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Permalink Reply by Lisa Melder-Johnson on January 16, 2020 at 5:23

Wow good news.  Thanks Bob for sharing.  Looks like they are filling in where they did not have units around Cocodrie Lake east of Forest Hill.

Permalink Reply by Lisa Melder-Johnson on January 16, 2020 at 8:05

Well is that good or bad news?  Are they anticipating alot of SW waste or coming from wells or does it take alot for new fracking techniques?  Confusing since 5 more units applied for. 

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on January 16, 2020 at 8:12

It's not the frac water.  It's the produced water that is the concern here.  If operators can not limit produced water by wisely choosing the best lateral landing zone then they will need to have SWD wells to help manage the cost of disposal.  It is a major post-completion cost.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on January 16, 2020 at 8:41

Cost of disposal varies but I think this is a reasonable cost average estimate and shows the savings that an operator gets from disposing of its own produced water as opposed to paying a disposal company.  From what we have seen to date regarding produced water volumes, managing disposal costs will be a key to profitable wells.

For a saltwater disposal well that is operated by an Oil and Gas Company for disposal of the brine produced during normal operations, the average cost of disposal is often less than $0.25 per barrel of fluid disposed. A commercial SWD well will typically charge between $0.50 and $2.50 per barrel of fluid.

Permalink Reply by Lisa Melder-Johnson on January 16, 2020 at 12:16

Thanks Jay!  That is good to know that it's part of normal AC well production.

Permalink Reply by Lisa Melder-Johnson on January 16, 2020 at 14:27

Wow Bob!   Was just looking at the Sonris Map on these two SWD & they are very close to one another.   Only one section away.

Permalink Reply by Darrell Blanchard on January 17, 2020 at 9:34

Where can I find this map?

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on January 17, 2020 at 10:13

Can you be more specific, Darrell?  The map of the drilling units? Or, the map of the SWD well location? 

Permalink Reply by Darrell Blanchard on January 17, 2020 at 17:34

Skip, 

Sorry that I wasn't specific, Map of drilling units is preferred. 

Thank you.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on January 17, 2020 at 17:40

Go to the top of the page and click on the link in blue that starts with SOUTHWIND%20AC.  It is right under "Back to Austin Chalk Discussions".  Those were the first units if memory serves.  There may be links in other parts of the discussion to subsequent unit applications.  If you don't find what you are looking for, let me know and I will provide instructions on how to access the applications in the database.

Permalink Reply by Darrell Blanchard on January 17, 2020 at 17:45

Skip, 

Thanks, found it. 

Have searched, without success, for a La map detailing the Sections, Townships,  and Ranges. Do you know where I might find such a map? 

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on January 18, 2020 at 3:48

Darrell, you can also use the link below, in the "Search By" box click on the drop down arrow and choose either the company name, Southwind, or the field name, Masters Creek.  When you search you will see a list of unit applications (I used Southwind because there are existing units in the Masters Creek Field operated by others).  Click on "Hearing Application" and scroll through until you get to the unit plats.  Then make a copy.

http://www.dnr.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&...

The  map that I use that includes section-township-range is Mapsco's "The Roads Of Louisiana".  I think it is now out of print but I have not checked in a while.  LA DOTD has good maps by parish.  Here is a link to the website.

http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Multimodal/Data_Co...

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