Two issues regarding four (4) new completed Alt Unit Wells in Legacy Haynesville (DeSoto Parish). Comstock is the operator. I’ve yet to receive Division Orders although 3 wells have reported volumes for June and July. Disclaimer: Info is from Sonris (LA Dept. of Energy website).
1. One Well Not Yet Reporting
• From Sonris Scout Report: All 4 wells completed 06/26/26 with status code 10 (“active producing”) along with MCFD reported for each.
• However, the “last” of these wells (meaning last in order of consecutive serial numbers assigned) shows scout status code 31 (“Shut-In, Dry Hole, Future Utility”).
Any idea as to what could be hold-up?
2. LUW Reporting PercentagesThe Unit Well covers sections 32 and 29. Mine is section 32 and my LUW reporting percentage is 51.09% – which coincides with volumes on my Comstock statements.The 4 Alt Unit Wells cover Sections 5, 32, and 29. LUW percentages are slightly different for each well but basically account for a one-third (1/3) percentage per section.
However…June and July volumes for the 3 wells reporting allocate 47% to section 5 and roughly 27% and 26% each to sections 32 and 29.Is this normal?
I’ve been a royalty interest owner for 18 years, but this is the first time I’ve dealt with Alt Unit wells, so any advice or feedback would be very, very much appreciated!
@jham, it looks like you are referring to the wells in 12N-14W sections 29 & 32. The API # for the alt wells are 17-031-27504 through 27507 and the serial numbers are 255348-255351. If you look under the well completions, only 3 are listed, although, as you note, there is a note in the fourth well saying it was completed 8/3/2026. This just may be a paperwork, recording delay. I don’t see an obvious reason for the higher allocation to Section 5. Sometimes the well lengths vary and the end sections might be longer or shorter, but that doesn’t appear to be the case here.
Thanks @PeteR for taking the time to share this. You are correct on the township, range, API, serial #s. As you point out, the delay on the fourth well could be due to paperwork and/or recording. If that’s the case, I’m just a bit puzzled as to why such a delay is now entering 90 days.
Allocation(serial #s255348, 255349, 255350): Initially, all Alt Unit production for June and July was allocated solely to section 5. Volumes for section 32 and 29 reflected individual unit well volume only. That was later adjusted to the current “lop-sided” 47% allocation to section 5. Looking at the unit well I noted, volumes for sections 32 and 29 now reflects the same 26 to 27% as reported for the 3 Alt Units. That’s also puzzling. Anyway, I don’t know if that imparts any useful info, I just thought I’d share.
I guess it’s a “wait and see” until Comstock gets around to officially completing the fourth well and I get division orders. I’ve learned enough to know that, at the end of the day, we lowly royalty owners are at their mercy.
The wells have surface locations in section 8 and then go north into 5, 32,29. They should have had roughly 30% in each section, but 5 and 29 will be slightly less due to the easements on the south and north sides respectively. They may be a bit different as each well has a slightly different total length and perf length. DO will give the final splits.
@jham You may already know this…The percentage of total production from a cross unit well that is attributed to each section is the percentage of the perforated bore that is within that section. For example, if 32.47% of the perforated bore lies within Section 32, then 32.47% of the total well production is attributed to owners in Sec. 32 for royalty payment purposes.
The LUW number is typically assigned for ALL of the wells in that section. One must remember this when looking only at the LUW’s. If you will notice, on the well history page, the production for each LUW for a month for all three wells is identical. The production for LUW for 618119 (Sec.32) for June is 76,784 on all three wells. This means that the total production for all three wells from that section is included in the LUW production.
Remember the LUW is for ALL wells in that section. To complicate it even more, there is another cross unit well in Sec. 29 & 32, Serial # 251370. So, the production attributed to Sec. 32 from this well is added to the LUW for the month.
The only way to really know what is going on with each well is to go to the SONRIS Data Portal page. On the left, click on the Production Audit box, and on the right click on the Cross Unit Well Production by Well. On the next page choose the dates within which you want a report. Do a search for the well serial number and then execute. The next page will show the monthly production for that single well.
After tallying the LUW total production for the wells compared to the total production reported for each individual well, the LUW total production is over 800,000 MCF more than the total reported individual well production. The other two wells in Sec. 5 and 29 and 32 are less than 40,000 MCF.
So, I believe there is definitely an error in the production reporting somewhere.
NOTE: When you are finally able to audit your revenue statement, be sure to use the individual well production from the cross unit production pages and NOT the LUW numbers.
By the way, the LA-Ark chapter of NARO (National Association of Royalty Owners) is having an informational meeting in Zwolle, Louisiana, Oct. 29 from 6-8 pm at the North Sabine Fire Station on Hwy 171. A light dinner will be served. Meeting and meal are free. We would love to have you.
Thank you! My history with Sonris started in 2008 when I had to settle my Dad’s estate concerning section 32 mineral rights. I still get confused! But very good advice here, and I really appreciate it.
Thank you for the invite! I’m a Shreveport native now living in Fort Worth and know where Zwolle is. A bit of a hike for me, but I’ll see what I can do.
Also, the National NARO meeting is in your area in Frisco Nov 4-7 at the OMNI. If you want a bigger nationwide picture and want to run into NARO LA directors and mineral owners for networking, you will find them there as well!
www.naro-us.org.