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Insights

Reading the liquids-rich heart of the Utica Shale
Eastern Ohio's Utica play has earned a reputation as one of the more generous liquids-rich shale systems in North America, and the condensate window running…
Finding expired US shale leases that skipped the release filing
When a mineral lease runs out in the United States, the document of record rarely changes. The county recorder keeps the original lease book and page number,…
Verifying legal descriptions before you make an offer
A property offer that looks straightforward on paper can unravel in days when the legal description does not match the parcel you actually inspected. Buyers in…
Building a custom portfolio from overlapping shale play layers
Investors, landmen and engineers who follow United States unconventional gas know that the most productive acreage rarely sits inside a single play boundary.…
Reading Plugged Well Locations Like a Prospect Maturity Map
A growing slice of capital flowing into US shale comes from desks parked in Brisbane, Perth, or Adelaide. Australian operators such as Santos and Origin,…
Spotting a Lease That Has Been Extended by Production on a Nearby Unit
For an Australian investor evaluating acreage in the Permian or the Appalachian Basin, the lease sitting in front of you can hide a quiet fact: the primary…
Tracking the Eagle Ford Extension Into Northern Mexico
The Eagle Ford Shale has long been a benchmark for liquids-rich unconventional plays, but the story does not stop at the Sabine River or even at the Rio…
Surface Use Agreements And Pipeline Crossing Negotiations
Pipeline crossings can determine whether a promising lease becomes a practical development opportunity. A producer may control the minerals beneath a tract,…
How To Track New Lease Filings With An Activity Feed
Lease activity can change the commercial picture of a shale area quickly. A newly filed lease may indicate that an operator is securing acreage, testing a…
What a large permit count reveals about future drilling density
A large number of permits in one US shale section can look like a straightforward signal: more permits should mean more wells, more pads and a busier…


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