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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on April 25, 2012 at 8:28

Have you checked to see if there is a well permit for your section? Operators are not required to notice lessors when they permit a well.  Sabine Parish, Noble area is insufficient location information.  You may get more specific responses if you post your section-township-range.

Permalink Reply by NUDOG on April 25, 2012 at 10:03

Thanks for replying Skip. Don't really know where to look for permits but Im in T-8  Sec - 11 R -13w.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on April 25, 2012 at 10:21

Are your minerals in Section 11 - Township 8 North - Range 13 West? Or Section 8 - Township 11 North - Range 13 West?

Permalink Reply by NUDOG on April 25, 2012 at 10:43

Township 8       Section 11       Range 13w

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on April 25, 2012 at 10:49

Should be written:  S11 - 8N - 13W (section-township-range).  This section has a Haynesville Drilling Order with Forest Oil as operator.  I doubt that Forest will drill it but there are other operators with adjoining units that might be interested including Chesapeake and Comstock.  If was a Chesapeake unit, I would think the odds were good you'd get a well before your lease expires.  With Forest as unit operator I wouldn't hazard a guess.  Good Luck.

Permalink Reply by NUDOG on April 25, 2012 at 10:59

Sorry about that Skip. I am leased with Chesapeake. If Forest doesn't drill do you think they will let it expire?

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on April 25, 2012 at 14:03

Forest could easily have Chesapeake develop the unit if Chesapeake wishes to do so.  The company holding the unit order has the right to select the operator.

Permalink Reply by Henry on April 25, 2012 at 14:00

NUDOG,

If your lease expires, ask the company to file a release in the courthouse.  Not that it is necessary, but it makes it very clear to future companies that your land is, indeed, free of that prior lease.

Permalink Reply by NUDOG on April 26, 2012 at 1:23

Thanks Skip and Henry for your input. Just gonna sit back and wait for now. Feel blessed with what I have  already received. I know at this point everything is just pure speculation but you guys on this forum know a heck of a lot more than I do.