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TED JACKSON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Four wells are clustered together just north of Mansfield, La. Thursday, March 3, 2011 serving as a startling example of how many wells are being drilled in the area. After gas was discovered in the shale formations thousands of feet below Northwest Louisiana, energy companies worked hard to find ways to extract it for a profit. The landowners of the area became the beneficiaries when the gas companies came knocking on their doors to buy their leases with a new process called fracking. Now the landowners are becoming millionaires in and around the tiny towns of Mansfield.

TED JACKSON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Workers manage the amounts of sand that goes into the hopper at a Chesapeake fracking site about 16 miles outside of Mansfield, La Thursday, March 3, 2011.

TED JACKSON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE A worker unscrews the cap atop the wellhead as the crew prepares to send the explosive charged "gun" down the well at a Chesapeake fracking site about 16 miles outside of Mansfield, La Thursday, March 3, 2011.

TED JACKSON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE A worker surveys the cap atop the wellhead as the crew prepares to send the explosive charged "gun" down the well at a Chesapeake fracking site about 16 miles outside of Mansfield, La Thursday, March 3, 2011.

TED JACKSON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE A worker watches from the wellhead as the crew prepares to send the explosive charged "gun" down the well at a Chesapeake fracking site about 16 miles outside of Mansfield, La Thursday, March 3, 2011.

TED JACKSON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE A worker checks the high pressure pump lines trailing from the 20 pump trucks suppling the high pressure required to pump the water, sand and chemical mixture down the hole at a Chesapeake fracking site about 16 miles outside of Mansfield, La Thursday, March 3, 2011.

TED JACKSON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE A gas drilling rig outside of Mansfield, La. Thursday, March 3, 2011. After gas was discovered in the shale formations thousands of feet below Northwest Louisiana, energy companies worked hard to find ways to extract it for a profit. The landowners of the area became the beneficiaries when the gas companies came knocking on their doors to buy their leases with a new process called fracking. Now the landowners are becoming millionaires in and around the tiny towns of Mansfield.

TED JACKSON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE A worker checks the high pressure pump lines trailing from the 20 pump trucks suppling the high pressure required to pump the water, sand and chemical mixture down the hole at a Chesapeake fracking site about 16 miles outside of Mansfield, La Thursday, March 3, 2011.

TED JACKSON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE 20 high pressure pump trucks line up to supply the pressure to force the water, sand and chemical mixture down the well, as fracking continues on the second day at a site 16 miles from Mansfield, La., Thursday, March 3, 2011.

TED JACKSON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Monica Bell walks along her deck over a nearly dry pond by her house outside of Mansfield, La, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. She and her husband Dennis expanded the pre-existing pond to capture more water to sell to the fracking projects in the area. "We have some leases for gas," she said. "I've gotten one check for $30, but we're doing OK with the water."

TED JACKSON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Glen Donahue, left and Maurice Williamson boil up some shrimp over an open fire pit at the New Rockdale RV Radio Shop RV Park in Mansfield, La, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. The men have lived in the campsite for years now, working as pipeline welders in the new gas economy around Mansfield.

TED JACKSON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Gary Soneit of Nabor Drilling uses a flashlight to work on a pump that's sending water from a farmer's pond to a fracking job miles away outside of Mansfield, La, Wednesday, March 2, 2011.

TED JACKSON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE As dusk falls, four lighted wells are clustered together shine like beacons in the darkness just north of Mansfield, La. Thursday, March 3, 2011 serving as a startling example of how many wells are being drilled in the area. After gas was discovered in the shale formations thousands of feet below Northwest Louisiana, energy companies worked hard to find ways to extract it for a profit. The landowners of the area became the beneficiaries when the gas companies came knocking on their doors to buy their leases with a new process called fracking. Now the landowners are becoming millionaires in and around the tiny towns of Mansfield.

TED JACKSON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Workers take a short break near the trucks loaded with chemicals that will be mixed with the water and sand and pumped down the well at a Chesapeake fracking site about 16 miles outside of Mansfield, La Thursday, March 3, 2011.

TED JACKSON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Four wells are clustered together just north of Mansfield, La. Thursday, March 3, 2011 serving as a startling example of how many wells are being drilled in the area. After gas was discovered in the shale formations thousands of feet below Northwest Louisiana, energy companies worked hard to find ways to extract it for a profit. The landowners of the area became the beneficiaries when the gas companies came knocking on their doors to buy their leases with a new process called fracking. Now the landowners are becoming millionaires in and around the tiny towns of Mansfield.

TED JACKSON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Just on the edge of a working farm, a fracking operation continues at a site 13 miles from Mansfield, La. On this site, 20 high pressure pump trucks line up to supply the pressure to force the water, sand and chemical mixture down the well, Thursday, March 3, 2011. One of the environmental concerns is that the spent water from the fracking process could leak from the containment and poison farm animals.

Canada's Encana Corp. has agreed to sell all of its natural gas assets in the Haynesville area in northwest Louisiana to a joint venture for $850 million, The Wall Street Journal reports.

The report says the sale comes as falling oil prices hit the Canadian oil patch. Encana said it will use the proceeds to pay down debt.

The buyer is a joint venture formed by GeoSouthern Haynesville LP and funds managed by GSO Capital Partners LP, the report says.

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HAYNESVILLE, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Three structures were burned in the town of Haynesville last night, including a historic Methodist church, a home on McDonald Street, and a mobile home on Pine Street, according to Chief Mark Furlow of the Haynesville Volunteer Fire Department.

Furlow says the Louisiana Office of the State Fire Marshal made an arrest in connection with at least two of the fires.

The Haynesville Volunteer Fire Department reports all three of the structures burned last night were vacant buildings.

“The only thing standing now are the brick walls,” Furlow says of the old Methodist church. “It’s sickening.”

One of the walls of the historic church has already fallen onto a nearby avenue, knocking down telephone poles.

“It’s just a mess,” says Furlow.

Furlow also reports extensive damage to the mobile home on Pine Street.

More information will be provided to the public as it becomes available.

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas pulled off a mild surprise this past Saturday defeating Florida 39-36 in The Swamp thus keeping their bowl hopes alive.

Arkansas will now host Auburn on Saturday needing a win to keep its bowl hopes alive. Arkansas (3-6, 1-5) needs to win out for bowl eligibility. They will host FIU next Saturday and then finish on Friday, Nov. 24, hosting Missouri.

Auburn enters the game having won two SEC games in a row. Auburn (5-4, 2-4) will become bowl eligible with a win on Saturday. They have games remaining with New Mexico State and Alabama. So even if they lose to Arkansas they should get that eligibility against New Mexico State, but a win over Arkansas as well would likely land them in a higher bowl.

Here’s five keys to defeat Auburn.

Keep The Offense Rolling

Auburn now has film of what a Kenny Guiton offense looks like so they will know more what to expect than maybe Florida did. But Guiton did an outstanding job keeping Florida off balance on Saturday. That was something the Hogs struggled doing earlier in the season with predictable play calling. KJ Jefferson was back to being himself last week and Raheim “Rocket” Sanders easily had his best outing of the season. The Hogs need both of them to standout again on Saturday.

Keep Auburn’s Running Game In Check

Auburn likes to run the football. It will be important for Travis Williams’ defense to not allow Auburn to run the ball at will all day. If the Tigers are able to do that it could be a long day for the Hogs. Jarquez Hunter and others head the Auburn running game. The Arkansas defense has generally been very good this year and given the team a chance to win most games. Williams needs his unit to have a great showing again on Saturday and maybe even come up with another defensive touchdown, something this unit has excelled at.

Limit Turnovers, Penalties

Arkansas didn’t have many penalties against the Gators, but the ones they did have stung them. However, Arkansas was able to overcome then including a holding call in overtime. The Hogs can’t afford interceptions, fumble and excessive penalties. Eliminating turnovers and keeping the penalties to a minimum will give Arkansas an excellent chance at winning the game. The Hogs had six penalties for 45 yards against Florida.

7 Not 3 In Red Zone

Last week in four trips inside the Florida red zone Arkansas got two touchdowns and a pair of field goals. At least they came away with points, but get touchdowns there instead of field goals and the game doesn’t go into overtime. The Gators got two touchdowns in three trips inside the Arkansas red zone and a field goal the other time. If Arkansas can get touchdowns each time inside Auburn’s red zone they should be in pretty good shape.

Jump On Tigers Early, Get Crowd Excited, Into Game

The last two games in Fayetteville haven’t ended well for the Hogs. It’s very important Arkansas has early success against the Tigers, gets the crowd excited and into game and then keep their foot on the gas all game. The crowd should be a decent sized one with the later start. But, as noted, the last two games, particularly Mississippi State, in Fayetteville went so bad for Arkansas they need to get this crowd into the game early. The crowd can also make a strong impression on recruits and an excited, loud group of fans may help the Hogs with the prospects visiting.

The kickoff is set for 3 p.m. and televised on the SEC Network. The temperature at kickoff is expected to be in the 60s.

HAYNESVILLE, La. (WVUE) - Only three miles from the Arkansas state line sits a football dynasty -the Haynesville Golden Tornadoes.

“I guess you would say we’re a bit old school here. We kind of do things the old way,” Haynesville head coach David Franklin said.

Haynesville owns 17 titles in football, the second highest collection of trophies in the state. The first one came way back in 1924.

Making this run of championships even more remarkable, the town considered the “Gateway to North Louisiana,” has a population of a little over 2,000.

“These kids would run through a brick wall for Haynesville. That’s something, I don’t know if a lot of people can say that. These kids would do anything,” Franklin said.

One of those kids is CamRon Jackson, a junior at Haynesville.

“Playing for this team is a blessing," Jackson said. “A lot of people don’t get the opportunity to play for a team like this. With the coaches and the teammates, and the fans, it’s real football down here.”

What separates Haynesville from the rest of the state football powers is isolation. No fast food restaurants out here, no movie theaters. It’s football 24-7, 365 days of the year.

“We know that. I know that," Franklin said. “We love that part of it because there’s not a lot to distract them. There’s not a lot of things that they can get involved in other than football. But I think they can appreciate that.”

The Golden Tornado program also flourishes because of some big-time players. Defensive tackle Joseph Evans will attend LSU this fall and Jackson, a defensive end, is committed to the Tigers’ 2020 class.

“First off, God has blessed some of these kids with talent. I’m not going to deny that whatsoever. A lot of times I hear, well those Haynesville kids are just talented. Well they are talented. But they just don’t get talented," Franklin said. “Coaches develop them, but most importantly, the kids work. They work so hard. We got two kids committed to LSU. One’s going to LSU, one’s committed to LSU. They are talented, they have the right size. But they’ve been worked, it doesn’t just happen.”

Yes, Haynesville possesses a ton of talent, and it can be traced to some great bloodlines that run all the way to the NFL. Joseph Evans, a Haynesville senior, is just one example.

“Just the feeling of wearing that jersey. It’s Haynesville. You’re representing your family, representing your town," Evans said. “People before me, like my cousins Doug and Bobby Ray, they played the game very well at Haynesville. To be able to play under them was a good thing to do.”

And football runs in Jackson’s blood, too.

“My dad, my uncle who plays for Arkansas, Kendrick Jackson, my cousin who plays for Louisiana Tech, James Jackson, they told me to treasure these moments. When it gets to the next level, it gets real,” Jackson said.

Evans and Jackson are prime examples of why Haynesville will continue to be a powerhouse program, and now the next generation is ready to prove their worthy of wearing the Golden Tornado jersey.

“I get to go to the elementary schools sometimes and see those kids. ‘Coach Franklin I’m going to play football when I grow up. I’m going to play football for you,'" Franklin described, “I say, ‘No, you’re going to play football for Haynesville.’ They’re excited about that. They look forward to that. I love it because it keeps the process going.”

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In 2021 the Haynesville shale in Texas and Louisiana has taken off. We look into what has changed, whether this surge will continue, and for how long.

Haynesville and other shale resources.

Between 2005 and 2017, shale gas (including tight gas) became the overwhelmingly dominant source of natural gas in the US (Figure 1). The US eventually produced more natural gas than any other country in the world. In 2016 the US started exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG).

New LNG facilities started sending out enormous tankers of LNG to markets in Southeast Asia. Countries there wanted the gas and were willing to pay a premium price. In 2020, the USA became third in LNG exports, after Australia and Qatar (practically tied between number 1 and 2).

Because of the success of the shale revolution, in 2009 the price of gas dropped from $7/Mcf (Million cubic feet) to below $3/Mcf and has remained there since 2015. This dampened shale gas production everywhere until 2017 when rising LNG exports had a positive effect (Figure 2).

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The recent resurgence in Haynesville reflects the price of gas that has approached $4/Mcf.

Still, the shale wells in the Haynesville are deeper than other shale plays, up to 14,000 feet, which means drilling and fracking costs are greater.

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But this is offset by the proximity of the Haynesville to the Gulf Coast LNG terminals – the play lies across the border between Louisiana and Texas. In contrast, the Appalachian plays of Marcellus and Utica shales are far away.

Well completion technology.

According to a US Geological Survey (USGS) report issued in 2017, the Haynesville Shale contains 304 Tcf of natural gas plus 1.9 billion barrels (Bbbl) of natural gas liquids (NGLs) — making it the largest continuous natural gas assessment the USGS has ever conducted.

The new technology that was responsible for the shale revolution of Figure 1 is the same everywhere: a long horizontal well (1-2 miles) that is fracked many times along its length (up to 40 separate frac jobs). In recent years, the drilling and fracking elements have been optimized for each play, and there are few opportunities for any further improvements. One such opportunity, using smaller proppant, was detailed earlier this year.

Resurgence.

Acquisitions in the Haynesville have been part of the revival, according to S&P Global. Surprisingly soon after bankruptcy, Chesapeake have acquired Vine Energy for $2.2 billion. And Southwestern Energy SWN -0.6%, who began their shale venture in the Fayetteville shale in Arkansas before moving to the Marcellus, has bought Indigo Natural Resources for $2.7 billion. The buyers will be eager to prove they made good choices.

Pipeline infrastructure has been expanded. The rig count is up to 57, highest since October 2019.

The report also says operators drilled and fracked close to 50 wells in the Haynesville in June and July, the highest rate in seven years.

Gas production in Haynesville was 10.6 Bcfd in Figure 2, which amounts to a third of Marcellus plus Utica at 31.4 Bcfd. Haynesville is clearly a substantial gas play.

All of this results in Internal Rates of Return (IRR) of about 29% for the Haynesville shale basin In the first half of 2021.

Will the surge continue?

LNG exports are rising but further growth appears to be constrained by a need for new export terminals, although a sixth LNG train at Sabine Pass will be completed in 2022.

LNG’s future looks good for the mid-term since southeast Asia want to replace their coal-fired boilers in industry and residential areas. In China, it was the result of a push by middle-class folks to better their air quality.

A new report for the longer term is not as rosy. Predictions have been made that global demand for LNG could double by 2040, which would involve many new export/import LNG terminals that cost up to 10 billion dollars each.

There are three problems with this picture. First, world governments need to decarbonize from fossil fuels, and the International Energy Agency (IEA) has argued that no new fossil projects should be started after 2021. As a result, almost 40% of new LNG projects have been canceled or deferred – most of these are in US or Canada.

Second, costs of solar and wind and big-battery systems have been falling rapidly in the last several years. This poses a risk that new LNG plants will become obsolete and stranded, at huge financial losses to investors, if countries and companies replace coal directly by wind and solar.

Third, the argument that LNG is a halfway house to renewable energies is suspect, if it’s aimed at replacing coal or oil. LNG burns cleaner, yes, but if the total methane leaks in the entire supply chain lie above a couple percent then burning LNG (in power plants, for example) is no better than burning coal from a global warming perspective. The reason is methane is 20-80 times more powerful than CO2 as a global warming gas, so serious methane leaks can destroy the advantage of burning LNG over coal. This also happens to be one basis for RSG, or responsibly-sourced gas production.

Altogether, the long-term risk of the LNG business is significant because the rate of decarbonizing fossil fuel usage is unpredictable. Predictions can only offer different possible scenarios, as the oil and gas major bp have emphasized. For the enormous cost of a single LNG train the risk may be too great.

HAYNESVILLE, La. - No matter the year, there’s a constant reminder of the expectations in Haynesville.

"Go all the way," senior Toby Franklin says.

"I mean that's just every year's expectations. So I mean just fight as hard as you can and see how far we can go."

Teammate and fellow senior Kemarion Ivory adds, "Come out here and just go hard everyday so we won't let that happen again."

What the Golden Tornado don’t want to let happen again is getting eliminated in the playoffs, especially by their Claiborne Parish rival Homer, but head coach David Franklin says there’s something positive to take away from the shutout.

"You know a lot of people measure the season off of what happened, who beat us the last ball game, but we took a young squad to the semifinals and that says a lot for these guys and this team," Franklin explains.

"We certainly don't like to get beat by them, but they had a really good team last year and they'll have another really good team this year."

This season has added significance for Franklin since his youngest son, Toby, is finishing out his senior year.

"It's not an easy thing. I've been instructed to don't bring football to the house. It's kind of the same thing with my older son, Trent. The first two years it was a lot of yelling and a lot of getting on to him, but then by the time they get to be a junior or senior, he's figured it all out."

As part of a bigger senior class, Toby believes his teammates have what it takes to handle the pressure.

"We know what to expect now. We were all young last year. I mean I think we had like two starting seniors last year and this year mainly senior and juniors."

And in regards to how their rivalry with Homer may have changed since the Pelicans won state? Coach Franklin says, "They got a really good football team.

"They had a good football team last year and they got a good football team this year, but we'll see about that week 10."