Marmon Oil Field -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

News

August 3, 2015: random update on Halcon's work in the Marmon oil field. 

Permits

2015
No permits in 2015, as of August 3, 2015

2014
No permits in 2014

2013 (list is complete)

• 27198, loc, HRC, Pasternak Trsut 157-100-19C-18-4H,
• 27002, loc, HRC, Nelson 157-100-25A-36-4H,
• 27001, loc, HRC, Nelson 157-100-25A-36-3H,
• 27000, loc, HRC, Nelson 157-100-25A-36-2H,
• 26373 conf, HRC, Stromme Trust 157-100-4B-9-3H,
• 26372, conf, HRC, Stromme Trust 157-100-4b-9-2H,
• 26211, 1,188, HRC, Moline 157-100-20D-17-3H, Marmon, 35 stages, 4.1 million lbs, t2/14; cum 111K 6/15; 15 days in 6/15
• 26210, drl, HRC, State 157-100-29A-32-3H, 35 stages, 4.1 million lbs, t2/14; cum 130K 6/15;
• 26119, 901, HRC, Pasternak Trust 157-100-19C-19-8-2H, 35 stages, 4 million lbs, t3/14; cum 104K 6/15; 5 days in 6/15;
• 26118, 2,023, HRC, Grev 157-100-30B-31-2H, 34 stages, 4.1 million lbs, t5/14; cum 137K 6/15;
• 26117, dry, HRC, Pasternak Trust 157-100-19C-18-3H; from the well file: "Operator pre-set surface casing in anticipation of a larger drilling rig moving in location. Plans changed and the well was plugged at surface per NDIC requirements. Operator plans on re-drilling this well when drilling activity picks up in the field."
• 26116, 1,785, HRC, Grev 157-100-30B-31-3H, 35 stages, 4.1 million lbs, t3/14; cum 118K 6/15; 17 days in 5/15;
• 25793, 1,119, HRC, Njos 157-100-28B-33-2H, Marmon, t8/13; cum 142K 6/15;
• 25499, 707, HRC, Moline 157-100-20D-17-2H, Marmon, t2/14; cum 86K 6/15; not full months lately;
• 25498, 1,551, HRC, State 157-100-29A-32-2H, t2/14; cum 122K 6/15; not full months lately;
• 24825, PNC, HRC, Berg 157-100-7C-6-2H,
• 24824, PNC, HRC, Pasternak Trust 157-100-18B-19-2H,

2012

• None

2011

• 21159, 774, Hess, Lloyd 27-1H, Marmon, t5/12; cum 121K 3/14;
• 20708, 1,352, Oasis, Nelson 24-13H, t8/13; cum 25K 3/14;
• 20604, 649, Oasis, Santa 23-14H, t11/13; cum 68K 3/14;

2010

• 20063, 1,504, HRC, State 157-100-32C-29-1H, t4/13; cum 91K 3/14;
• 19950, 221, HRC, Grev 157-100-31D-1H, t7/12; cum 71K 3/14;
• 19547, 207, HRC, State 157-101-21C-16-1H, t8/11; cum 79K 3/14;
• 19103, 382, HRC, Njos 157-100-28A-33-1H, t9/10; cum 91K 3/14;
• 19041, 287, Hess/fracked by Petro-Hunt, Njos 157-100-26B-35-1H, 31 stages, 2.6 million lbs, t3/11; cum 132K 5/15;
• 19038, 440, HRC, Forseth 157-100-25B-36-1H, Three Forks, open cased hole, 2.6 million lbs, t9/10; cum 155K 6/15; off-line recently; 

Original Post

An individual sent me this query: We have this to go by: township 157 range 100 and section 20. Can you give us any information on this well? Thank you.

Looking at the NDIC GIS map server, you can go to Marmon oil field. The field is 24 sections, about 3/4th of T157N-R100W. The Marmon oil field is about 20 miles WNW of Ray, just north of some pretty good wells. Over time these wells will probably do okay.

There are five producing wells in that field, four of them long horizontals, all Bakken (one Three Forks):

• 19547, 207, Petro-Hunt, State 157-100-21C-16-1H, Marmon, Bakken, 8/11, cum 44K 9/12; 25 stages; 3 million lbs;
• 19103, 382, Petro-Hunt, Njos 157-100-28A-33-1H, Wildcat, Three Forks; t9/10; cum 66K 9/12, this was only Three Forks well in this field; 32-stage frack; 2.6 million pounds sand frack
• 19041, 287, Hess, originally Petro-Hunt, Njos 157-100-26B-35-1H, t3/11; cum 71K 9/12;
• 19038, 440, Petro-Hunt, Forseth 157-100-25B-36-1H, s6/10; t9/10; cum 98K 9/12; 32 stages; 2.6 million lbs;

The fifth producing well is a vertical well:

• 7903; s1980; three formations -- Madison, cumulative 83K; Dawson Bay, cumulative 3K; Red River, cumulative 96K. The Madison had an IP of 27 and the Red River had an IP of 168. Only the Madison is still producing, at about 200 bbls/month

In addition to these wells, there are seven wells in this field on the confidential list. There are no wells sited in section 20-157-100.

However, one confidential well, #20614, is likely to be a long lateral, sited in section 17 and going south to include the section you inquired about, section 20, based on the configuration of other wells in this field, and the name of the well: 

• 20614, 411, Petro-Hunt, White 157-100-17B-20-1H, t8/11; cum 47K 9/12; 24 stages; 2.7 million lbs;