just thinking about how TCEI has had to plan this SL1 well..
they knew fron the testing at Kunde 1 and losing kunde 2 that the sugarkane had some potential.. then when the JVP was formed they knew the SL1 well was never planning to go to to 21,000 feet..
the RRC permit plan TCEI submitted in july 2006 was for 14,500 feet,, yet the same plan for SL1 well in the EKA prospectus dated 2 MAY 2006 had a lot of detail in it.. on page 10 of the independant report by oilfield Development Specialists LLC, they had the schematic drilling plan for 21,000 feet..
TCEI were caught out a little, their normal operation would be to confirm the field, then perhaps just shut in the well at 14500 and buy acreage... but with 3 aussie jvp's, they had a problem, they have to explain to shareholders, how do you announce to the market the well supposedly drilling to 21,000 feet is being shut in without testing it?? and at 14,500 feet?? i see the option was to go to plan b..
at that time the well was re-permitted to go to 21,000 feet, late sept 2006!!!
sure the hosston sands needed looking at, but when you have just discovered a major discovery like sugarkane, how hard would it have been to be optomistic about the sands?? and risk the well???
Since the sands were drilled, we had every possible delay you can find, and at the same time TCEI has been working at full tilt to secure each and every lease in the area.. i can see only one reason for that connection..
i look at this whole operation and ask some questions..
how on earth can a small player like TCEI blitz all and secure each and every lease?
Why are they delaying still the well results and testing?
imho the only way a minor player like TCEI can take out all opponents and secure all acres is by having a very powerful backer.. i cant think of any more powerful than conocophillips.. ADI have stated openly that TCEI got leases in direct competition with major oil companies... the only way they can beat them is to have a pretty powerful backer dont you think?
imho the delays are still paramount in the scheme of overall operational success of the project.. conocophillips would set certain goals and operational objectives, and i think they are perhaps just needing a few more things to happen before the 16 wells will be started..
as i said before,, this is all bottom draw until TCEI has done what it needs to, and in 3 weeks that may be enough time for things to be done..
you know every day i wonder how soon it will be before the jvp's will be allowed to benifit from the sugarkane, and i think they will benifit from it once they are allowed to.. this is a unique situation here,, someone stated here last week that the play could be according to conocophillips contacts, a major play in the US.. so thats multi tcf material then!!
perhaps the suagrkane play is becoming obvious to many and the share wont have the luxury of tanking, as the buyers may see the value here right now.. means little to me as i am holding all the way now..
good luck to all holders... enjoy the 3 weeks of R&R,,