Gusher Has Attention Of NDIC

5,000 bopd.

That's about all the information authorities can share. CRC sent the link; The Bismarck Tribune is reporting:

A gusher of an oil well in McKenzie County has the attention of regulators in North Dakota.

A well producing 5,000 barrels of oil per day northwest of Watford City was highlighted by Department of Mineral Resources director Lynn Helms during his monthly web cast last week.

The well is on confidential status so public information is restricted. The county also has 58 rigs drilling there now, so new producing wells are almost an everyday occurrence.

However, Helms did say the well's dramatic number may be related to the quality of proppant material used during the multiple hydraulic fracture stages.

And that's all the "specific" information we get.

"Northwest of Watford City" covers a lot of area, but there are very few wells on confidential status northwest of Watford City right now. Three fields are possible: Tobacco Garden, North Tobacco Garden, and Siverston.

In Tobacco Garden:

• 24526, 1,729, Newfield, Loomer State 150-99-5-8-2H, Tobacco Garden, t6/13; cum 249K 10/17;
• 24527, PNC, Newfield, Loomer State 150-99-5-8-10H, Tobacco Garden,
• 24528, 1,558, Newfield, Loomer State 150-99-5-8-3H, Tobacco Garden, t6/13; cum 255K 10/17;

In North Tobacco Garden:

• 23536, 2,315, Slawson, Gabriel 2-36-25H, North Tobacco Garden, t12/12; cum 221K 10/17;
• 23556, PNC, Slawson, Gabriel 1-36-25H, North Tobacco Garden,
• 24518, PNC, Slawson, Gabriel 6-36-25TFH, North Tobacco Garden,
• 24519, PNC, Slawson, Gabriel 5-36-35TFH, North Tobacco Garden,
• 24520, PNC, Slawson, Gabriel 4-26-25H, North Tobacco Garden,

In Siverston:

• 24996, 1,541, Newfield, Lawlar 150-98-18-19-2H, Siverston, t7/13; cum 216K 10/17;
• 24997, 1,820, Newfield, Lawlar 150-98-18-19-10H, Siverston, t7/13; cum 204K 10/17;
• 24998, PNC, Newfield, Lawlar 150-98-18-19-3H, Siverston,
• 23256, 642, Oasia/SM Energy, Arnold 16X-12H/Holm 16X-12HA, Siverston, t4/14; cum 124K 10/17;
• 23257, 776, Oasis/SM Energy, Dorothy 16-12H/Holm 16X-12HB, Siverston, t4/14; bcum 206K 10/17;
• 23121, 758, Oasis/SM Energy, Holm 14X-12HA, Siverston, t2/13; cum 154K 10/17;
• 23122, 791, SM Energy, Holm 13-12HA, Siverston, t2/13; cum 237K 10/17;

Of the ones on "conf" status, only #23536 has a release date (March 30, 2013).

Based on the limited description in the article with regard to location, the SM Energy Holm wells look most likely, but past Holm wells have not been that outstanding.  The file reports for the two wells on "drl" status do not suggest these are very big wells. Of all the rest of the wells, only one, #23536, has a release date from the confidential well list (March 30, 2013). So, I really have no idea what well Mr Helms might have been talking about. I didn't hear the webcast; maybe he provided more information.

So, we'll see.