Sunday, January 8, 2012

Wells To Watch in 2012 - 2013 -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Wells To Watch in 2013

The multi-well pad about four miles west of Williston (3.8 miles directly west of where the Williston bypass intersects US 2 & 85 on the north side of town), permits issued February 27, 2013; contributor at link is one of the least knowledgeable contributors at the site:
  • 25079, conf, BEXP, Field Trust 7-6 5TFH, Todd,
  • 25080, conf, BEXP, Field Trust 7-6 4H, Todd,
  • 25081, conf, BEXP, Field Trust 7-6 3TFH, Todd,
  • 25082, conf, BEXP, Field Trust 7-6 6H, Todd,
The three-well pad in section 8-152-98, where there are two multi-well pads on DRL status, February, 2013; one source suggests "Helm's Gusher" is on the 3-well pad. Posted March 1, 2013:
  • 21814, drl, BEXP, Cheryl 17-20 1H, Banks,
  • 21815, 4,680, Statoil/BEXP, Richard 8-5 1H, Banks, t4/13; cum 44K 7/13;
  • 22322, 4,630, Statoil/BEXP, Cheryl 17-20 2TFH, Banks, t4/13; cum 30K 7/13;
  • 22806, 3,464, BEXP, Cheryl 17-20 3TFH, Banks, t2/13; cum 33K 7/13; 
  • 22807, drl, BEXP, Richard 8-5 2H, Banks,
  • 22808, drl, BEXP, Cheryl 17-20 4H, Banks,

Wells To Watch in 2012

12-well pad in Alger oil field?
Individual Wells
  • 20753, 231, Hunt, Redwing 1-3-10H 1, this is just north of WISCO's Larson 1, a wildcat discovery well for Bear Butte field, a now-abandoned Birdbear and Duperow oil pool; this was the 14th deepest well drilled in North Dakota; the deepest being 15,380' (see link); t8/11; cum 42K 7/13.
  • 20889, PNC, Whiting, Henry State 24-36H, wildcat, Golden Valley County, will target the Lodgepole/Scallion; expected cost of well: $4 million; ROR: 39%; payout: 3.3 years; expected to produce for 28 years; to focus on a new source/reservoir rock for this area in North Dakota; NE of Beach, ND; NDIC file says will target the Three Forks;
  • 20969, SWD/IA, Whiting, Nistler 21-25H, a Scallion; see comments below; fracked; into the Scallion, and then out and then back into the Scallion; NDIC file says Three Forks (probably an error), Golden Valley County; cum oil: 0
  • 20659, 74, OXY USA, Kudrna 1-17 (vertical); St Anthony, Dunn County; Red River, 300 bbls in first 9 days (November, 2011); t12/11; cum 45K 713;
  • 20470, 752, EOG, McGregor 26-1H, Ellsworth, s6/11; t9/11; F; cum 105K 7/13; delineating Tracker assets SE of Alexander, follows a Tracker-completed well in this area in late 2010
  • 20408, 1,824, Whiting, Kummer 34-31H, wildcat, 9 miles SW of Watford; west of Juniper field; to extend/de-risk the Bakken in this area; s5/11; t8/11; cum 88K 7/13;
  • 21420, 344, Petro-Hunt, Hokanson 157-99-1A-12-1H, north of Williston; RMOJ notes this is a wildcat in a non-producing township; t9/12; cum 36K 7/13;
  • 20597, 2,522, Whiting, Norgard 21-13H, Ellsworth, is it targeting the Red River?; nope, a Bakken well; s7/11; t9/11; cum 103K 7/13; 
  • Oasis wells in Crazy Man Creek;
Miscellaneous
  • 20382, 825, Petro-Hunt, Wisness 152-96-28A-33-1H (the link is broken; Teegue could not stand all the nonsense about flaring). Clear Creek, McKenzie; 23 stages; 2.9MM lbs sand; s6/11; t10/11; cum 258K 7/13 -- notice how fast this well was completed; and how quickly it is getting to 100K; IP not all that remarkable; update here; cum 519K 10/19;
Prospects
Lodgepole Formation
  • 21347, DRY, Wesco Operating, Gruman 41-18, Eland (Dickinson); check out other Gruman wells
Montana:
In general:
Multi-well pads: