re: Haynesville Shale

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I do not believe the activity taking place right now in NW LA is in large part a result of the vaunted horizontal drilling technology we keep hearing about. I believe if it was, the area of involvement would be a lot larger than presently known.

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The area of involvement is pretty well defined by the limits of the basin in which the shale was deposited, just because you do not know the area under exploration and development, that doesn't mean the industry players do not know.

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Areas previously thought unproductive will reverse trend, and areas previously unexplored will open up.

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This is already happening. There are a number of fields in TX that are being re-evaluated with horizontal drilling and new shale plays emerging. Many larger companies are creating new shale gas departments to specifically explore areas previously thought the be light on hydrocarbons.

First, you are asking the wrong questions. Where the HS is deposited and where it is economically productive are two very different questions.

Secondly, as far as where I believe that it is productive, no I cannot define the limits.

Here is a corporate presenation that shows a good outline of Haynesville Shale potential.

If I remember correctly, I was told that identifying where the HS was economically productive was "divulging proprietary information," but I guess that's no longer relevant.

At any rate, I'm not drinking the Kool-Aid on this one. If you're satisfied with the present definition given the potential of horizontal drilling...well, to put it in the words of a geologist, there are some people who believe vertical is all there is.

Tell me this. If the HS is well-defined, then why would anyone decide to lease land in Mississippi for what? Haynesville Shale. And why, oh why, would anyone such as XTO bother to initiate a multi-thousand-acre land grab in southern Arkansas.

No, I'm not trying to make anyone angry, but at the same time, I believe the conventional wisdom espoused by some industry insiders is an attempt to regulate the forthcoming discoveries. It hasn't worked to date, and won't in the future.

I'd start thinking outside the box.

There is no Haynesvill Shale in Arkansas, thats a lower smackover oil play.

wow this thread will not die

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wow this thread will not die

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come $1 NG or $100, the Haynesville Shale will live on!

This has been a pretty epic thread, I talked to a Halliburton Supervisor who stopped by the house yesterday General, he said they are gonna try some deiiferent stuff on the northern end of the play, he said Cheasapeake likes what they have up here, could be alot of condensate on this end.