There is a lag between when a permit is applied for and when it is issued I think. At some point they have to put a notice in the local paper about plans for a horizontal well with location. 3 weeks of same notice during which time the public can offer input. Then sometime after that the email comes (if you sign up) with a permit number. Then sometimes it is the next week or so when it shows up on the weekly report. I have several I am watching for that I saw in the paper. Not all came on the email list and none of those have been on the weekly report. So maybe the requirement for at least one lease starts things and there are other requirements to go forward. I hope somebody here knows.
Nancy, The following chain of events happens when a permit is applied for: 1.Application Received
- WMP Received.>don’t know what Wmp means.
3.WMP to Dwwn. > don’t know what that means either.
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WMP Approved
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Casing Approved.
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Application Reviewed.
7, platt Approved
- permits issued.
All of this can take 2-3 month from #1 thru #8.
You can get this info from the(OIL & Gas Permits)web site.
Wild guess, Dwwn could be drilling waste water?
Maybe I should add, the oil & gas permits is from the West Virginia Dept of Environmental Protection.
In this weeks “Weekly Report” Go to stage 2 and you will find Well Operator’s Report of Well Work. I am looking at 47-017-06205, the thing that I thought was interesting was :Date Permit Issued 3-27-2013, Date Well Work Commenced 6-3-2013, Date Well Work Completed 11-27-2013, Holy cow, 8 months from start to finish, this one was a fast turn around, go to some of the others listed.
According to the report and the way that I understand it, is Work Completed means just that, It’s a done deal ready to go to the market, but you know me. I tried to send a copy of report, but failed. I suggest that one go to the Weekly Report and read it, it gives a lot of info.
Interesting, Arnold. Work commenced: would that be start drilling and completed be get to the bottom hole, or start horizontal leg, or get to the end of the horizontal leg?
Link to article about American Energy Partners purchasing leases in Doddridge, Tyler, Harrison, and Wetzel counties
http://www.statejournal.com/story/25730138/american-energy-partners…
Nancy, big favor being asked here. I have wellsl that have been in production for 6- months now and talking to “Katelyn” in Denver, it seems that the division Order should be crossing her desk soon. The wells are the Holden Wells 47-017-06202, and 203. Now for the favor, do you think that there is any way that I can be zoned out of receiving any Royalty?? I guess anything is possible.
Yes Arnold we all work together, that is how i see it. Share information as we have it to share. We are excited for you and hope it is good production.
I have a few I am watching, on a lease held by production in Ritchie. Several wells have been permitted and drilled and we are in some of the units (subject to change). I keep my out on those. Long wait. Worth it I hope. The shallow wells are not very much anymore.
Nancy, Thanks for responding, I seen that well last Sept.when we were in West Union and it was ready to be fracked, So my wife and I got pretty excited, but knew that we had a long wait, standard procedure for receiving royalty after well goes on line with Antero is 6-8 months. I thought that you might go to to API and check it out, I also think that we are safe but wanted your opinion. Where would we all be without the info from people like yourself and others on this forum. Thanks again.
Arnold, I checked where the production is listed, and nothing is here but there is a big lag on reporting that. I checked the batch listing which someone posted, maybe here, sometime at
http://downloads.wvgs.wvnet.edu/BatchInfo/doddridge/
and if you go down to your API numbers I see you listed as a royalty owner, both wells. I guess it is taking the usual very long time for them to get division orders out. When you get one, just make sure it doesn’t change any part of your lease. A couple years ago I got a division order trying to say the company could take out expenses on my old lease, made in the days before a company tried that. I sent them a standard division order filled out, and they accepted it. Companies will see what they can get away with, like a little boy. If you don’t stop them they’ll try for more. Anyway I think you are safe, just keep checking with “Katelyn” as often as you need to.
Nancy, further comment on the Holden Wells, I signed that lease in 2009, and it’s been a long wait. every Monday or when the Weakly Report comes out I check to see all the permits that are issued and if one appears that I have interest in, I make a copy and it goes on a wall in my office, so I have stared at that API for a long time, It was permitted April 2013, maybe the wait will be worth it.
To Richard G Robinson; I seen today on the weekly report that (I assume) a well of yours, that a final report was sent to the Dept of oil & gas. The well was completed Jan of this year ApI # 47-017-06174." Congratulations". Royalty Checks have been taking 6-9 months after completion.
I got a call from Kinder Morgan today about running a 12" gas line from the Sherwood Plant South East of Tyler. Anyone else ever dealt with them on easements?
Rule #1 for dealing with landmen: “Never assume what they do is done in malice when it can be explained perfectly in terms of mere laziness and common incompetence.”
O.K. So Antero has been sending all correspondence to the address of the lands previous owner. I have called corporate, alerted all local offices and it still is happening. Is there some sort of privacy act I can use to get them to finally send me MY mail?
Richard, that doesn’t sound bad for a lease modification (hope others will correct me if I’m wrong) but unless you are well versed in oil and gas dealings it is a good idea to have an attorney advise you about signing anything legal. If you look through this discussion you’ll find lots of information including some attorney recommendations. You don’t want them adding things to a lease that seem fine until you read every word.
A Noble Energy landman recently contacted my wife and I about adding an addendum to an old gas and oil lease we have with Dominion in West Union Doddridge county. Currently we receive about 500.00 per year in royaltys. They want to put horizontal wells on the land. We own 6.666 acres of a 20 acre tract. He has offered 500.00 per acre and 17% no deductions. Is this fair or low? We do not know… Any help out there