Hi, I’m new to O & G and working on a research project in the Mississippi Lime area. Can someone help me and share where I can find AFEs for any operator working in that area? Are these kept pretty close to the hip or is there someplace I can find this? Or, do you have one that you’d be willing to confidentially share with me (take off company name and location as long as it’s in the area)?
FYI, so you know why I’m asking… I’m working on a re-invention project of myself into O&G after spending 25 years in Airline and Technology, so any help you can provide me with is appreciated! Trying to take the “bull by the horns” here and take control of my own destiny and not allowing Corporate America to do so! I do appreciate your help!
Cooper, I don’t know where your specific location is but if you are talking Oklahoma I would start with the OCC website: http://www.occeweb.com/index.html Learning your way around is an education in itself but will yield a ton of information. Finding AFEs is kind of hit or miss though. Some companies include them with applications for pooling, some don’t. The areas of interest to me have not been the Mississippi but if you can give me a location I’ll see what I can find.
I’m very interested in learning about horizontal drilling, so the counties I would be looking at are probably Wood, Alfalfa, or Grant area. I have started using occeweb but did not know to look in the pooling applications. You’re right, though, in that learning my way around has been an education in itself! Between that and learning Sonris for Louisiana, it’s been eye-opening!
Thank you for your help; it’s greatly appreciated!
Man, how’d you find it so fast? How’d you do that? I’m going to try to duplicate what you did as I need at least two more. Can I come to you for help if I have problems?
Let me get through the Mississippi Lime research that I’m working on first, and I may get back to you on the Woodford Shale as I believe they are somewhat different, right?
Edna, The easiest way to research this stuff is if you already have a legal location to search for. The location is made up of Section, Township and Range and you can search for all documents in the database for that location. If you are doing a blind search like I just did you have to pull up all orders of a certain type and scroll through them until you see a likely candidate. Closed (final) pooling orders are the best place to find AFEs. I made a set of instructions for the database, so if you need help navigating it let me know. Yes the two formations do have different characteristics.
you’re saying you’re researching Mississippi Lime now - and I recently found a couple articles written last year that I found interesting and they helped me in my learning about it. You may already be past their level, but figured I’d offer them anyway;
Man, how’d you find it so fast? How’d you do that? I’m going to try to duplicate what you did as I need at least 2 more. Can I come to you for help if I have problems?
Let me get thru the Mississippi Lime research that I’m working on first and I may get back to you on the Woodford Shale as I believe they are somewhat different-right?!
Larry - Thanks for the articles! I feel like the more I learn, the more I learn that I need to learn more - non-stop circle. Being said that, these will help!
I’m in that section now but in looking at the “Case Type” and “Docket Code,” I can’t find “Final Pooling orders.” I am doing blind searches as it’s just research. Can you help direct me to what I need to use in those fields? I’m looking in the “OAP Orders and Case Files” section—am I in the right area? Thanks again!
Michael Hutchison said:
Edna, The easiest way to research this stuff is if you already have a legal location to search for. The location is made up of Section, Township, and Range and you can search for all documents in the database for that location. If you are doing a blind search like I just did, you have to pull up all orders of a certain type and scroll through them until you see a likely candidate. Closed (final) pooling orders are the best place to find AFEs. I made a set of instructions for the database, so if you need help navigating it let me know. Yes, the two formations do have different characteristics.
Hi Edna, I’m not exactly sure where you are, so let me start from the beginning and you can probably figure out where you are and where you need to be. The last paragraph below will probably apply to the type of search you are trying to do. Once you get a list of pooling orders, choose one that says closed. Click order to make sure it is final and not dismissed. Click on the page/magnifying glass icon to see list of documents. AFEs will usually be listed as exhibits. Holler if you need help; this thing took a while for me to learn too!
On OCC main page: http://www.occeweb.com/index.html Under divisions select oil and gas, click databases. Follow the instructions to install the necessary application. This is a bit quirky, so take your time.
Once that step is completed, scroll down and click on Case Processing Web Application. In the boxes at top left: 1. Click arrow, scroll down and select Township, Range, or Section. 2. Choose equals. 3. Enter, for example: 02N. Click add entry. Do each one separately in any order. Always put a 0 before single digits. When all 3 are in the box, click get result. You will get a list of all cases for that location. Choose an item, click the page icon to view documents. You can open docket, orders, etc.
To view all cases of a certain type like spacing, loc. excp, pooling, etc., follow instructions for Relief Sought. If they come up oldest first, click >> to reverse order.
OMG - you ROCK!!! I’m on a roll now!! Please let me know how I can help you. You’ve been amazing.
Thank you!!!
Michael Hutchison said:
Hi Edna, I’m not exactly sure where you are so let me start from the beginning and you can probably figure out where you are and where you need to be. The last paragraph below will probably apply to the type of search you are trying to do. Once you get a list of pooling orders choose one that says closed. Click order to make sure it is final and not dismissed. Click on the page/magnifying glass icon to see list of documents. AFEs will usually be listed as exhibits. Holler if you need help, this thing took a while for me to learn too!
On OCC main page: http://www.occeweb.com/index.html Under divisions select oil and gas, click databases. Follow the instructions to install the necessary application. This is a bit quirky so take your time.
Once that step is completed scroll down and click on Case Processing Web Application. In the boxes at top left 1. Click arrow, scroll down and select Township, Range or Section 2. Choose equals 3. Enter for example: 02N Click add entry. Do each one separately in any order. Always put a 0 before single digits. When all 3 are in the box click get result. You will get a list of all cases for that location. Choose an item, click the page icon to view documents. You can open docket, orders etc.
To view all cases of a certain type like spacing, loc. excp, pooling etc. follow instructions for Relief Sought. If they come up oldest first click >> to reverse order.