Martha,
My comment was because of the layout of the site, not your posts.
Because everything is posted to the “comment wall” instead of discussion topics, it is very difficult to follow a “conversation”.
Does anyone know about the new pad on Section 36, 19N 2E? Are they going to be turning north into Section 25? Thanks.
I’d guess Devon is counting on the tax rebate on the horizontal wells in the Woodford. I think it was just extended for 3 more years. The tax rebate makes me wonder if they won’t attempt to blow out the wells and get all they can in the three-year period instead of a slower production rate.
Rick, thank you for the clarification.
Rick, correction: Thank you for the clarification.
Go Fast, Companies used to be able to blow out wells back in the day when we didn’t know how to frack shale horizontally. They were good at pulling formations too fast, watering up wells, making a quick buck and walking away leaving 80 - 90% of the oil and gas in the ground. Now, I just can’t believe companies like Devon will walk away losing billions for a 3% tax rate.
Oklahoma Statute requires payment by the end of the sixth month following initial production. If not, they are to pay 12% interest. Apparently they take the full 6 months. They told me they will pay a lump sum for the first 6 months then monthly thereafter. Devon has an owners relation hotline and has gotten back to me a couple times. Takes few days longer than 48 hours which is their goal. I had to leave a couple messages this time. The number is 228-4800 option 5. They could answer your other questions. Several months ago when I contacted them they said they were not planning other wells in Payne County 09-20N-02E.
http://library.stillwater.org/science_cafe_explores_potential_impacts_of_oil_and_gas_exploration.php Science Café at 6:30 tonight at Stillwater Public Library. FREE!
On June 12, “Costs and Benefits” will feature Drs. Larry Sanders and Shannon Ferrell who will offer basic facts about state and federal environmental laws that have implications for industry, communities and consumers.
Clark, I could only find one well, Hudson 31-19N-01W, which is a single zone Mississippian horizontal (1MH) and don’t know of any proposed wells in Section 31, but Ron McKenzie may have more info.
HUDSON 31-19N-1W 1MH
I spoke with Devon owner relations contact today and was told that royalty checks for Township 09 North, Range 20 East should be going out by July 15. Since the surface well is on Township 10 North, Range 20 East, I assume the same timing may be true for Sections 4, 3, and 10. Title opinion is pending for that well. Initial production started early in January. I have not seen any production numbers yet but would be interested if anyone has them.
Sec 28
Sec 28, T20N R2E. I talked with Devon on May 8th and they told me the well has been drilled and it would be another 4-6 weeks before production is known. This is the first contact I have had with them since I signed the lease last October. Is this normal procedure as I know nothing about what to expect.
Another forum will be held 6/19/14 in the library at 6:30pm. If you are a mineral or royalty owner, please come! Payne County is being overtaken by the crazies! About 90% of the people showing up are against oil/gas exploration & production. They are working to stop fracking, have oilfield trucks banned from county roads, stop drilling, just to mention a few things. Forewarned is forearmed! http://info.library.okstate.edu/sciencecafeosu
I heard last night that in OK, the mineral owner can grant permission for the seismic survey and the surface owner can’t do anything about it. I just thought that was interesting, since the survey crews do offer the surface owner ‘something’ for coming on the property to do the survey.
Thanks all for the info. I followed your instructions Phillip, don’t find anything posted yet but I will keep checking.
Go Fast, The ag professor is probably correct, but the spill I heard about had more than 2% oil, so surface owners might want to get a little test kit and test the soil before it’s dumped, or have periodical testing. Seems like I read that the soil farm owner will have no legal recourse for contamination after 10 years, but can’t remember where I read it.
Sandra, it is normal not to hear from them again after you sign the lease until you get the division order and then the check if they get a well.
Phillip,
The OCC website has the first few months of production posted for those sections 3, 4, 9, 10 Township 20N Range 02E. The OCC website has a way to see all the production numbers using their website but they are a few months behind.
Section 3, 1905 barrels oil February, 802 barrels oil March - pun#119 212487
Section 4, 4531 barrels oil February, 1502 barrels oil March - pun#119 212489
Section 9, 2574 barrels oil February, 1152 barrels oil March - pun# 119 212488
Section 10, 6288 barrels oil February, 6574 barrels oil March - pun# 119 212486
http://imaging.occeweb.com/imaging/OGProd.aspx
Form 300R, purchaser# 21108, it is sorted by month and year, click the month and year and it will give you a PDF of a few hundred pages, find your pun# and there you go. The production info above is the most current, no postings yet for April or May. Since the oil company won’t give out the numbers, at least the OCC gives us public access.
We have an offer for $2,000 per well to spread drilling fines. Is this a fair price? Also, this would be on a creek bottom. How concerned should we be about potential uranium?
Rob, I do not know if $2,000 is a good offer. I suggest talking to Payne County OCC field inspector Stanley Longan at 918-605-984, the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality at 405-702-0100, Payne County Soil Conservation at 405-372-7201, and Oklahoma Natural Resources Conservation Service at 405-372-7071.
Concerning soil farming -
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