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SpecialReport: Haynesville Playmakers
With the combination of technological
advances in drilling and completion techniques
and higher commodity prices, the
upstream industry in general-and Tellurian
specifically-has the wind at its back in
the Haynesville, he insists.
" We have both of those things working
for us right now, " Howie concludes. " We
are pretty happy. "
Packaging Assets
Proving that a smaller company can
play in the Haynesville, Shreveport-based
EnSight IV Energy Partners LLC continues
to acquire, develop and package assetsincluding
a 9,800 net-acre holding currently
on the market.
The package includes 79 proven unTellurian
Inc.'s Haynesville production is part of an integrated strategy in which the company
controls gas molecules from the wellhead to end markets served from its planned
Driftwood LNG facility on the Calcasieu River south of Lake Charles, La.
natural gas from the United States, liquefy
it, put it on a ship, and market it globally, "
says John Howie, president of upstream
subsidiary Tellurian Production Company.
In
November 2017, Tellurian acquired
its Haynesville acreage in a three-way
transaction. Following Samson's sale of
its East Texas and Louisiana holdings to
Houston-based Rockcliff Energy, Tellurian
in turn bought the Louisiana portion of
the acreage in DeSoto and Red River
parishes from Rockcliff, Howie recalls.
The assets are 95% held by production
and 90% operated, allowing the company
to control the pace of development for a
multiyear drilling inventory, he says.
Tellurian plans to keep one rig busy
throughout most of this year drilling
laterals from 5,000 to 10,000 feet in
length, he reports. Tellurian has about
25 active wells and interests in about 75
total, Howie adds, and continually keeps
an eye out for bolt-on opportunities in
the Haynesville.
To optimize Haynesville completion
designs, Tellurian participates in a Haynesville
Shale technology consortium that
includes engineers, geologists and land
management representatives sharing best
practices, Howie says.
Despite tightness in service and supply
early in the year, the company hasn't experienced
acute shortages, Howie points
out. " We are seeing pricing pressure and
we are seeing longer lead times to order
certain tangible goods, and we have acclimated
to that, " he comments. " We are
able to access everything we need. "
developed locations and 76 MMcf/d of
production from 46 wells, says President
and Chief Executive Officer George A.
Baldwin, Jr.
" We are open to monetizing that if the
market values it appropriately, " he says.
" From the standpoint of our investment
vehicles, with current gas prices, this seems
to be a good time to do that. If not, we
will hold on to it and develop it further. "
EnSight IV predecessors-comprised
Louisiana-based EnSight IV Energy Partners continues to acquire, develop and package
assets, including a 9,800 net-acre holding on the market in February. The package includes
79 proven undeveloped locations and 76 MMcf/d of production from 46 wells.
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