Five (5) New Permits -- Incredible Report With Outstanding Wells -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Daily activity report, May 14, 2012 --

Operators: BEXP (3), Oasis, OXY
Fields: St Demetrius (Billings), Cottonwood (Mountrail), Banks (McKenzie)

Nine permits renewed.

Twelve wells reported as plugged or producing. 

Re-entry permit:

• 10327, conf, Encore, Olsen 1-30, Horse Creek, Bowman (note: no "H" designation). This well first started producing in January, 1984, and targeted the Red River (see Cedar Hills for an example of Red River wells); it produced a total of 212K bbls of oil; it last produced oil in 1996; Horse Creek oil field is in the far southwest corner of North Dakota, just a few miles southeast of Cedar Hills. Encore has another re-entry well in the same area:
• 8774, conf, Encore, Mud Buttes Federal 2-12, Horse Creek (note, no "H" designation). This well first started producing in November, 1982, and targeted the Red River; in 1995, Red River B was added (producing from two formations). It continues to produce from these two formations; with a total production to date: 311K bbls; the new payzone is producing about 1,000 bbls/month.

Seven (7) producing wells now completed:

• 18063, 1,034, Zavanna, Ocelot 1-15H,
• 19476, 480, Enerplus, Buffalo Run 5-24H,
• 20548, 356, CLR, Candee 2-9H,
• 21087, 1,005, Sinclair, Highland 2-9 (note: no "H" designation)
• 21244, 320, Denbury, Olson 34-19NWH,
• 21499, 2,327, BEXP, Dominek 13-24 1H,

Seventeen  (17) wells came off "tight hole" status:

• 20380, DRL, Oasis, Antelope Creek Federal 5003 44-17H, wildcat,
• 20407, 1,395, Oasis, Chalmers 5300 31-19H, Baker, t12/11; cum 51K 3/12;
• 20863, 1,167, Oasis, Foley Federal 5301 43-12H, Baker, t12/11; cum 54K 3/12;
• 20864, 2,521, Oasis, Bray 5301 43-12H, Baker, t1/12; cum 45K 3/12;
• 20893, 2,805, Whiting, Mastel 41-18TFH, Bell, t11/11; cum 117K 3/12;
• 20968, DRL, Oasis, Schmidt 5602 42-10H, wildcat;
• 21019, 1,339, Oasis, Melville 5601 12-18H, Tyrone; t12/11; cum 35K 3/12;
• 21101, 1,505, SM Energy, Syverson 16-34H, Camp; 2/12; cum 39K 3/12;
• 21110, 1,327, Oasis, Herson 5693 43-12H, Alger; t12/11; cum 45K 3/12;
• 21139, 0, Chesapeake, Zent 30-138-95 A 1H, wildcat; t12/11; cum 923 bbls (no typo)
• 21165, DRL, MRO, Orvie 24-20H, Strandahl,
• 21268, 382, Oasis, Hillstead 5603 13-29H, t12/11; cum 22 3/12;
• 21299, 1,242, BR, Cecilia Stroh 34-7MBH, Fayette; t3/12; cum 4K 3/12;
• 21475, DRL, BEXP, Figaro 29-32 2H, Camp,
• 21506, 934, Denbury, Roen 24-23NH, Elk; t2/12; cum 20K 3/12;
• 21590, 1,921, MRO, Ostlund 11-14TFH, Reunion Bay; t3/12; cum 32K 3/12;
• 21714, 1,626, Petro-Hunt, Sorenson 152-96-24C-13-4H, Union Center; t4/12; cum 2K 3/12;