Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Nancy Taylor Ds2 on March 16, 2011 at 11:13

This is in DeSoto Parish.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Spring Branch,mineral owner on March 16, 2011 at 12:00

The surface location is in Section 12 but the bottom hole is in Section 13.  Section 13 mineral owners will get the royalty from this well.  I don't know if the rig in on location, but from what you read, I would guess no.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Nancy Taylor Ds2 on March 17, 2011 at 8:46

Why wouldn't the rig be located in Section 13? 

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 17, 2011 at 9:08

Because this is a "horizontal" well.  There is no production from the vertical well bore (in this case, Section 12) only from the lateral or horizontal portion of the well bore in Section 13).  Since these drilling units are a square mile section and the longest allowed lateral length for a well is ~4,620', it helps to start from outside the section to get thay maximum length.  It takes several hundred lateral feet to turn the well bore from the vertical to the horizontal.  This video is a good visual example.

 

http://www.oerb.com/Default.aspx?tabid=242

• ▶ Reply