The Haynesville Shale - Drilling To Date

The Haynesville Shale has attracted much interest from the exploration and production industry over the last year. The cumulative number of wells in different stages of operation over the last six months is as follows:

Wells

Oct-08 - 159
Nov-08 - 173
Dec-08 - 200
Jan-09 - 228
Feb-09 - 260
Mar-09 - 293

As of June 4, 2009, there were 415 active wells in the Haynesville Shale classified as follows:

Producing Wells – 96
Permitted and waiting on completion - 135
Permitted and Drilling in Progress - 54
Permitted and not drilling – 130