Whiting To Post Two Big Zenith Wells Tuesday -- September 1, 2014

Active rigs:

	9/1/2014	09/01/2013	09/01/2012	09/01/2011	09/01/2010
Active Rigs	194	184	192	200	142

Tuesday, September 2, 1014

• 24603, 311, Samson Resources, Bonneville 3625-1TFH, West Ambrose, t4/14; cum 18K 7/14;
• 26239, drl, CLR, Pierre Federal 6-21H1, Dollar Joe, no production data,
• 26263, 1,496, Emerald Oil, Caper 4-15-22H, Boxcar Butte, t3/14; cum 42K 7/14;
• 26326, drl, XTO, Boomer Federal 34X-35G, Lost Bridge, no production data,
• 26588, 758, CLR, Honolulu 3-22H3, Indian Hill, t6/14; cum 3K 6/14;
• 27129, drl, BR, CCU Four Aces 34-21TFH, Corral Creek, no production data,
• 27422, drl, XTO, Lyla 24X-10E, Lindahl, no production data,
• 27594, drl, Slawson, Challenger Federal 6-29-32TFH, Big Bend, no production data,

Monday, September 1, 2014

• 25467, 1,821, Whiting, Privratsky 11-27PH, Zenith, Three Forks (Pronghorn), no frac data, t3/14; cum 57K 6/14;
• 25468, 1,920, Whiting, Privratsky 21-27PH, Three Forks (Pronghorn), no frac data, t3/14; cum 72K 6/14;
• 25469, 2,272, Whiting, Privratsky 41-27PH, Zenith, Three Forks (Pronghorn), no frac data, t3/14; cum 81K 6/14; 
• 26392, drl, CLR, Limousin 2-3H2, Sanish, no production data,
• 27200, drl, Petro-Hunt, Watterud 160-95-14A-23-2H, Stoneview, no production data,
• 27542, drl, Petro-Hunt, Anderson 152-96-26B-25-2HS, Clear Creek, no production data,

Sunday, August 31, 2014

• None. 

Saturday, August 30, 2014

• None.

Comments:

• From well file 25468: "The Privratsky 21-27PH (#3) was spudded on November 1st, 2013, and reached a total depth of 20,465' MD at 5:15 PM MST on December 24, 2013, sixteen days from spud." (sic)

• From well file 25467:  "The Privratsky 11-27PH (#1) was spudded on November 3rd, 2013, and reached a total depth of 20,650' MD at 7:30 AM MST on November 16th, 2013, thirteen days from spud."

• From well file 25469:  "The Privratsky 21-27PH (#2) was spudded on October 31st, 2013, and reached a total depth of 21,326' MD at 6:00 PM MST on December 15, 2013, twenty-one days from spud." (sic)

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Global Warming Climate Change Global Warming Pause Extreme Weather

Whatever

On tonight's ABC Evening News it was noted that a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico was forming; if it becomes a named tropical storm/hurricane it will be named "Dolly."

The broadcasters noted that it has been 20 years since it took this long into the hurricane season to finally get to the letter "D".  Extreme weather. LOL. Can't make this stuff up. Back in 1994 that was "tropical storm Debby." Didn't even get to hurricane status. One has to go all the way back to 1984 to find a hurricane with a "D" name that developed so late in the season, Hurricane Diana. Extreme weather. Yep.

The storm is headed for the mid-east coast of Mexico, well south of Texas.

Two other global warming stories in the past 24 hours: The (Melbourne, Australia) Herald Sun is reporting that there has been no global warming for 19 years; and, Weather.com is reporting that winter is now here (September 1, 2014) -- it's snowing in Alaska and Wyoming. 

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Russian-Chinese Natural Gas Pipeline

Back on May 15, 2014, I started following the Ukraine-Russian-Chinese energy story. Today Reuters is reporting:

President Vladimir Putin on Monday oversaw the start of construction on a giant pipeline that is due to ship $400 billion (240.78 billion pounds) worth of Russian gas to China in the three decades after flows begin in 2019.

The 4,000 km (2,500 mile) "Power of Siberia" pipeline, being built by state-controlled Gazprom, forms a key part of the Kremlin's energy strategy, symbolising Russia's attempts to wean itself off dependence on European markets that account for most of its exports.

Flows through the "Power of Siberia" will start at 5 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas in 2019, ramping up to 38 bcm under a deal signed by the two countries in May.

The long-awaited deal with China National Petroleum Corp was a diplomatic coup for the Kremlin after a decade of difficult negotiations, and a symbol of its efforts to strengthen economic ties with Asia as Russia's economy faces the effects of Western sanctions over the crisis in Ukraine.

Gazprom chief Alexei Miller told Putin and Zhang that a further contract on shipment of gas via a second, more westerly route, could be signed in November.

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Germany's Deepening Recession 

Bloomberg is reporting:

Cracks are emerging in Germany’s once rock-solid economy as companies’ reluctance to invest bears out Mario Draghi’s warning that the euro-area recovery is in danger. [I think he's being "generous" in his assessment.]

Gross domestic product in Europe’s largest economy shrank 0.2 percent in the second quarter, the Federal Statistics Office said today, confirming an Aug. 14 estimate. While part of the drop can be attributed to a mild winter that front-loaded output earlier in the year, the Bundesbank has cast doubt on a second-half rebound and suggested its forecasts may prove too optimistic.

Not once does the article mention the energy challenges facing the EU and Germany. Something tells me Germany is thinking twice about new sanctions on one of its biggest trading partners, Putin's Russia.

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The EU Preparing For a Cold Russian Winter

Reuters is reporting:

The European Union could ban gas exports and limit industrial use as part of emergency measures to protect household energy supplies this winter, a source told Reuters, as it braces for a possible halt in Russian gas as a result of the Ukraine crisis.

Russia is Europe's biggest supplier of oil, coal and natural gas, and its pipelines through Ukraine are currently the subject of political manoeuvering - not for the first time - as Europe and Moscow clash over the latter's military action in Ukraine.

Kiev is warning that Russia plans to halt gas supplies while Moscow says Ukraine could siphon off energy destined for the European Union - which has just threatened new sanctions if Moscow fails to pull its forces out of Ukraine.

While buyers of oil and coal can find new suppliers relatively quickly, southeast Europe receives most of its gas from Kremlin-controlled Gazprom.

Tankers from Qatar and Algeria bring liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe via ports along the Atlantic and Mediterranean oceans, but European buyers often re-sell those cargoes abroad for higher prices rather than supplying their domestic market.

There are some huge tectonic shifts taking place; most of them seem to be related to two issues: energy, and Sharia.