In The Bakken: Permits Expiring And Permits Being Cancelled; No DUCs Being Completed -- March 16, 2016

There are no wells coming off the confidential list Thursday and only well coming off the confidential list Friday.

Active rigs:

	3/16/2016	03/16/2015	03/16/2014	03/16/2013	03/16/2012
Active Rigs	31	111	190	185	205

Three (3) new permits:

• Operator: Whiting
• Field: Epping (Williams)
• Comment: the new permits are for a 3-well pad and appear that they will be sited north to south, which seems strange based on siting of other wells in this area; I've recently seen another example of this; not sure what it means, but my imagination runs wild.

Expired permits:

I only checked one, but it appears that 14 Jersey / Jersey Federal permits have expired, CLR permits, #27878 - #27884, inclusive; #27892 - #27898; in addition to these 14 permits, it appears a number of other permits have also expired, including two Newfield permits and three SM energy permits (Stenberg wells, McKenzie County)

Nine (9) permits renewed, including --

• BR (4), a Rollacleetwood, a Cleetwood, a Curtis, and a Saddle Butte, all in McKenzie County
• Enerplus (2), a Saturn permit and a Venus permit in Dunn County
• Enduro (2), one in Bottineau County, one in Renville County

Permits cancelled:

• Whiting (2) - P Berger permits in Williams County
• Triangle (1) - a Dwyer permit in McKenzie County
• Thunderbird, a Lange permit in McKenzie County 

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The Schaffer/Gilfer Wells

February 5, 2017:

Although the pumpers will be aligned in a different orientation (north/south), the horizontals will run the same north-to-south direction as the neighboring P Peterson wells:

• 32622, 1,656, Whiting, Gilfer 21-15-1HU/Schaffer 21-15-HU, Epping, 2560-acre spacing; BH - 224 FSL 236 FEL SESE 21-155-99; middle Bakken; t6/19; cum 159K 6/20; cum 191K 4/21; cum 226K 4/22; off line 4/22; back on line; cum 230k 6/22;
  
• 32621, 1,593, Whiting, Gilfer 21-15-1TFHU, Epping, 2560-acre spacing; BH - 224 FSL 214 FWL SWSW 22-155-99; Three Forks B1; t6/19; cum 161K 6/20; cum 180K 4/21; cum 200K 4/22; 204K 6/22;
  
• 32620, 2,492, Whiting, Gilfer 21-15-1H, Epping, 1280-acre spacing; BH - 224 FSL 764 FWL SWSW 22-155-99; middle Bakken; t6/19; cum 188K 6/20; cum 218K 4/21; cum 255K 4/22; cum 260K 6/22;
  

Update on production of the four-well pad 500 feet to the east (the P Peterson wells are tracked elsewhere):

• 26564, 1,878, Whiting/KOG, P Peterson 155-99-3-15-22-13H3, Epping, t5/14; cum 167K 6/20; cum 183K 4/21; cum 196K 4/22; cum 198K 6/22; Three Forks, 21 stages; 89,265 bbls; 3,421,652 lbs proppant; no geologic report submitted.
  
• 26565, 1,516, Whiting/KOG, P Peterson 155-99-3-15-22-14H, Epping, t5/14; cum 161K 6/20; cum 171K 4/21; cum 182K 4/22; cum 183K 6/22;
  
• 26566, 1,271, Whiting/KOG, P Peterson 155-99-3-15-22-14H3, Epping, t5/14; cum 129K 6/20; cum 140K 4/21; cum 363K 4/22; cum 153K 6/22; 25 stages; 102,441 bbls; 3,421,662 lbs proppant;
  
• 26567, 1,566, Whiting/KOG, P Peterson 155-99-3-15-22-15H, Epping, t5/14; cum 194K 6/20; 206K 4/21; cum 218K 4/22; subtle increase; cum 220K 6/22;
  

Updated graphic:

Original Post

Graphic of the proposed site for the Schaffer pad: