Oil & Gas
Avoyelles oil driller sees bright future for Tuscaloosa
It has been over a year now now since oil companies began gobbling up leases in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale in Avoyelles, and already three wells are under way. Some industry experts expect a big i...
Sep 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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Contango Oil and Gas Discloses Position In Tuscaloosa Marine Shale
Contango Oil and Gas (MCF) reported in the company’s recent 10-K report that it has leased 25,000 acres prospective for the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale. The company spent $8.7 million or $348 per acre...
Sep 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hamburg pilot well hits total depth
The first well of Gauthier No. 1 north of Hamburg reached its total depth, according to a report filed today, Sept. 4th by the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. The second phase of the we...
Sep 04, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hamburg well will be 19,037 feet long; Brouillette well will be 16,768
Today, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources announced the depths and lengths of the first two well being drilled into the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale in Avoyelles. The first well, Dupuy at Br...
Aug 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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Funding in place to continue oil drilling in southeast Avoyelles
The Australian oil exploration company that has already drilled two wells in Avoyelles Parish has announced $100 million of funding to continue on its path of drilling up to 30 wells below Simmesp...
Aug 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pryme Energy stock halts trading as it prepares to introduce Avoyelles oil project partner
Pryme Energy is preparing an announcement in respect of a funding partner for its key Turner Bayou oil project in Avoyelles and has entered into a trading halt on the Australian Stock Exchange. Th...
Aug 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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EOG part of data sharing group of Tuscaloosa Wells
Some oil drilling companies will be sharing their finds in an effort to speed up the learning process of the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale. EOG, who is a major player in the current search for oil and g...
Aug 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brouillette well hits total depth
The first well targeting the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale reached its total depth today, according to the Department of Natural Resources. As of August 5, 2012, drilling of Dupuy No. 1 at Brouillette i...
Aug 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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Permit granted today for Mill Bayou well near Hamburg
The second well to target the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale in Avoyelles received its permit today from the state of Louisiaina. The Department of Natural Resources issed the permit July 26, for Gauthi...
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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St. Helena TMS well at 384 barrels of oil per day
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Scott Angelle noted on July 10 that Devon Energy recently completed its fourth horizontal well in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) and the...
Jul 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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July 11th bid brings in $500 an acre for mineral leasing in Avoyelles
Lease Sale and Tract History Lease Sale Date: 07/11/2012 Two tracts of land in Avoyelles brought in $500 per acre with 25 percent royalty each in the state mineral auction on July 11. Both trac...
Jul 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tuscaloosa Marine Shale Meeting set in St. Francisville Tuesday
A town hall meeting to discuss the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale has been set Tuesday. Although the meeting will mainly discuss the Feliciana area, many of the topics are of interest to residents and lan...
Jul 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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