Bear Creek Oil Field

Updates

Permits

2018 (as of September 16, 2018)
34559, conf, XTO, Bobcat Federal 11X-2F2-S, Bear Creek,

2017 (the list is complete)
34360, conf, XTO, Bobcat Federal 11X-2E-S, Bear Creek,
34359, conf, XTO, Bobcat Federal 11X-2A-S, Bear Creek,
34358, conf, XTO, Bobcat Federal 14X-35EXH, Bear Creek,
34357, conf, XTO, Bobcat Federal 14X-35AXB, Bear Creek,
34356, SI/NC, XTO, Bobcat Federal 14X-35A, Bear Creek,
34355, SI/NC, XTO, Bobcat Federal 14X-35E2, Bear Creek,
34162, SI/NC, XTO, Pelton Federal 11X-35BXC, Bear Creek,
34161, SI/NC, XTO, Pelton Federal 11X-35G2, Bear Creek,
34160, SI/NC, XTO, Pelton Federal 11X-35C, Bear Creek,
34159, SI/NC, XTO, Pelton Federal 11X-35GXH, Bear Creek,
34158, SI/NC, XTO, Pelton Federal 11X-35D, Bear Creek,
34157, SI/NC, XTO, Pelton Federal 11X-35H2, Bear Creek,
34095, SI/NC, CLR, Colter 8-14H1, Bear Creek,
34094, SI/NC, CLR, Colter 7-14H, Bear Creek,
34016, SI/NC, XTO, Pelton Federal 11X-35F, Bear Creek,





2016 (the list is complete)
32897, SI/NC, CLR, Colter 14-14H,
32896, SI/NC, CLR, Colter 13-14H1
32895, SI/NC, CLR, Colter 12-14H,
32894, SI/NC, CLR, Colter 10-14H2,
32893, SI/NC,32CLR, Colter 10-14H,
32892, SI/NC, CLR, Colter 9-13H,
32756, 1,025, XTO, Bear Creek 31X-3F2, t5/18; cum 38K 7/18;
32755, 1,400, XTO, Bear Creek 31X-3BXC, t5/18; cum 58K 7/18;
32754, 2,468, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 31X-3FXG, t10/17; cum 76K 7/18;
32753, 2,556, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-3C, t10/17; cum 104K 7/18;
32502, 1.086, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-34AXD-S, t5/18; cum 58K 7/18;
32501, 1,884, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-34EXH2-S, t5/18; cum 86K 7/18;
32500, 2,717, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-34AXD-N, t5/18; cum 87K 7/18;
32499, 1,071, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-34EXH2-N, t6/18; cum 61K 7/18;
32481, SI/NC, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-34A,
32480, 2,653, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-34E, t5/18; cum 71K 7/18;
32479, 2,701, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-34AXB, t7/18; cum 25K 7/18;

2014 (the list is complete)
32380, SI/NC, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 21X-3A,
32379, SI/NC, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 21X-3E,
32378, 2,540, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 21X-3B, t6/18; cum 104K 7/18:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	7-2018	31	43782	44250	48883	21876	6590	15095
BAKKEN	6-2018	30	53679	52759	55199	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2018	6	2834	2142	2641	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2018	1	260	286	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	3-2018	16	3118	3072	0	0	0	0

32367, 1,905, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 21X-3F2-N, t5/18; cum 68K 7/18;
32366, 1,735, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 21X-3B-N, t5/18; cum 64K 7/18;
30835, 408, XTO, TAT State Federal 14X-36H, t10/16; cum 206K 7/18;
30834, IA/326, XTO, TAT State Federal 14X-36D, t12/16; cum 74K 7/18;
30833, IA/630, XTO, TAT State Federal 14X-36G, t6/17; cum 111K 7/18;
30832, 245, XTO, TAT State Federal 14X-36C, t7/17; cum 168K 7/18;
30831, 963, XTO, TAT State Federal 14X-36B, t7/17; cum 287K 7/18;
30830, 485, XTO, TAT State Federal 14X-36E, t7/17; cum 105K 7/18;
30829, 1,221, XTO, TAT State Federal 14X-36A, t7/17; cum 291K 7/18;
32221, 962, XTO, Little Pete Federal 41X-3HXE2, t7/17; cum 130K 7/18;
32220, 1,080, XTO, Little Pete Federal 41X-3DXA, t7/17/ cum 178K 7/18;
32219, 816, XTO, Little Pete Federal 41X-3H, t7/17; cum 174K 7/18;
32218, 888, XTO, Little Pete Federal 41X-3D, t7/17; cum 182K 7/18;
32217, 812, XTO, Little Pete Federal 41X-3G2, t7/17; cum 141K 7/18;

2013 (list is complete)
26721, 1,268, CLR, Colter 6-14H2, t3/14; cum 435K 7/18;

2012 (list is complete)
24517, 992, Hess, LK-Summerfield-147-96-15H-4, t7/14; cum 278K 7/18;
24515, 1,317, Hess, LK-Summerfield-147-96-15H-2, t6/14; cum 307K 7/18;
24431, 1,113, CLR, Colter 5-14H3, t6/13; cum 297K 7/18;
24061, AB/26, CLR, Colter 4-14H-4, t6/13; cum 19K 8/15;
24060, 256, CLR, Colter 3-14H-2, t6/13; cum 115K 7/18;

Original Post

When a relatively small player in the Bakken reports three monster wells in a relatively quiet oil field all on the same day, maybe it's time to take a look at that oil field. Denbury reported the three monster wells (two short laterals, one long lateral); two Denbury wells waiting to be fracked; and DNR is drilling two wells (not all of these wells are in Bear Creek; two are in Murphy Creek and one is in the Charlson).

The Bear Creek oil field is a relatively small field, all of 19 sections, directly west of the southwest corner of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.

Currently there are ten horizontal producing wells, all but two short laterals. Three of them are still on the confidential list according to the GIS map server but in fact were reported in the Denbury link above.

This area was active in the previous boom as evidenced by several vertical wells that are still producing and have file numbers in the 10500 to 12000 range. Two file numbers, #10749 and #11365, were obviously filed before this current boom but are horizontal wells. My database does not go back that far and I don't subscribe to any premium service at the NDIC so I can't add much information to these wells.

The 11365: Brandvik 11-2, spudded in October, 2002. Interesting: a horizontal spudded back in 2002; the Madison was entered in 2000, cum of 120K 7/12; still producing; the Duperow was entered 1985; produced 26K, PNA;[update, September 16, 2018: no more production; the well is AB]

The 10749: Wild Turkey Federal 1-22H, the Duperow was entered in 1985; produced 129K now abandoned; the Bakken was entered in 2008; IP of 439; t2/08; cum 215K 7/18;

There is currently one rig on site inside the Bear Creek field: #18725, Summerfield 15-15H, American Oil and Gas.