Friday, September 6, 2013

Bakken 101 -- Shorthand -- Naming Wells In 2560-Acre Spacing Unit -- Hess Method

It's possible this is nothing new for most readers, but it is something I just noticed. Hess has an interesting way of naming their wells on larger spacing units. For example:
  • 26380, loc, Hess, HA-Chapin-2560-152-95-3229-3328H-1, Hawkeye
The "2560" designates this as a well that will have a 2560-acre spacing. It will be in T152N-R95W. The well will be sited somewhere in sections 32/29 and will drill west-to-east into sections 33/28. From the name, one can't tell which section it will be sited in; the legal description says it will be in section 32-152-95.

And, of course, as soon as one sees "HA-Chapin," one sees:

Taxi, Henry Chapin

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Note To The Granddaughters

The Harry Chapin song brings back incredible memories of my coming of age stories in Boston 30+ years ago.

"... you see, she was goin' be an actress, and I was going to learn to fly ...

... we both had gotten what we asked for such a long, long time ago ..."

Incredibly bittersweet. Could be followed up with Garth Brooks' "The Dance," but time to move on.
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  1. Bakken OwnerSeptember 6, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    Bruce,

    Out of respect for all mineral owners and for planning purposes it would be nice if the commission required such clear communication for all operators.

    It can make a big difference in long term financial planning to know six months earlier whether you will be getting a new well or not.

    Maybe this would make a good poll on the side bar. As usual, Thank you for consistent and informative blog.

    Brian.

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    1. Bruce OksolSeptember 6, 2013 at 10:56 AM

      I will see what I can do. Thank you for putting up with my non-Bakken rants and raves, and reminiscing. It helps me put things into perspective.

      And a huge "thank you" for taking time to write.

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