Gun Fight at the OK Corral: High Noon in the Cabernet Oil Field

On the dockets for the August 25, 2010 hearing, there are four cases in which BR wants the Anschutz permits for four wells revoked:

• 13036: BR, request to revoke Anschutz Evelyn Stroh 1-17-20H-143-96, Dunn
  
• 13037: BR, request to revoke Anschutz Harry Stroh 1-8-5H-143-96, Dunn
  
• 13038: BR, request to revoke Anschutz Cecilia Stroh 1-18-19H-143-96, Dunn
  
• 13039: BR, request to revoke Anschutz Elizabeth Stroh 1-7-6H-143-96, Dunn

Requests to revoke occur periodically. But in the big scheme of things, it is very, very rare. It catches my eye when it happens. Well, I think there might be an explanation.

Anschutz just reported a phenomenal well in this area, a well that had an IP of 3,294 and produced a cumulative of 40,000 bbls of oil in less than 40 days, and is unfracked as of that date:

• 18644, State 1-25-36H-144-97X, Cabernet, 24-144-97, 3,294, 40k in 40 days, un-fracked 

One of the best blogs ever posted regarding the Bakken referenced the Anschutz in the Cabernet field and was posted by "Teegue." I linked that posting from the very beginning. That posting was the impetus for me to periodically focus on various oil fields (see sidebar at the right).

For me, this suggests another game changer in the Bakken. Regardless, it explains to me why BR wants those Anschutz permits revoked. BR has been in the Bakken a lot longer than Anschutz. It will be interesting to see how this turns out.

Yeah, a good ol' fashioned gunfight on the high plains.

 
Il Mercenario, Ennio Morricone