Took a drive this afternoon the check out the status of four of Mitsui’s wells…
Whitaker 1H
Frac job has either started or is about to start, as a frac sign is in place on the access road. Can only see the “frac crane” from the road, so can’t tell if work is underway.
This portable water line runs three miles or so from the Whitaker pad to the Baker pad. It follows Highway 164 east to I45, then turns north and heads east again via a creek underpass beneath I45, then follows a county road to the Baker pad.
Baker 101H
Precision Rig 584 is still active on the Baker pad, but they must be nearly finished since the frac water lines are in place. My assumption is that the water source is near the Whitaker pad.
Lipsey 1H and Lipsey A 2H
Frac equipment has been moved onto the pad, but no activity yet. Mitsui has been filling the gigantic frac lake that holds the water for the two frac jobs. The two laterals are each about 6,000 feet and if Mitsui follows Comstock’s “formula”, they will need about 4,500 gallons of water per foot of lateral, meaning they need more than 55 million gallons.
This panoramic photo really doesn’t capture the scale of the lake. It is longer than two football fields and currently has 20 feet of water in it. Depth markings go up to 25 feet.
I have no info on the status on Mitsui’s first well, the O Henson 1H. Mitsui is currently drilling one more well, the JBC Ranch 1H in Leon County.