Random Note Regarding A CLR Proposal To Add 24 Wells To A Drilling Unit Already With Six Existing Wells -- October 24, 2017

Updates

September 22, 2022: Carson Peak well with huge jump in production.

June 15, 2021: five Carson Peak / Morris DUCs reported as completed today.

May 24, 2021: a Carson Peak well reported as a DUC; other wells updated; note that many of the neighboring wells are off-line;

February 28, 2021: update; two more Morris wells coming off confidential list.

August 18, 2020: three new permits added, #37793 - #37795, inclusive. See this post. The new permits:

• 37793, conf-->drl/NC, CLR, Morris 14-26HSL2, Corral Creek,
  
• 37794, conf-->drl/A, , CLR, Carson Peak 13-35H,
• 37795, conf-->drl/NC, CLR, Carson Peak 14-35HSL2,

July 14, 2020: four new permits added below, #37713 - #37716, inconclusive. The new permits:

• 37713, conf-->drl/NC, CLR, Morris 12-26H1, Oakdale, SESE 26-147-96, 505' FSL 390' FEL;
• 37714, conf, CLR, Morris 13-26H, Oakdale, SESE 26-147-96, 460' FSL 390' FEL;
• 37715, drl/NC, CLR, Carson Peak 11-35H2, Oakdale, SESE 26-147-96, 370' FSL 390' FEL;
• 37716, conf, CLR, Carson Peak 12-35H1, Oakdale, SESE 26-147-96, 325' FSL 390' FEL;

The CLR Morris / Carson Peak wells are tracked here. In section 26, Carson Peak wells run north; Morris wells runs south. This is a very strange location as far as I can tell. -- they are on confidential so I don't know anything more about them.

The graphic:

 May 30, 2022: wells updated.

July 13, 2020: some wells updated.

June 6, 2020: production data updated for all wells on this page.

March 20, 2020: another update here. 

October 11, 2019: another update here.

October 10, 2019: another update here.

August 25, 2019: production data update now that all wells have been completed;  

July 11, 2019: #35082 reports today; another huge "H1" well.

• 35082, 1,593, CLR, Morris 8-26H1, Oakdale, t4/19; cum 330K 10/20; tracked below; off line 10/20; remains off line 1/21;

June 1, 2019: #35109 is now reporting; see below.

May 15, 2019: another Morris well --

• 35109, 956, CLR, Morris 7-26H2, Oakdale, t4/19; cum 304K 1/21; cum 362K 3/22;
  
• off line 6/20 - 8/20; back on line 9/20;
  
• most of the neighboring wells are now off-line
• it looks like the following will show at least a small jump in production: #18858; 

May 4, 2019: more Carson Peak/Morris wells; a lot needs to be updated. 

August 6, 2018: CLR has two more Carson Peak permits, #35272 and #35273.

• 37713, conf-->drl/A, CLR, Morris 12-26H1, Oakdale, first production, --; t--; cum 38K 6/21; cum 189K 3/22;
  
• 37714, conf-->drl/A, CLR, Morris 13-26H, Oakdale, first production, 5/21; t--; cum 46K 6/21; cum 238K 3/22;
  
• 37715, drl/NC-->drl/A, CLR, Carson Peak 11-35H2, Oakdale, first production, 5/21; t--; cum 76K 6/21; cum 292K 3/22;
  
• 37716, conf-->drl/A, CLR, Carson Peak 12-35H1, Oakdale, first production, 5/21; t--; cum 61K 6/21; cum 232K 3/22;
  
• 35273, 2,405, CLR, Carson Peak 5-35H2, Oakdale, t6/19; cum 72K in less than two months; cum 530K 1/21; see this post; cum 576K 4/21; cum 598K 6/21; cum 693K 3/22;
  
• 35272, 3,376, CLR, Carson Peak 4-35HSL, Oakdale, t6/19; cum 639K 1/21; huge well; see this note; cum 688K 4/21; cum 705K 6/21; cum 791K 3/22;
• 35109, 956/IA-->A, CLR, Morris 7-26H2, Oakdale, t4/19; cum 304K 1/21; 27K well; cum 304K 1/21; cum 307K 6/21; cum 362K 3/22;
  
• 35108, 1,824 CLR, Carson Peak 6-35H1, Oakdale,  t5/19; cum 439K 1/21; 37K well; cum 460K 4/21; cum 475K 6/21; cum 529K 3/22;
• 35087, PNC-->drl/A, CLR, Morris 11-26H, Oakdale, first production, 4/21; t--; cum 84K 6/21; cum 248K 3/22;
  
• 35086, PNC-->drl/A, CLR, Morris 10-26H2, Oakdale, first production, 4/21; t--; cum 68K 6/21; cum 194K 3/22;
• 35085, loc/drl-->drl/A, CLR, Morris 9-26H, Oakdale, first production, 4/21; t--; cum 53K 6/21; cum 202K 3/22;
  
• 35084, PNC-->drl/A, CLR, Carson Peak 10-35H1, Oakdale, first production, 4/21; t--; cum 71K 6/21; cum 287K 3/22;
  
• 35083, PNC-->drl/A, CLR, Carson Peak 9-35H, Oakdale, first production, 4/21; t--; cum 62K 6/21 cum 254K 3/22;
• 35082, 1,593, CLR, Morris 8-26H1, Oakdale, see this note; t4/19; cum 330K 10/20; 37K well; off line 10/20; remains off line 1/21; back on line 6/21; cum 335K 6/21; cum 403K 3/22;
  
• 35081, 3,556/IA, CLR, Carson Peak 8-35H2, Oakdale,  t5/19; cum 633K 1/21; 70K well; production profile; cum 642K 6/21; cum 666K 3/22;
  
• 35080, 2,076/IA, CLR, Carson Peak 7-35H, Oakdale,  t6/19; cum 455K 12/20;  40K well; off line 1/21; remains off line 6/21; cum 563K 3/22;
  
• 34353, 2,913, CLR, Morris 4-23HSL, Oakdale, t3/19; cum 345K 12/20; 36K well; off line 1/21; back on line 2/21; cum 350K 4/21; cum 352K 6/21; cum 375K 3/22;
  
• 34352, 2,698, CLR, Morris 5-23H2, Oakdale, t4/19; cum 272K 1/21; 36K  well; cum 279K 4/21; cum 284K 6/21; cum 305K 3/22;
  
• 34351, 1,969, CLR, Morris 6-23H, Oakdale, t4/19; cum 337K 1/21; a 36K well; see this note; cum 337K 3/21; cum 339K 6/21; cum 389K 3/22;
  
• 18861, 759, CLR, Carson Peak 2-35H, t5/11; cum 738K 12/20; remains off line as of 8/19; remains off line 9/19; back on line 11/19; off line 1/21; back on line 4/21; cum 740K 6/21; cum 744K 3/22;
  
• 18860, 517, CLR, Morris 2-26H, t5/11; cum 312K 1/21; remains off line as of 5/19; two days in 6/19; fourteen days in 7/19; off line, 8/19; remains off line 9/19; back on line 11/19; off line 2/20; remains off line 4/20; back on line 10/20; cum 315K 4/21; cum 316K 6/21; cum 320K 3/22;
  
• 18859, 680, CLR, Carson Peak 3-35H, t5/11; cum 835K 1/21; nice production profile (5/18); huge jump in production; see note here; cum 837K 4/21; cum 845K 6/21; cum 875K 3/22;
  
• 18858, 715, CLR, Morris 3-26H, t5/11; cum 508K 1/21; yes, a candidate for a re-frack; back on line 4/19; subtle halo effect; off line as of 7/19; back on line 8/19; cum 510K 6/21; cum 514K 3/22;
  
• 17334, 811, CLR, Morris 1-23H, t11/08/ cum 378K 1/21; another re-frack candidate; off-line 5/18; back on line as of 6/18; back on line as of 4/19; looks like a pretty significant halo effect; cum 379K 6/21; cum 390K 3/22;
  
• 17079, 559, CLR, Carson Peak 44-2H, t6/08; cum 362K 1/21; a re-frack candidate; off-line as of 5/18; back on line as of 31/9; no halo effect; steady eddy; doing well 4/20; cum 364K 6/21; cum 371K 3/22;
  

July 2, 2018: note the production profiles of some of these wells.

July 2, 2018: CLR has permits for another 8-well Carson Peak/Morris pad in SWNE 26-147-96; updated graphic:

March 15, 2018: production data has been updated. The graphic of this area has not changed since the original post.

Original Post 

A reader sent me this note. It provides a lot more background that helps explain the Bakken.

Attached is  a proposal by Continental to drill an additional 24 wells in the Oakdale field.

You recently posted an article about the new wells being completed in Rattlesnake Point, and that prompted me to send this to you.

There are 6 existing wells in the subject 2560 acre spacing, and Continental has proposed drilling another 24 wells there.

In addition, Sections 35 and 2 sit right next to the monster Whitman well that you’ve been following.

Apparently, Continental thinks there’s a natural fracture at the location of the Whitman well, so it’s likely that Continental wants to see how large an area that fracture covers.

The 2560 that sits to the east of these proposed wells are the Weydahl/Brandvik wells that Continental has drilled but not completed. There are 14 DUCs in that 2560 waiting to be fracked. Continental must have high regard for the potential in this area.

In the graphic that accompanied CLR's proposal/request, it's hard to count the existing/proposed wells. I counted 32 but the correct number is 30.

This is the current situation as noted by NDIC:

Later, I will go back and link some of the wells mentioned in this post, and some of the other posts that pertain to this.

• 17079, 559, CLR, Carson Peak 44-2H, t6/08; cum 362K 1/21; a re-frack candidate; off line for a few months; back on line 3/19; off line 2/21; back on line 6/21; cum 364K 6/21; cum 371K 3/22;
  
• 17334, 811, CLR, Morris 1-23H, t11/08/ cum 378K 1/21; another re-frack candidate; huge jump in production in 4/19; off line as of 2/21; cum 379K 1/21; cum 390K 3/22;
  
• 18858, 715, CLR, Morris 3-26H, t5/11; cum 508K 1/21; yes, ready to be re-fracked; off line 7/19; back on line 8/19; not much of a jump in production; cum 510K 6/21; cum 514K 3/22;
  
• 18859, 680, CLR, Carson Peak 3-35H, t5/11; cum 835K 1/21; nice production profile (5/18); huge jump in production, 4/19; cum 845K 5/21; cum 875K 3/22;
  
• 18860, 517, CLR, Morris 2-26H, t5/11; cum 312K 1/21; off line 8/18; starting to come back on line as of 7/19; off line 9/19; back on line 10/20; cum 316K 6/21; cum 320k 3/22;
  
• 18861, 759, CLR, Carson Peak 2-35H, t5/11; cum 738K 1/21;off line since 10/18; starting to come back on line, maybe, 7/19; still off line 9/19; back on line 4/21; cum 740K 6/21; cum 744K 3/22;
  

But again, a huge "thank you" to the reader for sharing this with me.

By the way, the proposal also included a list of mineral owners. There are exactly 50 mineral owners noted, including:

• CLR: 35.36%
• BR: 35.36%
• XTO: 9.37%
• Imperial Oil: 2.34%
• Hess: 1.88%
• three private individuals, each with 0.01%