Economic Benefits from the Haynesville Shale
January 22, 2012 | NOLA.com
An article on the NOLA.com website reports on the economic benefits that natural gas from the Haynesville Shale as brought to Louisiana. The Shreveport Times website reports on two new reality shows that focus on lifestyle changes brought to the area by natural gas money. |
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Declining Royalty Payments from Natural Gas Wells
January 3, 2012 | Geology.com
Many property owners are very surprised when the royalties that they receive from a natural gas well on their property decline sharply. They are learning about production decline curves. |
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Learning about Oil and Gas Leases
December 5, 2011 | New York Times
An article in the New York Times reviews some potential rewards and problems that occur when a landowner decides to lease his property for oil and and gas development.
Related: Mineral Rights |
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Supersized Topographic Maps
December 4, 2011 | MyTopo.com
The folks at MyTopo.com are now printing supersized topo maps – large enough make a huge 5′ x 8′ (or 8′ x 5′) map that will look fantastic on the wall of your office, conference room, lobby, cabin or den. These maps are custom-centered on any location that you pick using their online map-making tool. Lots of smaller sizes are also available.
We are affiliates of MyTopo.com and receive a commission on sales. |
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Oh No! Who Really Owns the Natural Gas in Shale?
September 23, 2011 | Business Week
Is natural gas part of the shale or is it a fugitive commodity that is not an integral part of any specific rock unit? Will a refined legal definition of natural gas in Pennsylvania overturn thousands of historic leases? |
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Waste Water for Hydraulic Fracturing?
August 15, 2011 | UpstreamOnline.com
In Louisiana, a pipeline carries treated waste water from a paper mill to a natural gas field in the Haynesville Shale. The water is being recycled for hydraulic fracturing instead of being discharged into the Red River. |
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Arkansas: Natural Gas Severance Tax Act of 2012
July 27, 2011 | TodaysTHV.com
Arkansas has two significant natural gas plays in the Haynesville and Fayetteville Shales. A proposal to significantly increase the natural gas severance tax to 7% has some companies threatening to drill in other states. |
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Haynesville Shale Drilling Activity Slowing
July 25, 2011 | KATC.com
Drilling activity in the Haynesville Shale gas play has slowed during 2011, as companies focus on sustaining production. This is part of a status report on the Haynesville in a KATC.com article. |
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Shale Gas and U.S. National Security
July 22, 2011 | Baker Institute for Public Policy
The Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University has published a report titled: “Shale Gas and U.S. National Security”. “This study assesses the impact of U.S. domestic shale gas development on energy security and U.S. national security, with emphasis on the geopolitical consequences of rising supplies of U.S. natural gas from shale and the implications for U.S. foreign policy.” Quoted from the report summary. |
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BHP Billiton to Buy Petrohawk for $12 Billion
July 17, 2011 | Petrohawk Energy Corporation
BHP Billiton, the world’s largest mining company headquartered in Australia, has agreed to purchase Petrohawk Energy for $12.1 billion. Petrohawk is an independent oil and natural gas company with a focus on exploration and production of shale plays within the United States. The company has significant activity in the Haynesville, Lower Bossier and Eagle Ford Shales of Texas and Louisiana. |
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The Exxon Shale Buying Spree
July 11, 2011 | Reuters
A Reuters article explains how Exxon Mobile is purchasing stakes in several gas shale basins across the United States. |
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EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Areas
June 27, 2011 | FuelFix.com
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the potential for hydraulic fracturing activities to impact surface and/or underground sources of drinking water, beginning with well site development and progressing through well abandonment. Seven geographic study areas have been announced. |
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The Largest Fleet of LNG Trucks
April 13, 2011 | Oil and Gas Journal
Heckman Water Resources will become the operator of the largest fleet of LNG trucks in North America as they purchase 200 Peterbilt vehicles that will be used to haul water for Encana’s Haynesville Shale drilling operations. Encana will provide the LNG from a mobile refueling station. |
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Which is the Leader? Barnett or Haynesville Shale?
March 30, 2011 | Platts.com
The Energy Information Administration recently reported that production from the Haynesville Shale had surpassed Barnett Shale production. Now, energy statisticians are arguing over the numbers. |
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Aerial View of a Hydraulic Fracturing Job
March 30, 2011 | NOLA
A photo on the NOLA.com website shows a natural gas drilling pad with twenty high pressure pumping trucks being connected to the well. Haynesville Shale near Mansfield, Louisiana. |
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Foreign Ownership of United States Gas Shales
March 30, 2011 | The Ithaca Journal
A letter published in The Ithaca Journal complains about the many foreign companies who have purchased major stakes in United States gas shale companies. |
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Haynesville Shale is the Top Shale Gas Producer
March 19, 2011 | Houston Chronicle
According to an article in the Houston Chronicle, the Haynesville Shale of Louisiana is now producing more natural gas than the Barnett Shale of Texas, running at a rate of about 5.5 billion cubic feet per day. |
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Mitigating Natural Gas Development Problems in Texas
February 19, 2011 | Houston Chronicle
An article in the Houston Chronicle titled: “We Can Minimize Negative Side-Effects of Shale Drilling” explores some ways to mitigate some of the problems encountered in developing the Barnett Shale, Eagle Ford Shale and Haynesville Shale in Texas. |
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Texas Oil and Gas Production Continues to Rise
February 6, 2011 | RigZone
An interesting article on the RigZone website titled: “Texas O&G Production Grows; Coal Still Vital to Energy Needs.” Unconventional oil and gas plays such as the Barnett Shale, Eagle Ford Shale and Haynesville-Bossier have significantly increased the Texas production figures over the past few years. |
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Haynesville Shale Well Drilled to 22,000 Feet
January 13, 2011 | Mainland Resources
Mainland Resources announced that they spent $9.5 million to drill a Haynesville Shale well to 22,000 feet, recover 21 feet of Haynesville core from a depth of 20,415 feet and set production casing. This was one of the deepest on-shore wells drilled during 2010 and may be the deepest production casing ever set in a gas shale play. The well was drilled in Jefferson County Mississippi. |
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