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Permalink Reply by Joe Aldridge on April 4, 2018 at 5:26

East and West Feliciana. 90+% of their acreage is above the shelf.

Permalink Reply by Craig Wascom on April 4, 2018 at 6:07

Does anybody besides me think that it is a bold move to sell those assets for a possible play above the shelf?

Permalink Reply by Old Scout on April 4, 2018 at 6:17

I've heard it said (at the water cooler) that the Permian was "The" place to be and was seeing serious O&G action. So yes - if that's the case, this would be a dramatic shift.

Permalink Reply by Craig Wascom on April 4, 2018 at 7:18

Not water cooler talk I love and have producing minerals in the Permian. This place is a mad house, I don’t know why they would sell here to move there unless they know something we don’t. 

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on April 4, 2018 at 8:10

The Permian is not as consistently productive as many may imagine.  In fact rock quality varies just as it does in all unconventional basins.  The best rock in the Permian is about as good as it gets onshore but not all of the rock is created equal.  Location, location, location.  Just being "Permian" ain't enough.

Permalink Reply by Thomas Maglone on April 4, 2018 at 6:52

Sell or Lease ?

Permalink Reply by William C. Morrison on April 4, 2018 at 6:12

Allegedly the "shelf" runs through Pointe Coupee over into northern East Baton Rouge Parish.  I would presume we are talking about the Edwards Shelf.  Of course, no one knows exactly where the shelf runs, but areas like False River Field is said to be on the "down dip" of the shelf.  Judge Digby Field (Parlange and Wurtel) is hot spot for deep Tuscaloosa Trend dry gas.  South of there is the Livonia Field which runs to the Morganza Spillway and has been pumping oil for generations.  The Foudoche Field is above and slightly to west of Livonia Field.  Above Judge Digby and slightly to the east is the Moore-Sams field that seems to be over and done with, and north of Judge Digby is south the Morganza Field (also deep Tuscaloosa Trend dry gas).  The Mississippi River turns east at Morganza and runs from the west to east to about St. Francisville where river turns south again and generally separates Pointe Coupee and East Baton Rouge Parishes.  The new Audubon Bridge crosses the river just above the West Feliciana/East Baton Rouge Parish lines and from Pointe Coupee.  More often than not, leased lands in West Feliciana are referred to as the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS).  The TMS overlays the Tuscaloosa Trend, the Austin Chalk strata lies above the TMS.  It was odd to me that leases across the river from West Feliciana were always referred to the Austin Chalk for oil and Tuscaloosa Trend for deep gas while activity in the past inside of West Feliciana Parish just across the river from Pointe Coupee were referred to TMS.  Times have changed and now turf on the West Feliciana side of the river seems to now fall into the Austin Chalk zone.  Those are decidedly different stratas but who cares as long as one's property is leased and perhaps some one will drill.  Our place is across the river from West Feliciana Parish and has been leased (again).  As Harry Potter famously said, "And now we wait."

Permalink Reply by Doug Cox on April 4, 2018 at 6:42

04/04/2018	06	16435		3/29/18, SET 4 1/2" CSG @16,026' W/510 SKS, TD 16,435".(FINAL REPORT ON THIS WELL) STATUS DATE: 3/29/18
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Permalink Reply by Old Scout on April 4, 2018 at 6:47

Doug - please post a clickable link. Thanks...

Permalink Reply by Joe Aldridge on April 4, 2018 at 7:51

Hi Doug, Thanks for the report. The problem is setting the Liner with 510 sks of cement. If there is a water component to the formation then they are plugging up the natural fractures. There is no reason that I know of to cement the liner in. They should have hung the liner at the casing point and let it float. It will be interesting to see the stimulation technique they use and  the production from the well at completion.

Permalink Reply by Rock Man on April 4, 2018 at 8:09

If the goal here is to frac the matrix reservoir and not depend on the "old fashioned" natural fracture approach to playing the AC, then issues with near wellbore cement related impact is not important.

The key to the "new" AC Hz Frac play is to access O&G from the matrix reservoir - not natural fractures. This is why diverter technology is such a big part of this new play approach (i.e. to temporarily plug up any present natural fractures to allow stimulation to get into the matrix section)

Hanging slotted liner without cementing is great for the "old" AC approach

Permalink Reply by David Crockett on April 4, 2018 at 7:13

http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_7ca96c...

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