April NDIC Dockets

This is a list of abbreviated summary of the official NDIC dockets. There may be typing errors, and I may have interpreted NDIC information incorrectly, so if you have questions, go to the original documents at the NDIC website. 

April 1, 2010
12351: EOG, to revoke Zenergy's Johnson 29-30H (#18771), 29-155-102
April 9, 2010
12352: CLR, 1280-acre unit, 36-155N-104W and 1-154N-104W, Williams County
April 28, 2010
12353: BR, to revoke CLR's Meldahl 1-23H, 14-152-95
12258, cont'd: BR, 2560-acre unit in Clear Creek and Camel Butte; Bakken, 6 wells
12354: BR, 2560-acre unit in Clear Creek and Camel Butte; Bakken, to expand
12355: BR, 3 wells/640 acres in Charlson-Bakken
12356: BR, pooling Keene-Bakken/TF Pool, 30-31-153-95
12357: BR, pooling Elidah-Bakken, 15-22-151-97
12253, cont'd: BR, to revoke XTO's Bernel Federal 44X-19
12358: MRO, proper spacing for Reunion Bay-Bakken
12359: MRO, addition wells in three 1280-acre units in Reunion Bay-Bakken
12360: MRO, 160-acre unit, Reunion Bay - Bakken, a vertical well
12361: MRO, to develop a pool discovered by Paul Rohde 21-29H
12362: MRO, two wells per 1280-acres in Big Bend-Bakken
12363: MRO, 1280-acre spacing in Heart Butte-Bakken
12364: MRO, 1280-acre spacing in Spotted Horn-Bakken
12365: MRO, 1280-acre spacing in Moccasin Creek-Bakken
12366: MRO, 1280-acre spacig in McGregory Buttes or Bailey-Bakken
12367: MRO, a well in Dunn County
12368: MRO, 11 wells in Mountrail County
12369: MRO, 5 wells in Dunn County
12370: MRO, 27 wells in McKenzie County
12371: MRO, pooling in Bailey-Bakken
12372: Murex, pooling in Van Hook-Bakken
12374: PDC, one horizontal well in Burke County
12375: KOG, one horizontal well in Moccasin Creek-Bakken
12376: KOG, 5 wells in McKenzie County
12377: KOG, one well in McKenzie County
12378: Energy Equity to produce oil/gas from Roen 10-1, McKenzie
12379: BTA, 6 wells in Williams County
12380: Cornerstone, one well in Burke County
12381: Oasis, eliminate the 500-foot setback for wells in Bull Butte-Bakken
12382: Oasis, one well in McKenzie/Williams
12383: Oasis, permission to flare
12384: Oasis, permission to flare
12385: Oasis, permission to flare
12386: Oasis, permission to flare
12387: Oasis, to pool Cottonwood-Bakken
12388: Oasis, to pool Camp-Bakken
12389: Oasis, to pool Cottonwood-Bakken
12390: Whiting, to establish spacing unit Bit Stick-Duperow
12391: American Oil and Gas, 1280-acre unit in Ray-Bakken
12392: American Oil and Gas, 16 wells in Williams County
12393: Hess, four 1600-acre units in Burke/Divide Counties
12394: Hess, up to six wells on one 2560-acre unit, Mountrail County
12395: Hess, up to three wells in Sorkness or Big Butte-Bakken
12396: Hess, up to six wells on one 2560-acre unit in Alger-Bakken; 15 wells altogether
12397: Hess, up to 3 wells on one 1280-acre unit in Ross-Bakken
12398: Hess, permission to flare
12399: Hess, permission to flare
12400: Hess, permission to flare
12401: Hess, to pool Clear Water-Bakken
12402: Hess, to pool Clear Water-Bakken
12403: North Plains, one well in Divide County
12404: North Plains, two wells in Sand Creek-Bakken, McKenzie
12405: North Plains, two wells in Sand Creek-Bakken
12285, cont'd: North Plains, one well in Divide County
12194, cont'd: North Plains, one well in Truax-Bakken
12406: Questar, 8 wells in Deep Water Creek Bay
12407: Questar, permission to flare
12408: Questar, to pool  Squires Field, Williams
12247, cont'd: Gregory Tank / CLR risk penalty
12248, cont'd: Gregory Tank / CLR risk penalty
12249, cont'd: Gregory Tank / BR risk penalty
12250, cont'd: Gregory Tank / Murex risk penalty
12251, cont'd: Gregory Tank / Petro-Hunt risk penalty
April 29, 2010
12409: ND Board of University and EOG; 30-day notice
12410: EOG, temporary spacing for Round Prairie 1-17H
12411: EOG, three wells in Antelope-Sanish
12412: EOG, one well in Clarks Creek-Bakken
12413: EOG, four wells in Antelope-Sanish
12414: EOG, one well in McKenzie County
12415: EOG, one well in Spotted Horn-Bakken
12416: EOG, one well in Spotted Horn-Bakken
12417: EOG, one well in Squaw Creek-Bakken
12418: EOG, two wells in Mandaree-Bakken
12419: EOG, two wells in Clear WAter-Bakken
12420: EOG, up to 3 wells in 21 sections (63 wells total) in Stanley-Bakken
12421: EOG, up to 3 wells in 5 sections (15 wells total) in Ross-Bakken
12422: EOG, one well in Van Hook-Bakken
12423: EOG, one well in Parshall-Bakken
12424: EOG, request for multiple well spacing in Cimbel-Madison
12425: EOG, request for m multiple well spacing in North Souris-Madison
12426: EOG, one well in Bottineau County
12427: Stetson, temporary spacing for pool discovered by MHA 1-11H-148-90
12428: Peak Grasslands, temporary spacing for pool discovered by Sondrol 30-21H
12429: XTO, to revoke BR's Pacific Express 41-25H (#18582)
12430: XTO, up to three wells in West Capa-Bakken 3 sections (9 wells total)
12431: XTO: one well in Capa-Bakken
12432: XTO: three wells in one 1280-acre unit in Blue Buttes-Bakken
12433: XTO, one well in Heart Butte-Bakken
12434: XTO, 7 wells on seven 1280-acre units
12435: Newfield: three wells, East Fork-Bakken, 156-100
12436: Newfield: two wells in Sand Creek-Bakken, Keene-Bakken/TF, and/or Charlson-Bakken
12437: Newfield, one well, Westberg-Bakken
12438: Newfield, 14 wells in South Tobacco Gardens
12439: Newfield, three wells in Williams County, long laterals
12440: Newfield, one well in McKenzie County, long lateral
12068, cont'd: Newfield, to develop pool discovered by Chanel 1-33H
12441: Abraxas, one well in North Fork-Bakken
12442: Abraxas, one well in McKenzie County
12443: Anschutz, one well in Cabernet-Bakken
12444: Anschutz, three wells in St Anthony-Bakken
12445: BEXP, two wells in Alger-Bakken
12446: BEXP, 8 wells in Williams County
12298, cont'd: BEXP, to revoke Hess's RS-Panzer Farms-155-92 32-29H-1
12299, cont'd: BEXP: to revoke Hess RS-Panzer Farms-155-92-32-29H-3
12447: CLR, proper spacing in Ranch Coulee-Bakken
12448: CLR, Eco-Pads in two units in Dolphin, Hamlet and/or Temple-Bakken
12449: CLR, 21 wells in Dollar Joe and/or West Capa-Bakken
12450: CLR, 35 wells in Camp and/or Banks-Bakken
12451: CLR, one well in Banks and/or North Tobacco Garden-Bakken
12140, cont'd: BR, to develop the Oakdale-Bakken in Dunn County
12315, cont'd: CLR, 14 wells in Camp-Bakken
12316, cont'd: CLR, Eco-Pads in two units in Big Gulch-Bakken
12014, cont'd: CLR, develop pool discovered by Traxel 1-31H
12200, cont'd: CLR, temporary spacing for Ole 1-29H
12452: Fidelity, new spacing in Cedar Creek Anticline No 8A Unit in Cedar Creek-Eagle
12453: Flatirons, a vertical well in South Pleasant-Madison
12454: Hunt, 22 wells in Parshall-Bakken
12455: Hunt, 8 wells in Ross-Bakken
12456: Spotted Hawk, two wells in Deep Water Creek Bay-Bakken
12457: Zenergy, two wells in Painted Woods-Bakken
12458: Zenergy, 10 wells in Williams County
12459: Zenergy, one well in Williams
12460: Zenergy, 14 wells in Williams and McKenzie
12461: Zenergy, 5 wells in McKenzie and Williams
12462: Zenergy, 16 wells in McKenzie
12463: Zenergy, 4 wells in McKenzie
12464: Zenergy, one well in McKenzie
12465: Zenergy, 27 wells in McKenzie
12164, cont'd: Golden Eye, one well in McKenzie
12082, cont'd: temporary spacing for MacTavish 32-30
12319, cont'd: Cirque, the Red Lady 36-4H to be drilled; Dimond-Bakken
12466: EOG, to pool in Souris-Spearfish/Madison
12467: EOG, to pool in Souris and/or Northeast Landa-Spearfish/Madison
12468: EOG, to pool in Northeast Land-Spearfish/Madison
12469: EOG, to pool in Souris and/or Northeast Landa-Spearfish/Madison
12470: EOG, to pool in Souris and/or Northeast Landa-Spearfish/Madison
12471: EOG, to pool in Souris and/or Northeast Landa-Spearfish/Madison
12472: EOG, to pool in Souris and/or Northeast Landa-Spearfish/Madison
12473: EOG, to pool in Souris-Spearfish/Madison
12474: EOG, to pools Souris and/or Northeast Landa-Spearfish/Madison
12475: EOG, to pool in Alger-Bakken
12348, cont'd: EOG, increase density well in Painted Woods-Bakken
12476: Tracker, risk penalty for Bice 12-1H; Big Gulch-Bakken
12477: Tracker, to pool in Wing 15-1H in Little Knife-Bakken
12478: Tracker, to pool Lind 2-1H in Little Knife-Bakken
12479: Tracker, to pool Larsen 13-1H, in Murphy Creek-Bakken
12480: Tracker, to pool Murphy 11-1H in Murphy Creek-Bakken
12481: to pool Boomer 34X-35, Lost Bridge-Bakken
12482: Samson, permission to flare
12483: Samson, permission to flare
12484: Samson, permission to flare
12485: Samson, permission to flare
12486: Samson, permission to flare
12487: Samson, permission to flare
12488: Anschutz, to pool Matthew Schmidt 1-35-2H-143-97 in Cabernet-Bakken
12489: Anschutz, to pool Brew 1-13-12H-143-96, in Murphy Creek-Bakken
12490: BEXP, to pool Liffrig 29-20 1-H in Alger-Bakken
12491: BEXP, to pool Jerome Anderson 15-10 1-H, in Alger-Bakken
12492: BEXP, to pool Owan-Nehring 27-34 1-H in Painted Woods-Bakken
12493: BEXP, to pool Williston 25-36 1-H in Catwalk-Bakken
12494: Nsyyrc, permission to flare
12334, cont'd: Baytex, to pool Larson 3-162-99H in Ambrose-Bakken
12335, cont'd: Baytex, to pool Egge 22-161-98H in Whiteaker-Bakken
12337, cont'd: Baytex, to pool Lindsey 4-161-98H in Whiteaker-Bakken
12495: CLR, to pool in Dolphin-Bakken
12496: CLR, to pool in Stoneview-Bakken
12497: CLR, increase density well in Stoneview-Bakken
12498: CLR, to pool Bjella 1-24H in Temple-Bakken
12499: CLR, to pool Hartman 1-28H in Chimney Butte-Bakken
12500: CLR, increase density well in Upland-Bakken
12501: CLR, increase density well in Temple-Bakken
12237, cont'd: CLR, to pool Dvimak 14-6H in Chimney Butte-Bakken
12502: Fidelity, to pool Anderson 11-13H in Alger-Bakken
12503: Fidelity, to pool MCD 11-29H in Sanish-Bakken
12504: Sagebrush, to pool Kallberg 1H in Thompson Lake-Bakken
12505: Ward Williston, for injection in Deep Creek-Madison

Biggest Bakken Stories of the Past Week

Week 13, 2010 (Mar 30 - Apr 5, 2010)

1.  Record flow back ever reported in the Bakken: 5,133 boepd, the Sorenson 29-32 1H, BEXP.


2. Six wells that have produced more than 500,000 barrels of oil in this boom.


3. 150 active rigs in North Dakota. April 1, 2010.


4. Update on Slawson "Snake Eyes" -- not coming up craps.

5. A reminder of the Birdbear formation.

Background Leading Up to the Sorenson 29-32 1H

Updates

June 16, 2012: It's a long complicated story below. Bottom line: BEXP won, Hess loss. BEXP has two long laterals in the spacing unit; the two permits that were issued to Hess were canceled.

Original Post

Some months ago I posted a long post with updates regarding some interesting activity among producers/operators/drillers in the Alger field.  Below, I have reprinted that post. It's a long post; some of it may be wrong, and it is a bit disjointed, but now that I've read it again, I think it's pretty accurate.   That post was about the Sorenson 29-32 1H (BEXP), that BEXP later reported to set a new record in the Bakken for initial flowback: 5,133 boepd.

Over the weekend, BEXP announced that the Sorenson 29-32 1H well has apparently set the record for initial flow back: 5,133 boepd. That's an incredible number. The NDIC has it about 3,000 bopd.

Here's the original, somewhat amateurish post (I've learned a lot since that posting). The reason for posting this is to provide a bit of background that has otherwise been lost to history regarding the Sorenson 29-32.

Original post (amateurish and much of it wrong):

UPDATE: Hold onto your hats. This case has gotten a lot more complicated. NDIC has scheduled a hearing on Feb 26, 2010, to hear Hess' plea to suspend/revoke BEXP's permit to drill. BEXP already has a rig on this site. This should be interesting. February 6, 2010.]

[UPDATE, February 9, 2010: Nabors Rig 52 started drilling the Sorenson 29-32 1-H on this date, Feb 9, 2010.] 

[UPDATE, February 25, 2010: recommendation to dismiss Hess's request. If being read correctly, this suggests three laterals in one section!]

BACKGROUND:

The following was posted on/before February 4. The story is not over (see update above.)

This is more complicated than my usual posts, and I could be wrong in my understanding of what is going on. But if I understand this correctly, two different producers ("oil companies") have been granted permits to drill three different wells in the very same 1280 acre area in the fairly prolific Alger oil field.  It's possible they are going to different formations (such as the Bakken AND/OR the Three Forks Sanish).

Operators/producers are starting to request permits to start drilling "infill" wells. These are wells in established fields placed in between wells that are already producing.

One would assume that if the two "outside" wells were operated by "Producer A," then the infill wells would be operated by the same "Producer A."

This appears to be the new wrinkle: it looks like two operators/producers are requesting infill wells in the very same section(s).

Here is an example:

Brigham Oil (BEXP) already has producing wells in the surrounding sections in the area under discussion. 

Today, Feb 4, 2010, after receiving a permit earlier to do this, BEXP [Producer A] is moving a rig to place a long lateral in sections 29 and 32 in T155N-92W.  That rig is MIRU (moving in, rigging up).

[Language: NABORS 52 BRIGHAM OIL & GAS LP SORENSON 29-32 1-H NWNE 29-155N-92W MTL 18654 * MIRU] See NDIC active rig page (this is an ever-changing page; if you access it 30 days from now, it may not show up any more).

Meanwhile, on the same date, today, Feb 4, 2010, Hess [Producer B] was granted two permits to drill from the south, again a long lateral targeting the same sections (29 and 32) in the same township.  [Language: #18685 - HESS CORPORATION, RS-PANZER FARMS-155-92- 3229H-1, SWSE 32-155N-92W, MOUNTRAIL CO., 360' FSL and 2515' FEL, DEVELOPMENT, ALGER, 20337', 9-5/8 " - 2500', 2333' Ground, API #33-061-01259, (Approved: 2/3/2010]

[Language: #18686 - HESS CORPORATION, RS-PANZER FARMS-155-92- 3229H-3, SESW 32-155N-92W, MOUNTRAIL CO., 360' FSL and 2765' FEL, DEVELOPMENT, ALGER, 20354', 9-5/8 " - 2500', 2333' Ground, API #33-061-01260, (Approved: 2/3/2010)]

So, "producer A," BEXP, has moved oil rig Nabors 52 on to section 29 (the northwest quadrant), to drill a long lateral in sections 29 and 32; and, "producer B," Hess, was granted a permit to drill two wells targeting the same two sections but coming from the south, drilling in the southern half of section 32 and extending into section 29.

BEXP Announces 13 million share offering.

BEXP announces 13 million share offering to raise cash to expedite drilling in Williston Basin. The company expects to raise $213 million.

More to follow.

5,133 boepd!

BEXP announces record initial production: 5,133 boepd for the Sorenson 29-32 1H.  This is permit #18654, in the Ross project area, in the increasingly exciting Alger oil field, which was one of the first fields I highlighted some weeks ago due to this excitement. For those who were concerned that BEXP had "given away" all their interests to stay afloat, BEXP has a 95% working interest in this well. This was a long lateral with 27 frac stages.

• 18654, 4,335, Statoil/BEXP, Sorenson 29-32 1H, Alger, t4/10, cum 394K 9/14;

It's Only Make Believe, Conway Twitty -- yeah, it's only make believe, 5, 133 boepd

The NDIC reported this well at 2,944 bopd last week and I have that posted on my initial high rates page.

Something tells me the BEXP/CEO had trouble sleeping last night waiting for the announcement to be released.

Oil is at a solid $85 this morning, and "talking heads" say oil will be at $90 by summer, nearing $100 by end of year, based on global recovery led by China.

From the press release:

Brigham Exploration Company (NASDAQ: BEXP) announced updated production performance on the Sorenson 29-32 #1H. Subsequent to drilling out frac plugs, the Sorenson produced at an early 24 hour peak flow back rate of 5,133 (4,335 barrels of oil and 4.79 MMcf) barrels of oil equivalent per day, which, based on publicly reported data available to the Company, represents an apparent record production rate for the over 2,700 horizontal wells in the Williston Basin. The Sorenson is located in Brigham's Ross project area in Mountrail County, North Dakota and is a long lateral completed with 27 frac stages, perf and plug and ceramic proppant. Brigham maintains an approximate 95% working interest in the Sorenson. Based on this updated production performance, Brigham has completed five long lateral high frac stage wells in Ross with an average early 24 hour peak flow back rate of approximately 2,980 barrels of oil equivalent per day.