I've talked a lot about the business strategy of Whiting, its northern ops and its southern ops. Obviously it is easy to figure out which county a well is in and NDIC supplies the name of the oil field that the well is in. In most cases it is easy to figure out which prospect a certain Whiting well is in, but with the Lewis & Clark and Pronghorn prospects so close geographically, it's a bit more difficult to sort them out. It appears Whiting will help out by putting a "P" designation for Pronghorn Sand wells but it's possible a Pronghorn Sand well could be in either the Lewis & Clark Prospect or the Pronghorn Prospect.
This is a very rough guide, and I will take any suggestions. I feel pretty comfortable about the sweet spots in the northern ops, but I still don't have a good feeling in the southern ops. Hopefully this will be an aid.
Pronghorn Prospect, north of I-94, between Dickinson and Belfield
Whiskey Joe -- nw of Park, Park west of Bell
Bell -- north of Belfield
Park -- east of Bell
North Creek -- between Bell and New Hradec
New Hradec -- east of Bell, ne of Zenith
Dutch Henry Butte -- east of New Hradec
Green River -- east of Belfield, north of Zenith, north of I-94; west of Dickinson
Pronghorn Prospect, south of I-94, west of Dickinson
South Heart -- south of Dutch Henry Butte -- south of I-94; west of Dickinson
Zenith -- south of Bell, east of Belfield; west of South Heart; south of I-94; west of Dickinson
Gaylord -- south of Belfield; south of the interstate; west of Zenith
Fryburg -- sw of Belfield; west of Gaylord
Davis Creek -- sw of Belfield; south of Fryburg; southwest of Gaylord oil field
Medora area
Marquis -- between Medora oil field and Fryburg; se of town of Medora
Dickinson area
Hiline -- SE Dickinson; inside city limits
Heart River -- sw of Dickinson, outside city limits
Lewis & Clark
Magpie -- ne of Elkhorn Ranch
Ash Coulee -- se of Roosevelt
Roosevelt -- se of Morgan Draw
Cooks Peak -- south of Beaver Creek
Four Eyes
Morgan Draw -- east of Bicentennial, Beaver Crrek
Beaver Creek -- south of Bicentennial
T.R.
Elkhorn Ranch
Big Stick -- between T.R. and Elkhorn
Demores
Chateau - west of Demores
Marquis -- between Medora oil field and Fryburg; se of town of Medora (possibly part of Big Island, doubtful)
Big Island
Camel Hump -- out in the middle of nowhere, 3 sections, near Sentinel Butte
Hoot Owl -- middle of nowhere, 2 sections, far west, near Montana border, ne of Camel Hump
Central McKenzie
Pleasant Hill -- central McKenzie
Ellsworth -- central McKenzie
Southwest McKenzie
Cinnamon Creek -- sw McKenzie; north of Bicentennial
Rough Rider -- east of Cinnamon Creek
Poker Jim -- sw McKenzie, east of Squaw Gap
Squaw Gap -- sw McKenzie, north of Bicentennail
Bicentennial -- Montana border, sw McKenzie
North Elkhorn Ranch -- east of Buckhorn
Buckhorn -- east of Bicentennial
Central McKenzie, Arnegard Area
Cherry Creek -- central McKenzie
Timber Creek -- Arnegard
Arnegard --
Bully -- central, east McKenzie
Alexander Area
Rawson -- east of Alexander
Sioux -- north of Alexander
Lonesome -- north of Alexander
Indian Hill, Bull's Eye of the Bakken
Elk -- se of Indian Hill
Westberg -- bull's eye
Twin Valley -- bull's eye, west of Westberg
North of the river, east of Williston, near Ray
Dollar Joe -- south of Ray; part of Ray, north of the river, north of the bull's eye
Robinson Lake -- west of Sanish; north of the river; Mountrail
Ray -- mirror image of Dollar Joe, north of Ray
Sanish
Parshall
Way east, east Ward County
Wabek -- way east; part in Ward County
Plaza -- way east; part in Ward County
North McKenzie, Montana border
Estes -- Montana border, north McKenzie
Mondak -- se of Estes
Southeast Mountrail
Lucky Mound
Way north, near Canadian border; Spearfish formation area
Smith -- way north
Landa -- way north
Sherwood -- Canadian border, east
Ambrose
West Ambrose
Big Dipper -- Canadian border, west
Gooseneck -- Canadian border, west
As you stated, Pronghorn Prospect is outside of Lewis and Clark. Park and Bell are the hot spots.
ReplyDeleteA few months back I info'd you that Whiting wanted 2-3 wells per 640. My cousin whose well is the Whiting Smith well info'd me that he was told they would like to go 4 wells per mile in that Park/Bell area.
In Sept 2012 a a 2nd rig will go up in section 13-140w-100n, already named Pronghorn Federal 11-13 TFA:
http://www.billingscountynd.gov/documents/Feb7and82012minutes.pdf
Whiting is laying natural gas, oil, and water pipeline through section 24. Also, in March 2013, the first rig will go up in section 13-140w-100n.
As the years go by, Park/Bell is going to be big. Jeremy
Jeremy, thank you. I assume most readers coming to this blog are mineral owners looking for information relating to their minerals and/or their well(s).
DeleteA few who visit this site are interested in seeing where the sweet spots are, in general. I have been very impressed and surprised, for example, i the areas to the northeast of Williston, like Epping.
CLR is probably the most active of all the operators, but for some reason I can't seem to get a good feeling from their wells where the sweet spots are; they are very, very consistent, but no specific area seems to stand out.
Operators like KOG have very good wells, but they are not sprinkled liberally throughout the Basin; KOG seems to be located in a fairly limited area, although with recent acquisition, they are broadening a bit.
On the other hand, Whiting seems to have the activity like CLR across the Basin to compare "regions," but not so liberally spread out that it all just seems to blend together.
I appreciate your comments. To get the names of specific fields is a big help. If folks look up these fields at the sidebar at the right, they can see how good these fields really are.
Again, thank you for a great note. And good luck with your family's wells. It has to be very exciting.
I like your blog, nothing to with family minerals.
DeleteI find it interesting as well that Whiting has like you said, the "northern ops" and "southern ops".
Of course, you did help me learn a lot, as I was trying to learn for the reason of family minerals. But now I just like your site!
And since I spent a lot of time growing up in the park/bell area, its amazing to me how it has changed, and will keep changing. I pay more attention to the southern ops, as I used to traverse the entire area. Thnak you for such a great site!
Thank you for your kind words. Yes, it has been very, very interesting. I look back on some of my early posts which were really naive. I've learned a lot by blogging.
DeleteIt's amazing how much information has been archived at the site.
I too just love the blog and will probably have to wait forever for my minerals (Hettinger/Grant County Line) if ever to be developed.
DeleteThank you. Hopefully something in Hettinger shows up.
DeleteDoes it look like our minerals will ever be developed in Bottineau County?
DeleteWe have them in the section 24 160 76 W.
As you've implied, this area is quite a ways northeast of current activity. Hard to say.
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