NYMEX HENRY HUB NATURAL GAS FUTURES:
$4.63 Last Trade UP +0.238 (+5.42%) on
November 16, 2009 in energy closing markets.
Consumer spending is beginning to improve. Retail sales during Oct. 2009 were pegged higher.
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Added by weatherman on November 16, 2009 at 3:30pm —
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Went by the Clerk of Court's office today (Nov. 16, 2009) for Natchitoches Parish, LA and oil leasing in the northwest part of the parish is showing an uptick. Their office has been busy as of late with oil & gas lease people.
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Added by weatherman on November 16, 2009 at 10:53am —
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WHAT CAN I DO IF MY ROYALTIES ARE NOT BEING PAID?
JOHN B.MCFARLAND
GRAVES DOUGHERTY HEARON &MOODY
401 CONGRESS, SUITE 2200
AUSTIN, TEXAS 78703
512-480-5618
jmcfarland@gdhm.com
www.oilandgaslawyerblog.com
Introduction
This paper is intended to give general guidance to royalty owners who believe that they
are owed royalties but are not receiving payment. It is not intended as legal advice, and royalty
owners are encouraged to co…
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Added by Guest Columnist on November 11, 2009 at 12:44pm —
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Once upon a time, before the Haynesville Shale introduced Northwest Louisiana to the concept of a resource play, the search for oil and gas was conducted by many smaller companies. These smaller companies would drill the more traditional prospects, looking for that hidden resevoir of oil or gas. Now, with the HA shale, large companies have aquired enormous leaseholds and effectivly push out the small independents.
I have watched as these small independents have had to go elsewhere in there sear…
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Added by The_Baron on June 30, 2009 at 9:59am —
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My Interview with Congressman Fleming
by Keith Mauck
Publisher
GoHaynesvilleShale.com
I arrived at Congressman John Fleming’s office, which is located in the Longworth Building, around 3:30 and took a seat. Soon thereafter, Fleming came out of a meeting. Of course, as the way things go at Congressional offices, Fleming had to…
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Added by Keith - Site Publisher on July 21, 2009 at 9:00am —
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Devon has posted a
comparison of 4 shale plays.
It includes numbers on the Haynesville, Marcellus, Barnett, and Fayetteville plays. The slide compares 24 Range wells in the Marcellus to public production information from the others.
Looks like the decline rates are similar until you get beyond the first year Then itl ooks like the Marcellus may have sligh…
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Added by Keith - Site Publisher on July 23, 2009 at 10:00am —
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An Interview with Jim Welsh, Commissioner for the Louisiana Office of Conservation
By Keith Mauck
Publisher
GoHaynesvilleShale.com…
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Added by Keith - Site Publisher on July 28, 2009 at 11:00am —
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To get a PROPER lease you need to think like a woman a few hundred years ago. You'll have to wait until they come to you and then you can't appear to be interested. Actually something short of total disdain is called for maybe even the honest threat that you will go UMO. You will still need to flutter your fan though. That way when you get asked to the ball, you know that they will actually dance with you when you get there. They won’t have your intent and then not follow through with their prom…
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Added by parker on August 4, 2009 at 10:00am —
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Far Left Wackos -
Check
More Sensible "Greenies" -
Check
The Coal Companies -
Check
The Unions -
Check
Consumers -…
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Added by Keith - Site Publisher on October 28, 2009 at 4:30pm —
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Pre Conference Notice (What the heck does it say and what the heck does it mean).
I’m going to try to lay out what the things on a pre conference notice mean in simple terms to a layman (from a layman). If I get it wrong, please correct me. If it is a nuance difference that is only useful to those of us that love to pick apart every lease clause and obsess over everything oil and gas, please be kind and post it somewhere else. Let's keep it simple. I hope that this blog and comments to it are u…
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Added by parker on October 26, 2009 at 11:30pm —
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Is it the overall value, the quality or just the production rate that makes a well poor to excellent? There is a difference in each. As beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I guess one could say the rating of a NG well depends on who you ask. It is obvious that a well making 15mmcfd is a much more desirable well than a well making 500mcfd for both the landowner and the O&G company. But as a landowner how do you really determine a well as bad, good or great?
As with any formation producing…
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Added by Electrodynamics on October 15, 2009 at 9:15pm —
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Can't you imagine in some backroom, probably in DC, a bunch of 20 something policy wonks coming up with this brain child, "Here's an idea, let's become reliant on an energy source based in the desert that is dependent upon the use of H2O!"
Here is to all the beltway politicians taking aim at fracking. I don't think their efforts are aimed at protecting the environment, but rather the elimination of all hydrocarbons to fulfill the wants of the their radical left.
From the…
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Added by Keith - Site Publisher on October 14, 2009 at 10:00am —
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Dear Chamber and Friends,
The Chamber will host Gov. Jindal this Friday, October 16th at 11:45 A.M. at the VFW Hall, 1636 Hwy 71 South, Coushatta, LA (intersection of Esperanza Road).
Gov. Jindal will speak for approximately a half hour followed by a question and answer for another half hour.
If you have any questions, concerns or needs you would like the governor to be aware of, please email them to the chamber and they will be passed along to him. Otherwise you may address your issues to hi…
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Added by Keith - Site Publisher on October 13, 2009 at 2:42pm —
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From Hart's Press Release.
"Houston, TX (October 5, 2009) – Due to the overwhelming response, Hart Energy Publishing announces the inaugural Developing Unconventional Gas (DUG) East Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Monday, October 19, 2009, is relocating from Westin Hotel to the adjacent David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Boulevard, in downtown. The Westin and the convention center are located across the street from each other and are connected via a sky br…
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Added by Keith - Site Publisher on October 6, 2009 at 11:30am —
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The American Natural Gas Alliance is pointing to a
recent studythat gives credit for 3 million jobs to the natural gas industry. A quote from their press release, "The influence of the natural gas industry on the economy is spread throughout the continental United States.... In 2008, more than 30 states had at least 10,000 direct, indirect, and induced jobs related to natural gas.”
Heritage Foundation, t…
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Added by Keith - Site Publisher on September 22, 2009 at 10:31am —
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In order to gain access to the
Shale-Brary you must first get authorization.
In order to upload/download document please click on the below link to gain authorization.
Haynesville Shale Presentat…
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Added by Keith - Site Publisher on September 16, 2009 at 11:08am —
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I just heard that there were talks of a new gas pipeline going from Shreveport to Lake Charles. I was informed Shell was behind it. Has anyone heard of this project? Does anyone know the exact route? Where is it going in L.C.?
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Added by Brian Holman on September 16, 2009 at 10:15am —
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Spread Sheet with Decline Curves.xls
A site member put this together, so I thought I'd post here to discuss...
The member explains, "I took Skip's figures for 10MCF, $3.71, 25% royalty, and 1 Acre and backed (via division) each of those to 1 -- 1 MCF, $1, 1% royalty, etc. Then once that is done via that table in A1:F11 (which…
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Added by Keith - Site Publisher on September 15, 2009 at 2:27pm —
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Bill Powers has an
article
Highlights.
"The two most important factors in the production profile of a play are its decline curve and its reserve life."
"I believe we are about to experience a big mismatch between US reserves and gas deliverability due in large part to long-lived shale gas reserves."
"Given that an increasing percentage of US reserves are in US shale plays which have very long…
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Added by Keith - Site Publisher on September 15, 2009 at 1:22pm —
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Find more photos like this on GoHaynesvilleShale.com
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WEST: It’s actually just my name,
Deborah Durst West
GHS: What’s your day job?
WEST: I own and operate Classic Lady Motors.
GHS: What are your…
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Added by Keith - Site Publisher on September 9, 2009 at 10:30am —
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