Goodrich Petroleum is buying acres in the Eagle Ford and Haynesville Shale gas plays. More at Reuters.
Haynesville Shale
Shale Gas Drilling & Completions Conference
The agenda for the Shale Gas Drilling & Completions 2010 conference to be held May 26-27 is now online. The conference will “deliver key insight into applying cutting-edge drilling and completions techniques used throughout diverse shale projects in the US & Canada. Leading shale producers will share real life examples of their drilling and completions success and challenges – including experience from the Barnett, Haynesville, Horn River, Marcellus, Woodford and Fayetteville shale plays.”
Natural Gas Shales – Are They Sustainable?
How long will the new natural gas shale plays be producing gas? 20 years? 40? More? This topic was discussed at IHS CERA conference last week in Houston. Some believe that they will be producing gas for a long time.
Gas Shale Bonanza in Louisiana
The Financial Times website has an article titled: Louisiana’s Shale Gas Bonanza. It describes how a gas shale rush, lease and royalty income, and other opportunities related to the development of the Haynesville Shale have changed some parts of rural Louisiana.
Shale Gas Drilling & Completions 2010
The Shale Gas Drilling & Completions 2010 conference will be held in Houston, Texas on May 26 through May 28, 2010. The conference will deliver “key insight into applying cutting-edge drilling and completions techniques used throughout diverse shale projects in the US & Canada. Leading shale producers will share real life examples of their drilling and completions success and challenges – including experience from the Barnett, Haynesville, Horn River, Marcellus, Woodford and Fayetteville shale plays.” Quoted from the conference website.
Exxon Mobil, XTO and Hydraulic Fracturing
An article in the New York Times reports that members of the House Energy and Commerce panel will examine Exxon Mobil’s plans to acquire significant acreage in the Marcellus, Haynesville and Barnett gas shale plays as part of a deal with XTO Energy. Exxon is concerned about future regulations that will limit the use of hydraulic fracturing to develop these assets.
