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Permalink Reply by Missy on July 12, 2010 at 3:05

Deborah,
You are correct there are two wells. The surface location will serve both wells. One will produce from Sec. 6 and the other will produce from Sec. 1

Permalink Reply by Deborah Rowell on July 14, 2010 at 18:40

Missy, thanyou for the reply!

Permalink Reply by Missy on July 15, 2010 at 2:18

I would like to add that royalties are paid to the mineral owners of the section where the bottom hole is located.

Permalink Reply by Les Bamburg on July 15, 2010 at 2:52

Deborah, for reference here are the two wells in question. Both have urface locations in Section 6.

Questar, Kennedy 6 #H1 Well, Serial #241453, S6-T15N-R8W
Questar, Kennedy 1 #H1 Well, Serial #241438, S6(1)-T15N-R8(9)W

Permalink Reply by pamela johnson on July 17, 2010 at 8:09

Is there a map showing area? I believe this is in Castor want to see how far away S23 is from this area since the township and row are the same.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on July 17, 2010 at 8:23

Yes, this is the Castor area. Section 6 would be approximately 3 to 4 miles northwest of Section 23.

Permalink Reply by pamela johnson on July 18, 2010 at 7:36

With the actual drilling about to take place so close to S23 would you estimate that it could still take some years for actual drilling to take place in area? What is the bottom hole? and also, if there is not a bottom hole in S23 does that mean that royalties are not paid to property owners?

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on July 18, 2010 at 7:57

The bottom hole is the terminal point of the horizontal well bore and indicates the section/unit that is being produced. Operators desire to have horizontal laterals as long as possible within certain limitations. Therefore the optimal drilling plan is a surface location where the rig is seen drilling that is slightly outside the unit boundary. The well bore can only turn so tight a radius in the transition from vertical to horizontal. If the turn can be accomplished so that the well bore has reached horizontal as it enters the unit, then the operator can get the maximum lateral length. The first perforation in the producing portion of the well bore must not occur closer than 330' from the unit boundary and the bottom hole must also be 330' from the opposite unit boundary. As most sections are a mile in distance, 5280' - 660' = 4620', the theoretical longest legal lateral in a section sized unit.

Pam, your section does not have a Haynesville Unit order as yet. In most cases the unit application comes first but not always. There are wells being drilled to your east that will likely determine whether development continues into the east half of 15N - 8W. Good Luck.

Permalink Reply by pamela johnson on July 18, 2010 at 8:07

I am familar with the sonris and check the Louisiana Office of Conservation often for hearing dates and areas that take out applications for public hearings. Is that where I would find out if the Haynesville Unit order has been issued for my area? Also, I've noticed a lot of applications for Woodarville. I am not in the area and it appears that Woodardville somewhat includes Bienville/Castor? Or is this a town close to Castor?

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on July 18, 2010 at 8:15

Check the Commissioner's Public Hearing schedule periodically for units being formed in the Kings Dome Field. Your section should be included in that field as Section 26 to your immediate south is in Kings Dome. There are no historic wells in your section so that's my best guess.

Permalink Reply by pamela johnson on July 18, 2010 at 8:29

Thanks so much for the information that you have provided, I appreciate your patience and ability to answer my questions. This is my last question. Do you feel that area is not included in the Haynesville Shale and no known natural gas in area?

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on July 18, 2010 at 9:07

pamela, I think that no one, including the operators drilling shale wells in Bienville Parish, know just how far east the producible shale extends. The wells being completed in the western reaches of the 9W townships (15N -13N) look to be good. With the exception of one permit in 7w, the furtherest east well actually drilling is the subject of this discussion thread, S6 - 15N - 8W. We will just have to follow the step out wells as they move east and keep our fingers crossed.

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