Just a question, wouldn't you expect a short term loss for a long term gain?
But the question being raised regards the extent to which the proposed long term gains may be illusory, a product of billions of dollars in Federal tax subsidies and near zero interest rates. Also, how many years of production do each of these wells, once drilled, provide? Some sources I've read say five years is average. Not much of a "long term" potential for making up losses in that, if true.
