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so RM/JAY/SKIP what would be your educated assumption on the AC perm/porosity and thickness of reservoir as it descends off the shelf into a down dip 17000+ feet (Evangeline parish).  would a landing in the AC and a 5000' horizontal be more challenging than the shallower wells up closer to the shelf in avoyelles and rapides? Do we just need to wait on a deep test well to answer those questions? thx HC

That would be above my pay grade.  I'll leave it for Jay and Rock Man.

,hx Skip.  Im just very curious about deeper AC wells 17,000+ feet as i have searched tirelessly to find deep AC wells to no avail.. everything in Texas and across La. arent anywhere near the 18,000ft TVD....

It comes down to the temperatures at that depth. Most likely it would be a gas field that deep. 

Deeper AC would be more gas prone, but depending on the overall temperature and thermal maturity, a gas well at this depth may contain a lot of condensate as well as NGL's in any production stream.

One of the best areas to find deep AC wells will be associated with the deep Tuscaloosa Sand production areas in this part of Louisiana. Some of those wells go below 20,000' (I believe) - and the AC will be above the Tuscaloosa Sands

I would expect any serious operator in the AC trend in Louisiana will be drilling a vertical pilot hole / science well to obtain state of the art modern logs, obtain core and have the rock to do key analyses that will be used to determine if drilling a horizontal wellbore is a viable option.

This has been a common practice in may areas of unconventional resource development during the early stages of exploration.

I had a vertical test well here in the Permian and I thought that was the whole enchilada. Imagine my excitement when they cam back with 8 horizontals.

Simple answer is that the deeper the well and TVD of the lateral, the more challenging mechanically it would be to drill said well. A shallower AC lateral would be less challenging, but the quality of the reservoir plus reservoir pressures and potential O&G resources will not be the same at different depths across the area.

It should also be noted that even a shallow well can be screwed up if not done correctly. There are a lot of issues to be considered for any well - nothing is "vanilla" when it comes to drilling a lateral wellbore over a mile horizontally while staying in the property target interval. Regardless of the TVD of that lateral

Thx RM JM for all your input,,  guess we just sit tight till they drill the test wells.  Petroguard/“Partner” says they will do 4 by Year’s end!  Wrapping up their leasing in a Tri-parish area and will have 250-300,000 acres according to landmen working the area.   

Again, thanks Skip.   As you can see, every time I write something it exposes that I am not very good at even the simple thing of searching for something.  You had mention that we might just need to concentrate on the lease terms.   Actually that is about all that I know to do is take their phone call, listen to their offers, then explain to my family.  None are in a rush to jump on the bonus, but rather work for a higher royalty percentage than 20% thinking would should have a chance for at least 22.5%.  When I think I have reached the point that no one will be making additional offers, I will go to my atty with his knowledge of oil & gas, to negotiate even better for us.  You had mention to have someone that is savvy in this industry.  My guy might be low on the "savvy scale".  Where do we find one that is on the high end.

You mention large acreage, fortunate location.  For location, all I know is they are coming to me for something they would like to have.  To us 280 aces is a large number but in this type of negotiations it may be dinky.  Maybe you could share a little more on size.

Someone mention to know their protocol.   Protocol would have never entered into my mind, and if they had explained their type of wells and drilling I am sure I would have been at a loss for understanding what it meant.

So, thus far I have only been able to share where our property is located, then the companies that are offering and the different amounts.  Then I hope to see some of the same from others so I can compare and maybe negotiate upward.   One thing that I am surprised about, there are not many in the northern part of East Baton Rouge Parish that have shared information, but maybe most do not know about GHS.

I do appreciate each of you for your comments and VAST knowledge. 

Please just bare with me.

John Lann   EBR Parish

As I have mentioned before John I am surprised by the interest in your location but 280 is no small beans in acreage and lease terms could make a difference in the millions. I suggest you find “very savvy”.

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