08/02/2016
I have operated some wells as an independent operator and have done everything from picking up leases to providing information to Geologist that used this information to put oil and gas prospects together for drilling.
I worked in my younger years for Cambe Geological Services. We provided well log to Geologist as well as unit plaques, completion cards, production figures and any others information like maps and topographic data
to the geologist. I opened up an Office in S'port, La. and was very successful for the company picking up over 00 member in the library in only 2 years. Not only that I negotiated a five year free lease in the American
Towers building and again after 5 years free lease with 1/2 of the third floor and additional 5 years free lease for a total of 10 years with no rental lease expense. It was good for the building owners due to the log library
being their the building filled up with oil and gas companies wanting to be next to the geological library. I hired 7 secretaries to help members collect the information they needed, catering to them so to speak which was
a service that the geologist enjoyed and quickly enjoyed being catered to! In all respect information can be retrieved of the computers now but it's just not the same. If geologist had their wish I bet they would prefer going
back to the way they were treated back from the 1960's thru the 1990,s. We all had a great working relationship. When I was picking up all the new wells drilled in Shreveport at the Louisiana Office of Conservation as well
as the Office of Conservation in Monroe which handled the eastern district the Geologist would have a new well that was drilled within a couple of weeks unless it was held tight for companies that had made a good well
and wanted to pick up additional acreage to make sure they were not leaving acreage out that could have goo mineral rights that they would loose out on. A example of such a case was right here in Lafayette parish where
May Petroleum drilled the Duecluet #1 and didn't have enough acreage to the west where another company drilled a well and had subtstaintual production that produced actually more condensate than the Ducluate # 1 & 2
due to the fact that it was on the outer rim and was able to drain more liquids from it's position. It did water out quidker but the company made a very substantial proffet. It was a very feasabl well and should be documented
that in huge reservoirs as this one was " the largest in south Louisiana" theirs opportunities for outer wells to drain the liquids quick and make a substantial profit. I believe that the May Petroleum had found the largest on
land reservoir in South Louisiana.! It's unfortunate they had to sell out the best producing well in the south, it looks like that well would have taken them out of financial trouble. They had drilled several deep and expensive
wells in that area before finding the Ducluete # 1 & 2 . They drilled about 6 deep expensive wells before finding that reservoir ! I'm sure those wells ran 6 to 8 million each and probably one million for lease expenses.
But they produced so much they paid out 15 to 20 times over and they were sold to 3 or 4 companies for several hundred million. You don't find that kind of reservoir but once in a lifetime if your very lucky!!! To my
experience these well's have been the best on land producing wells I've ever encountered. They should go down is history for all young Geologist to see what a really good well can produce . These types of reservoirs
are very seldom found onshore, to get so much production out of so few wells.I love being part of a team putting a prospect together and have had to do my own land work as an independent producer to save money
and work out better deals since we were going after leftovers. I always was able to get along with the landowners and ended up getting better deals the most would imagine ! The majority of the times we were able to
bring wells in and made the landowners very happy. Their fore I always ended up with a good relationship with the landowners, which was always a great feeling. I look forward to getting back into something I've done
all my life and enjoyed the work !
Now I'm disabled but would like to try to get back at the life I enjoyed so much. I'm in need of knowing if I'm eligible for any benefits going back to school. Would you please email me the cost of becoming a certified
land man & what benefits I qualify for the cost of tuition, books and all other expenses necessary, I would be greatly appreciative for this information. I can be reached online at [email protected] or by
phone home 337-484-3390 or cell 337-412-3151. Your cooperation is sincerely appreciated.
Yours Truly, Kirk Domas
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