When entry is made in one section and bottom hole in another, it is called directional drilling. Many wells are horizontal now. You should be grateful they continue to drill than claiming it is bogus.
Stephanie, I completely missed the thread on that. Was it intended for another forum? BTW I agree with you!
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Don Underwood GG (Geologist/Geophysicist)
Who is claiming what is bogus? I agree with your first two statments but the third is somewhat confusing.
Thank you Stephanie. Everything is starting to make more sense after viewing that public land survey.
Francis, I have had wells on our land that were for the benefit of others. Just as the others have wells on their land that benefit me and others. Its kind of a give and take thing like I said before.
Thanks Stephanie. Uh…because I agreed with you? lol
If the surface is in a different unit (i.e., section in most cases) than the minerals, there is no right to reasonable use of the surface to explore for and produce the minerals. If a well is being drilled on your surface with a bottom hole location in another unit, you must have consented to the use. To my knowledge there is no mechanism in Oklahoma to allow a mineral owner to use surface that is not in the same unit as the minerals. If an operator used surface that is not in the same unit as the minerals without consent of the surface owner, I would say that the operator has a problem because they are trespassing.
Thanks Gary. A year or so ago you were sitting here by your lonesome. Look what you started, 78 members!
The following product codes are what Continental Resources has listed on the Wray1-1H in Blaine County, Ok
1xx-Oil (BBLs)
2xx-Gas (MCF)
3xx-Condensate (BBLs)
4xx-Plant Products (GALS/BBLs)
As long as we are speculating, what about the future of natural gas? Those of us in areas where high btu gas is being produced can probably expect to see some nice royatltys for gas production. But I think the real money will be in developing new markets for NG. There are a couple of projects under way on the Gulf Coast to convert LNG import terminals to export terminals. Navistar, formerly International Harvester is building a test fleet of natural gas big rigs. There are a number of other proposals to expand the use of NG including fueling electricity generation.
Royal Dutch Shell is considering building a $10bil. NG to Diesel processing plant in Louisana.
I’m optimistic about the future of oil but I believe the development of NG could mean energy independence for our country and future prosperity for those of us who own a small piece of the action.
Some woman was complaining about top hole being in her section and bottom hole in another. The inference was that she was being cheated. She used the term “bogus”. It was the thread discussing payments, I believe. Guess I didn’t reply in appropriate place. Obviously she did not read some of the brilliant posts on capturing production from shale.
Yes Michael is brilliant and humble. The agreement is for the well to be spud in our section and drilled under our section. What the company has done is spud in our section and drilled under another section. The pooling for that well benefits the other section. I agreed to no such thing. Not like I am going to sue or anything I just think its: “Bogus.” (I think someone doesnt like that word)
Good catch Michael. After 30+ years of explaining my name I guess it doesnt bother me to be labeled as a she anymore. I dont even bother to correct people. Lazy I guess LOL. I am in fact a man. Francis with an i.
Don, Is it unusual for a Horiz. oil well to continue to produce 1,400 Bbls of water per day after the fracking H2O amount is pumped out ? I am talking about a new Marmaton well in Bvr. Co., Ok cutting 120 B.O. per day so far and making 50-60 mcf/d N. Gas.
Mr. Sells, I have two wells close together, one is great and the other is water heavy. I believe on the water heavy well they were trying to get the greatest productive depth possible and got a little too far into the water zone. As I understand it the lower you go in the zone without hitting the water zone the greater the eventual return. In my case on one well they went a little too far. Nobody is perfect.
Cheryl, go to wikipedia.org, public land survey and scroll down. tried to copy the link but could not figure it out away from my mouse. lol.
to Francis: alternatively, in directional drilling they will go in on someone else’s land to produce your minerals. Just no pleasing some people. It’s a give and take situation. You can also recover damages to your surface. Thank goodness the mineral estate takes precedence over the surface estate when it comes to people like you. By that I am assuming you would forbid drilling if you were able unless you would share in royalties. BTW<Michael Hutcheson is brilliant.
He’s not only brilliant he is humble. : )
To Francis, if everyone felt like you, no wells would be drilled! Try that one on for size.
Michael, my blackberry doesn’t function fully on this site. For convenience sake, I have no experience with Grady situation. Interesting though. More tomorrow.
Thanks Michael, I jumped right to the drama and over Gabe’s explanation. Still, that is a tough scenario to have a well on your property (when you own and have leased the minerals) and yet you get essentially nothing (reminds me of Get Smart where he would say “missed it by that much”. I guess by consent the surface owner would have had to agree to the placement of the well and probably received a one-time payment for the placement agreement (I assume). If there is no consent agreement for the well placement then legal action could be taken (I assume). It doesn’t work like that in MI, the well placement would be on a parcel within the specified DU (seems fair).
Wilson
Well, I see I’ve mistaken Francis for a Frances. My apologies. Did I misunderstand her complaint? Beginning to wonder after reading Buddy, etal posts.