Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by robert gage on January 1, 2011 at 6:47

mainland's press release states it is setting completion casing. is this a good sign or normal procedure to determine if well is productive or dry?

Permalink Reply by jeff boler on January 1, 2011 at 15:52

The well would eventually blow-out if left under static conditions without casing the exposed wellbore.

Permalink Reply by Michael Lowe on January 2, 2011 at 10:34

Man oh man has this discussion done well that I started on June 16, 2010.---we should all know once and for all one day.  I just had a notion that the discussion would do well.  Even in the modern times which we live----we only know by drilling a well----still the gold standard.  Whatever will be, will be..........................Thanks for the weekly drilling reports!

 

Hey Jay, drilling rate [time spent] went very well huh!  Just like you said it would.  Good job!

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on January 2, 2011 at 12:59

Paul, good points.  My interest in this portion of the discussion is not to debate specifics of basin deposition. It is to give laymen members of the site some clarity as to some of the comments made.  They are mineral owners with an interest in a particular location, theirs.  Moving basinward to transition from sands to shales likely is not clear to the majority.  And statements that tend to give the impression that all of the Haynesville is shale, and therefore a sure fire producer in their minds, is confusing to them.   The Haynesville Shale Play has created great expectations among thousands and, IMO, one of the reasons that there are now 15,000 GHS members is that a number of industry members make an effort to post information in plain language with simplified explanations where they think it will be helpful.  I would be wonderful if every land/mineral owner in the extended area of the HA Play were likely to get a lease with a big bonus and a shale well that paid big $$$ royalties.  That just won't happen.  This thread has attracted some knowledgeable new members who are focused on this discussion and may not have an appreciation for how the debate appears to the laymen members looking in.

Permalink Reply by Paul M. Hess on January 3, 2011 at 0:52

Skip-

 

I understand your concerns and they are appreciated. Those very concerns with a desire to help as many laymen as possible acquire a better understanding of the geological picture and what, for lack of a better way to phrase it, drives drilling and exploration is what was behind the request for Keith to setup the "OIl & Gas Professionals" Group. I invite all laymen who have questions regarding any aspect of the industry to please post their questions for the "Oil & Gas Professionals" group and hopefully, one of the professionals with the applicable experience will reply accordingly. The groups mission is to provide a framework for discussion which will assist in the dissemination of geological and engineering information in a way which is more easily understandable as well as providing a forum for professionals to interact with each other as well as the laymen. In this way, it is hoped that by applying that learned from the queries presented, a better understanding of the plays being discussed across the breadth of GHS will occur. Not meant to replace the various discussion boards, but rather a place for reference to assist in ones undertanding of the many ongoing discussions.

Permalink Reply by jffree1 on January 4, 2011 at 2:53

Mainland Sets Production Casing on Its 22,000 Foot Deep Haynesville Shale Well in Mississippi

HOUSTON, Jan. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mainland Resources, Inc. (the "Company" or "Mainland") (OTCQB: MNLU, Frankfurt: 5MN) (www.mainlandresources.com) reports that it has set production casing at its Burkley-Phillips #1 well in Jefferson County, Mississippi.  At a total depth of 22,000 feet, this well qualifies as one of the top-ten deepest US onshore wells drilled in 2010.

This well was drilled to explore the oil and gas potential in a region of Mississippi where the Haynesville Shale was unknown with the single exception of a nearby well that was drilled in 1981 by Chevron through a 2,000 foot
Haynesville Shale interval prior to the application of modern shale gas
identification and production techniques.

The analysis of the electric line logging information and the 21-foot full core Haynesville Shale sample taken at a depth of 20,415 feet, utilizing
Schlumberger's and Core Laboratory's industry leading technologies, are
being used to confirm reservoir characteristics and validate the
Company's observations of the core sample that a natural fracture system
exists within Mainland's Haynesville Shale acreage in Mississippi.

Management expects the information gathered using these state-of-the-art industry techniques will provide a more accurate understanding of the prospectivity of the Haynesville Shale.
Specifically, information related to volumes of gas in place within the
matrix, porosity, permeability, gas quality, mineralogy and total
organic content will be directly analyzed from the full core.  The
Company believes that the Haynesville Shale may extend beyond a 2,000
foot vertical section based on technical information gathered to date.

Nick Atencio, Mainland CEO states, "We have now completed the drilling and casing phase of this project and are transitioning into the analysis and testing phases. We are anxious
to see the results of these analyses to further quantify the potential
of the Haynesville Shale, in addition to the other potentially
productive zones we encountered within this wellbore."

 

http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/192644

 

Permalink Reply by Elizabeth Netterville Coleman on January 4, 2011 at 4:02

Why?

 

Permalink Reply by david king on January 4, 2011 at 5:13

for those  folks who aren't familiar with mainland's wi partner in this deal (guggenheim) there is a great article in the newest issue of forbes ( jan. 17, p. 107)-   david

Permalink Reply by Checkmateking on January 8, 2011 at 3:14

it doesn't mean that at all

Permalink Reply by ron ennis on January 7, 2011 at 15:40

any info from well site?

Permalink Reply by rusell shleby on January 7, 2011 at 15:58

Skip?? You have the rigdata report?

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on January 8, 2011 at 3:53

RigData no longer includes a report for the Burkley-Phillips #1 as the well has TD'ed and the rig has moved.  As RigData does not include reports for completion operations, we will have to rely on press releases from MNLU from now on.

• ‹ Previous
• 1
• …
• 30
• 31
• 32
• 33
• 34
• …
• 64
• Next ›
• Page