Alkali Creek Oil Field -- Random Conversation About Some Recent Oasis Wells in the Bakken, North Dakota, USA -- March 2, 2012

News

March 16, 2015: random look at a busy location in Alkali Creek oil field, sections 20/21/22-155-94. 

March 7, 2014: CLR cancels thirteen (13) Linbeck permits. It appears that many of these permits have been replaced by Jersey Federal permits. 

Permits

2016 
as of April 20, 2016 -- none


2015 (the list is complete)
32397, loc, CLR,
32396, loc, CLR,
32395, loc, CLR,
32325, SI/NC, Hess,
32324, SI/NC, Hess,
32323, SI/NC, Hess,
32322, 1,638, Hess, EN-Freda-154-94-2635H-10, t9/16; cum --
32321, 1,026, Hess, EN-Freda-154-94-2635H-9, t9/16; cum 4K after 1 day;
32320, 583, Hess, EN-Freda-154-94-2635H-8, t9/16; cum 4K after 5 days;
32031, 1,275, Hess, EN-Pederson-LW-154-94-0408H-7, 4 sections, t2/16; cum 19K over first 13 days;
32030, 917, Hess, EN-Pederson-LW-154-94-0408H-6, 4 sections, t2/16; cum 20K over first 19 days;
32029, A, Hess, EN-Pederson-LW-154-94-0408H-5, 4 sections, no test date, 33K over first 25 days;
31718, conf, Hess,
31717, conf, Hess,
31422, conf, Hess, EN-Leo E-154-94-2432H-8, 
31421, conf, Hess,  
31417, conf, Hess,  
31416, conf, Hess,  
31415, conf, Hess,  
31414, conf, Hess,  
31413, conf, Hess,  
31412, conf, Hess,  
31283, conf, Hess, EN-VP And R-154-94-2536H-8
31282, conf, Hess,  
31281, conf, Hess,  
31280, conf, Hess,  
30963, loc, Oasis,Sprately 5494 34-13 11B,
30962, loc, Oasis,  
30961, loc, Oasis,  
30960, loc, Oasis,  
30959, loc, Oasis,  
30650, loc, CLR, Sorenson 3-16H,
30649, loc, CLR,
30648, loc, CLR,
30647, loc, CLR,
30646, loc, CLR,
30645, loc, CLR,   

2014 (list is complete)
30262, conf, Hess, EN-Madisyn-LE-154-94-0705H-4,
30261, conf, Hess,
30260, conf, Hess,
30259, conf, Hess, 
30152, 1,051, Hess, EN-Weyrauch-LW-154-93-1918H-1, 4 sections, t7/15; cum 99K 2/16;
29671, 754, CLR, Thronson Federal 6-21H1, t8/15; cum 131K 2/16;
29670, 1,195, CLR, Thronson Federal 7-21H, t8/15; cum 104K 2/16;
29669, 962, CLR, Sorenson 6-16H1, t8/15; cum 69K 2/16;
29668, 1,122, CLR, Thronson Federal 8-21H1, t8/15; cum 114K 2/16;
29667, 1,109, CLR, Thronson Federal 9-21H, t8/15; cum 117K 2/16;
29544, 871, Hess, EN-Madisyn-154-94-0706H-4, t4/15; cum 60K 10/15;
29537, 681, Hess, EN-Sorenson B-155-94-3526H-6, t1/16; cum 52K 8/16;
29536, 862, Hess, EN-Sorenson B-155-94-3526H-5, t1/16; cum 61K 8/16;
29535, 702, Hess, EN-Sorenson B-155-94-3526H-4, t1/16; cum 51K 8/16;
29534, 455, Hess, EN-Sorenson B-155-94-3526H-3, t1/16; cum 35K 8/16;
29188, 1,199, Hess, EN-Nelson-155-94-2833H-6, t2/15; cum121K 8/16;
29187, 746, Hess, EN-Nelson-155-94-2833H-7, t4/15; cum 13K 4/15;
29186, 817, Hess, EN-Nelson-155-94-2833H-8, t2/15; cum 34K 4/15;
29185, 650, Hess, EN-Nelson-155-94-2833H-9, t2/15; cum 35K 4/15;
28956, conf , Hess,
28955, conf, Hess,
28954, conf, Hess,
28953, conf, Hess,
28952, conf, Hess,
28951, conf, Hess,
28916, 1,230, Hess, EN-VP And R-154-94-2536H-4, t3/15; cum 121K 10/15;
28915, 1,194, Hess, EN-VP And R-154-94-2536H-3, t3/15; cum 42K 4/15;
28914, 1,647, Hess, EN-VP And R-154-94-2536H-2, t3/15; cum 49K 4/15;
28913, 1,711, Hess, EN-VP And R-154-94-2536H-1, t3/15; cum 80K 4/15;
28857, 1,035, Oasis, Helling Trust Federal 5494 41-22 2B, t10/15; cum 16K 10/15;
28856, 2,574, Oasis, Helling Trust Federal 5494 41-22 11T2, t10/15; cum 25K 10/15;
28855, 2,190, Oasis, Helling Trust Federal 5494 41-22 8T, t10/15; cum 9K 10/15;
28854, 1,575, Oasis, Helling Trust Federal 5494 41-22 14T3, t10/15; cum 5K 10/15;
28333, updated here , 954, CLR, Jersey 29-6XH, t5/15; cum 81K 10/15;
28328, 1,368, Hess, EN-Freda-154-94-2635H-7, t1/15; cum 139K 10/15;
28327, 1,442, Hess, EN-Freda-154-94-2635H-6, t1/15; cum 118K 10/15;
28326, 1,587, Hess, EN-Freda-154-94-2635H-5, t1/15; cum 150K 10/15;
28325, 1,273, Hess, EN-Freda-154-94-2635H-4, t2/15; cum 119K 10/15;
28324, 1,414, Hess, EN-Freda-154-94-2635H-7, t2/15; cum 155K 10/15;
28251, 683, Hess, EN-Johnson A-155-94-2932H-5, t11/14; cum 71K 10/15;
28250, SI/NC-->TATD, Hess,
28245, 792, Hess, EN-Madisyn-154-94-0706H-2, t3/15; cum 65K 10/15;
28244, 823, Hess, EN-Madisyn-154-94-0706H-3, t4/15; cum 55K 10/15;
28080, 2,067, Oasis, Helling Trust Federal 5494 42-22 3B, t10/15; cum 4K 10/15;
28079, 689/IA, Oasis, Helling Trsut Federal 5494 42-22 12T2, t12/15; cum 4K over 8 days and then IA;
28078, 849, Oasis, Helling Trust Federal 5494 42-22 9T, t11/15; cum --
28077, SI/NC, Oasis,
28070, 1,458, Oasis, Helling Trust Federal 5494 42-22 7B, t2/15; cum 288K 8/16;
28069, 1,848, Oasis, Helling Trust Federal 5494 42-22 6B, t2/15; cum 280K 8/16;
28068, 1,519, Oasis, Helling Trust Federal 5494 42-22 5B, t11/15; cum 107K 8/16;
28064, 1,476, Oasis, Helling Trust Federal 5494 43-22 4B, t11/15; cum 12K 10/15; 9 days
28063, SI/NC, Oasis,
28062, 1,029, Oasis, Helling Trust Federal 5494 43-22 10T, t2/15; cum 117K 10/15;  
28061, 961, Oasis, Helling Trust Federal 5494 43-22 16T3, t2/15; cum 112K 10/15; 
28002, updated here, CLR, Jersey 4-6H3, Alkali Creek,
28001, updated here, CLR, Jersey 5-6, Alkali Creek,
28000, updated here, CLR, Jersey 6-6H2, Alkali Creek,
27999, updated here, CLR, Jersey 7-6H1, Alkali Creek,
27998, updated here, CLR, Jersey 8-6H3, Alkali Creek,
27997, updated here, CLR, Jersey 1-6H, Alkali Creek,
27996, updated here, CLR, Jersey 2-6H2, Alkali Creek,
27995, updated here, CLR, Jersey 3-6H1, Alkali Creek, 
27907, 570, CLR, Vachal 10-27H3,Alkali Creek, s3/14; t12/14; cum 82K 10/15;
27906, 1,284, CLR, Vachal 11-27H3, Alkali Creek, s3/14; t12/14; cum 149K 10/15;
27898, updated here, CLR, Jersey 15-6H1, Alkali Creek,
27897, updated here, CLR, Jersey 14-6H2, Alkali Creek,
27896, updated here, CLR, Jersey 13-6H, Alkali Creek,
27895, updated here, CLR, Jersey 12-6H3, Alkali Creek,
27894, updated here, CLR, Jersey 11-6H1, Alkali Creek,
27893, updated here, CLR, Jersey 10-6H2, Alkali Creek,
27892, updated here, CLR, Jersey 9-6H, Alkali Creek,
27884, updated here, CLR, Jersey Federal 22-6H2, Alkali Creek,
27883, updated here, CLR, Jersey Federal 21-6H, Alkali Creek,
27882, updated here, CLR, Jersey Federal 20-6H3, Alkali Creek,
27881, updated here, CLR, Jersey Federal 19-6H1, Alkali Creek, 
27880, updated here, CLR, Jersey 18-6H2, Alkali Creek,
27879, updated here, CLR, Jersey 17-6H, Alkali Creek,
27878, updated here , CLR, Jersey 16-6H3, Alkali Creek,
27832, updated here, CLR, Jersey 29-6H, Alkali Creek,
27831, updated here , CLR, Jersey 28-6H3, Alkali Creek,
27830, updated here, CLR, Jersey 27-6H1, Alkali Creek,
27829, updated here, CLR, Jersey 26-6H2, Alkali Creek,
27828, updated here, CLR, Jersey 25-6H, Alkali Creek,
27827, updated here, CLR, Jersey 24-6H3, Alkali Creek,
27826, updated here, CLR, Jersey 23-6H1, Alkali Creek,
27683, 762, Hess, EN-Pederson-LW-154-94-0408H-4, Alkali Creek, t1/15; cum 72K 10/15;
27682, 1,183, Hess, EN-Pederson-LW-154-94-0408H-3, Alkali Creek, 4 sections, t1/15; cum 104K 10/15;
27681, 892, Hess, EN-Pederson-LW-154-94-0408H-2, Alkali Creek, 4 sections, t1/15; cum 85K 10/15;
27680, 1,110, Hess, EN-Pederson-LW-154-94-0408H-1, Alkali Creek, 4 sections, t12/14; cum 107K 10/15;
27674, 1,393, Hess, EN-Leo E-154-94-2423H-4, Alkali Creek, t6/15; cum 87K 10/15;
27673, 1,040, Hess, EN-Leo E-154-94-2423H-5, Alkali Creek, t6/15; cum 68K 10/15;
27672, 1,176, Hess, EN-Leo E-154-94-2423H-6, Alkali Creek, t6/15; cum 87K 10/15;
27671, 1,062, Hess, EN-Leo E-154-94-2423H-7, Alkali Creek, 5/15; cum 71K 10/15;
27574, 1,154, Hess, EN-Jeffrey A-155-94-2723H-9, Alkali Creek, 4 secs, t11/14; cum 100K 10/15; 
27573, 837, Hess, EN-Jeffrey A-155-94-2723H-8, Alkali Creek, 4 sections, t12/14 cum 83K 10/15;
27572, 1,265, Hess, EN-Jeffrey A-155-94-2723H-7, Alkali Creek, 4 sections, t12/14; cum 101K 10/15;
27571, 944, Hess, EN-Jeffrey A-155-94-2723H-6, Alkali Creek, 4 secs; t11/14; cum68K 10/15;

2013 (complete)

27341, 816, CLR, Vachal 9-27H2, s3/14; t12/14; cum 65K 4/15;
27340, 907, CLR, Vachal 6-27H1, s2/14; t12/14; cum 77K 4/15;
27339, 1,519, CLR, Vachal 7-27H, t12/14; cum 70K 4/15;
27338, 863, CLR, Vachal 8-27H, t12/14; cum 67K 4/15;
26842, 1,108, Hess, EN-Leo-154-94-2324H-3, t5/14; cum 181K 2/16; only 14 days in 2/16;

26841, 1,080, Hess, EN-Leo-154-94-2324H-2, t6/14; cum 190K 2/16; 26 days in 2/16;

26561, PNC, CLR, Linbeck 14-6H1,

26560, PNC, CLR, Linbeck Federal 13-6H, 

26559, PNC, CLR, Linbeck Federal 12-6H1,

26558, PNC, CLR, Linbeck Federal 11-6H,

26557, PNC, CLR, Linbeck 10-6H1, 

26556, PNC, CLR, Linbeck 9-6H, 

26555, PNC, CLR, Linbeck 8-6H1, 

26554, PNC, CLR, Linbeck 7-6H, 

26553, PNC CLR, Linbeck 6-6H1,

26552, PNC, CLR, Linbeck 5-6H,

26551, PNC, CLR, Linbeck 4-6H1, 

26550, PNC, CLR, Linbeck 3-6H,

26549, PNC, CLR, Linbeck 2-6H1,

26548, PNC, CLR, Linbeck 1-6H,

26507, PNC, Oasis, Dawson 5494 12-1 3T3,

26506, PNC, Oasis, Dawson 5494 11-1 2T2,

26501, PNC, CLR, Vachal 7-27H1, 

26500, PNC, CLR, Vachal 6-27H 

26445, 1,260, CLR, Vachal 4-27H, t6/14; cum 162K 2/16;

26444, 1,703, CLR, Vachal 5-27H1, t4/14; cum 151K 2/16;

26440, 1,368, CLR, Vachal 3-27H1, t5/14; cum 186K 2/16;

26273, 1,639, CLR, Rehak Federal 6-25H1, t12/14; cum 96K 4/15; updated at link;

26272, 1,307, CLR, Rehak Federal 7-25H, t12/14; cum 87K 4/15; updated at link;

25966, 955, CLR, Rehak Federal 5-25H1, t5/14; cum 32K 6/14; updated at link;

25965, 1,112, CLR, Rehak Federal 4-25H, t5/14; cum 29k 5/14; updated at link;

25924, 55, Hess, EN-Jeffrey A 155-94-2734H-5, t5/14; cum 100K 2/16;

25923, 803, Hess, EN-Jeffrey A 155-94-2734H-4, t5/14; cum 93K 2/16;

25464, 1,288, Hess, EN-Freda 154-94-2635H-2, t12/13; cum 57K 1/14;

25463, 1,542, Hess, EN-Freda 154-94-2635H-1, t12/13; cum 78K 1/14;

25462, 1,155, Hess, EN-Leo 154-94-2324H-1, t11/13; cum 118K 10/15;

25428, 733, Hess, EN-Nelson 155-94-3328H-5, t2/14; cum 36K 5/14;

25427, 822, Hess, EN-Nelson 155-94-3328H-4, t2/14; cum 44K 5/14;

25426, 996, Hess, EN-Nelson 155-94-3328H-3, t1/14; cum 55K 5/14;

25425, 879, Hess, EN-Nelson 155-94-3328H-2, t1/14; cum 120K 10/15;

25315, 1,041, CRL, Rehak 3-25H1, t11/13; cum 21K 1/14;

25031, 901, Hess, EN-Sorenson A 154-94-0211H-3, t10/13; cum 47K 1/14;

25030, 1,048, Hess, EN-Sorenson A 154-94-0211H-4, t10/13; cum 49K 1/14;

25029, 974, Hess, EN-Sorenson A 154-94-0211H-5, t11/13; cum 28K 11/13;

25028, 1,061, Hess, EN-Sorenson A 154-94-0211H-6, t11/13; cum 23K 11/13;

24712, 1,572 XTO, Kulcyzk 43X-17A, t6/13; cum 74K 1/14;

24711, 1,322, XTO, Kulczyk 42X-17B, t6/13; cum 146K 10/15;

2012

24638, 1,592, XTO, Emma 31X-30D, t6/13; cum 143K 10/15;

24637, 1,524, XTO, Emma 31X-30C, t6/13; cum 33K 8/13;

23448, 792, Hess, EN-Pederson 154-94-0409H-2, t1/13; cum 69K 8/13;

23447, 829, Hess, EN-Pederson 154-94-0409H-3, t12/12; cum 70K 8/13;

23446, 1,164, Hess, EN-Pederson 154-94-0409H-4, t7/13; cum 44K 8/13;

23445, 1,127, Hess, EN-Pederson 154-94-0409H-5, t8/13; cum 160K 10/15;

23444, PNC, Hess,

22687, PNC, Hess,

22686, 771, Hess, EN-Jeffrey-155-94-2734H-1, t1/13; cum 58K 8/13;

22685, 598, Hess, EN-Jeffrey-155-94-2215H-2, t2/13; cum 51K 8/13;

22684, 684, Hess, EN-Jeffrey A-155-94-2734H-2, t2/13; cum 63K 8/13;

22683, 615, Hess, EN-Jeffrey-155-94-2215H-3, t2/13; cum 105K 4/15;

22682, 912 , Hess, EN-Jeffrey A-155-94-2734H-3, t6/14; cum 95K 4/15;

22620, 946, CLR, Thronson 2-28AH, t2/13; cum 156K 4/15;

22619, 781, CLR, Sorenson 2-21AH, t2/13; cum 189K 4/15;

22618, 907, CLR, Thronson 1-28AH, t2/13; cum 146K 4/15;

22617, 448, CLR, Sorenson 1-21AH, t2/13; cum 132K 4/15;

22550, 1,053, Hess, EN-Labar 154-94-0310H-2, t8/13; cum 182K 4/15; 

22551, 1,041, Hess, EN-Labar 154-94-0310H-3, t9/12; cum 229K 8/16;       

Updates

December 25, 2015: wells were updated; wells drilled in 2015 are producing as much in six to nine months that earlier wells produced in three years.

July 31, 2014: while updating IPs and cumulative production, I noted that CLR wells are quite good in the Alkali Creek oil field.

Alkali Oil Field

Alkali Creek is going to turn out to be a very, very good field, and Oasis will play a major role in developing it. [Update, March 9, 2014: it looks like Hess is the major operator in this large field.]

Alkali Creek is north of the river, east of Williston, one township west of Whiting's Sanish oil field. It is right smack in the bull's eye of the Bakken, at 12:00 o'clock.  It is just east of the Nesson anticline and a huge string of wells that have been drilled starting back in 1951. It is very irregularly shaped, suggesting that it is a very old field. It has about 54 sections and could grow by three or four more but that's about it, hemmed in on all sides by other oil fields. It is between the Robinson Lake oil field to the east, and the Hofflund field to the west.

So far (March, 2012) results from Alkali Creek wells have been poor to middling, but I think the quality of the wells will improve over time, albeit perhaps not as good as other fields. I think it's too early to tell. It is interesting to note the disparity in the quality of these wells. Oasis seems to be hitting very good wells (see list below); CLR has its typical wells; and the one Hess well I found was not good at all.

Maybe it will be the Three Forks or the deeper benches of the Three Forks that will surprise us in this field. 

Original Post

Just a random look at the wells Oasis has reported so far the first quarter of 2012. This is quite an impressive group of wells. For some of them I've included the spud date; test date; and cumulative production to date.

Note #19946: the Spratley well was completed in July, 2011, and by the end of January, 2012 (six months) the well had produced 126,417 bbls of oil.

For newbies, a well is well on its way to being paid for when it hits the 100K bbl milestone, and it will continue to produce for 30 years. Once hooked up to a pipeline, expenses are minimal. The average Bakken well is likely to produce a cumulative 600,000 bbls over the life of the well, but the wells in the best Bakken, as these Oasis wells are, will produce, on average, in excess of one million bbls. They are now planning on a minimum of eight wells in each 1280-acre spacing unit (two sections), and maybe more, if both the middle Bakken and the deeper benches of the Three Forks formation are in play.

• 19819, 1,645, Oasis, Lydia 21-14TFH, Bell, Bakken, t9/11; cum 134K 11/13;
• 20787, 1,282, Oasis, Herbert 5602 43-9H, Bull Butte, Bakken, t9/11; cum 103K 11/13;
• 20786, 1,250, Oasis, Mildred 5602 43-9H, Bull Butte, Bakken, t9/11; cum 105K 11/13;
• 20400, 2,783, Oasis, Bering 5200 12-29H, Camp, Bakken, t8/12; cum 156K 11/13; frack data not yet available; spud June 23; total depth July 25, 2012,
• 19946, 1,474, Oasis, Spratley 5494 34-13H, Alkali Creek, Bakken, t10/11; cum 316K 11/13;
• 19846, 1,271, Oasis, Dawson 5494 13-1H, Alkali Creek, Bakken,  t10/11; cum 170K 11/13;

• 20872, 3,694, Oasis, Borden Federal 5300 24-34H, Willow Creek, Bakken, t9/11; AL; cum 215K 11/13;
• 20410, 1,187, Oasis, Ross 5603 42-10H, Bull Butte, Bakken, t9/11; cum 111K 11/13;
• 20409, 1,247, Oasis, Emerald 5603 42-10H, Bull Butte, Bakken, t9/11; cum 98K 11/13;
• 20314, 3,365, Oasis, Lewis Federal 5300 31-31H, Wildcat, Bakken,  t8/11; F; cum 164K 11/13;

• 19932, 815, Oasis, Bay Creek Federal 4701 11-5H, Mondak, Bakken, t8/11; cum 55K 11/13;
• 19639, 2,414, Oasis, Cook 5300 42-12H, Willow Creek, Bakken, t9/11; cum 202K 11/13;
• 19638, 2,563, Oasis, Davis 5300 42-12H, Crazy Man Creek, Bakken, t9/12; cum 113K 11/13;

• 17636, 1,731, Oasis, Helling Trust 11-15H, Alkali Creek, Bakken, t10/11; cum 166K 11/13;

• 20275, 2,924, Oasis, Kline Federal 5300 11-18H, Wildcat, Bakken, t7/11; cum 171K 11/13;
• 19736, 653, Oasis, Lynn 5502 11-10H, Squires, Bakken, t12/11; cum 79K 11/13;

Alkali Creek is north of the river, east of Williston, one township west of Whiting's Sanish oil field. It is right smack in the bull's eye of the Bakken, at 12:00 o'clock.

Crazy Man Creek is also north of the river, but closer to Williston. It, too, is in the bull's eye of the Bakken at about 11:00 o'clock. 

A description of Bull Butte oil field is here. 

A description of Camp oil field is here. At the time I first wrote about the Camp field, this is what I wrote:

There seems to be increasing interest in Camp oil field.

This is why, I bet:

• 18437, Oasis, 2,887, Angell 5200 31-28H, tested 5/23/10; cumulative 108,000 bbls (wow) -- barely a year old; still producing about 5,000 bbls/month (5,000 x $75 --> $375,000/month); the horizontal runs almost directly west to east (somewhat unusual in its orientation); t5/10; cum 184K 11/13;

Camp oil field is southeast of Williston, on the south side of the river, east of Indian Hill and Indian Hills oil field. It is about five miles east of US 85.

Camp is turning out to be an exceptionally good field.