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Permalink Reply by Jo Ann Carter on March 19, 2013 at 6:57

Not CHK.

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Permalink Reply by Will Marshall on March 19, 2013 at 6:58

yea i am aware of there mis-dealings in the area. I will avoid them like the plague

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 19, 2013 at 9:07

There is no leasing on-going in the Haughton area of which I am aware.  If there is any interest it might be for shallow oil.  The Haynesville Shale is not economic in that vicinity and I know of no other interest involving deep targets.

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Permalink Reply by Will Marshall on March 20, 2013 at 1:34

Thanks Skip

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Permalink Reply by benny on March 26, 2013 at 6:05

Well from what Skip says, you would have been the one taking advantage of them instead of vice versa, which was what you were afraid of.

Lesson learned I hope.

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Permalink Reply by Will Marshall on March 26, 2013 at 6:36

Yea it sounds like it. especially if it was not profitable to drill in that area. Oh well guess I missed out on that chance.

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Permalink Reply by benny on March 28, 2013 at 5:13

It's called "paralysis by analysis". next time remember that a bird in hand ............

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Permalink Reply by David Crockett on March 28, 2013 at 5:27

Will, I know that you were probably trying to get the best deal that you could.  Sorry that it did not work out.  Like Skip said maybe there will be some interest for the shallow oil.

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Permalink Reply by Will Marshall on March 28, 2013 at 5:49

Thats ok. You can't miss what you never had. No worries though. I can wait. My father had a survey done some 25+ years ago that yielded some promise of possible shallow oil.

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 28, 2013 at 6:18

IMO one of the great services provided by GHS is as a means to look back at how the Haynesville Shale Play unfolded and how mineral owners reacted to the excitement, hype and deluge of uninformed opinions by those with no knowledge in managing minerals.  So many mistakes.  So many disappointments.  So much uninformed wishful thinking.  The Haughton area is probably the very best cautionary tale in the whole play.  For those who would care to learn something from the experience.  Go back in time through the GHS archives and read the discussion threads.  Pay attention to the dates of the responses in the many threads.  Use this link:

http://www.gohaynesvilleshale.com/group/bossierparish/forum/topic/s...

Permalink Reply by Hopeful About Natural Gas on March 28, 2013 at 6:55

I agree with Skip that one of the best things about GHS is the history it contains. We have had a front row seat for the development of a new energy source. I have been waiting for this for over 40 years.

I've long thought that the content of GHS should be preserved for future researchers - both in the O&G field and also in human psychology. GHS has provided a window into the "fear vs greed" push-pull that is in many of our financial decisions. This blog is of enormous historical importance for both ever changing markets and human psychology that never seems to change.

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 28, 2013 at 7:16

Hopeful, I imagine that many members are unaware of the fact that excepting posts by members who have left the website the discussions and responses from day one of GHS are contained in the archive. To access the archives go to the command, "View All" just below the list of current discussions on the Main Page.  Then enter a key word in the search box and click on the magnifying glass.  Unfortunately the archive does not organize the discussions chronologically.  Members should pay attention to the date of the discussions and responses in order to have some context.  Try several different key words or phrases to find discussions with subjects of interest.

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