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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on November 6, 2023 at 5:52

Les, just for  the record, Section 4 of 20N-15W does not have Haynesville Shale.  Therefore the downturn in Haynesville Shale drilling has nothing to do with this turn of events.  The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation does not at this time recognize MidCon Gathering as a licensed "operator" of wells.  And none of the many wells in that sections list MidCon as an operator.  These old, shallow oil wells change hands multiple times over the years and it is possible that MidCon has applied to the state to be a recognized operator.  You'll have to pursue answers to your questions from MidCon.  Here is a link to MidCon Energy Partners.  Since the company specializes in Enhanced Oil Recover (EOR), MidCon may be planning a water flood project that includes Section 4.

https://www.midconenergypartners.com/

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Permalink Reply by Les on November 6, 2023 at 7:06

Interesting!  Thank you for the information and the link. I will reach out to MidCon to see what is going on.

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on November 6, 2023 at 7:25

The Caddo Pine Island Field has had a number of EOR projects over the years including water floods, CO2 floods and "fire" floods.  I guess MidCon thinks they have a water flood technology that can squeeze more oil out of the field economically.  I'd be interested to know what particular formations they will be targeting.  There are a number of historically productive zones in the field.

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