Sunday, September 16, 2018

Drilling A Bit Deeper: Why Bear Creek Moved To The Top Of "The Production / Well" List -- September 16, 2018

Updates
April 5, 2020: with the exception of two wells, it appears all the Werre Trust wells are IA. They went off line 11/19; remain off line 2/20.

May 1, 2019: production data for many of the Werre Trust wells updated below. 

October 21, 2018
  • 32378, 2,540, XTO, Werre Trust 21X-3B, Bear Creek, 60 stages; 17.9 million lbs, t6/18; cum 401K 12/20; off line 11/19; remains off line 2/20; back on line 7/20;
  • 32379, 1,112, XTO, Werre Trust 21X-3E, Bear Creek, t8/18; cum 116K 12/20; offline for the most part since 1/19; still off line as of 4/19; back on line as of 6/19; off line 10/19; remains off line 2/20; back on line 7/20;
  • 32380, 2,637, XTO, Werre Trust 21X-3A, Bear Creek, t8/18; cum 395K 12/20; 49,232 bbls in August, 2018; offline as of 3/19; remains off line as of 4/19; off line 10/19; remains off line 2/20; back on line 7/20;
  • 17880, 1,206, XTO, Werre Trust 21-3H, Bear Creek, t10/09; cum 208K 12/20; AB 4/16; isn't this interesting, AB back in 4/16, now active as of 12/18; see this note; off line 11/19; back on line 1/20;
Original Post 

For newbies: this is how a few wells can have great effect on production data for a given field in the Bakken.

Bear Creek was #1 in average amount of oil produced per well among all the fields in North Dakota in July, 2018 -- the most recent month for which data was provided.

The data was posted here: https://themilliondollarway.blogspot.com/2018/09/north-dakota-crude-oil-production-by_16.html.

This is why.

Look at the group of wells that were completed and tested in July, 2018, in the Bear Creek. These were huge wells. In addition, Bear Creek is a relatively small field with only a few wells; it doesn't take many wells to have a great effect on production:
  • 32756, 1,025, XTO, Bear Creek 31X-3F2, t5/18; cum 171K 12/20;
  • 32755, 1,400, XTO, Bear Creek 31X-3BXC, t5/18; cum 398K 12/20;
  • 32754, 2,468, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 31X-3FXG, t10/17; cum 271K 12/20;
  • 32753, 2,556, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-3C, t10/17; cum 442K 12/20; off line 11/19; back on line 2/20;
  • 32502, IA/1,086, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-34AXD-S, t5/18; cum 431K 12/20; off line 11/19; remains off line 2/20;
  • 32501, IA/1,884, XTO, Werre Trust 14X-34AXD-N, Bear Creek, t5/18; cum 371K 12/20; off line 11/19; remains off line 2/20;
  • 32500, 2,717, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-34AXD-N, Bear Creek, t5/18; cum 574K 12/20; off line 11/19; remains off line 2/20; back on line 7/20;
  • 32499, 1,071, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-34EXH2-N, Bear Creek, t6/18; cum 196K 12/20; came off line 10/18; back online for seven days in 2/19; off line 11/19; remains off line 2/20; back on line 7/20;
  • *32481, 2,288, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-34A, Bear Creek, t9/18; cum 381K 12/20; offline 11/19; remains off line 2/20; back on line 7/20;
  • 32480, 2,653, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-34E, Bear Creek, t5/18; cum 128K 12/20; off line as of 11/18; still off line as of 2/20; back on line 11/20;
  • 32479, 2,701, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-34AXB, Bear Creek, t7/18; cum 448K 12/20; off line 11/19; remains off line 2/20; back on line 7/20;
  • 32380, 2,637, XTO, Werre Trust 21X-3A, Bear Creek, t8/18; cum 395K 12/20; off line 11/19; remains off line 2/20; back on line 7/20;
  • 32379, 1,112, XTO, Werre Trust 21X-3E, Bear Creek, t8/18; cum 116K 12/20; offline 11/19; remains off line 2/20; back on line 7/20;
  • 32378, 2,540, XTO, Werre Trust 21X-3B, Bear Creek, t6/18; cum 401K 12/20; offline 11/19; remains off line 2/20; back on line 7/20;
  • 17880, see full production data at this post; t10/09; cum 208K 12/20; offline 11/19; back online 1/20; off line12/20;
These pale in comparison to MRO's recently reported wells, but due to small number of wells in the entire field, a few new wells can have a huge effect.

So, let's take a look at the map (busy, busy, busy, huh?):


Some of the wells not noted above the graphic:
  • 14696, TA/AB/820, XTO, Bear Creek Unit 3-1, Bear Creek, the Duperow formation, t3/98; cum 338K as of 6/16; TD = 11,850 feet
  • 16974, AB/2 (no typo), XTO, BCDU 13X-35, Bear Creek, the Duperow formation, t6/08; cum 48K as of 5/17;
  • 15064, PA/621, XTO, Porcupine Ridge 11-2H, Bear Creek, the Madison formation, t2/101; cum 203K as of 4/16;
Additional wells on the graphic above (and when first updated):
  • 29871, 1,519, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 44X-34D, Bear Creek, t7/15; cum 438K 12/20; no data for a re-frack at FracFocus; first updated, 5/19;
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California Dreamin', The Mamas and the Papas

When I was on temporary duty to northern Yorkshire, England, back in 2002 - 2004, after work, I would go for long, long walks almost every night well after dark. Most nights I would pass the same small Anglican church; the doors were always open; absolutely dark; no lights -- and I would feel my way along the pews -- to the front of the small church -- and sit in the front row for an hour or so and meditate ... this song always takes me back to those nights ...

" ... stopped into a church I passed along the way. Well, I got down on my knees and I began to pray --  you know the preacher liked the cold; he knows I'm gonna stay ..."

[From another site: Michelle Phillips said she wrote some of the lyrics for this song, including the part about the visit to the church. Interestingly, the Beach Boys sing the lyrics the way they are commonly presented: "I pretend to pray." However, Michelle sings them the way she says she wrote them: "I began to pray."]

North Dakota Crude Oil Production By Field, Ranked By July, 2018, Average Well Production -- July, 2018, Data

Two months of production data selected:
  • first month (first five columns): January, 2018, production; the January, 2018, data is compared with the December, 2017, data which is not shown;
  • second month (last five columns): July, 2018, production; the July, 2018, data is compared with the January, 2018, data (the first five columns)
Disclaimer: not triple-checked. Sophia refused to check all the numbers. In addition, she can only count to 22 and doesn't yet "get" all the "teen"numbers.

Ranked by July, 2018, Oil / Well / Month (Column 9)

[e.g.: the Bear Creek wells, on average, 
produced 9,502 bbls/well/month of July, 2018]


Field
Jan 2018 Production
Jan Wells
Jan Oil / Well / Month
Percent Change Jan-over-Dec
Change in # of wells
July 18 Production
July 18 Wells
July Oil / WellMonth
Percent Change Jul-over-Jan
Change in # of wells
Bear Creek
103,333
41
2,520
-33.37%
0
522,608
55
9,502
405.75%
14
Elm Tree
744,102
69
10,784
-6.06%
1
667,718
89
7,502
-10.27%
20
Blue Buttes
1,272,618
193
6,594
2.91%
1
1,500,927
219
6,854
17.94%
26
Antelope-Sanish
1,693,577
218
7,769
12.62%
3
1,463,230
239
6,122
-13.60%
21
Reunion Bay 
669,889
173
3,872
-7.92%
-1
1,215,205
200
6,076
81.40%
27
Spotted Horn
517,490
112
4,620
-15.33%
0
727,761
127
5,730
40.63%
15
Bailey
742,278
163
4,554
15.93%
6
949,540
175
5,426
27.92%
12
North Fork
513,087
74
6,934
11.87%
1
371,175
77
4,820
-27.66%
3
Eagle Nest
409,861
108
3,795
-14.26%
0
547,596
116
4,721
33.61%
8
Alkali Creek
675,693
166
4,070
8.70%
0
871,639
192
4,540
29.00%
26
Banks
971,819
222
4,378
6.49%
9
1,153,777
260
4,438
18.72%
38
Corral Creek
533,834
167
3,197
9.27%
0
811,452
184
4,410
52.00%
17
Big Bend
648,552
134
4,840
-6.06%
0
620,479
143
4,339
-4.33%
9
Sand Creek
248,342
93
2,670
-2.99%
-1
446,948
104
4,298
79.97%
11
East Fork
366,905
128
2,866
51.53%
5
605,788
143
4,236
65.11%
15
Camel Butte
195,436
41
4,767
-0.05%
0
199,496
48
4,156
2.08%
7
North Tobacco Garden
549,943
67
8,208
-6.61%
0
308,234
75
4,110
-43.95%
8
Charlson
318,511
108
2,949
-7.58%
0
492,476
121
4,070
54.62%
13
Moccasin Creek
173,865
63
2,760
-3.50%
0
254,863
69
3,694
46.59%
6
Siverston
1,026,553
300
3,422
2.18%
4
1,156,410
327
3,536
12.65%
27
Grail
669,322
203
3,297
1.22%
5
715,129
203
3,523
6.84%
0
Truax
710,783
198
3,590
70.91%
8
711,138
213
3,339
0.05%
15
McGregory Buttes
467,524
115
4,065
-2.34%
1
399,839
120
3,332
-14.48%
5
Stockyard Creek
200,522
90
2,228
8.87%
1
289,506
94
3,080
44.38%
4
Van Hook
514,082
190
2,706
-4.52%
0
491,150
190
2,585
-4.46%
0
Chimney Butte
238,180
85
2,802
-4.65%
2
211,911
86
2,464
-11.03%
1
Bear Den
183,987
47
3,915
-11.10%
0
110,721
47
2,356
-39.82%
0
Heart Butte
587,809
213
2,760
-2.09%
0
504,654
217
2,326
-14.15%
4
Cow Creek
130,760
45
2,906
10.96%
0
102,043
45
2,268
-21.96%
0
Sanish
1,430,162
629
2,274
10.01%
5
1,440,230
647
2,226
0.70%
18
Bell
250,958
83
3,024
-9.79%
0
172,628
83
2,080
-31.21%
0
Brooklyn
223,762
90
2,486
-10.51%
0
184,658
90
2,052
-17.48%
0
Clear Creek
156,278
76
2,056
42.87%
0
157,097
78
2,014
0.52%
2
Alger 
643,878
335
1,922
-1.68%
0
683,419
341
2,004
6.14%
6
Cedar Hills - NRRB
228,781
117
1,955
-2.45%
0
220,323
117
1,883
-3.70%
0
Little Knife
390,388
162
2,410
13.15%
1
300,124
162
1,853
-23.12%
0
Camp
313,703
147
2,134
-6.94%
0
252,115
147
1,715
-19.63%
0
Parshall
1,070,154
523
2,046
-8.59%
0
852,494
525
1,624
-20.34%
2
Clarks Creek
122,458
45
2,721
-3.55%
0
69,491
45
1,544
-43.25%
0
Cedar Hills - SRRB
206,576
153
1,350
-0.96%
0
183,293
153
1,198
-11.27%
0
Beaver Lodge
154,971
79
1,962
17.44%
0
93,293
80
1,166
-39.80%
1
Murphy Creek
250,730
206
1,217
-30.20%
0
237,473
209
1,136
-5.29%
3
Baker
88,177
69
1,278
-5.08%
0
77,713
69
1,126
-11.87%
0
Cottonwood
67,973
91
747
2.18%
0
60,723
91
667
-10.67%
0