re: gas analysis of folschviller well

So ...

Based on the Folschviller borehole that would be higher gas quality than assumed ... higher gas contents than assumed ... higher laboratory determined permeability than assumed (generally more conservative than field determined permeability) ... and significant inter-seam gas contents when none had been assumed.

Based on the tardy and limited info released to date on the Diebling borehole that would be higher end gas content in the first coal packet .... my understanding that field permeability tests are to be undertaken ... then whack, some drilling difficulties due to intersecting a permeable fractured zone and the sp stalls.

I hear that Schlumburger (sp?) a renowned oil/gas/drilling services specialist was/has been engaged to advise on remedial measures to cement and drill ahead of the fractured zone. Wiza from this thread says he hears they have been successful.

Given that high permeability fractured zones can have upside when intersected in producing zones within production wells and given (if Wiza is right) that drilling difficulties appear to have been quickly overcome when the right advice was finally sought I would expect the sp to take off on the next positive announcement for Diebling.

Cheers all
Poyndexter

PS thanks Rapier ... I think you were right re water ingress not loss.