luck.

http://www.gohaynesvilleshale.com/group/shelbycounty

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Permalink Reply by Lorissa Gail on February 2, 2010 at 12:26

Thank you Skip and all.

I know this well was permitted by Burk, drilled by United Petroleum, farmed out to CHK. It is shut in waiting for pipeline. I was told to expect division orders "the first of the year".

I was trying to follow the recent royalty calculations on this site and was wondering what this "deviation" drilled , Tx RRC labled directional well might look for me as my 2004 leased land is hbp due to this well. Just wanted a bright spot as I wait!

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Permalink Reply by DJG on February 2, 2010 at 19:33

Lorrissa,

There is a brand new permit by Chesapeake for a Horizontal well in the Benjamin White Survey that was just applied for today.

Pretty close to the area you are mentioning for the Pearson well but a different unit.

It does, however, look like it will land that was part of a different Burke Royalty Well that was drilled and put never perforated.

So the good news to you would likely be that CHK would have similar plans to then produce horizontal completions at a future date for that unit you are in with the Pearson well.

Good luck.

Here's a link with info on that new CHK/Smith 1-H well for NW Shelby County:

http://www.gohaynesvilleshale.com/group/shelbycounty/forum/topics/c...

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