Archive for October, 2006

EAST TEXAS DRILLING REPORT, OCTOBER 1

Panola County
# The Reed Estate Gas Unit Well No. 6 will be drilled by Chesapeake Operating in the Carthage (Cotton Valley) Field 1.4 miles northwest of Clayton in the MA Romero Survey, A-1. The well will bottom at 12,000 feet and may also be drilled in a wildcat field.
# Enduring Resources will drill the Allison-Cassity […]

October 1st, 2006 - Posted in Mining News

Unicorp begins drilling North Laurel Ridge Prospect

Unicorp Inc. has started drilling on its North Laurel Ridge Prospect in Iberville Parish, La.
The project, in which the company has a 5 percent working stake and a 4 percent net revenue stake, will be drilled to a depth of about 12,300 feet. Total reserves from the project are estimated to be roughly 1.1 million […]

October 1st, 2006 - Posted in Mining News, Oil and Gas

Verenex Commences Drilling in Libya

Verenex Energy’s subsidiary, Verenex Energy Area 47 Libya Limited, has commenced drilling the Company’s first exploration well in Libya, named A1-47/02, located in the southern part of Area 47. The well is being drilled by ODE Rig No.28 which is under a long term contract to Verenex.
The A1-47/02 well qualifies as the first of three […]

October 1st, 2006 - Posted in Mining News, Oil and Gas

Iranian co. finishes drilling 5 oil & gas wells

The National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) has succeeded in drilling, repairing and development of five oil and gas wells in Naftshahr, Qaleh Nar, Darkhowein and Kangan located in the oil and gas-rich southern Iran, MNA reported.
The NIDC has successfully completed the drilling and repairing operations ahead of the timetable set by the requesting bodies, an […]

October 1st, 2006 - Posted in Mining News, Oil and Gas

BUREC drilling in Cloudcroft

Drilling for water in Cloudcroft began Friday by the Bureau of Reclamation on U.S. Highway 82 near the Sleepy Grass Campground entrance. The plan is to drill 1,200 feet, according to Mike Nivison, county commissioner and Cloudcroft village manager.
“Hopefully they will find some water there,” he said. The water will be for the village’s municipal […]

October 1st, 2006 - Posted in Mining News

Bangladesh favors cancellation of coal-mine deal with Britain’s Asia Energy

Bangladesh’s prime minister’s office has asked the energy ministry to take necessary steps to scrap a multibillion dollar coal-mine deal with British company Asia Energy PLC that sparked violent protests, a news report said Saturday.
The move came after at least six people were killed by police during violent protests in August demanding that the government […]

October 1st, 2006 - Posted in Coal, Mining News

TXU may be sued over plans for coal plant

Dallas-based TXU faces a possible lawsuit over its plans for a coal-burning power plant in Central Texas – a lawsuit financed by a Dallas oilman and developer with ties to top GOP officeholders and Texas environmentalists.
Albert Huddleston, a major campaign donor to President Bush and Gov. Rick Perry, is also a partner with musician […]

October 1st, 2006 - Posted in Coal, Mining News

CP coal train derails near Cranbrook, B.C.

A CP Rail coal train has derailed along the Kootenay River in southeastern B.C.
Company spokesman Ed Greenberg says 16 cars of a 115-car westbound train went off the tracks in a remote location east of Fort Steele, near Cranbrook.
He says one of the cars has spilled some of its load into the edge of the […]

October 1st, 2006 - Posted in Coal, Mining News

Triton reports progress on radial jet drilling

Triton American Energy Corp. has initiated activities on the fourth well to be re-completed on the Blackwell Lease in Caldwell County, Texas, site of the first ever utilization of radial jet drilling technology under license to the Company combined with the Thermal Pulse Unit technology contracted through Weekley Energy Group I, LP, a partner in […]

October 1st, 2006 - Posted in Mining News