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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 8, 2010 at 2:06

I know how much work that entails, buckmaster. I'll look forward to seeing your map.

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Permalink Reply by Highwayman on March 8, 2010 at 13:38

Skip,

Weren't there application notices sent out for T13-R7 near Ashland last week? I believe Chesapeake applied for 9 HA units there.

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 8, 2010 at 13:48

Highwayman. I believe that you are referring to "pre-application notice letters". The official application occurs later at the Commissioner's Hearings in Baton Rouge. I do not include an application until it appears on the Commissioners schedule which means that either no person or legal entity on the application IP (Interested Party) List has formally requested a local District Six meeting, or that local meeting has been held and the application is forwarded to the Commissioner's schedule. It is relatively rare that an application is withdrawn before it makes it to the Commissioner's schedule but it does happen. And it is not unheard of for another company to object to a unit application where they have an interest and desire to be awarded unit operator status.

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Permalink Reply by Highwayman on March 9, 2010 at 2:57

Thanks for clearing it up.

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Permalink Reply by Les Bamburg on March 7, 2010 at 18:56

Buck, for comparison I have 1098 total in Louisiana with 832 that have spudded. 124 are currently drilling.

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Permalink Reply by Glenn Taylor on March 9, 2010 at 4:18

It is surprising to me at how few rigs are actually drilling. Could you possibly indicate the number of completed wells that are actually producing in each township? If a township shows an increase in units does that mean the activity is more likely to have drilling occur or what?

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Permalink Reply by Les Bamburg on March 9, 2010 at 4:32

Glenn, 124 drilling rigs is actually quite a large number to be active on Haynesville Shale wells in Louisiana alone.

New units are not necessarily an indication of immediate drilling plans as operators tend to form units well in advance of permitting and drilling wells. Some units have existed for over a year and still do not have a permitted well. Well permits and drilling pad construction are a better indicator of impending new wells.

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Permalink Reply by Glenn Taylor on March 9, 2010 at 4:37

Les:

I guess I was focusing on just the number of wells in each township. You are right 124 drilling rigs is a large number.

Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Jeff on March 9, 2010 at 5:48

Les, I was visiting our land in RR parish Saturday and was amazed by the road and pad construction in my section, 34-12-9. Would this be the southernmost well when they do bring in the rig? The pad looked very large compared to what I have seen so far. They have re-surfaced over a mile of road up to the pad site. Very exciting news.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff on March 9, 2010 at 5:56

Sorry, I now see by the map that there are several wells being drilled south of this location. Another senior moment. Jeff

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Permalink Reply by Les Bamburg on March 9, 2010 at 9:08

Jeff, let's say this - it will be the southernmost well east of the Red River so a very interesting data point for southeastern Red River Parish.

I would say not really a senior moment.

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 9, 2010 at 4:36

Glenn. It is my intention for the Snapshot map to depict how the Play is progressing. Since drilling units are the best leading indicator for that purpose, they are the basis of the township grid map. Drilling usually follows the formation of units. You can look at Les B.'s Drilling Rig Locations Group if you wish to see how many rigs are drilling in a parish, s-t-r. And you can get a list of completed HA wells on the DNR website. I am adding the number of rigs drilling in the out lying townships to show that though a township is shaded and regardless of the number of units formed or applied for, the prospective nature of the shale is not defined. If the Play is to continue to expand south and east, the first wells drilled in these areas must prove the shale sufficiently productive. When enough wells are proven economic, the Play moves on. At the point that enough wells are proven uneconomic, the Play stops. See the North Caddo Parish Group page discussions.

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