For Newbies: Random Look At Hess In The Bakken -- August 14, 2014

For newbies, this may be interesting.

Look at the number and the percent of new permits going to Hess the week of August 11 - 15, 2014. 

From the August, 2014, NDIC docket agenda:

• 22795, Hess, Antelope-Sanish, establish two 1280-acre units; 12 wells one of the units, and 10 wells on the other unit; establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, 3 wells; McKenzie
• 22800, Hess, Blue Buttes-Bakken, 11 wells on a 1280-acre unit; 12 wells on another 1280-acre unit; establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, 1 well, McKenzie
• 22820, Hess, Robinson Lake-Bakken, 11 wells on an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 13 wells on each of two overlapping 1280-acre units; Mountrail

From the June, 2014, NDIC docket agenda:

• 22490, Hess, Alger-Bakken, 11 wells on a 1280-acre unit; Mountrail
• 22491, Hess, Robinson Lake-Bakken, 11 wells on a 1280-acre unit, Mountrail
• 22492, Hess, Truax-Bakken, 10 wells on each of two 1280-acre units; 11 wells on one
• 1280-acre unit; 2 wells on each of two overlapping 2560-acre unit; Williams
• 22493, Hess, Glass Bluff-Bakken, 6 wells on each of three 1280-acre units, McKenzie
• 22494, Hess, Sandrocks-Bakken, 10 wells on a 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
• 22495, Hess, Juniper-Bakken, 6 wells on a 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
• 22496, Hess, Big Gulch-Bakken, 12 wells on each of two 1280-acre units; Dunn 
• 22406, Hess, Big Gulch-Bakken, 12 wells on each of two 1280-acre units; Dunn

Then, the recent list of wells on the confidential list by operator:

• CLR: 306
• Hess: 250
• Statoil: 106
• Oasis: 92
• EOG: 29

Then, look at all the producing wells that were announced yesterday (Wednesday, August 13, 2014) as being completed. Not only is this one of the longer lists (longest list?) I've seen in quite some time, look at all the Hess wells:

• 25493, 1,310, QEP, Johnson 4-9-3-10LL, Grail, t6/14; cum 8K 6/14;
• 25491, 1,615, QEP, Johnson 2-4-9BH, Grail, t6/14; cum 11K 6/14;
• 25490, 2,262, QEP, Johnson 2-4-9TH, Grail, t6/14; cum 12K 6/14;
• 25492, 1,106, QEP, Johnson 1-4-9BH, Grail, t6/14; cum 8K 6/14;
• 23862, 2,633, Statoil, Hovde 33-4 3H, Sandrocks, t7/14; cum --
• 23861, 3,340, Statoil, Hovde 33-4 4H, Sandrocks, t7/14; cum --
• 25776, 3,043, Statoil, Bugs 27-22 7H, Poe, t7/14; cum --
• 26985, 1.019, Hess, EN-Dobrovolny-155-93-2128H-5, Alger, t7/14; cum --
• 27099, 680, Hess, EN-Johnson-155-94-2017H-4, Manitou, t7/14; cum --
• 26711, 1,085, Hess, BW-Arnegard State-151-100-3625H-3, Sandrocks, t7/14; cum --
• 26856, 701, Hess, EN-State D-154-93-2635H-6, Robinson Lake, t7/14; cum --
• 26984, 700, Hess, EN-Dobrovolny-155-93-2128H-4, Alger, t7/14; cum --
• 26712, 756, Hess, BW-Arnegard State-151-100-3625H-2, Sandrocks, t7/14; cum --
• 26846, 753, Hess, EN-Weyrauch-154-93-1918H-9, Robinson Lake, t7/14; cum --
• 25691, 955, Hess, BW-Johnson-155-94-2017H-6, Cherry Creek, t7/14; cum --
• 27097, 558, Hess, EN-Johnson-155-94-2017H-6, Manitou, t7/14; cum --
• 26599, 2,565, BR, Sequoia 14-9MBH, Hawkeye, t8/14; cum --
• 26664, 1,186, Hess, HA-Link-152-95-3526H-5, Hawkeye, t6/14; cum 29K 6/14;
• 25295, 729, Hess, EN-Weyrauch 154-93-1918H-7, Robinson Lake, t6/14; cum 16K 6/14;
• 25694, 838, Hess, BW-Erler 149-99-1522H-2, Cherry Creek, t6/14; cum 23K 6/14;
• 24515, 1,317, Hess, LK-Summerfield-147-96-15H-2, Bear Creek, t6/14; cum 35K 6/14;
• 24517, 922, Hess, LK-Summerfield-147-96-15H-4, Bear Creek, t7/14; cum 13K 6/14;
• 25693, 913, Hess, BW-Johnson 149-99-1003H-2, Cherry Creek, t6/14; cum 13K 6/14;
• 25294, 953, Hess, EN-Weyrauch 154-93-1918H-8, Robinson Lake, t7/14; cum 14K 6/14;
• 27098, 953, Hess, EN-Johnson-155-94-2017H-5, Manitou, t6/14; cum 18K 6/14;
• 25692, 726, Hess, BW-Erler 149-99-1522H-3, Cherry Creek, t6/14; cum 16K 6/14;
• 24516, 881, Hess, LK-Summerfield-147-96-15H-3, Bear Creek, t6/14; cum 19K 6/14; 

I track the Weyrauch wells here.

Reminder: the Tioga natural gas and processing plant, owned and operated by Hess, and recently expanded, came back on line earlier this summer.  Compare: click here for the list of ONEOK natural gas processing plants in North Dakota.

Among the information considered in granting permits, the NDIC looks at the "likelihood" that the operator will have the resources to drill those wells in a reasonable period of time.