Daily Activity Report, October 5, 2010, Bakken, North Dakota, USA -- A Nice KOG Well

It's 5:30 p.m. central standard time. The daily activity report is posted not earlier than 4:30 cst every normal business day. Generally it is posted between 4:45 and 5:00 p.m. Seldom does it get posted as late as 5:05 p.m. It's already 5:30 and no daily activity report, but as soon as it's posted, I will let you all know.

While waiting, you can take a look at a photograph taken today of the Bison Pipeline being buried. 

It's now 5:40 p.m. My hunch. The daily activity report was inadvertently loaded on the wrong site. This is very unusual.

6:14 p.m. Finally the daily activity report is posted.

Lo and behold, something seldom seen: a dry hole!

#16416, Baldwin Exploration, Adness 34-32, SWNE 34-157N-91W, TD=2,192 feet, targeting the Dakota formation. I know nothing about the Dakota formation. According to the NDIC site, no oil has ever come out of the Dakota formation in North Dakota (unless it's such a small amount, NDIC elected not to record it). According to the wikipedia entry about the Niobara, it is stated that the flora and fauna of the Niobara was similar to the Dakota formation. See first comment below for additional background.

Eleven (11) new permits: a) MRO with a 2-well multi-well pad in Lost Bridge; b) XTO with a 2-well multi-well pad in Mondak; c) Petro-Hunt, SM, Murex, Tracker, Murex (2), and Newfield (2).

Producing wells completed: KOG, Moccasin Creek 13-34-28-1H, 1,713; BR, Yellowstone 31-1H, 977; CLR, Arthur 2-12H, 718.