What happens after a year?

Four questions for those who know far more than I do...

#1) Considering a well's production drops off so much so quickly, what happens to a well after a year or more? Does it just stop producing at some point?

#2) How productive is refracing? It can't return a well to original production, right?

#3) I've heard the HA is really "dense." (I read some news article somewhere...) It mentioned that a single unit can support eight wells? Is that what will happen to all units eventually, many years down the road?? Doesn't that seem a little crazy, or can the shale really support that? (Maybe we don't know yet?)

#4) What happens for the mineral rights owner if the operator doesn't drill within the first three years? 

Thanks for any help on these questions... Enjoy the weekend.
 

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Permalink Reply by Mac Davis on March 7, 2010 at 10:03
What effect would local faults have if you drilled your laterals through them?
Permalink Reply by Parkdota on March 7, 2010 at 10:20
Mac, from what I know of the situation in 10-14-14 and via a discussion with a guy that drills wells for a living, if you hit the fault during the drill you are pretty much out of luck and have to start over. In the case of 10-14-14 they are seeking to drill from another area (sec 9 perhaps) in order to avoid the fault while running the lateral in to sec 10.
Permalink Reply by Mac Davis on March 9, 2010 at 13:34
Thanks, but I'm wondering what happens in the physical sense. Why are you out of luck? Does your well bore collapse? gas escape? bit break? water flood the well? all life as you know it stops instantaneously and every molecule in your body explodes at the speed of light? Total protonic reversal?
Permalink Reply by Parkdota on March 9, 2010 at 13:51
If memory serves the guy told me that it destroys the integrity of the drilled hole that needs to be taught or intact in order to get the natgas to return via pressure. I guess it's like punching a big hole in a water hose.

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