If the well is a described 80 acre spacing and no Pugh Clause, that is all they can hold. If I am wrong, someone please correct me. The problem is that even with a clause these old units are usually leased at 1/8th.
Chris, me too. The best I had ever done was call and get some limited information out of them. Thanks!
PUN is Production Unit Number. Iām not familiar with a merge number.
Thank you Chris .
All of section 7-3n-3w is in the Purdy Unit and is held by production .
Bottom line is this good or bad for me?
Thanks Ron, it gets complicated. I thought they went as far as 9,000 ft. Do you think they will drill on that section?
Vicki, My mom has mineral rights in Section 28, 33, 34. Her name is Larettia Christ Moore Hale. She remarried after my dad passed away. She is now living in an assisted living facility in Duncan. Stella was my grandmothers name. My mother had 1 brother, Conrad who had mineral rights there, but they have been passed to his wife, Audrey after his death. They had no children. So, it looks like our family will loose those rights when Audrey passes. We just received a letter from Hal Smith also but there is no mention of the well name.
Vicki and Pam, looks like the OCC Judge tried to rule on all the applications yesterday, Spacing , Location Exception, Multi-unit Well and Pooling all recommended EXCEPT Pooling for sec. 33 āThis matter taken under advisementā. Sounds strange and I donāt have a clue about that. I will dig a little deeper and see if there is a protest or anything delaying this one item. I have seen Drilling Permits issued before the final Pooling order so this might turn out to be not a big deal.
Recommended is like a verbal o.k. now the orders have to be signed by the Commissioners.
Hutch, thanks for the insight from OCC. Maybe they will get a deal struck eventually that makes everyone happy. Pam, I remembered your mom last night when I was lying in bed struggling with going to sleep. Funny how this forum is bringing me back to so many people I have lost touch with since I was a child and we were all so connected through Mt. View Church. Those memories are still so dear to me. Linda and I drove down through the ādigginsā several weeks ago and drove by the church which is a stoneās throw from Thell and Cumiās old home place and it was the most peaceful (yet sad) experience Iāve had in a long time. So many good memories. Enough reminiscing for now. Tell your sweet mom I still love her. My mom is also in assisted living in OKC close to where my brother Brad lives. Donāt know if you remember him or not, anyway, it is a pleasure visiting with you. And as I always say-stay tuned.
The unit will hold all depths unless you have a depth clause in year lease. When the OCC dismisses a formation it does not release it from your lease. One thing to remember. The OCC governs what oil companies can and cannot do. If there is an issue regarding your lease it would go before a district (county) judge, just as a title issue would. Also, as with any legal order there are different interpretations. It is hard to get a straight answer from anyone when you start talking about the statutory pugh clause.
Good site Chris! I searched four wells of which I have extensive knowledge. The two that were producing had accurate information. The two that shut down in 2004 did not have the correct spacing information. So for wells that are currently producing the information looks to be correct. Much easier to search and free!
Thanks Darla. Pretty much what I expected. So will sit back and wait. Any thoughts on if you think merit will drill deeper or horizontal?
Rick pointed out to me earlier that there is a statutory pugh clause from 1975 that might give you relief since you lease was signed after that. Some details here: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_did_the_statutory_pugh_clause_take_eā¦
Also, does the creation of a unit sometimes release formations not included in the unit?
Chris, I have noticed on some of the spacing orders certain formations are dismissed, assuming that is the same as released
Tom Ed: Actually the Pugh clause is what limits what they can hold HBP to the spacing unit. Without a Pugh clause it usually holds the entire leased area. Vertical Pugh clauses releases minerals below the lowest production.
Vicki Ferguson Fryar can you tell me what is going on with Section 28 & 33, 2N 3W? Just know it went before Corp. Comm. this week & saw the docket agenda but didnāt understand a lot of it. And how did you know the name of the well? Donāt know if you remember me or not. Oscar Christ was my grandfather that owned the place just North of your grandpa Bill. (Where Johnny Harrell lives now)
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Maybe your aunt Audrey (if she can still think clearly) would sell you or some of the other family her minerals if you are interested in something like that to keep it in the family, Pamela. Might be worth a shot!
Going back to Garvin Co. 2n 3w and traveling west down Highway 29 there was a rig that was down toward Pernell but we didnāt drive down to see how far down Hiway 76 it was. It could have been the well that someone was talking about being down towards Harrellās house.
The rig was still drilling away on the Studdard in 17 2n3w.
I am not sure if Merit has the deeper rights that are held by production or just the Hart formation in the Purdy unit but Chesapeake made a deal with whoever is holding the deeper rights and you get the same royalty interest as the old wells from the new well .