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Permalink Reply by whodat on March 6, 2013 at 1:46

Can anyon tell me what sections the well permits are in?

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 6, 2013 at 2:26

L SMK RA SUB;UPSHAW 6-22-2H #1 - Mount Olive, North Field, Union Parish, Section 6 - 22N - 2W

L SMK RA SUA;PLUM CRK 13-23-2H #1 - Bayou De Loutre Field, Union Parish, Section 13 - 23N - 2W

Both unit wells in previously formed units.

Permalink Reply by whodat on March 6, 2013 at 2:44

Thanks Skip!

Permalink Reply by North LA on March 6, 2013 at 2:30

Looks like they are giving up on the 8000ft laterals for now.

Permalink Reply by obed w odom on March 16, 2013 at 3:56

Here are links to the plats showing the units and the proposed surface and bottom-hole locations for these 2 permitted wells:

http://ucmwww.dnr.state.la.us/ucmsearch/UCMRedir.aspx?url=http%3a%2...

http://ucmwww.dnr.state.la.us/ucmsearch/UCMRedir.aspx?url=http%3a%2...

The plats are on page 6 in each case. Interestingly, the surface location for the Plum Creek 13-23-2H well is not even in the unit, which consists of Sections 12 and 1 of T23N R2W, but just south of the unit, in Section 13.

Permalink Reply by Sarah Randolph on March 16, 2013 at 4:11

How does the surface location differ from the penetration point i.e.  what is the surface location? Is it not the pad site? Not understanding how the two can be in different sections. 

Permalink Reply by obed w odom on March 16, 2013 at 4:30

I think the penetration point is where the Brown Dense formation will actually be penetrated, but the surface location (pad site), according to the plat, will be in the section just south of the unit. SWN probably has plans to drill several wells from the same pad.

Permalink Reply by Sarah Randolph on March 16, 2013 at 5:04

Thanks Obed. They already have a pad site but I do not know what section it is in. DeSoto Rig #20 is currently stacked there. 

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 16, 2013 at 5:57

Off unit surface locations are common with horizontal wells.  The majority of Haynesville Sale wells are drilled in this manner. It is a more simple operation to build the curve and have the lateral  horizontal before penetrating rock within the unit.

Permalink Reply by Sarah Randolph on March 16, 2013 at 7:29

The pad site I have seen is obviously in section 13, based on the plat map link above.  Why wouldn't they have created units 13 and 12 vs 12 and 1? 

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 16, 2013 at 11:01

SWN is forming 1280 acre units.  If they had formed a unit of 12 & 13 that would have left Section 1 as a 640 acre unit. The stateline runs along the north section line of 1.

Permalink Reply by Sarah Randolph on March 16, 2013 at 14:57

That makes sense; thanks for the reply.