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Permalink Reply by Miracle on December 20, 2008 at 12:39

Haven't heard of any really deep Petrohawk wells near Tenaha. Most everything they're drilling is horizontal --
but nothing that says they're HS wells.

Permalink Reply by Mark on December 22, 2008 at 10:43

Interesting about the conference call info. Are you sure they were talking about the Lane and the Bowers wells? I've heard that neither well will be horizontal HS wells because of drilling problems in the area. Word is that the Lane well will be a horizontal Cotton Valley well and the Bowers well is being completed vertically in the Smackover which is below the HS.

Permalink Reply by Mark on December 23, 2008 at 9:02

No, the Cotton Valley is a totally different unit than the HS. Nobody within the industry is calling the CV and HS the same thing. There have been some very good horizontal Cotton Valley wells drilled in Panola County over the last few years.

Drilling problems - severe lost circulation.

Permalink Reply by Mark on December 23, 2008 at 9:30

OK, this is going nowhere. The Haynesville equivalent in Texas IS listed on the permit. Your required on permits to use existing field names and the nomenclature in Texas is a little different than in Louisiana so Haynesville would not be on the permit but the named equivalent would be and it is. The Lane well is going to be a horizontal CV well not HS and Petrohawk is not trying to mislead anyone for fear of an area getting to hot. That would be a non-industry misguided opinion. Simply put things changed, namely hole conditions, and Petrohawk is attmepting to make the best of it. At some point people are going to have to deal in facts instead always assuming subterfuge. BTW, that area is pretty well leased up so the "hot" time is behind us.

Permalink Reply by Cheerleader on December 23, 2008 at 9:51

Mark Smith,
What is the "Haynesville equivalent in Texas"?
I, as others, view these permits and we would like to know what is the name of the field being used, on Texas permits, which is the equivalent of Haynesville.
Thanks

Permalink Reply by HS on December 23, 2008 at 10:08

MY UNDERSTANDING UNTIL A WELL IS ESTIBLISHED IN A FORMATION IN THAT PARTICULAR FIELD THEN IT WILL SHOW ON DRILL PERMIT AS WILDCAT AREA . WHAT IS THE FIELD CALLED AROUND TENAHA

Permalink Reply by Mark on December 23, 2008 at 10:10

Tenaha (Jurassic) - as I said...it is on the permit. In fact it is the only field listed on the permits. Other areas of Texas it maybe different. In this area (Tenaha) this is your choice for wells contemplated being completed in formations at that depth until and if a new field designation (which would nclude a new field name and the new name could include "Haynesville" if the requester request it) is requested and granted.

Permalink Reply by shelbyco on December 23, 2008 at 19:12

Mark, for those us who are not in this business, what does "severe lost circulation" mean in this context? Also, do you have the impression that these will be good wells despite the problems? I have an unleased mineral interest about a mile-and-a-half from these wells and have been trying to keep up with them. Thank you for your input.

Permalink Reply by shelbyco on December 22, 2008 at 15:48

Mark, what kind of drilling problems have you heard of?