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Permalink Reply by NA on August 27, 2013 at 14:19

If you have a milkshake and I have a milkshake and I have a straw and my straw reaches across the room and starts to drink your milkshake. I drink your milkshake! I drink it all up....

Sorry I love that movie quote

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Permalink Reply by d laurenson on August 27, 2013 at 14:24

Haha not so funny in this circumstance

 

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on August 27, 2013 at 14:32

Depends on the particulars.  Are you asking your question concerning a Haynesville horizontal well?

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Permalink Reply by d laurenson on August 28, 2013 at 3:35

yes

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on August 28, 2013 at 3:40

Specifics matter.  Is there a particular well and section that relates to your question?  A well name or serial number would be helpful if you know it.  If not please post the section-township-range.

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Permalink Reply by d laurenson on August 28, 2013 at 3:54

In looking at the well info I don't see anything that would show clues as to whether gas is being taken inappropriately but you may. #238427, 239686, 238134.

 

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on August 28, 2013 at 4:13

I don't think there is any way to review production data and get an idea whether any gas was being produced from these sections by wells in adjoining sections.  The one thing that the wells have in common other than proximity is that they were early completions (2008/2009) and have been in constant production for 4 or more years.  All are largely depleted and are about to reach 5 years when the decline curve flattens out.  With the decline in natural gas price the royalty payments on these wells will have been reduced significantly but that's just the nature of horizontal Haynesville Shale wells.  The fact to bear in mind is that these are all "unit" wells and that in the future "alternate unit" wells will be drilled in these units and royalties will go back up.  This will happen for every subsequent well drilled in the unit.  Probably 6 to 7 more wells for each of these units.

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Permalink Reply by d laurenson on August 28, 2013 at 4:53

I am 26-16-16 how would this "alternate unit" of these wells affect me?

 

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on August 28, 2013 at 5:02

They don't.  You didn't state where your mineral interest was located.  Any idea why Section 26 doesn't have a Haynesville Shale well and unit?

Permalink Reply by Gatrpaw on August 27, 2013 at 14:52

I am aware that in the Haynesville shale some rigs that were drilling the horizontal portion of their well were receiving kicks from fracing operations on wells being completed 1/2 mile or better away. Kicks...meaning pressure surges of gas pushing back into the well bore being drilled.

 

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Permalink Reply by Mike Cummings Jr on August 28, 2013 at 3:24

It's an old trick of the trade. A lot more of this goes on than you'd think!

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Permalink Reply by HBP on September 3, 2013 at 8:08

Even if the lateral is spaced correctly in the Section next to the one supposedly being drained, I just assume the fractures are not controlled to the extent that it is not draining something from the next section. 

It looks like companies do too because I've heard of permitted Haynesville wells getting moved in order to protect the unit line when another operator plans to complete near their unit.  The problem for the landowner is if the Operator that is potentially "draining" you also controls your unit, then your interests and theirs are less aligned.

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