question about the well pad and wells

 

when looking at the well plat for a well it has several "entry" points.  If the main site is where the rig goes up - how do the lines run from it??  I think it looks like a fork with well 1,2,3 running N-NW and 4,5,6 running S-SE.  what does it mean when it says proposed surface location of say well 3 ???  do they move the whole rig over and drill in that area again or do they just run the piping under the ground to form the "prong of the fork"?   How many feet does it go beyond the proposed entry location?   seems like they put up and move things as they drill?

 

also, when do the companies file a "Declaration of Unitation" with the court house??  if they do not declare the unit until after it is drilled  how does a landowner know if they are in that unit or not?   when do they notify people that they are in a unit?????

 

 

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Permalink Reply by FXEF on January 20, 2011 at 3:20pm

Beth,

The proposed surface location is where the well bore will start for each well. Each well will have a separate well bore and lateral, that's why you see what appears to be a fork on the plat. They will skid the rig over with large cranes from well bore to well bore. If there are separate pad sites, it is possible to have two drilling rigs drilling at the same time. One rig drilling the N/NW wells, while the other rig drills the S/SE wells. What you are calling "prongs of the fork" are referred to as the well laterals, and are more than a mile below the surface of the earth. Well depths can vary but a rule of thumb for Marcellus is 6,500 ft. total vertical depth and 4,000 ft. laterals with a total  measured depth of 10,500 feet. 

The wells have to be permitted and units declared and approved before the well can be spud. Most leases do not call for the lessor to be notified of any activity. If they are using your surface land to drill then you will most likely be notified.

 

Permalink Reply by Frank Walker on January 22, 2011 at 10:32am

I'm unable to confirm your assertion about timing.  Certainly I agree wells must be permitted prior to spud.  But I'm personally watching Landex for unit declaration on a set of eight wells, all on the same pad, which were spud a year ago.  Nothing yet.

 

At the same time, I am aware of instances where unit declaration existed prior to spud.  But I think it was done voluntarily.  I don't believe it is a PA State legal requirement, as is the permit.

Permalink Reply by Barbara on January 21, 2011 at 5:35am
I have been told by landmen that the individual wells can travel over a mile underground.
Permalink Reply by William Robert Handforth, Jr. on January 27, 2011 at 4:56am
I can relate to not being notified.  I just recently found out that I am a part of 4 pads and only thought that there was two I was involved in.  Thank goodness for FaceBook!  Some of my "friends" live near my properties in Bradford and have been a wealth of knowledge.  They are drilling 6 laterals per site.  I have never received any notifications of any of this and just now seen my name on these pads through research.  A great site to do this is: http://www.landex.com/webstore/

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