Cherry Creek

A reader alerted me to a big well Cherry Creek earlier today. I realized I did not have a link to "Cherry Creek oil field."

Cherry Creek oil field is a small field, only 12 sections, 3 x 4, in northeast McKenzie County which has seen moderate activity during the boom. It sits in/near one of the sweet spots in the Bakken. The field is "owned" by Hess. It looks like all units are held by production.

From the geologist's narrative, #27885:

Background gases throughout the lateral ranged from 1,000 units to over 3,500 units. There were common gas shows ranging from 5,000 units to over 6,000 units. At roughly 8,000’ VS, the gas trap was removed from the possum belly and placed into a separate possum belly. This new possum belly configuration allowed the gas trap to sit in the drilling fluid which was circulated directly from down-hole and prior to entering the gas buster system. A more accurate and representative recording of gas was achieved from this configuration. Gas levels remained higher with background gas averaging over 2,500 units from 8,000’ VS until TD. The gas buster was utilized throughout the duration of the lateral and flares ranging from 5-10’ were commonly seen. A trip gas flare at 16,015’ MD was observed and reached over 25’ high.

Permits

2015 (none as of July 12, 2015)

2014 (list is complete)
29133, conf, Hess,
29132, conf, Hess,
29131, conf, Hess,
29130, conf, Hess,
29129, conf, Hess,
29128, conf, Hess,
28152, conf, Hess,
28151, conf, Hess,
28148, 543, Hess,BW-Kraetsch-149-99-1423H-5, t11/14; cum 36K 5/15; (choked way back)
28147, 781, Hess, BW-R Peterso-149-99-1102H-5, t11/14; cum 54K 5/15;
28088, conf, Hess,
28087, 807, Hess, BW-Sorenson-149-99-134H-4, t12/14; cum 50K 5/15; choked back
27886, 273, Hess, BW-Kraetsch-149-99-1423H-4, total drilling 15 days; background gases commonly reaching 2,500 units; t1/15; cum 5K 5/15; choked way back
27885, 130, Hess, BW-R Peterson-149-99-1102H-4, 1 stage frack, 200K lbs sand, t6/15; cum --

2013
27228, 808, Hess, BW-R Peterson-149-99-1102H-2, 35 stages; 2 million lbs sand, t9/14; cum 75K 5/15;
27227, 742, Hess, BW-Kraetsch-149-99-1423H-2, spud May 15, reached TD on May 28; t10/14; cum 73K 5/15;
27226, 1,051, Hess, BW-R Peterson-149-99-1102H-3, t9/14; cum 84K 5/15;
27225, 843, Hess, BW-Kraetsch-149-99-1423H-3, t10/14; cum 64K 5/15;
25694, 838, Hess, BW-Erler 149-99-1522H-2, t6/14; cum 83K 5/15;
25693, 913, Hess, BW-Johnson 149-99-1003H-2, t6/14; cum 102K 5/15;
25692, 726, Hess, BW-Erler 149-99-1522H-3, t6/14; cum 73K 5/15;
25691, 955, Hess, BW-Johnson 149-99-1003H-3, t6/14; cum 103K 5/15;
25352, 899, Hess, BW-Spring Creek 149-99-1201H-3, t11/13; cum 122K 5/15;
25351, 1,064, Hess, BW-Spring Creek 149-99-1201H-2, t11/13; cum 122K 5/15;
25226, 883, Hess, BW-Sorenson 149-99-1324H-3, t12/13; cum 111K 5/15;
25225, 814, Hess, BW-Sorenson 149-99-1324H-2, t12/13; cum 107K 5/15;

2012
None

2011
21526, 854, Hess, BW-Erler 149-99-1522H-1, t9/12; cum 148K 5/15;
21477, 793, Hess, Johnson 1-3H, t5/12; cum 189K 5/15;
21297, 609, Hess, BW-Kraetsch-149-99-1423H-1, t2/12; cum 130K 5/15;
21296, 829, Hess, BW-R Peterson-149-99-1102H-1, t3/12; cum 173K 5/15;
20302, PNC, Hess, Robert Peterson 11-3H,