I too have been watching that area but I have noticed every well bore seems to be in a NW to SE direction and I am thinking maybe Comstock might come from the pad to the right of that survey and drill a 3rd well. It would certainly be in a different direction than all the others but could have a long SW lateral into the H F Trahin survey. No filings or permits to date but Cactus 147 rig has been on the Kretzschmar Unit pad for 138 days now. It could pass between or under the 2 Pickens lakes Martha has mentioned.
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Wells are generally drilled in the direction that gives the most exposure to the optimal fracture gradient of the reservoir. They like to be at a perpendicular angle to get the most drainage into the wellbore. If you are parallel to the fractures, you get sub-optimal drainage as you miss many of the tiny fractures.
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Thanks everyone for responding. Super informative. A couple of more questions. Will a search of county real estate records be a source to see if there is a lease(s) in the Trahin survey, or is there a simpler way or source? Also, how does one prevent a company from drilling beneath a property and potentially harm (or profit) from the available minerals, if any?
Mineral rights are dominant over surface rights (unless the mineral rights and surface rights have not been severed.) So a surface owner cannot generally prevent a company from drilling under them. The mineral lease does have some protections for the surface owner.
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Since the beginning of 2023, there have been 15 leases written that include acreage in the HF Trahin A-797 Survey:
Thorp Petroleum: 682 acres
Vanna Production: 170 acres
Comstock: 49 acres
Surprise Valley: More than 382 acres
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Again, thanks you all for your responses. Great responses. Looking forward to learning more from you all.