Austin Chalk in Louisiana: including Avoyelles, Rapides, Pointe Coupee, Florida Parishes, East Baton Rouge, Vernon

Horizontal drilling, improved seismic testing,  and liner casing are offering new hope for the deep minerals in parts of the Austin Chalk which runs from near Austin, Texas through the middle of Louisiana to Biloxi Mississippi. 

In 1995, the USGS determined that the Austin Chalk is one of our Nation's largest, onshore domestic unconventional, continuous-type oil resource. More recently, exploration and production in frontier areas of Texas and Louisiana have shown that the Austin Chalk has additional potential as a continuous-type deep-gas resource mostly to the east and downdip of existing oil plays.

Over a decade later, now leasing and drilling activity is picking up in certain parishes of Central Louisiana following improved technologies.

Austin chalk runs from above New Orleans to Pointe Coupee, Avoyelles Rapides and Vernon Parishes

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Permalink Reply by Abington on March 28, 2011 at 12:16
I hear from neighbors the well is just south of the Avoyelles-St. Landry Parish lines.
Permalink Reply by JBT on March 29, 2011 at 3:07

Abington,  I have some land about .5 miles south of the Avoyelles-St.Landry parish line. Someone contacted me about leasing my land but I could not hear the call back # or the company they were repersenting. Any info you could pass on to me would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Permalink Reply by Joe Aldridge on March 29, 2011 at 3:43

Joshua,

They will be back in touch. If not that person someone else. Just hang in there and be patient.

I would love to know what they are offering as far as bonus and royalty if you would share that with us when they do get in touch. Any help along those lines would be greatly appreciated.

Joe

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 31, 2011 at 8:13

New Anadarko AUS C Unit in Avoyelles and St. Landry parishes.

 

http://assets.dnr.la.gov/cons/hearings/2011/05MAY/11-227ap0001.pdf

Permalink Reply by Abington on April 26, 2011 at 16:29

Parish AVOYELLES- permitted in Austin Chalk april 12


Field 0800 BAYOU JACK, NORTH

Operator Well Serial Well Name Well Permit Date SCT TWN RNG MRN Total Depth Report Date API Num Number Scout Detail Status Number Scout Detail

N054 NELSON ENERGY, INC. 243093 AUS RA SUAA;DESHOTELS 001

04/12/2011 17009206360000 01 ETAL 13H PERMITTED-INITIAL REPORT

04/12/2011 013 02S 05E W 20146

199.7’ FSL & 404’ FEL OF SEC 13. PBHL: N 0 D 20’ 51" W – 4766’ FROM SURF LOC IN SEC 13.

 

 

 

Permalink Reply by W Sharp on April 27, 2011 at 7:27
I own minerals in S6 T2S, R3E, and just received an offer to lease of $225 per acre and 25% royalty, with a max depth clause of 11,500. I rejected it due to lease addendum terms or rather lack there of. The start price last December, was $100 and 1/5th.  Just sharing info about current activity in Avoyelles.
Permalink Reply by Scott on April 27, 2011 at 8:45

Jay,

 

Would you happen to have any well logs for some Eagle Ford wells?

 

Scott

 

Permalink Reply by Scott on April 27, 2011 at 12:03
Sorry Jay for such a broad question. I'm really not familiar with this trend but a buddy of mine is the head landman for a company out of PA. They have a bunch of leasehold and a few producing wells in the Utica shale. He has heard the Utica and Eagleford are fairly similar in nature. He asked if I could obtain some well logs in a good producing area. But I'm not familar with the area and as you have described it is a big trend. Would you happen to have some logs of some good wells in that area wherever it maybe located so my buddy can compare logs from those to his Utica logs. 
Permalink Reply by Scott on April 27, 2011 at 12:19
Jay,

You are the man. It is greatly appreciated. 
Permalink Reply by Scott on April 28, 2011 at 3:35

Thank you sir.

 

Permalink Reply by W Sharp on April 27, 2011 at 12:20

Thanks Jay

Should have known you would know where the Chalk begins.

Wayne

Permalink Reply by charles gaiennie on May 9, 2011 at 4:05
a month ago we had a lot of interest in leasing in SW Rapides parish particularly around Forest Hill Hwy 112 & US165 area some leasing done but not much interest now, anyone know whats happened? Thanks Charles

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