MA 7B-10 Zone, Reservoir A, in the Patterson Field

Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy is conducting a public hearing on October 6, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in Baton Rouge to consider regulatory orders governing gas and condensate exploration and production in the MA 7B-10 Zone, Reservoir A, Patterson Field, located in St. Landry Parish and Baton Rouge City jurisdictions.

The Department will establish rules and regulations for the designated zone (defined as the gas and condensate-bearing formation at measured depths 15,655 to 16,480 feet in the Watson Oil Corporation-Sun Oil Fee No. 1 Well, Section 63, Township 15 South, Range 11 East); create a single drilling and production unit consolidating separately owned tracts and mineral leases within the unit boundaries; designate Magna Operating, LLC as operator; and require future wells to comply with Statewide Order No. 29-E (LAC 43:XIX.1901 et seq.). The Department retains authority to reclassify the reservoir by supplemental order without additional hearing if evidence supports the action.

The hearing will be held in the Hearing Room, 1st Floor, LaSalle Building, 617 North 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. All parties with interest in the matter must take notice. A plat of the unit area is available for inspection at Department offices in Baton Rouge and Lafayette. The legal notice has been published in The Morning Advocate and will appear in The Morgan City Review. Individuals requiring disability accommodations must contact the Department in writing within ten working days of the hearing date.