Well, it took about two years, but Verdun seems to be more steadily producing their gas wells in the Shelby area (or as my wife says: “lefty looseying them”). I just visited Verdun’s website and saw that they had posted information on cycling their gas wells starting in 2023 based on market conditions. They have plenty of infrastructure in place in the area, including two frac water ponds and a completed but unused pad just SE of Shelby on FM1457. Wonder how long it will take for drilling activity to reappear in the area?
Great that Verdun is producing these wells again - probably tied to recent increase in gas prices. I have cut and pasted a map from ENVERUS showing all Verdun operated wells in Texas (oil / green and gas / red) plus Verdun permits (yellow icons) over the past 3 years. One can see there permit / drilling focus appears to be in S Tx in the more oil rich area of the trend (Dewitt, McMullen, Live Oak, LaSalle, Dimmit Counties). Some of this more permitting is tied to liquid rich (condensate and NGL) gas wells. Based on this map, the Fayette / Austin Co area does not appear to be high on Verdun’s radar as to new drilling.
