Dawson County, TX - Oil & Gas Discussion

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Comment by Ralpr on May 13, 2012 at 6:20pm

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/concho-resources-inc-to-acquire-oi...

Market Watch Article about Concho Resources' paying $1B Cash for these assets targeting Wolfberry Vertical Wells, Horizontal Wolfcamp, and Horizontal Cline - FYI.

Regards,

Ralpr

Comment by Ralpr on May 13, 2012 at 9:42am

My Take on Sandridge by Michael Filloon of SeekingAlpha.com

Great Article by Writer Michael Filloon - FYI.  I especially like the strategies of Sandridge to produce from the Mississippian Carbonate formation (which is in Dawson County - just deeper) and the handling and use of production water with regards to fracking - EXTREMELY INTERESTING.

Happy Mother's Day!

Ralpr

Comment by Ralpr on May 9, 2012 at 8:02am

 

Schlumberger technical paper on Atoka Shale sand proppant solutions

FYI - This makes production from the Atoka Shale more feasible.  I'm pretty sure Atoka Shale is predominant in Dawson County.  This article has implications for other shale formations of interest (the less silicious formations - less sandy formations).

Comment by Ralpr on May 8, 2012 at 7:38am

 

Acid Mine Water for Fracking? By MATT HUGHES of The York Daily Record

Very interesting article - is there wastewater in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, etc. that could be used instead of freshwater for fracking?  Is the drilling wastewater just too high in Total Dissolved Solids (TDS - salt, etc.) to be useful for fracking?  It looks like it is directly related to the distance from the source to be economical (like most goods and services).

Regards,

Ralpr

Comment by Ralpr on May 7, 2012 at 3:11pm

Opportunity Knocks article by Becky Frost for PBOG Magazine

Very good article about how Jim Henry of Henry Petroleum of discovered the Wolfberry.

Regards,

Ralpr

Comment by Ralpr on May 4, 2012 at 10:17am

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Seeking Alpha transcript Q1 Concho Resources'

In the Q&A, transcript of www.seekingalpha.com for Concho Resources Q1 results - they discuss Cline Shale characteristics and Wolfcamp and Wolfberry goals and their new area in the Northern Midland Basin (Dawson County, of course).  VERY INTERESTING THING is that the Cline Shale (Pennsylvanian Sh.) is as widespread as the Wolfcamp and appears to be Permian Basin-wide! Matthew Hyde of Concho said "focused on the Permian are looking at a pretty broad distribution for the Penn shale or Cline equivalent rock. Depositionally [ph] , it is a more -- the term we use is clastic, which means more sand-shale sequence than the Wolfcamp, which is more shale carbonate rich. So they are a little bit different. The rocks are different, but we think they both have wide geographic extent, not only in the Midland Basin but in the greater Permian Basin."

Comment by Ralpr on April 26, 2012 at 11:52am

 The Permian Basin Oil Play - Oil and Gas Investments Bulletin by Ke...

Check out Keith Schaefer's April 19th article "The Permian Basin Oil Play - "Unleashed".  It is excellent and includes a map and Cline Shale Stratigraphic Section.  Again, the Cline Shale is estimated to be in the entire Midland Basin.

Regards,

Ralpr

Comment by Ralpr on April 25, 2012 at 11:45am

http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/fs20123051?from=home

USGS Article - FYI　

Assessment of remaining recoverable oil in selected major oil fields of the Permian Basin, Texas and New Mexico

Comment by Ralpr on February 16, 2012 at 12:08pm

http://www.callon.com/Press_Releases.htm

Callon Petroleum is picking up leasehold acreage in the Northern Midland Basin.  They are targeting the Cline Shale for horizontal wells, and using vertical wells for multiple stacked plays, etc.

Comment by Under par on January 16, 2012 at 4:06pm

Does this study take into account the new fracking technology.  I am seeing lots of new well permits, but not much in new production yet.   Has anyone heard how new wells are performing?

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