Little Knife Field Update

See news and updates below the results of the wells

2012 Permits

• 22201, loc, Hess, LK-Dolezal-145-97-0805H1
• 22204, loc, BR, Manchester 24-9MBH
• 22210, loc, BR, Concord 34-10MBH
• 22479, loc, Hess, LK-Hamilton 146-97-3526H-3
• 22480, loc, Hess, LK-Hamilton 146-97-3526H-2
• 22761, loc, OXY USA, Crosby Creek 1-19-18H-144-98
• 22798, loc, Hess, LK-Obrigewitch 146-97-3427H-2
• 22799, loc, LK-Dukart 145-97-0310H-2
• 22800, loc, LK-Obrigewitch 146-97-3427H-3
• 22802, loc, LK-Dukart 145-97-0310H-3
• 22803, loc, LK-Obrigewitch 146-97-3427H-4
• 22804, loc, LK-Dukart 145-97-0310H-4

2011 Permits

• 20256, 844, CLR, Marshall 1-13H, s2/11; 7/11; F; cum 43K 10/11
• 20261, 288, CLR, Taney 1-14H, s4/11; t8/11; F cum 13K 10/11
• 20357, 629, CLR, Fuller 1-2H, s5/11; t9/11; F; cum 19K 10/11
• 20363, conf, CLR, Edward 1-23H
• 20457, 869, Hess/Tracker, Hovden 15-1H,
• 20860, conf,  Petro-Hunt, Harman 144-97-5A-8-1H,
• 21044, 753, CLR, Catron 1-26H
• 22117, 884, Hess, M Elisabeth 15-1H,  
• 21454, conf, BR, Concord 44-10MBH,
• 21533, conf, Petro-Hunt, Marinenko 145-97-31D-30-1H,
• 21534, conf, Petro-Hunt, Zabolotny 144-98-3A-10-1H,
• 21574, PNC, BR, Manchester 14-9PNC,
• 21614, conf, BTA, 9215 JV-P Snow-B-1R,
• 21633, conf, Hess, LK-State A-145-98-0136H-1, 
• 21707, conf, BR, Keene 44-35MBH,
• 21708, conf, BR, Franklin 44-36MBH,
• 21816, DRL, Oxy USA, State Joe LOH 1-20-17H-143-98,
• 21857, conf, Hess, LK-Esther-146-97-3328H-1

2010 Permits

• 18572, PNC, Tracker, McCarthy 9-1H,
• 18576, 1,190, BR/Tracker, Concord 24-10H/Cottonwood 10-1H, s8/10; t2/11; F; cum 55K 10/11
• 18670, PNC, Tracker, Little Chase Creek 16-1H,
• 18675, 1,806, BR, Franklin 24-36H, s10/10; t1/11; cum 47K 10/11
• 18687, 667, BR, Keene 14-35H, s8/10; t6/11; cum 447 bbls (no typo) 10/11
• 18718, 1,348, Hess/Tracker, Crying Tree 8-1H, s6/10; t10/10; F; cum 95K 10/11
• 18731, 1,434, Hess/Tracker, Wing 15-1H, s4/10; t7/10; cum 116K 10/11
• 18747, 689, CLR, Hegler 2-13H, s3/10; t9/10; cum 87K 10/11
• 18748, 718, CLR, Arthur 2-12H, s3/10; t9/10; cum 82K 10/11
• 18755, 1,375, Hess/Tracker, Olson 3-1H, s4/10; t7/10; cum 93K 10/11
• 18975, 1,325, Hess/Tracker, Wing 9-1H, s5/10; t9/10; F; cum 89K 10/11
• 18976, 640, Hess/Traker, Bonnie Divide 16-1H, s4/11; cum 18K 10/11
• 18985, 1,556, Oxy USA/Anschutz, State Knopik 1-21-16H-144-97, s7/10; t1/11; F; cum 60K 10/11
• 19043, 314, BR, Manchester 34-9H, s6/10; t2/11; F; cum 17K
• 19146, 988, Hess/Tracker, Little Chase Creek 21-1H, s10/10; t2/11; F; cum 75k
• 19147, conf, Hess/Tracker, Edward 28-1H,
• 19269, 410, Sinclair, Porcupine 1-19H, s10/10; t9/11; F; cum 46K 10/11
• 19304, DRL, Sinclair, Crosby Creek 1-5H, s9/10
• 19430, 288, Oxy USA/Anschutz, Shuck 1-33-28H-144-97; s10/10; t5/11; F; cum 15K 10/11
• 19520, 1,038, Sinclair, Hovden Federal 1-20H, s11/10; t3/11; F; cum 50K 10/11
• 19549, conf, CLR, Lazorenko 1-2H,
• 19828, 404, Hess/Tracker, Kostelnak 28-1H, s12/10; t4/11; F cum 50K 10/11

Update

June 20, 2021: this is a long, narrow oil field, running 32 miles from north to south, and average about eight miles (eight sections) wide. One would assume the geology is very similar throughout any individual field; in this case, I really have trouble accepting that. On another note, this field is in the vicinity of some great fields, but the Little Knife seems, so far, not be be all that great, and on top of that, not much activity to date. There was a lot of activity in this field early in the Bakken boom but it seemed to go quiet fairly quickly. 

May 4, 2012: in the daily activity report -- Hess issued permits for a 6 well pad in section 22-146-97 --

There is another producing well in this section:

18731, 1,434, Hess/Tracker, Wing 15-1H, t7/10; cum 136K 3/12; 

April 22, 2012: random look at a Sinclair well in the Little Knife oil field (Porcupine)

April 22, 2012: a 6-well pad for Hess in Little Knife oil field

December 28, 2011: random look at more Madison wells in the Little Knife oil field.

December 23, 2011: random look at some Madison wells in the Little Knife oil field.

Original Post

The Little Knife field is a fairly large field in North Dakota: 214 sections. It is rectangular, running north to south. There are no "major" cities inside this field; it is southwest of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. The nearest town is Killdeer about six miles east; Killdeer is at about the center of north-south line of the Little Knife field.

If one divides the field into thirds, the southernmost third has historically been the most active -- that's where a slew of conventional wells are still producing oil. During the most recent "Bakken" boom, the Little Knife has been fairly active. Most of the activity is in the northern third and the southern third. The middle third is relatively free of activity.

There is an Orion Belt in the Little Knife (a CLR Eco-Pad: four wells running east-west on one pad). Click here for the results of the Arthur-Hegler Eco-Pad. It should be noted that Harold Hamm stated that production was being restricted on these wells.

Going from north to south, here is the activity by file (permit) number. Unless otherwise stated, the wells are long laterals (2 sections):

(P) = Producing
(C) = Confidential
NR = IP not reported
(BR) = before I started keeping records

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17715 (P) -- Hess/Tracker, Hay Dragon 34-1H, 1,030; cum 146K 10/11
17881 (P) -- Hess/Tracker, Erickson 11-1H, 1,246; cum 121K 10/11
17515 (P) -- Hess/Tracker, Quilliam 14-1H, 350, cum 51K 10/11
17829 (P) -- Hess/Tracker, Alwin 13-1H, 1,058, cum 142K 10/11
18576 (C) -- BR/Tracker, Cottonwood 10-1H, 1,190, cum 55K
18576 (new permit/new operator) -- BR, Concord 24-10H (was Tracker's Cottonwood)

18572 (PNC) -- Tracker, McCarthy 9-1H, offset 316 feet from 18670
18670 (PNC -- Tracker, Little Chase Creek 16-1H

18675 (C) -- BR, Franklin 24-36H, 1,806; cum 47K 10/11
17721 (P) -- Tracker, Olson 34-1H, 170

18515 (C) -- CLR, Hegler 1-13T, 418; cum 54K 10/11
18513 (C) -- CLR, Arthur 2-12T, 714; cum 52K 10/11

17231 (P) -- Hess/Tracker, Trotter 25-1H, 240; cum 82K 10/11
18227 -- Hess/Tracker, Obrigewitch 34-1H, 116*; cum 77K 10/11
17644 (P) -- Hess/Tracker, 204; cum 48K 10/11; F
18450 -  Hess/Tracker, Lind 2-1H; 1,049, cum 85K 10/11
17980 (P) -- Hess/Tracker, Dukart 3-1H, NR; 292; cum 34K 10/11
18276 (P) -- Hess/Tracker, Obrigewitch 4-1H; 962; cum 92K 10/11
18334 (P) -- Hess/Tracker, Danielle 12-1H; 1,343, cum 93K 10/11
18049 PNC -- Hess/Tracker, Kukla 15-1H;
17645 (P) --Hess/Tracker, 33, Glovatsky 21-1H; cum 86K
15934 (P) -- Petro-Hunt, 82, Zabolotny 4D-4-2H, short lateral; cum 13K 10/11
16842 (P) -- Hess/Tracker, 201; cum 61K 10/11
17541 (P) -- Hess/Tracker, 172; cum 53K 10/11
15051 (P) -- Petro-Hunt, Radloff 21D-4-2H, 40; Madison, cum 98K 10/11
15057 (P) -- BTA, 9215 JV-P Snow E 1-H, 35; Madison, cum 88K 10/11
14849 (P) -- BTA, 9215 JV-P Snow D 1H, 103, Madison, cum 376K 101/11
14708 (P) -- BTA; 9215 JV-P Snow-B-1H, 38, cum 424K 10/11
14817 (P) -- BTA; 9215 JV-P Snow C 1H, 62; cum 259K 10/11


New permits granted in Little Knife after the above was posted (for results, see above):
18718, Hess/Tracker, Crying Tree 8-1H,1,348; 95K 10/11
18747, CLR, Hegler 2-13H, new permit, 23 Feb 10
18748, CLR, Arthur 2-12H, new permit, 23 Feb 10; rig on site
18755, Tracker, Olson 3-1H, new permit, 26 Feb 10
*18227: IP - 116; in January, 2010, no production was reported
18957, Tracker, Wing 9-1H, new permit, 30 Apr 10
18976, Tracker, Bonnie Divide 16-1H, new permit, 30 Apr 10
18985, Anschutz, State Knopik 1-21-16H-144-97, new permit, May 4, 2010
19043, BR, Manchester 34-9H, new permit, May 18, 2010