Lrb, various sources indicate the gas produced from the southern portion of the Haynesville Shale has higher levels of CO2 & H2S and does not meet pipeline specifications. This means the gas will need to be treated on location with an amine unit to reduce the CO2 & H2S levels.
The frac refers to fracing a well which is necessary for the well to produce at an economic rate. All Haynesville Shale wells will be frac'ed.
Well, One major timber company just got $20,200 per acre for over 300 acres and NSU just got over 4 million for a mid 300 acre offer, both by cheseapke if I am not mistaken. We have a long way to go on leasing in this shale!
In case any of you are interested, and being in the E&P business as smaller independent, the shale plays have gone thud!!! Problem is companies playing the Wall Street Hype Game have spent too much money for leases, especially in the H'ville and over hyped the play. The potential is still there but the folks with big bucks to drill have been cut-off at the knees by their own hands. So great for those who leased, not so great for those who didn't because my guess is your expectations are high and will keep you from seeing the light...being the real money comes from drilling and getting production that will flow for many, many years. Bonus money comes once and that's it. And the bonuses being paid make this play marginally economic plus the cost to drill is too high. So much acreage in this play will go undrilled and chances are none of you will want to lease at a price that will stimulate companies to drill wells that, even if non-economic for the company, will pay you royalties. I almost bought acreage at the $000's of dollars range and luckily was spooked off. I ran the economics and applied the risk and it was not economice. I would still drill the play but at acreage costs in the $00's. If someone were really cleaver, they would pull together anough un-leased and un-drilled land in the the play and actually form a partnership with the oil company and become a part of the deal that ensures wells get drilled. Learn the economics of the play and individual wells and see what the long haul profits would be for working royalties, not bonuses. Big Bucks for bonuses is very exciting and in a way intoxicating. Unfortunately I fear the play has been drowned by big independents and will need some time to revive. Here is a tip! Its the smaller independents who will pick up the pieces and get this play drilled and expanded, but it will only happen when land prices get real.