Does anyone think they will ever drill? Seems like they've been going to start for the last 2 years......wondering if they are just going to be a huge flipper?
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I agree they should be happy, plus they can now lease with someone else for more bonus money. Can't understand Buckeye just walking away from it after investing 2.25 in it.
So is Sierra getting close to drilling?
I think they are in a holding pattern waiting to see what EV and others find out when they drill the volatile oil window.
Brent,
We have been waiting for some kind of progress for years. Some things we have found w/ the oil/gas community is 1. Do not take what the landmen signing you up as anything but hype to get you to sign 2. just because they start work (ex. start putting in a pad) do not assume work will be completed 3. do not get excited until the first check is cashed.
Most people think the "hold up" is a wait for the pipelines to be put in. I personally believe the talk by our Governor to put an excise tax on the oil companies and an additional 4% tax on landowners w/ oil/gas leases has some oil companies in a slow-down mode. (some 'big shots" with influence and/or financial intrest in the oil companies own a great deal of leased land) I have not heard lately what the status on those two tax issues is.
....dragging this over from comments....to a discussion.....
So is Sierra the partner Envervest is looking for to drill the 20 wells in Tusc/Stark?
It sounds like Enervest doesn't want to put up the $$$$ to fund the drilling
I don't think Sierra has that deep of pockets.......$200M
Does either Sierra or Enervest have a vast amount of Horizontal shale drilling experience?
I'm guessing the hold up may be the search for a 3rd partner.....one with experience and deep pockets to help share the cost.
AEP?
...that be OK with me......
A. McClendon of AEP is hot on the UTICA......I believe in him.
But wasn't he part of the Chesapeake game of selling the gas to their own side companies for less and later getting top dollar? And paying the landowner less in royalties as well as taking massive deductions for "Market Enhancement"?
He was CEO of CHK.
Regardless.....he left CHK and lined up 1.7B in funding and came right back to the Play. I believe he knows exactly what the value is that we are sitting on.
And....."Market Enchancement" can be in a lease from any G/O company.......signer beware!
I'm just saying the he has bet his whole reputation on the UTICA.....and own pocket money.
And it's now 2014...and how many wells has Sierra drilled?
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