Staggering -- Hess Reports Two Huge Wells; One With A Small Frack; Neighboring Well With Jump In Production -- September 15, 2019

Comments for newbies:

• it's easy to miss these because when they come off the confidential list, they are SI/NC (DUCs) and when they are completed, they are not reported in the daily activity report
• these are huge wells; it sort of answers the critics who suggest Hess is unable to complete big wells in the Bakken (I've been part of that group, but never really said much about that; I was wrong; Hess is doing just fine, thank you)
• if  you need more proof, see this post; I think Hess holds the all-time Bakken record, and perhaps the worldwide/global onshore IP record; I could be wrong;
• I only checked frack data for two wells, but look at the huge well and the small amount of proppant, and few stages, #34863
• small-to-moderate jump in production in neighboring wells that were not re-fracked

Disclaimer: I am inappropriately exuberant about the Bakken.

Note: the Bakken never ceases to amaze me.

Note: in the old days, all of these wells would have been placed on "Record IP Page" but I generally don't do that, unless it's a "real, real" record. LOL. There are just too many Bakken wells that now qualify for "record IP" based on "old" criteria.

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Update Of An Earlier Note

From an earlier note, back on June 13, 2019: 

Wells coming off the confidential list today -- Thursday, June 13, 2019 -- three wells coming off the confidential list? They were all SI/NC (DUCs) at the time.

So, how did they do? For the two that have since reported, I would say very, very, very well:

• 34864, 3,659, Hess, BB-Eide-151-95-3328H-10, Blue Buttes, t7/19; cum 45K over 28 days;
• 34863, 3,382, Hess, BB-Eide-151-95-3328H-9, Blue Buttes, t7/19; cum 57K over 31 days;

34864: 31 stages; 9.9 million lbs proppant; all sand (large frack):

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	7-2019	28	44609	44431	1387	70985	23937	47022

34863: 31 stages; 4.9 million lbs proppant (no typo), all sand (small to medium frack) --

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	7-2019	31	56631	56405	2695	110672	37321	73312

The six wells on that 6-well pad:

• 34867, 3,490, 24K over 16 days;
• 34866, 2,943, 35K over 20 days;
• 34865, 3,080, 25K over 24 days;
• 34864, see above;
• 34863, see above,
• 35149, 4,040, Hess, BB-Eide-151-95-3328H-8, Blue Buttes, t6/19; cum 69K over 34 days:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	7-2019	31	59537	59730	1391	77159	26019	51112
BAKKEN	6-2019	3	8978	8547	2585	1057	0	1027

A few feet to the east:

• 21429, 1,140, Hess, BB-Eide-151-95-3328H-2, Blue Buttes, t12/12; cum 364K, recent production after coming back on line:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	7-2019	16	3621	3137	147	5400	0	5244
BAKKEN	6-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2019	11	553	713	38	1449	0	1339
BAKKEN	3-2019	31	1788	1700	330	5011	0	4701
BAKKEN	2-2019	27	1639	2182	96	2837	0	2578

• 21428, 1,191, Hess, BB-Eide-151-95-3328H-1; Blue Buttes, t12/12; cum 305K, recent production after coming back on line:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	7-2019	16	1202	1088	104	1548	0	1399
BAKKEN	6-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2019	9	478	714	124	307	0	224
BAKKEN	3-2019	31	1962	1923	547	1920	0	1610
BAKKEN	2-2019	28	1894	1971	330	3279	0	2999